Today, on my way to work, I noticed a woman on the side of the road waving for help, her car appearing to be broken down. I pulled over, stepped out of my car, went over to her car, lifted the hood, and checked it. When I looked up to tell her what was wrong, she and my car were gone. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I was driving back home after hanging out with some friends. I drove pass a woman standing next to a broken down car. I felt bad, so went back and offered her a ride home. Turns out it wasn't her car and she was a hooker. FML
Today, as I was driving home, I saw a woman get hit by a car. I immediately parked on the side of the road to assist her. I called an ambulance and stayed with her until they came to get her, comforting her all the while. When I returned to my car, I found a parking ticket in my windshield. FML
Today, I pulled over to help an attractive girl on the highway in the middle of nowhere. When I asked if she needed help she told me she was going to try starting her car one more time. She then started to make fake engine noises and told me that she was good to go and that I should be on my way. FML
Today, my minivan broke down on the side of the highway. I'm out of work and can't afford a cell phone, so I resorted to standing at the back of my van holding a "HELP" sign. About an hour went by, in which time I was passed by a cop car, a firetruck, and a car that said "Roadside Assistance." FML
Today, my car broke down. I had a two mile, up-hill walk ahead of me. About half way up the hill, a car beeped. Thinking they were poking fun at my misfortune, I began to curse and use obscene gestures, only to find out that it was my neighbor asking if I needed a ride. She drove off. FML
Today, I saw a crash on the highway. The police weren't yet there, so I pulled over to help because I know CPR. No one needed CPR, but I had locked myself out of my car. My roadside assist won't come to highways, so I had to get towed away in front of everyone. FML
Today, I was walking to a meeting and saw two girls trying to jump start a car in the rain. Thinking I'd be a gentleman and help them, I offered to assist. The girl whose car is broken down looks at me, looks at her friend, and says, "I think we'd better call the police." FML
Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML
Today, a guy's car broke down in my street, so I helped him push it into my driveway, checked his car out, and gave it a jump start. He thanked me, then as he went to pull out, he instead smashed straight into my car. FML
Today, I pulled over to help a girl with her car. I thought my limited mechanic skills would help look like a hero. She only needed her coolant cap unscrewed. With top down, shirt off, I was confident as I got out of my car. 10 minutes later I left because I couldn't unscrew the f***ing thing. FML
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GTAmerc 2
That's part of the reason it's so hard to help people anymore.
timberwolf408 7
thats why cars have keys. take them with you and that cant happen!
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Comments (157)
thatpeachyperson 12
I think the logical thing to do here is call the police. Surely if you give them your licence plate number she'd be caught easily.
GracesDelirium 9
Op, the woman was obviously Batman's daughter. Only he and Catwoman can disappear that well.
jenniferunicorn 5
thats of course the logical thing to think of but do you really think they wouldnt think of that ..
Meme1988 18
Call the police !
RedPillSucks 33
of course, he probably also left his phone and wallet in the car as well. OP's life is doubly ******.
AverageIdiot 4
No, you call the Ghostbusters *facepalm*
mosquito19 14
thats why i don't stop to help anyone. who doesn't have cellphone nowaday. I helped someone once, never again
pwiincezz246 2
Why would you leave your car keys in the ignition?
alphatoomega 21
The better question is, why didn't he lock the car and take his keys with him in the first place?
eur 1
I fail to understand the swarms of people who help out with thoughts like "call the police", like this just happened a minute ago and the poster is frozen in time, waiting for you to solve their problem. You do notice it's not a sitcom, right?
tonijulie 20
Haha so true!!
RedPillSucks 33
They can still call the police even if the theft happened days ago. However, I do imagine OP did that prior to dashing to FML.
Wiringify 22
Didn't you hear your car start? >.
QueenSaru 28
Obviously... it was still running, otherwise why would the keys still be in the ignition?
Octain 13
You can still leave the keys in the ignition when the car is off, you know that right?
QueenSaru 28
Yes, but why would you? I would never leave my car keys in my car if I'm not in it, mostly because I have a habit of locking the car door as I'm getting out, and this leads to me locking my keys IN the car.
BunnyRose 11
Damn. That stuff is only supposed to happen in movies.
countrygirl626 16
Normally, getting your car stolen isn't a YDI. But when it sounds like you left it unlocked, with the keys in the ignition, I have to say YDI.
j_cat187 20
So you left your car with your keys in the ignition while helping out a stranger? Yid
Enslaved 38
Not saying it was a smart move but the OP probably left the car running to keep the AC on. It's so flipping HOT!
countrygirl626 16
With the scammers now days, there is no valid reason for leaving the keys in the car when stopping like that.