Today, I was moving to the city with all my belongings when the trailer came unhitched, breaking the chains on my dad's homemade trailer. I then watched as the trailer narrowly missed a guardrail, went down a hill and into a river. My dad still won't admit he didn't latch the hitch. FML
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Today, my dad was helping my fiancé and me move. On the way, someone sideswiped the trailer. When the police came, we found my dad had a suspended license, no insurance, and a broken tail light. No one else could drive a manual, so we were stuck in a parking lot for 3 hours. Thanks, dad. FML
Today, my dad moved my car onto the street so he wouldn't accidentally back into it while moving our boat. My neighbor backed into it instead. FML
Today, I finished a repair on my trailer. About twenty miles down the road, one of the joints gave out and the whole thing broke on the freeway, scattering lumber and splinters everywhere. The traffic cop called me the worst carpenter in the whole state. FML
Today, I helped my dad push our broken-down truck from the driveway onto the tire ramp. Truck didn't make it; neither did my leg. FML
Today, I watched my car roll backwards on the freeway, while attached to the tow truck that I was sitting in. FML
Today, our boat broke down in the middle of a lake at sunset. We called our friend for help, and his truck and trailer got stuck in mud at the boat ramp. We called the sheriff's office to tow his vehicle out of the mud. The tow strap broke. FML
Today, I was headed on vacation with my family. On the way, our trailer tire blew out. Because the trailer was tilted from the flat tire, the door would not open to get the spare. After breaking the window to get the spare and putting it on, the spare blew out. FML
Today, I accidentally crashed my mom's car into my dad's car. FML
Today, I had the lovely experience of witnessing a tow truck cause a couple thousand dollars' worth of damage to my broken-down car. FML
Today, for some reason, my amazing dad told me to slide down towards a pole on a car tire while tobogganing down a hill and I hit the tire, consequently getting hurt in the head. I love my dad but something must've gone wrong that day. FML
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Decodedman 1
That sucks. Next time, when its your shit on the line, check the line.
ulicksam 0
OP, you're driving. It's your responsibility to check it. You're not living with mommy and daddy anymore. Time to take responsibility for yourself.
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Comments (100)
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
This sounds like it would be hilarious to watch.(: but I'm sorry op, that's horrible.): your dad is so dumb. He is really dumb. Fo' real.
raybury 2
As #9 said, and legally, it is up to the driver to make sure his cargo is safely secured.
Angi95 3
Okay first off homemade trailer does not sound like a good idea. Also you need a trailer for all your crap? If I were you I would have just rented a trailer to me that's more trustworthy.
cptmorgan15 2
All your belongings: $2000. Your dads homemade trailer: $67. The feeling you had after watching all your belongings roll into a river, thinking to yourself "I wish I rented a Uhaul.": Priceless.
Angi95 3
XD
RideLifeAway 0
That's why you always check the hitch yourself before you take off. Sucks it happened but if you thinkits cause the hitch wasnt correctly hooked then its kind of your fault, I always double check myself that the hitch is latched, the lights/brakes are plugged in ( guessing yours didnt have trailer brakes anyway though) and make sure that the door it latched as well. Even if Im not the one driving.
TheDrifter 24
Being a homemade trailer it may have been latched when they left. A transport device for all your worldly possessions is no place to save a little cash op.
testthecoal 5
was it a daisy chain?
kykyshay 0
That stinks! I hate it when parents act like there never wrong.
mattfim 0
ok
polysyllabist 3
Today, I was dumb enough not to double check that my dad's "home-made" trailer was properly latched before I drove over hilly terrain and as all my worldly possessions invariably rolled into a river I realized that I'm STILL the smartest person in my family, FML
Zombies_eat_Nath 0
ouch.. -starts singing- he's a troll, he's a troll, he's a troll troll troll.....
MfailK 0
All of this could have been prevented had your dad used enough duck tape.
rabbit_is_crazy 0
as the driver of a vehicle, it is your job to do a 360 inspection of said vehicle before moving. life's rough