Today, I thought I had carbon monoxide poisoning because I had the symptoms and my detector was going off. I called the fire dept, they checked me, they checked my apartment. My apartment is fine; I'm just out of shape, have high blood pressure, and don't know how to work simple electronics. 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 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
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
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
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
Today, I smelled gas when entering my apartment. I checked everything and then left to seek help. I was told to call 911, which resulted in two firetrucks and 10+ firefighters, one of which was my high school sweetheart, entering my messy apartment and finding nothing wrong. FML
Today, I picked up an extra shift at the store. It was also the day the store's ventilation system shut down, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning for me and two co-workers. FML
Today, my house was so dusty that when I started to clean it, the smoke detector went off. FML
Today, I managed to set off the smoke detectors while cooking burgers. The cops and fire department showed up. FML
Today, I was making dinner when my smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and waved a towel underneath it. After ten minutes, I realized the alarm wasn't reacting to the food. Its battery was dying. FML
Today, the fire alarm went off at my apartment. I rushed out but forgot to grab a coat, so I hopped in my car and fired it up, figuring I'd wait it out. A fireman knocked on my window and loudly asked me to get out, then wrote me a citation for "improper fire alarm protocols." That's a thing? FML
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Top comments
BecauseIAmBatman_fml 22
Better than having carbon monoxide poisoning though!
Sunflower1919 19
Better to be safe than sorry!
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Comments (60)
haileyrows 26
It's always better to err on the side of caution- so you made the right choice calling the fire department. And hopefully this served as a wake up call to you about your health, and you can think about getting in shape so you can live a long, healthy life.
ma12r 22
Yikes! That sucks OP but hey atleast everything is fine. Better to be safe than sorry.
netflixislove 32
Better safe than sorry but you should probably get healthy and in shape
KhaleesiDannie 26
Well at least you're okay and now you know you have high blood pressure so you can hopefully start working on that hope you stay healthy OP
MehNameIsJuan 15
Look at the bright side, you're not poisoned and you have some new goals
Steve95401 49
There's an App for that.
thejonac 21
don't get too upset; anyone else really would have the same reaction
kjbush 7
who would blame you ?!
Altafjhetam11 6
Wow, sounds like life is gonna be really tough for you.
Gauzy21 12
Sounds like you need to get off the couch more than just going to get more food.