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

Today, at 5:30 on a Sunday, I noticed my tire had a bubble in it. I found a tire shop 15 minutes away that would be closing at 6pm and made it there in time, but the shop had closed early. I left to try and make it to the next one and had a blow out. FML

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

Today, my car broke down on my way home from university. I tried calling for help, only to realise my phone had completely run out of charge. Luckily, I had passed a police station so I decided to walk the 10 minutes down the road to ask for a phone. When I got there, the station was closed. FML

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Tired

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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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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danielleFML 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 2:26

Where in MA, western? That blows. I don't currently have a spare tire in my car so even if I wanted to change my own tire I couldn't. **** off haters.

notgoodatall 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 3:32

How did you get back home to write this FML?

lastminuteperm 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 3:55

Holy shit. What idiots.

kira1kira 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 5:05

that place is retarded, if u go there and see the emergency # then u can just go in! they r so retarded

xXlolololXx 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 5:14

so change it yourself? are you that retarded that you are incapable of changing a tire?

rell55555 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 6:28

haha get the pushing

AdamGD 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 6:49

That is so retarded!

Skott_fml 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 8:08

I find it funny that everyone here is under the assumption that the OP can't change a tire. I mean, sure, they didn't bring a spare tire, which was stupid, but if they did, and had tools, perhaps there wouldn't have been a problem.

Prawn_fml 2

Thursday 9 July 2009 8:18

Isn't it illegal to drive around without a spare tire?

SimpleSimon 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 12:15

Maybe, maybe not, but it's undeniably foolish! In defence of the OP, it's possible she tried to change the tyre, but couldn't. Wheel nuts can be a bitch to get off with a cheap-ass wheel brace from a spare kit, especially if they've been tightened with an impact driver and left on for a while.

dissimilitude 0

Thursday 9 July 2009 20:37

Which is why it's not a bad idea to toss a $10 breaker bar in the trunk, too. I've seen big men unable to break lugs tightened with an impact wrench with the little lug wrench that comes with the jack.