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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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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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philosopher 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 23:22

Huh, the guy running the shop must not be too bright. The whole point of an emergency number is to have a way to call the owner when they're closed or off-site. But yeah, I agree that too many people call 911 for the stupidest things. That's why there's a segment on it on The Tonight Show (or one of those late-night shows). It's called 411 people. With a 4, not a 9.

Rota 0

Wednesday 8 July 2009 23:32

Finally a true FML! Thank you sir!

HELLOASHLEYLYNN 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 0:20

she didn't call 911. she called the emergency number of the autoshop. read it again, ******.

GaelicEyes 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 0:26

#66: she didn't call 911, idiot. Read again. In the middle of 'nowhere' in Massachusetts is like f-ing Hopkington. Honestly, why the hell are you calling a repair shop that's going to charge you a shit-ton of money for a repair when you can just change the tire yourself or call someone who knows how to do it. This isn't a FML. It's an everyday occurence.

ziqi92 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 0:27

wow, only in america will an auto shop emergency number pick-up line be in the same place as the other numbers' ROFL

Nightfallz 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 1:13

@#60 statements is actually spelled statements, not S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T-S, retard.

Nightfallz 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 1:14

@# 61 actually it's spelled statements, not S-T-A-T-E-M-E-N-T-S, retard

aaaaa12345_fml 0

Friday 10 July 2009 17:29

are you a ******* retard??

silvrdollr 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 1:17

When you get a flat, you CHANGE THE TIRE. That's why you have a spare tire and tools in the car. (If you don't, FYL for being an idiot. Otherwise, learn to use your tools.)

purple_roses 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 1:19

This isn't really an FYL. If you have a car, you should be able to change a tire. And this is coming from an eighteen-year-old girl who doesn't even have a car yet, but knows how to change tires.