Today, I was convinced I hadn't locked up properly when leaving work, and almost had a panic attack at the train station. I went all the way back into work, to find I had in fact locked up properly. It made me nearly two hours late home. This isn't the first time I've done this. 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 freaked out when I couldn't get my bathroom door open. After ten minutes of panic when thinking about how I'd be stuck there for at least 8 hours until my roommate would get home, and another five mentally going over survival skills, I realized that I had forgotten to unlock the door. FML
Today, after being a few minutes late to work a few times this week, I left the house super early this morning. When I got to work, security hadn’t unlocked the doors yet, so I waited in my car, where I ended up falling asleep and sleeping through most of my entire morning shift. FML
Today, I went to bed early, feeling responsible. At 2 a.m., I woke up in a panic because I forgot to set my alarm. While fixing it, I actually turned it off completely. I overslept, missed work, and proved once again that I should never trust myself. FML
Today, I was in the bathroom at work. The lock on the stall door broke, and I couldn't open it. I was all alone and I started having a mini panic attack. After several minutes of frantically trying to fix the lock and hyperventilating, I realized I could just crawl under the door. FML
Today, whilst heading out the door to go to work, my lanyard got caught on the doorknob inside, and I watched my keys swing back inside as the door closed behind me. It was locked. FML
Today, after waking up in a panic because I was running late for work again, I realized I was fired for that exact reason the day before. FML
Today, I showed up to an important meeting 20 minutes late, claiming I couldn't find my keys. They were in my hand the whole time, and I realized it just as I reached for the doorknob. Everyone saw me pause mid-step, staring at my hand in disbelief. FML
Today, I got locked inside my apartment due to the locking mechanism being stuck, so I had to call off work. They refused to believe me, and insisted that I be in on time or else there would be disciplinary actions taken. Maintenance wasn't available till 3 hours into my shift. FML
Today, before leaving my house, I OCD-checked all of my doors 16 times to make sure that they were locked. When I got home, my house had been broken into. Turns out I accidentally unlocked my front door when trying to lock it for the last time. This is why I have OCD. FML
Today, in a rush to get out of my house to go to a doctor's appointment, I closed the door behind me without having my house or car keys on me. Sadly, it took me less than a minute to break into my own house. FML
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DoubleCross 9
Better safe than jobless.
airforce987 20
You guys, it's not Alzheimer's or OCD or anything. All humans experience the phenomenon known as douchebag brain. Douchebag brain is the main source of short term forgetfulness, for example: you walk into a room and immediately don't know what you are looking for, or, it makes you always remember to lock your car (or in this case, business) but can't remember if you actually did it or not. We all get it guys...
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tinkrocks98 6
You could put it in your calendar and have your phone remind you everyday before you leave work . Or make a sticky note. Or maybe a coworker could remind you.
tehdarkness 21
Good call I'm gonna do this. I always need to double check my hair straightner!
heavyarmz190 2
Perhaps pay a bit more attention when you are locking up and commit it to memory?
Fmls4life 6
**** go see a Psychotrist. Yes I know I spelt it wrong.
crankawank 19
A quick visit to the dictionary or google never hurt anyone.
tinkrocks98 6
I your on your iPhone or iPod put auto correct and it would most likely correct your mistake unless you were way off . I agree with ^you^ about the dictionary if he is on his laptop.
tinkrocks98 6
If* I love how I was talking about writing incorrectly when I messed up to . -.-
crankawank 19
Yeah, either way, there's really no excuse for spelling something wrong if you KNOW you've spelt it wrong. Error without intent is forgivable, but if you knowingly misspell something... Well, that's just a lack of effort on your part.
crankawank 19
You actually made a few more errors, but at least you try! Effort is half the game.
xalba 9
Who cares if he spelled it wrong.... Move on.
ManInTheMachine 20
63-It isn't necessarily that he spelled it wrong, but that he KNEW he was going to spell it wrong, and was too ******* lazy to look for the correct spelling.
jayfreeman80 0
Pay attention!!!!! Such a simple thing as this should not cause problems!!! YDI
smilepatrol 7
Better safe than sorry. At least you did it right the first time regardless.
smydiwannafthata 5
Never heard of cell phone cameras? Taking a pic everyday after you lock can fix all these.
fbear10 5
Better safe then sorry! Oh, and next time write it down on your hand or something :)
slickwilly2013 1
Cool
DracoSpirita 21
Better safe than sorry. You don't want your workplace broken into. You'd get fired for that,
asliceoflife 11
Paranoia strikes again, next time, maybe write a note or video yourself locking up, just to make sure
fbear10 5
I agree :)