Screaming for help for ages with a cupboard falling on me!

@Jackalyn (7559)
Oxford, England
September 19, 2020 5:33am CST
Why would anyone fix a cupboard that is a floor, not a wall cupboard to a thin wall merely with screws? I thought it was secure and had lots of food and glasses and all sorts in it and it was a BIG cupboard. It is now an ex cupboard and thankfully I am not an ex me. I opened it and it began to fall off the wall. All I could do was try to hold it up and scream for help. If it fell I could not get out of the way and I knew it had glass in. I was so scared and nobody came and it got heavier and heavier and eventually I had to let go. Thankfully the damage was less than I imagined but I ended up with food all over the bedroom floor and kitchen floor. (They are next to each other,) I was sooo shaken and told my landlord not to put the cupboard back. There was injury though thanks to the Broken Glass. Not as much as I feared but I trod on some barefoot. Now I read it over it sounds like a nightmare! Who in their right minds fixes a heavy floor cupboard to a thin wooden wall like that?
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Sep 20
I'm sorry it fell off the wall. I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt when it fell.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
19 Sep 20
So am I. I really thought barring a miracle I would be!
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
19 Sep 20
@Jackalyn You got that miracle.
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@xFiacre (12596)
• Ireland
19 Sep 20
@jackalyn Not your best day. That’s quite a moment when you make that decision to just let the cupboard drop not knowing exactly what the consequences might be but knowing they wouldn’t be great. Glad you’re ok.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
25 Sep 20
It was very scary. I really thought there would be a lot of broken glass. I am still amazed how little there was after all.
@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
19 Sep 20
Oh Lord that is scary! Gllad you are OK.
@jstory07 (134458)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Sep 20
Only an idiot would do something like that.
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@LadyDuck (458007)
• Switzerland
19 Sep 20
Oh my goodness, your landlord is a criminal, you could have been killed or injured, what he did is insane.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Sep 20
Thank goodness you were not more seriously injured. Sounds like your landlord is not the full ticket. I hope your foot has healed now?
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
25 Sep 20
The Jury is out on the landlord. The foot has a soft tissue injury and I seem to make it worse driving. Currently typing with it up.