Today, I parked my convertible in the 5 minute bay at the post office in the city. When I came back out I realized there was a bum in the driver's seat pretending to drive it. After shouting at him and pulling him out he stumbled off. I then got a ticket for being parked longer than 5 minutes. FML
I agree, your life sucks (14354) - you totally deserved it (2914)
On 11/15/2009 at 1:08am - love - by John (man) - Australia (Queensland)
ydi for having a convertable... WTF.. I'd never get one unless it had a roof of some sort.. anyone can get in it or touch your shit.. fkk
umm i had a convertible and there is a roof that goes up and down you idiot. but the OP went in the place for 5 fucking minutes, so why put the top up?
yeah who the fuck expects a bum to just hop in and make himself at home lmao XD
#36 - On 11/30/2009 at 5:06am by yehr
Out of all the FML's where people are saying how they got cheated on, betrayed by a family member, having an embarrassing moment in front of millions of people; yours says how you got a parking ticket that you only have to pay.........
Dont ever use this site if your going to whine about something that could not even possibly ruin your day. Jesus christ i really want to rage on you right now......
Is this the same bum from Australia that had the ingrown hair in it?
A hobo in the driver's seat, huh? Here in Texas you'd probably win the Bum Steer award. I think it would be the first time it was handed out for being literally true.
I'm surprised no one mentionned how fake this sounds yet.. seriously, what kind of zealous cop would give out a ticket to someone for being parked a minute too long when they obviously see the driver next to the car taking care of a problem that's preventing him to leave? And unless there's a timer somewhere, or the cop watched the whole 5 minutes, there's no way to know how long someone has been parked in those kind of parkings..
#9 - On 11/15/2009 at 10:12am by marc_with_a_c
you obviously haven't been to australia. the parking ticket officers get a commission off each ticket they give out. so if you're there for 5 minutes and 5 seconds, you'd get fined. similar stories are commonly reported on the news.
#35 - On 11/21/2009 at 6:25am by postaltubealex
Umm actually they mark the tires with chalk and log it.
Then they come back by checking thier logs and they make thier decision whether or not to cite the driver at that point...
#10 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:22am by Cristaderzi
well you must have been parked there for over five minutes before you came back to the car or you wouldn't have gotten the ticket.
and put the top up when you go somewhere...duh
#11 - On 11/15/2009 at 11:50am by KarasuFyre
well obviously if the poster was parked in the five minute zone he wouldn't bother to put his top up. im sure he does if hes going to park somewhere for an hour or so...but why would anyone waste their time putting their top up in a five minute zone? That would waste one minute of the only five he has. duh.
#14 - On 11/15/2009 at 12:57pm by penisface69
that was a perfect chance! you coulda had a hobo sidekick dammit. nice >.>, you coulda atleast let him drive in the passenger seat while you really drive >:
#13 - On 11/15/2009 at 12:41pm by NonExistance
HAHAHAHAHAHA at the bum....ewww....if any bum did that to my car I'd kill them...
#16 - On 11/15/2009 at 3:27pm by epicfail13337
No, you didn't 'realise'. You 'saw' or you 'noticed'. Becoming aware of something in front of you is not a realisation.
Also, as an Australian, learn to spell it correctly.
Mmm 'realize' is the American spelling. I prefer realise for some reason though... (being American)
But then again, I spell it 'realization'. Weird.
"Becoming aware of something in front of you is not a realisation." The dictionary disagrees.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Realize
(3) to conceive vividly as real : be fully aware of
Becoming fully aware of something is not an example of becoming aware of something? Really, now - if you're going to be a vocabulary Nazi, then know what you're talking about before you talk about it.
#26 - On 11/15/2009 at 9:32pm by blastvortex
I don't believe this one. If the ticket person was there to give you a ticket, they would have been there to see what you had to deal with, and I doubt they would have given you a ticket for that. BS.
HAHAHAHAHAHA this is hillarious!! I cant stop laughing,
but seriously dude, why didnt ur car alarm go off and why would the parking ranger give u a ticket if you were leaving anyway? to give you a ticket he would have had to get to the car before you did, so he either wouldve seen the whole thing OR, you already had one when you get back so YDI for being late, but still HILLARIOUS!!
#23 - On 11/15/2009 at 8:19pm by NatzSwifey
That's a good reason not to own a convertible. I hope you beat the tar out of that stupid hobo.
#25 - On 11/15/2009 at 9:30pm by blastvortex
The obvious lesson that shouldn't have needed to been learned here, but hopefully was: always set the alarm, even if the top is down and you're in a five-minute spot. Duh.
YDI for being a convertable owner and still leaving the top down while it's parked.
Next you'll post a FML because you found it full of snow, or wet from rain, or your seats slashed, or full of garbage or vomit.
Put. the. top. UP.
Your stupidity = YDI
#29 - On 11/16/2009 at 11:36am by Grangoire
ydi for showing off. also why do convertibles have a bubble like look on the highway ? is air getting trapped in there and circulating ?
#30 - On 11/16/2009 at 2:22pm by ladiesman14
oh please he can have a cool car and enjoy it without being called a showoff :P
#37 - On 11/30/2009 at 5:10am by yehr
Its a convertible tard and she was only parked for 5 minutes so she probably didnt want to put up the roof.
Yeah, some metermaid totally ignored you wrestling a bum out of your car and walked around the tussle to put a ticket on your car. Sure.
#34 - On 11/16/2009 at 11:36pm by colorschemer
