Today, I lost the key to my bike lock. I ended up having to cut it off, even though it was brand new. After spending 30 minutes hacking away at it, it finally came off. When I hopped onto my bike, I felt something poking my leg. My key was in my pocket the whole time. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I decided to bike to work. I normally forget the key to my lock, so I leave it out back and hope that nobody takes it, and nobody does. I finally remembered my lock key so I chained it up. After my 7 hour shift, I walk to the back only to find the lock had been cut, and my bike was gone. FML
Today, I thought I'd locked my house keys in my locker at work. Not having any replacement nearby, I decided to cut the padlock with the saw of my pocket-knife. It took 20 minutes and four cuts into my hand to destroy the padlock. It took another five seconds to find the missing key in my jacket. FML
Today, the key broke inside my lock and I ended up needing bolt cutters. Cool. FML
Today, I biked to the store to buy a new lock, since biking is my only form of transportation. I left my bike unattended for the last time, only to come back with a new chain, but no bike. FML
Today, I left work early, and discovered I was locked out of my house. I subsequently had to use a spoon I found on the ground to smash the bathroom window. I cut my leg on the glass when I climbed through. While inspecting the wound, I felt a lump in my pocket. It was my house key. FML
Today, my bike got stolen because I left my keys in the lock. On my way home, I saw my bike in front of a store, unlocked. I jumped on it, only to get punched in the face by the guy that had taken it, and got it stolen from me again. FML
Today, I spent forty minutes trying to break into my own house after being locked out. After finally getting in through a small unlocked window, I discovered my keys in my pants pocket. FML
Today, I rode my bike to the store because I only had a few things to pick up. When I walked back out after five minutes, my bike was stolen. I had gone to the store to buy a new bike lock. FML
Today, I rode my brand new shiny bicycle to work for the first time. I didn’t have time to figure out how my new lock worked, so I changed the 0000 code to some combination just to find it locked as I came back. After watching a tutorial and trying for 30 minutes, I just cracked it with pliers. FML
Today, I came home from work to find the lock to my bike busted and my bike stolen. The worst part was a nicer bike was sitting right next to it without a lock. FML
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Kers3054 16
YDI. Why was that not the first place you looked?
jwill200 16
YDI. I agree with #1, that seems like a really obvious place to look before getting a saw and destroying the lock
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Comments (36)
FalloutScrolls 25
I'm gonna have to go with YDI because whenever I lose my keys, I check my pockets probably fifty times. You know... before finding them in the refrigerator or something.
kennethlwinter 3
YDI. Pay better attention to where you put things, and maybe actually search your pockets instead of just pat-pat.
keif_623 10
Can't find my key on the ground. No couldn't be in my pocket. Prolly should cut my new bike lock off without really looking for the key. Logic.
lulinator 40
This reminds me of my former father-in-law. He lost his keys at a gas station (like, the whole set), had to call a dealership to get a new one made, which took hours, and cost a lot. When he finally sat down in his truck, he found his keys. Somehow when he went to the restroom, his keys found their way into his underwear. So if that idiot can lose a full set of keys while they should have been jabbing into his balls, it's not *that* shocking that OP lost a small lock key in his pocket.
gotbeer 7
dumbass
J352SAURUS 30
At least nobody attacked you or tried to arrest you for "stealing" the bike?
CrassKal 27
Yeah, what gives? I know OP is innocent in this case, but how can some spend half an hour performing a very shady behavior and no one does anything?
J352SAURUS 30
#25 - Yeah, my thoughts exactly. I got the impression that the bike was in a public place. If it was at OP's house/apartment, he should have known the key was in his pocket because he was obviously intending to ride the bike. I mean, I've forgotten things too but I repeatedly look through my bag, wallet, pockets, etc. before I do anything stupid like that. So I guess OP should count himself lucky that he didn't get into trouble for his shady behaviour. Unless it was late at night or early in the morning and nobody was around... Oh Jesus, I don't know.
anarchymaniac 22
Did you check your pockets before breaking the lock?
3drm 10
Be grateful that no one thought you were trying to steal someone's bike and you didn't get in trouble with the law,sorry though, OP.
corky1992 33
Did you not check? or was it wedged a certain way that you couldn't find it until you sat down on your bike?
zainman13 26
People acting like they never misplaced keys. Im sure OP had looked in his pockets , but funny thing is they usually don't seem to be there when you need them. Keys get lost inside the pockets and can't be found no matter how deep you dig inside them.