Transportation: Today, I was taking a bus ride home, listening to some music....

By stupid - 27/05/2013 11:16 - Lithuania - Prienai

Today, I was taking a bus ride home, listening to some music. The music stopped and I assumed my iPod's battery had run out. Turns out someone managed to steal it, leaving my earphones in. I didn't feel a thing. FML

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By Jocelyn - 25/11/2012 07:12 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, I was walking home, when I realized I didn't have my phone on me. After retracing my steps, I realized that I'd been listening to music from my phone the entire time. FML

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That one John Cage track

By dtmm - 22/01/2023 20:00

Today, I was listening to my music on my phone through my Bluetooth wireless headphones. While listening, I turned my music and the power on my headphones off for a bit. I thought I'd lost them when I got home. They were so loosely fit over my ears that I felt like an idiot when I realized they were still on my head. FML

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By rybread - 01/03/2010 00:34 - United States

Today, I was on a crowded el train listening to my iPod touch. As I stepped off the train, my headphones got caught on a man's jacket and my iPod fell on the floor. The doors shut. I then watched the train pull away. With my iPod on it. FML

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By Nicked - 25/04/2009 11:50 - Israel

Today, I was on a bus and a man was feeling up my butt. I was just about to step on his foot when the bus stopped and he slipped out. Only then did I realize he'd stolen my wallet. FML

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By foretwintie - 06/06/2009 11:18 - Canada

Today, while I was taking a break at work, someone stole my iPod from my desk. I work in a police station. FML

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By maggie2014 - 23/06/2013 23:48 - United States - Lufkin

Today, I fell asleep listening to my music and tanning at the beach. Not only did I wake up with a sunburn, but my iPhone had been stolen. FML

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iPod Classic, 7th Gen, 160 Go, the best ever

By abdominates - 23/10/2009 16:48 - Canada

Today, after a long workout I come back to my locker, to find my lock had been cut. I looked inside realizing my phone and iPod had been stolen. If that wasn't bad enough, my keys were gone. I ran out to the parking lot to find an empty spot where my car had once been parked. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/04/2012 04:41 - United States

Today, I had my headphones on while on the bus. I didn't realize how loud the music was till the woman sitting next to me punched me for changing her favorite song and then "ignoring her" when she asked me to put it back. FML

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By americanized - 22/11/2010 15:25 - Denmark

Today, I helped two people find the central station on my way home. As a thank you, they mugged me and stole my wallet and iPod Touch. FML

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By Sadandphoneless - 23/01/2019 18:00

Today, I got on the bus and the driver said I didn't have to pay since the ticket machine was broken. I was happy to have saved £2.40 until I realised someone had stolen my new £700 phone while I was talking to the driver. FML

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CaptnNorway 10

Monday 27 May 2013 15:55

Impressive!

rg350dx 29

Monday 27 May 2013 16:09

I'm imagining OP's iPod is playing, "You've been hit by, you've been struck by-" Thief unplugs the iPod, snatches it and sings "A smooth criminal." The thief then proceeds to moonwalk off the bus with the rest of the occupants performing choreographed dance.

Comments

maddiewoah 15

Monday 27 May 2013 19:40

Sorry OP, but I had to say YDI. On any mode of public transportation, you should be holding into your valuables with a death grip or keeping them concealed. I'm on a bus ride right now and my iPhone doesn't leave my hand, nobody sees my laptop, and my wallet and daughter stay by my side at all times. I even lied to a guy who asked me if I had a cell phone he could borrow for a minute, because I wasn't taking any chances. Kept it hidden in my pocket the rest of the time he was on the bus too. Sucks that your iPod got stolen, anyway.. But I hope you learned from it, heh.

Pyapi 20

Monday 27 May 2013 23:02

Yes, because even with the earphones being connected to the ipod, I'm sure nobody would have noticed it if it was concealed. I understand having to be careful, but exagerrating is bad too...

gimmicksz 9

Monday 27 May 2013 20:29

Thats y i put my stuff where its actually touching me and i can feel it, or in my back pocket, then i'll be sitting on it, so i think ydi

onorexveritas 23

Monday 27 May 2013 21:22

Smooth Criminal

silencebabyy 23

Monday 27 May 2013 21:59

i always keep my iPod in my hand when travelling on public transportation for his exact reason. when its in my hand i know its safe. and even out of paranoia i still check to see if its in my hand

jonha21 11

Monday 27 May 2013 22:10

LMAOF

worldclassrager 39

Monday 27 May 2013 22:31

I keep mine in my pocket for that reason..,hope you have the serial number down to track it.,,

SwtCherryPie 26

Monday 27 May 2013 23:49

Maybe if you could go 15 minutes without needing some form of entertainment this wouldn't have happened. Sit there patiently and quietly like people always had before this stupid smartphone fetish began.

VeganVampyre 26

Tuesday 28 May 2013 3:58

First of all, who said anything about a smartphone? It was an iPod; not the same thing. Second, you don't know how long OP was on the bus, it might have been an hour or more, and what's wrong with wanting a little entertainment? Who wants to sit on a bus for any length of time with nothing to do but stare into space? If it's only a few minutes, fine, but I have an hour long bus ride to work and home again every day and I spend that time reading, texting, or listening to music. That's how I relax. I'm not gonna sit there just staring at the strangers on the bus for an hour. Also, before the "stupid smartphone fetish", people probably read or listened to music on the bus, just like OP. I really doubt they just stared into space then, either.