Today, I thought my car was overheating. I then thought it was wise to put my hand close to my muffler to feel the heat. Needless to say, I stuck my entire hand on my muffler then had to drive around with the only cold thing in my car. A cold beer from my cooler. Yes, I got pulled over. 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, coming home from a trip in the mountains, I got a cracked radiator and my car overheated. My dad came to get me, he drove my car and I followed in his. I got pulled over and ticketed for his expired registration. FML
Today, I was smoking while driving. A cop pulled me over and asked if I knew what I did wrong. I thought he could smell the tobacco, so I decided to just admit it. As it turns out, I was going well over the speed limit. FML
Today, I pulled over to help a girl with her car. I thought my limited mechanic skills would help look like a hero. She only needed her coolant cap unscrewed. With top down, shirt off, I was confident as I got out of my car. 10 minutes later I left because I couldn't unscrew the f***ing thing. FML
Today, I was pulled over by a cop. He asked for my license and registration, so I reached for my center console. I was then greeted with a gun to my ear because my coffee cup supposedly looked like a gun. I stepped out of my car to apologize, and I was hit with a big stick. FML
Today, I was driving to work. I saw a cute boy in the car next to me. To try and look cool, I pretended I was talking on my cell phone. I got pulled over and got a ticket for using my cell phone while driving. FML
Today, I was driving home. I desperately needed the bathroom, so I was speeding a little bit. A cop pulled me over and gave me hell. He said he'd heard my story a hundred times and didn't believe me. I couldn't hold it and ended up marinating in my own piss while he ran my plates. FML
Today, I was driving on the freeway when I saw a car in front of me swerving across 3 lanes of traffic. Thinking he might be drunk, I dialed 911 on my phone, but I dropped it. I fished under my seat to get it, swerving, and got pulled over by highway patrol and given a field sobriety test. FML
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, the car in front of me was going slow and I flashed my lights and honked. I floored it and passed the car, flipping off the driver. Just as I went around the next corner, I got pulled over by a motorcycle cop. A few seconds later, the guy I flipped off drove by honked and waved. FML
Today, I held my bag of burger and fries out the window while driving, to preserve that new car smell. Not only did I hit a pothole and lose my lunch, I got pulled over by a cop who suspected I was either littering or tossing drugs when I saw him. FML
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coolmike699 26
You put your hand near the muffler to feel if the engine was overheating? Wat?
Saxicolous 27
As long as the beer wasn't open and you had no alcohol in your system there shouldn't have been any issues! You could fight any kind of ticket/punishment the cop may have been shitty enough to give out, especially if you have burns on your hand
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Comments (69)
emh86 14
Was there no ice in the cooler?
revolvearoundme 15
I would recommend taking a basic automotive course. That part of your car is supposed to be extremely hot. That is where all the vapor goes after the gasoline and air explode in your engine.
AlittleSanity 11
So.... wasn't there ice in the cooler keeping the beer cold? Even if it had a removed ice pack that would have been better than grabbing a beer.
RosaMaravillosa 10
I voted both ways, because it was a stupid thing to do, but it sucks to get pulled over.
pettyjohn1995 14
Icing a burn isn't exactly helpful. You're supposed to run room temperature water over it. Direct contact with cold metal like a beer can would just add to the damage later, probably promote blistering and tissue damage. Also don't grab mufflers, that might help
slavka012 11
You are lucky to have a running water in your car. The op obviously does not have and had to improvise.
pettyjohn1995 14
Am I the only one who keeps a bottle of water in my car? I always have one incase something gets on my windshield, I start dying, or if there's any first aid application for it. My point, that I maybe should be more clear on, is that doing nothing is better than icing it in the long run. It may feel better immediately but the cold will make it worse
horneyhic 15
Why would you grab the muffler? When a car overheats it's the coolant that's getting to hit the muffler is always hot
freddygasman 18
You must have one those fancy cars. My exhaust just sits in the open, it don't have no coolant.
davedp3 4
Your dumb is astounding.
Rammer3500 23
You had no ice in that cooler? And why would you put your hand near the muffler? It will always be hot. Your dash has a gauge to measure engine temperature you know...
fitnessgram 19
You never thought to check the temperature gauge.... of course the muffler us going to be hot, temperatures can reach up to 1500 F inside the exhaust.
theaustin 16
someone basic who knows nothing about cars