Miscellaneous: Out in the sticks - FML

Out in the sticks

By NoStarbucks4Me - 21/02/2017 02:00 - Germany - Mühldorf

Today, the area I live in is so rural that the nearest Starbucks is a one-hour drive away. And in another country. FML

I agree, your life sucks 6 457

You deserved it 1 313

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By CoffeeBoy - 06/11/2009 23:14 - United States

Today, I went to meet a potential client at Starbucks all the way across town about designing his website. I was extremely excited because I really need the work. I sat for an hour. Turns out he was across the street, at the other Starbucks. FML

I agree, your life sucks 33 191

You deserved it 6 486

By stuff2710 - 05/03/2012 00:27 - United States

Today, my friend and I walked 3 miles to a Starbucks. We went inside, paid for our coffees and walked the 3 miles back to my house. We forgot to pick up our coffees. FML

I agree, your life sucks 10 417

You deserved it 48 060

Automaton

By Anonymous - 01/02/2023 14:00

Today, I had to admit that my coffee addiction is really bad when I woke up in a Starbucks with no memory of how I got there. FML

I agree, your life sucks 266

You deserved it 660

Monopoly

By Anonymous - 28/06/2022 16:00

Today, I called complaints for my internet provider because, again, it's slowed to a crawl that would make dial-up laugh. They said that I live in a remote area, so maintenance is difficult. When I pointed out I only live ten minutes from the nearest city, they responded by saying they're my only option, so tough. FML

I agree, your life sucks 894

You deserved it 108

Panic! At the Costco

By abutorac951 - 16/03/2020 16:48

Today, I had to drive over an hour away to buy toilet paper. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 699

You deserved it 193

By Anonymous - 30/12/2018 09:00 - United States - Gualala

Today, while house sitting for my mother and stepfather, their elderly dog passed away. They live in such a remote location, the closest open vet office is a 2 hour drive, and the local one opens in 10 hours. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 420

You deserved it 165

By Anonymous - 19/06/2017 02:00

Today, I woke up, got dressed, drove for an hour, just to find out that I was fired. This is the closest job near me. FML

I agree, your life sucks 4 566

You deserved it 405

By Anonymous - 23/09/2009 08:46 - Malaysia

Today, I came to a realization that the closest people to me in my life, the ones who are warm and welcoming, who're happy to see me, who honestly wanna know how I've been and how I feel, whose smiles make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, are the baristas at Starbucks, not my actual 'friends'. FML

I agree, your life sucks 37 573

You deserved it 5 851

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By ThisIsYourDoc - 18/05/2023 06:00 - Switzerland - Worb

Today, I work at a rural hospital where personnel is so short-staffed that we have to take double shifts without time to prepare food at home, and the place is too small to have a place to order food from. I lived off of sandwiches the entire week. FML

I agree, your life sucks 721

You deserved it 115

Windy city

By Anonymous - 11/08/2016 00:24 - United States

Today, on my way to a big convention in Chicago, I found out that when my friend said, "I live in Chicago," they really meant, "I live an hour and a half outside of Chicago." Hello traffic and hours of daily driving. FML

I agree, your life sucks 12 652

You deserved it 1 780

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Top comments

Generalleroy 12

Tuesday 21 February 2017 2:12

oh no. you can't drink over priced coffee.

alternative-facts 6

Sunday 19 February 2017 19:29

Next time you're craving a iced caramel macchiato, don't forget your passport!

Comments

Jenmic 14

Tuesday 21 February 2017 2:47

I am 2.5 hours away from the nearest Tim Hortons and I live in Canada.

Lexyy17 18

Tuesday 21 February 2017 7:38

Hey me too!

tonyfan00 38

Tuesday 21 February 2017 23:04

Where the hell do you live? On a ship in Canadian waters?

rgetting 24

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:07

So what? How is this an FML?

Ian Ward 3

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:09

the nearest hospital is 100 miles and only thing 24hrs in that distance is a crappy gas station

tonyfan00 38

Tuesday 21 February 2017 23:04

Are you from Alaska...?

kirby1964 20

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:12

Sounds like an opportunity for you to open one.

STFU01 14

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:42

Starbucks is overpriced swill anyway

jcash52426 5

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:44

It might be cheaper to just make coffee at home then.

RememberSchlitz 9

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:49

Given that their products are the Harley Davidson of coffee - over priced, overhyped, and honestly mediocre at best - I'm not seeing how not being near a Starbucks is anything other than a small blessing. I traded quiet nights in the boonies for easy access to crass commercialism and noisy crowds years ago and never looked back.

TheNewGuy03 28

Tuesday 21 February 2017 3:55

That actually sounds like good news. Except for the being in the middle of nowhere bit.

tj4234 35

Tuesday 21 February 2017 7:57

Meanwhile, the FML for me is that the nearest Starbucks is within my country.

tomas2k 1

Tuesday 21 February 2017 8:35

First world problem

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Today, I returned home to my parents' house, drunk. Hungry, I grabbed a slice of bread and some butter and took two mouthfuls. Five hours later, my mother woke me up and dragged me to the kitchen. In the middle of the table was a buttered, half-eaten sponge. FML

I agree, your life sucks 13 635

You deserved it 42 712

Today, I followed my daughter and found out she wasn’t with friends, she was on a date. I confronted her about the lie, but she takes after her mother, a lawyer, and steamrollered over me about invading her privacy, so even though she lied, she somehow has the moral high ground. FML

I agree, your life sucks 567

You deserved it 2 713

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Today, my friend asked me for advice on how to break up with her boyfriend. I've never done it before so I googled it, my own boyfriend happened to walk in and now isn't speaking to me. He won't believe me when I say it was "for a friend." FML

I agree, your life sucks 21 662

You deserved it 4 295

Today, the girl I've been dating, and starting to fall in love with, walked out of the bathroom claiming we were going to be parents. I jumped off of the couch in disbelief, yelling, "Really?" She replied, "Really. I just gave birth to a huge dump baby." FML

I agree, your life sucks 45 461

You deserved it 7 992

Today, I was at my son's baseball game when a foul ball came flying toward my brand new car. In an attempt to save my windshield, I dove onto trying to stop the ball only to land on my windshield, crack it and see the ball land safely on the ground next to my car. FML

I agree, your life sucks 11 432

You deserved it 40 429

Today, while sleeping off my hangover, my niece asked me to get her a drink. I gave her a beer, I didn't notice it until it was gone. She is only 6 years old. FML

I agree, your life sucks 688

You deserved it 3 651

Today, I got in trouble for following the rules at work. This is the third workplace where this has happened. Each time, when I provided the written document that showed the rules that I followed, I was told, "Well…" Don't make it a "rule" if it's really going to be a guideline with 50+ possible exceptions. FML

I agree, your life sucks 465

You deserved it 129

Today, I shouldn't have told my boss that I was interested in management. She now throws any problem she doesn't want to solve at me and either gets mad when I can't work it out or takes credit when I do. FML

I agree, your life sucks 44 402

You deserved it 6 642