Miscellaneous: Today, my mother told me that the carbon-monoxide alarm went...

By Kelso - 06/02/2010 18:22 - United States

Today, my mother told me that the carbon-monoxide alarm went off last night, but since she didn't smell any gas, she decided to just remove the batteries and go back to bed. I had to explain to her that you can't smell carbon monoxide, and that we could have died in our sleep. FML

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By eyelashess - 29/06/2011 04:10 - United States

Today, our carbon monoxide detector started beeping. My mom started freaking out and made me go stand outside so I "don't die". I stood outside for 20 minutes, it was raining and it turned out that the detector was just low on battery. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/12/2014 02:04 - United States - Yorktown

Today, I was home alone when I heard the carbon-monoxide detector beeping. Panicking, I grabbed my dog, ran out of my house as fast as I could, and waited outside for 3 hours for my mom to get home. Turned out the detector was just out of batteries. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/12/2021 20:00

Today, my mom got a new furnace put in because they found out the old one was leaking carbon monoxide. This is six months after I got kicked out because I was sleeping too much, so my mom thought I was using drugs. FML

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By agstone - 09/08/2017 23:15

Today, at 2:47 am, my mom woke me up in a panic screaming about smelling gas and the house blowing up. Twenty minutes, two fire trucks, and a traumatized dog later, it was just the neighbors burning their mail. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/01/2019 11:00 - United States - Chicago

Today, in my sleep I let out a couple of farts. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but on this night I had slept in my mom's room. She came to check in on me and violently woke me up because she thought I pooped in the bed. Now my entire family knows I fart in my sleep. FML

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By lollerskate - 16/01/2010 15:37 - United States

Today, my smoke alarm went off. In a frenzy, I called 9-1-1 and exited my house. Several minutes later a fire truck showed up. After investigating, one of the firemen informed me I needed to change the batteries in my smoke alarm. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/10/2012 05:31 - United States - Pleasanton

Today, I was cooking something I knew would make a lot of smoke, so I asked my teenage daughter to tape a bag over the smoke detector. She said she did, so I cooked; the alarm went off and firemen came. She hadn't taped over the smoke detector, she'd taped it over the doorbell. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/10/2019 00:01

Today, there was a gas leak at work. We called the fire department, who advised us to evacuate the building. We called our manager to let her know, and her response was "Oh, don’t do that." My boss would rather let us die of carbon monoxide exposure than lose out on 3 hours of work. FML

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By ApparentlyATerribleDaughter - 12/08/2018 15:00

Today, while I took my dog out, my mother began to cook, took a Xanax, locked the doors, and passed out. When I managed to get in, I called the paramedics because she was in the smoke for at least an hour. When she became conscious, she blamed me for everything. FML

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By desertpunk75 - 19/01/2011 03:40 - United States

Today, my friends thought it'd be funny to hold lighters under the smoke alarms while I was sleeping. FML

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water4life 0

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:24

she needs to be slapped

CleanSheets 0

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:29

Your mom clearly knew you couldn't smell it, but was just looking for a way to end your life while she made her get away in the emergancy ecsape pod that she secretly had installed into her closet several years ago.

Comments

princessjane96 0

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:48

well if they died it wouldn't have been an fml cuz they wouldn't have a life!

princessjane96 0

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:49

well if they would have died it wouldn't be an fml because there wouldn't be the life part

saranottelling 7

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:54

OP, I'm amazed you've lived this long...

blland 0

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:56

stay alert! carbon dioxide poisoning can take up to 3-7 days to kill you.

saranottelling 7

Saturday 6 February 2010 23:59

carbon dioxide? What we exhale? WE'RE ALL GUNNA DIE!!!!!!

polico_wolf 0

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:02

carbon MONOXIDE not carbon dioxide

derschadenfreude 5

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:03

CO= Carbon Monoxide, the poisonous gas CO2= Carbon Dioxide, what we exhale it's an easy mistake to make.

Fabby_fml 2

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:04

Carbon dioxide is actually a serious problem, kind of like dihydrogen monoxide.

nikki908 3

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:05

It's Carbon Monoxide, Idiot. There's a difference... I hate this part right here... I just can't take your tears..

fatfatgoeshome 8

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:07

Whenever I consume dihydrogen monoxide, I feel like I'm a rebel who is breaking all of the rules.

Rhien 0

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:09

Once, I accidentally drank some dihydrogen monoxide

scarletpenguin 16

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:09

@saranottelling, I don't think you know your Chemistry too well. Go back to school and learn the difference between Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide.

null_fml 11

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:14

@scarletpenguin, I don't think you know your comment thread structures too well. Go back to read and learn the difference between blland and saranottelling.

cuntfused 3

Sunday 7 February 2010 1:44

dihydrogen monoxide is water.

morella_xx 29

Sunday 7 February 2010 2:17

Really? Thanks for clearing that up. I don't think any of the people talking about it were aware. Good thing you're here!

ZeroMachine 3

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:03

Move out. Now.

luckyducky123 0

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:05

Finally, a real FML. Well.. at least one that you can't say YDI. That sucks, really. Your mom isn't too bright. Glad nothing horrible, like dying, happened. FYL.

dave6000 0

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:08

your mom is a dumb bitch

anorexicbarbie 8

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:55

how is she a bitch? I can understand her being dumb, but not a bitch. you're an idiot.

saranottelling 7

Sunday 7 February 2010 2:28

The OP's mom is a dog? How the hell did a dog take the batteries out of a Carbon-Monoxide alarm?

newsgit 0

Sunday 7 February 2010 3:32

...they are evolving and now have opposable thumbs. And sharp teeth. Oh god, we are ******.

saranottelling 7

Sunday 7 February 2010 5:01

#99 You're a genius! I didn't think of that! The chimp's will kill us first though. They already found out how to sharpen sticks and some rocks. (Look it up online, it's true.) Planet of the Apes... I can't wait!

null_fml 11

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:10

Am I the only one wondering how the OP slept through a carbon monoxide alarm (or heard it but didn't do anything about it for some reason)?

Sun_Kissed18 25

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:23

Some people are just heavy sleepers. Or the alarm was closer to her mom's bedroom than her own

saranottelling 7

Sunday 7 February 2010 1:03

I slept though the fire alarm once and it's right outside my room. Thankfully, there was no fire.

Baal952 0

Sunday 7 February 2010 0:14

"Today, I found out that me and my daughter could have died in our sleep. How? I was up late working the corners and wanted to get some sleep but the carbon monoxide alarm kept going off, so I took out the batteries. FML."