Today, I drove the six hours to LA to attend my Uncle's birthday party. When I tried to get off at the exit, it took me two hours just to get onto the street where the club was. By the time I showed up, the party was already over, so I ended up going to a Denny's. I drove eight hours for a Denny's. FML
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Today, I drove six hours with a friend to see one of her favorite bands in concert. We were turned away at the door because the online site didn't say we had to be 21 to enter. I drove six hours back with nothing to show for it but an empty gas tank and useless tickets. FML
Today, I spent six hours driving between two airports to try and catch my flight. Two trailer accidents, two construction zones, three detours, and one police escort later, the airline wouldn't let me on the plane. FML
Today, I went to visit my aunt who lives 6 hours away from me. Her car was missing from her driveway, but she's unemployed and barely leaves the house. Turns out, she moved in with her new boyfriend and didn't tell anyone, so I had to drive 6 hours back. FML
Today, I drove three hours to go to an awards ceremony. When I got there, I had to wait an hour for the hall to open, then sat listening to speeches for two hours, got my "award", and drove three hours home. The award was a small pin that I already had. FML
Today, my friends and I rented a party bus, which broke down on the highway 45 minutes into the ride. I paid the guy for the whole four hours. He said he was going to flag down a car to get someone to help us. We saw him get into a car and leave. FML
Today, after finishing work, my friend was having a party next door and my driveway was blocked. I parked six houses down and went to the party for 20 minutes. After coming out after three beers, I went to move my car back to my house and go to sleep. I got a DUI for driving 30 feet. FML
Today, I drove my toddler to a schoolmate’s birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese an hour drive away, only to find out the party is tomorrow. FML
Today, my whole family made an hour-long drive to a restaurant that's just a few minutes away from my place. I wasn't invited. FML
Today, after planning 4 months in advance and spending almost $600 to cover everyone's tickets to the event center, all of my siblings decided to bail on my 30th birthday celebration because driving 3 hours is too much. FML
Today, I'm on a road trip with my wife and in-laws. After 8 hours of driving we stopped at a hotel to rest overnight. I was elected to go to the grocery store to get dinner. While I was gone, they ate at a restaurant without me. I spent $80 on groceries for the trash can. FML
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Vedder 0
Technically, you drove 14 hours for Denny's, because you still had to drive home, right? Which sucks even more.
perdix 29
You could have joined four waiters in the men's room for a Grand Slam. That could have been worth the drive.
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ScoutX 1
Traffic in LA sucks? Who knew?
blastvortex 3
And you didn't leave enough time to get through the L.A. traffic because...? BTW, do not dis Denny's; they've got pretty decent food.
opsyOp 1
you've never been to Club Denny's? oh I've partied there many a time. Rave moons over my hammy = a night to remember
FerrariCake 2
You didn't have to go to Denny's. You could have gone to In-n-Out instead. That would have been worth the 6 hour drive.
gilly011 0
to perdix. Austin is the greatest party town in Texas. In my opinion. I have always had the best time at Austin parties. btw, I think this is partly a ydi, shouldnt you know how long it takes to get around LA?
SNOTTYBONES 0
You should have called your relatives to see if you could spend the night with them or something. Then the next day go somewhere out to eat. If they wouldn't let you do that then I wouldn't come to their birthday party anyway.
marc_with_a_c 3
your fault for not planning better
cthulhu1138 1
The estimated times you get off Mapquest or Google Maps are invalid for driving in a major city. Depending on the time of day, there's usually quite a bit of traffic and a shortage of parking. Just curious, but was your uncle's party really only two hours long, or were you planning to show up late?
brookeelizabeth 0
eww
xFaust_fml 12
The whole thing is just weird. 1) Couldn't you call someone? 2) You were going to drive 8 hours, party 2 hours, then... drive 8 hours back??? When you drive that far, you plan on staying a little bit longer... just saying...
MacOSXpert 7
We needed more details IMO.