Today, while lifeguarding, I slipped and fell from my chair and onto the cement. Embarrassed and actually quite hurt, I tried to climb back up to the chair, but it tipped. I fell half onto the cement half into the pool, just before the chair landed on top of me. 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, while at work I tripped and fell in the pool while moving a waste basket. I nearly drowned and had to be saved. I don't know which is worse the fact that I nearly drowned or the fact that I'm a lifeguard. FML
Today, we were hanging around the pool with a couple of friends and a crush of mine. Thinking I would be able to impress her with a well-performed dive off the diving board, I went up and attempted my best dive. I slipped as I jumped, hitting my head on the board. I had to be saved by the lifeguard. FML
Today, I fell off my chair, then missed it completely trying to sit back down. FML
Today, I was at my lifeguarding exam. Everything was going well until I went to 'save' someone and slipped and bellyflopped into the pool. I broke my toe, and the person I was supposed to save ended up saving me instead. FML
Today, in my lifeguarding course, I had to pull a 200-pound boy out of the pool in an exercise to practice using our legs when lifting. I, being only 90 pounds, tried pulling and ended up falling into the pool, landing with my lady parts on his face. FML
Today, I was at work as a lifeguard. The temperature was absolutely stifling, but I tried to tough it out. A couple of hours into my shift, I passed out, fell off my stand, and crashed into the water. Or so the medics tell me. FML
Today, I leaned back in my chair during a meeting to appear (and feel) more relaxed. Instead, the chair tipped over, and I went down like a tree in slow motion. FML
Today, I was at the water park, when I slipped and fell to the ground in front of the no running sign. I was walking. FML
Today, my friend pushed me into the swimming pool. Unfortunately, we were eight feet away from the actual pool, so I face-planted and rolled in. FML
Today, while working at my job at a nursing home, I slipped and fell. It wouldn't be so bad if it was just water. No, one of the residents had just had an "accident". FML
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Top comments
geekbuscus 19
Come on, OP. Don't let gravity bring you down.
DeeDeeJay 15
That sounds painful. I hope somebody helped.
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Comments (117)
savannaaahh 10
omg
James_is_Mexican 25
On a serious note, Are you Ok? Cement is pretty unfriendly
sweetbliss3 37
yikes. i hope youre not injured too bad. besides that, id be having a big talk with the owner of the place, bc those chairs just shouldnt fall off. good luck and heal quickly.
thefmlcounter 1
I think omg is an understatement
thepersonyouknow 9
Your comment has nothing to do with the comment you replied to
Jakob2255 12
#44 how do you figure that remark is not related
Lacist 19
Well honestly number 16 probably replied to number 1 to have their comment at the top.
incoherentrmblr 22
This sounds like a scenario that stick figure death animation would do...
geekbuscus 19
Come on, OP. Don't let gravity bring you down.
IloveToLaugh143 21
Hopefully OP has life alert. It seems like gravity refuses to let you up.
NeatNit 33
Once you've fallen over once you just can't stop. It's a slippery slope! Good luck on your next trip to the ER!
badluckalex 23
I put YDI because it seems like op is very clumsy. I hope nobody else got hurt though
ignorantpopcorn 12
71- It's not OP's fault if he's clumsy. Why would anyone choose to be clumsy?
SpamPam 18
I down voted your comment because you're an asshole
dingostacy 14
#71. If that was you having lifeguard chairs fall on you or you slipping on wet cement, would you put a YDI? Didn't think so. Just saying. Sounds like bad luck if you ask me. Feel ether OP
FatherofTime87 18
OP is a girl
chickenfeet223 11
That was not needed
JesterJosh 5
All OP had to do was sit there. You had one job!
DeeDeeJay 15
That sounds painful. I hope somebody helped.
MattM95 16
I'm sure it hurt more emotionally/mentally than physically considering other people saw him.
Arjunt 5
25. *her
DrownedMyFish 18
This made me think. Who helps the life guard if the life guard needs help? Is there some sort of life guard for the life guard?
littlekellilee 45
Other lifeguards! We had one of ours fracture his wrist running to make a save. We splinted it and sent him to the hospital.
rocker_chick105 31
41- that reminded me of the Spongebob episode where he's procrastinating on writing his paper, so he asks the mailman who delivers his mail. "Is there a never chain of mailmen delivering mail to other mailmen?
thelittlemissy 29
I think you've got this wrong. You're supposed to save people, not be in need of saving.
NinjaDitto623 14
Why is this so downvoted? I thought it was funny!
Palirose 22
Obviously because it's more of an idiotic asshole remark apposed to actually being funny, 62.
liketenpandas 6
ever heard of sarcasm?
Asian_lnvasion 8
How did the people react to this?
Dthsapprntc 23
My guess is they laughed their asses off. It might be on facetube.
Nasir_Jones 12
I suppose they took out their cell phones and took pictures
Lebeaugars95 20
'Ole clumsy Carmen is at it again'
JustinKirby 20
I guess you need to be saved more than anybody else.
FrozenMusic 26
I really hope some people watching were nice enough to help OP
DeadPixel4 29
I cringed at the thought of that. Feel better OP.
OzzMonster 10
You sir, are in the wrong field of work
Carpenter_C 14
I'd say op is in a better field than construction, firefighting or any other job that may require longer ladders. Stay close to the ground my friend!
AlaskanG 27
Ma'am*
Mandybruin 15
I agree. Stunt woman might be a better position for OP.
markcallanan_ 20
Puch
markcallanan_ 20
Ouch**
SkyGuy32 17
FYL