Transportation: Today, I was driving home through the middle of nowhere when...

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 Justcan'twin - 09/10/2017 16:45

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By supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - 11/08/2016 08:33 - Australia - Maida Vale

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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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By "syd_the_kidd_9707" - 25/02/2019 00:00

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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MIKENYC 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 22:21

should of had AAA

SimpleSimon 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 22:23

If you can't change a tyre, YDI

inerdablanket 4

Wednesday 8 July 2009 22:40

If you can't spell tire, GTFO.

SimpleSimon 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 0:58

I'm English, and in England we speak English, not some bastardised (yes, 's', not 'z') form of pseudo-English. Doubtless you're labouring (note the spelling!) under the impression that the rest of the world use American English spellings. Not so, I'm afraid. So... GTFO.

Inoku 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 1:06

Isn't it just as pretentious to assume that your dialect of English is any more legitimate than ours? There's no regulatory body for the English language, so no one body determines which spelling or word is correct. We say defense, you say defence, we say modernize, you say modernise. It's hypocritical to berate someone for not respecting your dialect's spelling and then turn around and claim our dialect is "pseudo-English."

silvrdollr 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 1:15

You're an idiot with no appreciation of the historical developments of the separate strands of English. There was a time when the English spoken in what is now the USA was identical to that of England. Shit happened, and it was after the War of Independence when the movements to standardize English began on both sides of the Atlantic. These efforts were undertaken separately, and produced separate results. Nuff said.

murduck 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 4:55

Eng⋅lish /ˈɪŋglɪʃ or, often, -lɪʃ/ –adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.

deja54 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 20:48

You just cited an adjective. We are taking about the English language. It's a noun. "English people" would refer to England. The English language does not.

thatmakesnosense 0

Monday 12 October 2009 19:10

Maybe they didn't have the proper tools, or even a spare tire. Shit happens, smart one.

desertkitt 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 22:24

Wait, you can't change your own tire? I'm pregnant and I changed my tire, and did a tune-up, and replaced my right hand fender and radiator (all at different intervals of my pregnancy). It totally pisses me off that women still refuse to learn about how to take care of themselves if something happens. Besides, some men think it's hot for a woman to know how to use her tools when she's getting dirty under the hood or under the car. I'd say learn how to do basic car maintenance. YDI for not being able to change your own tire, and FYL for being in the middle of nowhere.

starphishy 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 22:41

"That women?" Please try to not be so general, miss.

paperfox_fml 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 23:05

Yeah, woman should learn how to do car stuff because men think it's hot. Totally.

desertkitt 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 23:30

Okay, the women who don't learn how to do general car maintenance, as well as some men. It pisses me of about women more because they can get hurt and taken advantage of easier than men. Especially if they're broken down in the middle of nowhere and standing on the roadside looking lost and desperate.

deja54 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 20:50

No, they should learn how to because they need to be able to take care of themselves. She said "besides", as in, it's an ancillary point. Way to respond to the side point and ignore the actual point, jackass.