Today, I went on a hike with friends, but as I'm the worst outdoorsperson because I rarely venture outside of the city, I ended up getting lost in some woods after straying from our group. I ended up having to call 911 to be rescued. My friends will absolutely not let me live this ordeal down. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went for a hike with the local search and rescue volunteer group that I recently joined. I got lost and spent 5 hours wandering aimlessly. FML
Today, I went on a hiking date with my significant other. Trying to be adventurous and assertive, I suggested we take a shortcut through the woods. We got hopelessly lost and ended up spending the night in a deserted ranger station. Turns out, my idea of adventure is not quite as romantic as it sounds. FML
Today, I told my mom I was going hiking with a couple of friends and wouldn't be back for four or more hours. Not even two hours later, she called the cops and reported us as missing. She didn't realize that we wouldn't have service up the canyon so we could call her back. FML
Today, my mom and I made the bad decision to go hiking for some mother-daughter bonding even though we had little experience. My mother tumbled down a mountain named Tumbledown and I couldn't even enjoy the irony because I had to half carry her all the way back to the car. FML
Today, my friends and I went camping. In the middle of the night, they carried me deep into the forest and left me there. I stepped on a beehive as I walked back to the tent. FML
Today, I went on a relaxing nature hike to de-stress. I got lost for hours, encountered a bear, and had to play dead, only for the bear to steal my sandwich then sit there for hours before finally leaving. FML
Today, I tried taking a shortcut through a nature trail, hoping to save myself some time getting back to my car. I ended up getting lost for nearly 3 hours and getting to work nearly 2 hours late. FML
Today, I tagged along with some friends to a party in the woods. Halfway into the night, a party-goer's boyfriend got extremely drunk and violent, causing the others to panic and drive away in the two cars we pooled in. My best friend and I had to run all the way back home on foot. FML
Today, I had my first real break from work in ages, so I decided to go hiking. Less than 20 minutes in, I tumbled a couple hundred feet down a steep hill, broke my leg and several toes, and lay there in agony for an eternity before I was finally rescued. FML
Today, my friends convinced me to go on a "short" hike. Little did I know, they're actually all avid hikers, whilst I'm more of an "indoor enthusiast." I've now been climbing a never-ending hill for hours, hallucinating about my cozy couch, and praying for a miracle to deliver pizza to the summit. FML
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Nazmazh 18
I mean, this is not a great situation for you - getting lost in the woods sucks, for sure. But, like, if you know you're not that great at this sort of thing, 1. Why would you go along in the first place, unless it was expressly clear that this would be a beginner/amateur-friendly hike? And 2. Why would you let yourself stray from the group at all? If it was a case of them ditching you because you couldn't keep up, well, they suck. But in this sort of scenario, I can't imagine doing anything short of keeping at least one of them within eyesight if not arm's-length at all times to prevent just such a situation.
D J's MOM 17
why on earth did you stay from the group?
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Nazmazh 18
I mean, this is not a great situation for you - getting lost in the woods sucks, for sure. But, like, if you know you're not that great at this sort of thing, 1. Why would you go along in the first place, unless it was expressly clear that this would be a beginner/amateur-friendly hike? And 2. Why would you let yourself stray from the group at all? If it was a case of them ditching you because you couldn't keep up, well, they suck. But in this sort of scenario, I can't imagine doing anything short of keeping at least one of them within eyesight if not arm's-length at all times to prevent just such a situation.
D J's MOM 17
why on earth did you stay from the group?
Ubehage 32
You could call 911, but you couldn't bring up a map and a compass? lol, YDI
Yudith 28
How do you expect someone who never walks outdoors to know how to read a map and use a compass? Also, some people tell you they are going on a little easy hike and the next thing you know, they are climbing the Kilimandjaro at the speed of a mountain goat.