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By Anonymous - 08/07/2009 15:24 - United States

Today, I was driving home through the middle of nowhere when a screw punctured my car tire. I arrived at the town's only auto shop to find that it had closed early. Frantic, I dialed the emergency number listed on the shop's locked door. On the other side of the glass, a phone began to ring. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/03/2023 06:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I left home to go to work, only to find that my car had a flat tyre. No problem, I thought, I'll just change it. That's when I discovered that I'd left my spare tyre at the mechanic's last time I had a flat. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/08/2012 07:29 - United States - Brockton

Today, I got a flat tire. The spare was also flat, so I had no other choice but to walk home. I got to my house and realized I'd left the front door key and garage clicker in my car 5 miles away. FML

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By stillhungry - 22/05/2009 23:25 - United States

Today, while driving across country, my car broke down while in the middle of nowhere. I had it towed to a mechanic in the nearest town. While he fixed the car, I went to get lunch. The only restaurant in town was an old-fashioned drive-up diner. They wouldn't serve me because I wasn't in a car. FML

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Today, I went in my car to a very important job interview. I was out of gas, so I had to get some on the way. When i was done pumping, I went to get back in and the door handle broke off on the driver's side. Then I blew a tire on a piece of metal. Needless to say, I lost my chance. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/02/2017 10:00 - United States

Today, after closing down the gas station I work at, I went to unlock the door to the building. Turned out the lock broke and I was locked inside until my boss could get there to let me out. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/08/2011 16:45 - United States

Today, I got a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. I called AAA, and they said it would take two hours to get there. They called two hours later saying they got a flat tire and would be there in another two hours. FML

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By Lost... - 06/03/2010 06:16 - United States

Today, after leaving work at 10 pm, I took a shortcut to the highway. After getting lost, my GPS informed me that the service was unavailable and I should try back in an hour. This occurred moments before I ran out of gas. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/03/2016 05:55

Today, I had to drive down to my parents' house. On they way down, I needed to fill up on gas but unfortunately I'd forgotten my wallet at home with all of my cash and credit cards. I then had to call triple A and explain to them in all seriousness how I ran out of gas at the gas station. FML

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crazy_cat_lady24 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 19:52

break glass, pick up phone!

mkmtrumpeter 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 20:16

Obviously the guy would've called someone eventually, but it's the ridiculous cruel irony of this that makes it an FML. He's stuck in the middle of nowhere, finds the only auto shop there is, and the number they post to call in an emergency is the phone in the shop, where nobody happens to be because they closed early. FMLs don't have to be unsolvable... I generally find that they're one of those "Oh, come ON" moments that we all have to deal with sometimes.

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carrie84 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:06

why don't you just change the tire?

diet_otaku 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:13

every woman should know how to change a tire and keep a spare in her trunk. it's just good sense nowadays. my mom once made me change my own tire by myself while she and my brother stood there and watched, just to make sure i could do it if i ever got stranded.

dissimilitude 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:25

My dad made me do that before he'd let me get my license, many, many years ago. Really, people, if you don't want to learn to change a tire, either get some type of roadside assistance coverage (AAA, something through your insurance company, etc.) or buy a can of Fix-a-Flat, at least.

Imawhalerider 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:15

AAA

paperfox_fml 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:19

If you're driving through a town with a garage, it's hardly the middle of nowhere. o.O

Inoku 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:24

This was a beautifully written FML. I can totally empathize--I once popped a tire near my school on a weekend and pulled into the school parking lot, only to find that my cell had died, and there was no one inside the school to call. So I replaced the tire myself. It didn't take very long. And considering how out of shape I am, I think anyone is capable of changing their own tire if I can.

skatagurl 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:31

flat in a can. get some its like 3 freaking bucks

xFenix81x 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 21:58

Ouch. Talk about irony.

poopsicle22 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 0:21

how is this ironic?

cha40_fml 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 2:00

maybe because when he called the emergency number, the phone IN THE STORE rang... how useful is that?

deja54 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 22:05

My dad wouldn't let me drive until I showed I could jump the car, change the tire, and check (and change) the oil. And he told me I should learn how to change the water pump (I never did). What is happening to kids these days?