Today, my neighbor's son siphoned the fuel out of my lawn mower and put it in his car. What he didn't realize is that the fuel mixture I use in my lawn mower would ruin his car engine. His dad says it's my fault and actually insists I should pay his pissant son's repair bill. FML
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Packed lecture halls, a sketchy roommate and frat parties: welcome to college, the real thing.
Today, I was at my grandfather's house and my car was low on gas. He said I could put some of his gas in my car. He accidentally gave me the wrong tank to pump it out of, and I put fuel in my car that he uses for his small plane. It never ran better until the engine exploded. FML
Today, my dad agreed to let me borrow the car to go rock climbing with my friends. He'd just filled it up with gas, which is how I realized halfway back home that one of my "friends" had siphoned well over half the gas straight out of the tank. FML
Today, I taught my kid how to mow the lawn. It's a self-propelling mower so it's easy to handle. My kid thought it would be smart to tie the handle down so that he wouldn't have to push it at all. This resulted in the lawn mower blasting through our fence and sinking into my neighbor's pool. FML
Today, I let my brother borrow my car, as he had a job interview. I told him the tank was nearly empty and gave him $20 to put some petrol in it. Ten minutes later, he calls me, saying the car won't start. He filled it up with diesel. It's a petrol car. FML
Today, I went to start my truck that I had parked in my driveway after a long haul. The fuel gauge indicated I had a full tank. I didn't fill up. My neighbours' son decided to fill the tank with water with a hose, 150 litres worth on top of diesel. His dad's response? "Kids eh, what ya gonna do?" FML
Today, after replacing several components on my new used car, I realized that the reason it wasn't getting the gas mileage it was supposed to because my coworkers take turns siphoning my gas while I work. FML
Today, my car broke down. My dad insisted he could fix it, but screwed up in the process. After finally getting the car towed to a mechanic, I was told that I'd only needed a new water pump, but thanks to the damage my dad did, fixing it all will cost me a small fortune. FML
Today, realizing how poor I am, I decided to steal gas. The only place I was brave enough to steal from was my parents' lawn mower. FML
Today, I heard water splashing outside of my house; I investigated it, only to find my dad, whom I don't live with, syphoning gas out of my car. FML
Today, I returned home from a 2-day trip. Before I left, I told my brother to move my car across the street when the street cleaner passes by. Turns out, he used all my gas and got so wasted he forgot to move my car. I got a big ticket that he said he'd pay for. He's unemployed and lives off me. FML
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tompom331 19
A. Take them to court for taking your oil B. Get more money out of them for harassment as he is harassing you saying it's his fault C. Get them for trespassing You're in the money
grajax 24
Can you take legal action against him for siphoning your oil?
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Comments (101)
robbyq 13
well that guy and his son both suck. ...
grajax 24
Can you take legal action against him for siphoning your oil?
xluciferx666 21
You can take legal action against anyone for pretty much anything now a days I could sue someone for looking at me wrong. As long as a lawyer will take the case then you can.
DoomSkuller 28
That doesn't mean the case will work in your favour, however. But in this case, stealing gas IS a crime.
Arwen_Evenstar 37
I'm not sure how much it'd do. I guess if either are on bail it may get it revoked though. He should just tell the Dad that the cost of the new engine is a moron tax.
noonenoeone 22
45 what are you talking about? Bail is the financial asset you put up to get out of jail...
toaster87 19
I believe he meant if they are out on bail, because if you break a law while out on bail, it is revoked..
dragonkisses28 25
Take him to court if he presses the issue. You have to have "clean hands," meaning you can't be awarded for damages caused while committing a crime.
Abhinow 7
he should take legal action his neighbor foe them being so stupid
guii_fml 24
Uh...YES
jellenwood 35
Actually, I remember a man who got injured while robbing a house won a settlement against the home insurance company.
jc1015 25
I think you're actually remembering the movie Liar Liar 😂🙄
be82tw 17
@79, not always. There is an exception if there is considered to be a valid duty of care which the defendant breached, which is why a burglar who got trapped in someone's garage for three days subsisting on dog food was able to successfully sue the homeowner's insurance: this standard prevents booby traps and blatantly unsafe conditions from being protected even if the claimant was engaged in criminal conduct. Of course, none of that applies to this case in any way that I can tell.
zman92 13
some lady is suing me after hitting me, because she said the chrome on my truck was distracting her.
Hoopachi 19
Can't you call the police for thievery and harassment if this continues?
SalsaVerdeDonut 22
An idiot raising a bigger idiot. Awesome.
NotPsycho 17
That's normally how it works.
tompom331 19
A. Take them to court for taking your oil B. Get more money out of them for harassment as he is harassing you saying it's his fault C. Get them for trespassing You're in the money
AdamPractical 18
Brilliance, at it's best.
Tthug 34
He won't make any money taking this to small claims. Even if his neighbor has any which I doubt. Gotta sue the people with money. If you don't, even when you win you lose.
vikky538 29
I bet you are an attorney
mduerden 18
Cha-Ching $$
mds9986 24
A) lose the case because you have no proof. B) get laughed at by the judge for trying to claim that's harassment. C) lose again because you have no proof.
Rented_eyebrows 18
Someone give this man a cookie..
griller_fml 3
Step 4: Profit
CyberSeeker 20
go tell them to both go away
weswheatley 14
Yeah, that'll work
bitchofbadassery 14
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Jeez that really BLOWS.
SystemofaBlink41 27
*****
WordBea 23
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I guess you could say the dad was flabberGASted that you wouldn't pay.
Yolomcswaggin420 17
There's the door ---> [] now get out with that cheesy comment
jaredofmo 22
Cheesy? I thought it was Gouda.
wtffml1979 22
It was a lot cheddar than most the other comments.
thisguy22 33
My only problem with it is that he felt the need to point it out with capital letters. Otherwise I probably would've laughed.
JMichael 26
I wake up every morning feeling energetic and ready for the day. Then..idiots happen.
not_your_taco 15
Maybe you should send the pissant sons car to a pisaant repair man and pay a little extra to make sure the car is still piss poor
meli1195 31
trying too hard dude, plus that would be a waste of money
Warmonger_Smurf 29
No, because they're just trying to get money. His son's car doesn't need to get repaired, because it isn't broken. Mix gas dose not do anything to a regular gas engine. It's no different than an older car burning oil.