Thief, Bikes and Miscellaneous: Sneaky

Sneaky

By Isoldael - 07/11/2011 09:38 - Netherlands

Today, I caught three kids setting fire to a bush. After chasing them off, I parked my bike by a house and went to get water. After I'd put the fire out, I walked back to my bike just in time to see the kids running off with it. FML

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By ellen77 - 13/09/2013 05:55 - United States - Santa Barbara

Today, I had to babysit two kids. It all went well until one of them duct taped a knife to a toy machine gun, lit the barbecue on fire, and ran around like a wild banshee screaming obscenities. The other one got scared and climbed onto the roof of the house. FML

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By anonymous - 02/02/2010 17:32 - France

Today, I put out a fire. Sadly, it was on my doorstep because someone had lit a bag of dog poop. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/08/2011 06:34 - Canada

Today, I was chased on my bike by a couple of guys in a car. I rode into a public park to cut through and try to lose them. I looked by to check if they were following me, but they had to stop. I laughed, looked forward, and rammed into a little girl. FML

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BIKES!?

By Emily - 06/07/2011 08:33 - Australia

Today, I got home to three boys riding bikes out in front of my house, smiling at me. I instantly thought they were checking me out, so I smiled sweetly at them. Turns out they were flaunting the fact that they just stole all 3 of our bikes. FML

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Smoke 'em while you can

By OuttaNowhere81 - 15/05/2009 04:05 - United States

Today, I was smoking a cigarette in my backyard while my parents were out, because I'm not allowed to smoke. While smoking, my parents came home unexpectedly. In a rush, I flicked it over the fence, and it landed in my neighbor's hair. It was still lit. FML

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By EpicFailTime - 22/02/2011 02:21

Today, a neighbor called the cops on me and my friends because we were "starting a fire" in the backyard. We were using a barbecue. FML

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FREEDOM

By Idontlikefireworks2 - 07/07/2018 19:00

Today, some idiots set off fireworks close to my house. I was a bit worried, but my uncle assured me it would be fine and left to run an errand. Just minutes later, I looked up to find the tree right next to my wooden balcony engulfed in flames. FML

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Our house, was a very very very nice house

By Anonymous - 06/03/2020 18:00

Today, my house caught on fire. After it was put out, I realized the damage wasn't bad, mainly smoke damage. I went to my parents' for the night because my house smelled. While there, I received a phone call from my neighbor. Apparently, my house caught fire again. It's now a pile of ashes. FML

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By wahhh - 08/08/2011 11:07 - United Kingdom

Today, my neighbor from across the road phoned me at work telling me there was a fire engine outside my house and a lot of smoke. I drove home in a panic, smashing a rear light on a post and getting flashed by a speed camera. It wasn't my house. The firemen were putting out a bonfire next door. FML

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Technically…

By I followed her orders! - 04/12/2023 07:00 - United States

Today, my boss told me to not burn the place down while she was outside. When she came back inside, I accidentally started a fire. FML

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TheWindowLicker 13

Monday 7 November 2011 16:04

Those kids are criminal master minds....

Fruit_Dealer 9

Monday 7 November 2011 16:05

In 15 years, these kids will rule the world.

Comments

perdix 29

Monday 7 November 2011 18:04

YDI for not locking your bike. The 30 seconds it would take you to secure your valuable property would have made no difference to the fate of some stranger's burning bush.

Isoldael 27

Monday 7 November 2011 18:41

Read my reply to #4. And it wasn't just the bush I was worried about, it's in the middle of a neighbourhood, with plenty of other things around it that could catch fire. Ran there so that I was in time to simply put it out with that bucket of water, rather than having to call for a fire truck later.

toelie 26

Monday 7 November 2011 18:43

Did you run after them? They (or at least one of them) can't have run that fast, having to hold your bike up at the same time.

Isoldael 27

Monday 7 November 2011 18:48

I did, Toelie, for a short distance. Problem is they were on bicycles, holding my bike in between them. Looked like they had done it before :S.

Isoldael 27

Monday 7 November 2011 19:10

And yes, I realize that I wrote something else in my FML (running off) but I didn't have enough characters left to explain properly, and I didn't think it would change the meaning of the FML much - tried to help out, bike got stolen. Even if they were on foot I probably wouldn't have caught them - I saw them relatively far away (on a long straight bicycle path), so would have been hard to catch up :(

perdix 29

Monday 7 November 2011 20:18

I don't know what it's like in The Netherlands, but anyone here who tried to be both a fireman and a cop would end up burnt and shot. The world doesn't need incompetent heroes.