Today, I work for the local fire department. I had a long call and I was hot and sweaty. I decided to skinny dip in my pool because it was still dark out. Everything went great untill my flood light went on and my dad ran out with a bat. I got smacked in the side with a baseball bat. FML
I agree, your life sucks (29077) - you totally deserved it (3819)
On 04/20/2009 at 8:41pm - misc - by Anonymous (man) - United States (New York)
(0)thats when you're supposed to opt for the shower... couldn't have taken that much extra time
#1 - On 04/21/2009 at 3:23am by fantabolous
(0)What are you doing still living with your dad anyway? Where's my capital 'L' sign?
#2 - On 04/21/2009 at 3:31am by KeithHarris
(0)I'm assuming this is a male posting?
#2 You seen the state of the economy, there is alot of folk who are still living with their parents!
(0)I hope your dad is senile and you're taking care of him. Apparantly if a flood light freaks him out, this may actually be the case.
You work for the fire department, you should make enough to have your own place.
(0)#2 and#4, oi! Whatever works for people who can't fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars for a house or don't want to tell their souls to unreliable banks for loans and what-have-you! No shame in living under your folks' roof until you're truly ready for your own place.
Best you coulda done is either inform your folks you were gonna cool off in that matter, or just take an ice-cold shower like a civilized man.
(0)...if the flood light came on, shouldn't your dad have seen it was you, and not someone he wanted to beat with his bat?
(0)They can rent. They can do lots of things. If he were working fast food, I'd understand. But from what I've heard, the Fire Dept usually pays a very livable wage. There's no good reason to stay at home in that circumstance unless you take care of your parents or you leech from them.
(0)The light came on and he still swung? Maybe he wants you out...
#9 - On 04/21/2009 at 6:56am by blazneg2007
(0)The OP can be 17 or 18. Many towns have a volunteer fire dept that you can join at 16.
#11 - On 04/21/2009 at 7:09am by xxwilkywayxx
Your dad knocked you out of the park! hahaha sorry ^^'
Anyways, that sucks and hopefully it wasn't too hard of a hit
#14 - On 04/21/2009 at 8:50am by someone1989
(0)Today, I was laying there, resting at night, when a very sweaty firefighter jumped on me, without showering first. I'm a pool. Yuck. FML
(0)Firefighter that still lives with his parents? Dude seriously?
#16 - On 04/21/2009 at 10:58am by rukusrazor
(0)#15 you're trying too hard.
#16: As was said, some volunteer companies can be joined as young as 16... try not being ignorant. That said, if he's older than like 25, I think he should probably be looking at moving on.
OP: I hope your dad is half-blind or something. He didn't recognize you in bat-swinging range? Really?
(0)#7 #13 and #17 I'm thinking the real FML here is that with a flood light on the Dad saw he was hitting his son. Maybe despite the economy, the parents want their house back...time to move out OP.
(0)/agree with #18; and not only that, but HOW did this one get "passed" by the FML Judges? This story sucks AND is badly-written. Sorry. "Today, I work for the local fire department"?!? C'mon, people.
(0)I might be missing something here, so please pardon me if I am, but..
Your firehouse has a pool? Otherwise, why weren't you there? Did the call come in just at the end of your 'shift' or something, and you went home right after? If you'd returned to the firehouse like other firefighters do, couldn't you have showered there before going home?
I'm not sure I buy this one.
#21 - On 04/21/2009 at 11:24am by deliciouskaek
(0)I agree #11, where i live a lot of guys still in high school or just out are in the volunteer fire department, mostly guys that stayed home and are going to the VoTech. And i'll also side with him on the pool thing, after football workouts or when i cut grass or washed cars (before i got a real job) i would always jump in the pool after, sometimes just to go take a shower after. The best time to jump in is when your dog tired and drenched in sweat. Of course i only did it during the day, and at least kept on shorts, the skinny dipping was definitely a bad idea.
#22 - On 04/21/2009 at 11:27am by that_guy01
(0)#20---If you would like contributing to what fml's get posted or not, go to the "Moderate FML" section and start voting yourself. This got posted because more people said "yes" to it than "no".
(0)Today I was sitting in a tree hooting when this naked guy came out for a dip in the pool right in front of me. FML.
(0)I don't blame you for not moving out despite what these people say. I won't move out until I buy a house or am 25 or get pregnant. Other side I'm going nowhere.
(0)#21 - Most likely it is a volunteer fire department, where you live your life until the pager goes off, then you run the call, and then return to your life.
(0)Clothes are a good idea, or a shower works just as well.
#30 - On 04/21/2009 at 4:08pm by xXMILKYCHUNKSXx
(0)first off firefighters dont make tht much money...alot of firefighters i kno live with their parent b.c why buy a house when ur single save up ur money. second its really refreshing to take a dip after a call, gear is extremely hot
#33 - On 04/21/2009 at 6:28pm by firefighter39
(0)why are you living with your dad? haha jk. wow thats embarassing!!!!!!
#34 - On 04/21/2009 at 7:34pm by rosemarykendra
(0)#20 It not really that big of a deal...he wrote "work" instead of "worked" its not the end of the world. mistakes happen
#35 - On 04/21/2009 at 7:52pm by thatguy414
(0)If he couldn't see it was you, he probably didn't see that you were skinny dipping...
#36 - On 04/21/2009 at 8:31pm by little_bee
(0)also, who cares if he still lives with his parents? When I'm done college, I'll probably live with my parents again to be able to pay off my student debt. Lots of people do it.
#37 - On 04/21/2009 at 8:32pm by little_bee
(0)I'm with 15 ugh!! why would u skinny dip in the family pool all sweaty and nasty?
#38 - On 04/22/2009 at 1:27am by sunshyne84
(0)#11, they really trust 16 year olds with the lives of others involving fires? Also, this was implied to be work, not volunteer.
(0)fake!!!!! i am pretty sure anyone would yell dad.. not like he went all rambo and jumped in the pool and smack at th same time
#40 - On 04/22/2009 at 8:02am by brianv3ntura
(0)It's ok, he only works for the fire department "today", tomorrow he can be anything he wants.
#41 - On 04/22/2009 at 5:04pm by windsandandstars
(0)Since you said your dad came out with a bat, I'm assuming you were near your house. Why didn't you just take the two seconds to get into the shower?
#42 - On 04/22/2009 at 9:54pm by curryndricegirll
(0)lol #43.
I hate it when people don't have the sense to phrase their FMLs to be grammatically correct. Before some idiot comes and says "NU UH IT HAS TO START WITH 2DAY STOOPID", I will give an example.
"Today, after a long call working for the Fire Department..."
That would be a fine start.
(0)Hey #4 did you stop to think he could be a volenteer fire fighter
#45 - On 06/02/2009 at 11:20pm by 215statechamp
