Today, my jeep wouldn't start so I opened the hood. I slammed my fingers in my jeep's hood. It latched shut. My hood release was inside the cab, and the jeep was in neutral and on an incline. It started to roll, towards a ditch about 5 yards away. I had to skin my own fingers to get them out. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I couldn't get my car hood to open to check the fluids. A few miles down the highway, though, it popped right open. FML
Today, I shut my finger in the car door. The door locked. Then I dropped the keys on the ground and couldn't reach them. FML
Today, as I was closing my car door, I realized I had left the keys in the ignition. Not wanting to lock myself out, I reached to stop the door from closing. Not only did I scream when the door slammed on my hand, but in my furious pain, I leaned on the door, locking my keys inside. FML
Today, after a snowstorm, I went to start my car early in the morning for work. The door was frozen solid, so I had to jimmy it open with a screwdriver. Then, as I started to drive off, my foot slipped off the clutch and the car stalled out. The battery was too weak to start it again. FML
Today, I had to jump into my car while it was still moving. Apparently, just because you put it in park and turn it off, doesn't mean it won't take off towards a ditch without warning. FML
Today, I was cleaning my car when I hit the automatic window button while I was vacuuming in between the door and the driver's seat, and got stuck halfway out, in full view of my neighbor. He had to come get me out, because I couldn't reach the button. FML
Today, I couldn't open my car door from the inside. I rang my father-in-law in a panic and he opened it from the outside for me. Then he asked why I just didn't roll down the window and do it myself. FML
Today, I rolled down the windows in my car. When I tried to roll up the passenger side window, it was stuck. Rain was coming so I freaked out and brought it to the dealership to get it fixed. The man pushed the child safety lock button and the entire garage erupted in laughter. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my truck for the first time. While trying to unlock it, it started to rain. After half an hour, I successfully unlocked the door and then drove over my bookbag, which I had placed underneath the truck to keep it out of the rain. FML
Today, I locked my car. I put the key in my bag when suddenly my car began to roll backwards. I tried to get the key out of my bag but couldn't find it, and with the other hand I tried to stop the car. The worst thing was that some dumbass was watching me and didn't help. FML
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null_fml 11
I think your problem may have been slamming your fingers in the hood. That's not a very good strategy when it comes to fixing vehicles.
wearinsexypants 0
wow you're dumb. Its just good policy to never get out of your car unless you put the parking brake on and/or put the car in park. and it's really not that hard to avoid slamming your fingers.
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serp_fml 0
You're an idiot if you've seen VERY FEW Jeeps that aren't manual. What kind of mechanic are you? (Besides a bad one.) It's clearly not a wrangler, because wranglers don't have a hood release in the cab. A wrangler has a hood release in front with two latches that secure it on either side. This is most likely a Cherokee/Grand Cherokee. Which, often come with a manual transmission.
exquisite 0
Well... if this is true, you deserved it for not using the emergency break and if it isn't, karma will most likely bite your fingers off...
DonVito106 0
so you skinned your own fingers today and was able to go on the computer to type this story? sorry, don't believe it.
JessiGoose 0
OUCH!!!!!!! That sucks and that's scary! But never put your car in neutral when you're looking at the hood. Especially when you know there's some kind of incline! Not only should you put it in park, but put the emergency brake on! FYL! But I hope it was a lesson learned!
JessiGoose 0
...How did he slam BOTH of his hands in the hood?
zena_baladi 3
YDI. Anyone who drives a manual transmission knows that you never park a car in neutral. As well, you always put on the parking brake. You shouldn't be driving at all as you are too irresponsible,
FotoLyfe 0
fake. and even if it can possibly be real, ydi for leaving a car in neutral and leaving the driver seat
louie111887 0
this does suck because the hood on my truck has done the same thing but ydi for not checking your jeep was in neutral ...
louie111887 0
64 if the car is auto the car's key could be in the on positon but not have the engine running for it to switch gears. but yea the op is either a liar or an idiot. jeez ppl
emchocolat_fml 25
You mean "Jeep" people :D
JohntheBaptist 0
...this makes no sense... if the car was in neutral and on an incline then it would have already been rolling when he opened the hood... MORON