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By insomniac - 19/06/2009 06:41 - United States

Today, I was finally going to fall asleep at a decent hour. Having insomnia, I generally get about 2 hours of sleep. Right as I'm about to fall asleep, 5 firetrucks decide to drive right in front of my house with the sirens/lights on. FML

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By WTF - 07/03/2011 09:19

Today, I was awoken by my neighbor pounding on my back door at 3 am, only to look outside and see my car engulfed in flames. FML

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theironuterus 0

Friday 19 June 2009 16:27

I'm sure the people whose house was on fire were equally annoyed with this small inconvenience

aback 4

Friday 19 June 2009 16:38

God, people. I don't see where the OP is complaining that the firetrucks saved someone's life, she's saying that she had the bad luck of the fire happening JUST as she was finally drifting off. You morons giving her a hard time about it are going to be crying when she conks out behind the wheel and takes your SUV out. OP--I feel for you. Insomnia is horrible. I hope you can find something that works.

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Kitty34_fml 0

Saturday 20 June 2009 18:38

It sucks that you couldn't fall asleep, but really? Someone's house is on fire (a bad enough fire that they sent 5 trucks) and YOU'RE complaining?

curryndricegirll 0

Saturday 20 June 2009 18:47

YDI for saying that five firetrucks "decided" to drive in front of your house. Did it occur to you that maybe someone's house is on fire or something of that sort? So yeah, YDI for thinking of yourself before others.

meddude 0

Saturday 20 June 2009 20:45

oh yeah your life is soooo ******. you couldn't fall asleep, which is much worse than someone's house burning down. aren't you the piece of shit.

Dickman16 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 1:47

that suxx both that ur a insomniac and the firetrucks.

FarSide 22

Sunday 21 June 2009 5:59

Well, I am sure they would have turned the lights and sirens off if they had only known you had insomnia.

FarSide 22

Sunday 21 June 2009 6:01

Stop reading the FML's and you will feel better.

firegirl09 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 17:56

it all depends what they were responding to. there is mutual aid, where other depts send trucks too. but you're probably right, in reality no five trucks would be in direct sucession unless there were an extremely critical call

spof2005 0

Sunday 21 June 2009 6:02

five firetrucks? come on, lets be realistic

ikickass 0

Monday 22 June 2009 7:03

maybe u were hallucinating the firetrucks yea....... im pretty sure those firemen planned 2 come rite b4 u fell asleep stfu realy yea ur life sucks cuz u got Insomnia, those ppl who dnt have a home rite now is waaaaaay better of thn u