Today, I found out that the little arrow next to my gas gauge actually points to the side of the car where the tank is. For the past year-and-a-half I've been sticking my head out the window and even calling my parents to ask which side it was on, because I can never remember. FML
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70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Today, I found out how far my car can go after the fuel light comes on: All the way to the stoplight before the nearest gas station. FML
Today, I was following my friend to her house in my car, because I didn't know where it was. I'd been following her for at least an hour when she pulled into a gas station. Turns out I'd been following the wrong car. I have no idea where I am. FML
Today, when paying for gas, I realized I'd forgotten my wallet back home. After a moment of panic, I managed to remember my card number. I paid, blowing the cute cashier's mind, and drove away, before my car started sputtering and slowed to a crawl. I'd used the wrong fuel. 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 learned that when your gas nozzle does not automatically stop by itself the way it's supposed to, they will continue to charge your credit card as the gas overflows out of your tank until someone notices and yells, "Turn the gas off!" FML
Today, I was pumping gas, when my daughter called me. After I hung up, I put my phone on the car roof while I grabbed my bag. I completely forgot about it and only realized when it shot off the roof as I braked at a traffic light. FML
Today, I have spent the last two hours at work looking for the gas pump model of a different gas station than the one I usually go to, only because I don’t want to be embarrassed if I don't know how to use it. All thanks to my crippling anxiety. FML
Today, I was sitting at home when I remembered that I desperately needed gas for my car. On my way there, I prayed that my car would make it the whole way, and was thankful when I pulled up to the pump, because I knew my car wouldn't go any further. Then I realized I left my wallet at my house. 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, I stopped at the gas station to fill up my tank and get some snacks. I paid the cashier, then got back into my car, totally forgetting to pump the $50 worth of fuel I'd just prepaid for. Too bad I didn't realize until my car came to a sputtering stop about a mile down the road. FML
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Top comments
thief1434 23
Why do you need to call your parents when you could get out of the car and check for yourself? C'mon, it's not that hard.
dstark26 9
You should know what side it's on after your first week with the car
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Comments (102)
grashopper8 7
No shit? I wonder if there's one on my car, that's dope
awilliams44 9
u don't need to call ur parents. ur the one in the car just get out. wow..
Madrias 36
Please just sell your car and make it safer for the rest of the state you live in. I don't even drive, but I can tell you that the fuel filler for Dad's car (05 Hyundai Elantra) is on the driver's side. The tires need to be aired up to roughly 30 PSI minimum according to the car's manual, but Dad fills them to the rated pressure of the tire, 40 PSI, in order to gain better fuel mileage. Gas is on the right, brake in the middle, clutch on the left. To stop, you apply both clutch and brake, or you stall the engine and get hit from behind. Oil needs changing every 5000 miles. In other words: I know more about a car that I don't drive than you know about the metal missile you're trying to command. Most likely with a nose in a cell phone, a radio at full blast, and not giving a **** about what, or who, you've nearly hit. Asshole.
PainOfDemise 11
After a year and a half, you can't remember which side the gas tank is on? You've got problems.
Llama_Face89 34
Wait there's actually an indicator to tell you that? Why have I been bothering to remember all these years?!
cbelanger 9
Dumbass
sk3p71k 13
A year and a half?'?! You sir are a ******* tard!!
CrazyManNo9 29
The arrow is obvious. What many people don't know is that, if there is a picture of a gas pump, the pump handle is on the side where the filler nozzle is on the car, too...
damnit1989 16
I get it. I never realized it with my last car, and finally saw it after I bought my new car. But I usually just remember which side it's on..... I don't actually need the arrow.
oilbater 5
The stupidity is strong with this one