Transportation: Today, my minivan broke down on the side of the highway. I'm...

By Forded - 01/09/2010 23:11 - United States

Today, my minivan broke down on the side of the highway. I'm out of work and can't afford a cell phone, so I resorted to standing at the back of my van holding a "HELP" sign. About an hour went by, in which time I was passed by a cop car, a firetruck, and a car that said "Roadside Assistance." FML

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By blonde - 29/09/2010 07:08 - Australia

Today, I saw a crash on the highway. The police weren't yet there, so I pulled over to help because I know CPR. No one needed CPR, but I had locked myself out of my car. My roadside assist won't come to highways, so I had to get towed away in front of everyone. FML

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By Joey - 24/07/2012 05:04 - United States - Tampa

Today, on my way to work, I noticed a woman on the side of the road waving for help, her car appearing to be broken down. I pulled over, stepped out of my car, went over to her car, lifted the hood, and checked it. When I looked up to tell her what was wrong, she and my car were gone. FML

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By someone - 09/12/2013 12:59 - United States - Mogadore

Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML

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By MERRY FUCKMYARSEMASS - 26/12/2013 20:39 - United Kingdom

Today, my car broke down on the highway, and I had to call for a tow truck. It finally showed up, only to break down too less than a mile later. Cue nearly freezing to death while we waited for help to arrive for the both of us. FML

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Book him, Danno

By Joey - 11/07/2021 11:01 - United States

Today, I was driving to a gas station because I'd noticed I was almost on empty. Literally a block away from the gas station, my car broke down in the middle of an intersection, and I had to push my car to the side of the road, only to be questioned by police for "suspicious behavior." 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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By stranded - 27/09/2010 05:56 - United States

Today, my friend's van ran out of gas on an expressway off-ramp. After pushing it to the shoulder, we walked to a gas station and got a can of gas. We got back to the van to find that the battery had died from leaving on the lights and hazards to avoid an accident. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/02/2023 04:00

Today, my truck broke down in the middle of nowhere, and the only help available was a farmer with a mule. FML

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By Fuck you, Tesla. - 21/09/2021 14:00

Today, my car ran out of battery. I'm writing this from the middle of the road. FML

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Bootlickers

By Starving Student - 17/05/2012 03:42 - United States - Tacoma

Today, I got a ticket for panhandling to get gas money so that I could both drive out to a job interview AND still have enough gas to pick up my dad. Apparently, these particular cops had nothing better to do than harass me for standing quietly next to a freeway entrance with a silly sign. FML

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Mirorbo 26

Thursday 2 September 2010 9:06

Goes to show just how kind people can be these days.

FYLDeep 25

Thursday 2 September 2010 9:21

If you want a cop to stop you should write "Free Donuts".

Comments

libertarian 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 12:48

yet you have a computer, Internet access and time to complain on fml. I'd say pawn the computer and get you a disposible phone. what is an employer wanted to offer you a job? no wonder your out of work. priorities!

Anaxes 5

Thursday 2 September 2010 13:37

Computer > Cell Phone. Nuff said. That and it was never said that he had a computer or internet access, he could have it from a friends house.

rallets 22

Thursday 2 September 2010 13:06

holy shit, lift your engine?!?! :O i just pictured him holding up his engine over his head yelling "help me" to people driving by

PimpdaddyCJT 13

Thursday 2 September 2010 13:07

I stopped reading after MINIVAN so YDI

tygerarmy 35

Thursday 2 September 2010 13:14

Damn that sucks OP. it is possible all the emergency services that passed were responding to a call, just like it's possible that the op does not own the device they used to post. Save money and leave a prepaid in your car.

Goldtop7777 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 14:10

ya right

ilovelife_01 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 14:10

Omg! That sucks... Hopefully you did get rescued w/n another hr..

QWERTYCommander 5

Thursday 2 September 2010 14:32

Reminds me of a story my mom told us. She had a station wagon, and it broke down on the side of the road. My older brother was 4, my twin and I were a few months old, and we were all in there with her. No one cared, and even a cop car passed by. But the only thing is that she actually got help from a passing tow truck. And more recently, I went to see Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with my brother, and the '97 Ford Taurus also broke down on the side of the road on the way home.

minax24 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 14:59

how did you have a help sign randomly in your car or did you just make it whith all the markers and paper evryone has on the floor of their car?

Angejolie 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 15:06

Maybe they thought you were homeless. There are a bunch of people around here standing in the middle of the streets holding up signs of "help" claiming that they're homeless.

russianspy1234 11

Thursday 2 September 2010 15:55

Yeah that would be my guess.

TheIrishJaneDoe 8

Thursday 2 September 2010 16:19

Maybe, but standing next to a disabled car is a pretty big indication that the person is a driver who broke down.

Sdras 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 16:40

Maybe someone in his neighbourhood has an unprotected wireless accesspoint...

Sdras 0

Thursday 2 September 2010 16:43

How did my comment even get here? It was a reply to the guy that said OP was on the internet submitting this FML while he couldn't afford a cellphone...