Today, my dad was helping my fiancé and me move. On the way, someone sideswiped the trailer. When the police came, we found my dad had a suspended license, no insurance, and a broken tail light. No one else could drive a manual, so we were stuck in a parking lot for 3 hours. Thanks, dad. 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 moving to the city with all my belongings when the trailer came unhitched, breaking the chains on my dad's homemade trailer. I then watched as the trailer narrowly missed a guardrail, went down a hill and into a river. My dad still won't admit he didn't latch the hitch. FML
Today, my fiancée wrecked my car so I had to use my other car to pick her up. Ten minutes after I did, my other car broke down in the middle of the road and I had to get it towed. My insurance covers none of these incidents. FML
Today, my dad moved my car onto the street so he wouldn't accidentally back into it while moving our boat. My neighbor backed into it instead. FML
Today, a drunk driver totalled my new Audi. Who was the drunk driver? My dad. FML
Today, I introduced my boyfriend to my dad. He met him after my boyfriend ran his truck into a tree, and my dad had to pick us up. FML
Today, I helped my dad push our broken-down truck from the driveway onto the tire ramp. Truck didn't make it; neither did my leg. FML
Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. FML
Today, I came home to find my dad had backed into my already crappy car. The reason they didn't buy me a nicer car in the first place was they were afraid I'd wreck it. FML
Today, my dad is too old to drive, period, and yet while I was at work my wife thought it was a good idea to let him try her new Mercedes, which by the way I bought and insured. He used the accelerator like he was driving a shitbox Nissan and destroyed our local kebab shop's big front window and door. FML
Today, I accidentally crashed my mom's car into my dad's car. FML
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swiftyfoul 5
YDI for not knowing how to drive a manual.
freshaf_fml 3
Daddy was just trying to help):
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MatthewDmerrill 5
You're fault, you should learn stick incase of emergencies like this.
nevershoutkendal_fml 11
How often do these things happen to people? Honestly? Usually one is sufficient. Know both? Kudos to you.
linkinpark98 24
*Your
reweki 1
you are fault
Leftoverjello 6
He's the least irresponsible one. Learn to drive.
nevershoutkendal_fml 11
It didn't say OP didn't know how to drive, she just didn't know how to drive MANUAL. Read, please.
Thursday737 7
if you can't drive manual, iu can't drive. it doesn't matter, OP is female meaning she lacks coordination to do manual.
rochelleh 11
I'm a girl, and I have only ever driven a manual? sexist comment = not appreciated.
hayyyyleyyyybaby_fml 14
36. You my friend, are an ignorant ****. I love how you just assume women have no coordination to drive a clutch? What, you do think making your lazy ass a sandwich and cleaning up after you doesn't take coordination? Good luck ever finding a girlfriend buddy! I bet your mom is reeeeal proud!
freshlybreezy 15
36: funny you say that...last time I checked, I'm female AND I drive a Peterbilt truck...which just so happens to be manual transmission. Ignorant prick... But hey, have a nice day!
KiddNYC1O 22
Idiot. A lot of people overseas are used to driving stick.
seasonedtoast 19
Maybe he didn't know. Maybe you should learn to drive a manual....
br0ccoli 15
I hope you made the most of the situation and broke out the grill and made some cheeseburgers and s'mores. No need to pop a blood vessel over things you can't control.
brevolorio 5
To drive a manual to turn on the car press the clutch to start and to shift up when rpm is between 3 or 4 to shift down press clutch until press gas wait for rpm to go down to shift. But German car u have to press brake turn on
nevershoutkendal_fml 11
26-Considering the was written AFTER the bad experience...this won't do much help. And I bet OP went to get formal driving lessons after that.
nevershoutkendal_fml 11
*the FML
elmousey 5
Driving a manual isn't hard, but these terrible instructions make it seem like it. These are like when you get something you have to build and the instructions were in Chinese and just got ran through a translator.
annacd 6
3 and 4?? Talk about over revving the shit out of your car. Between 2 and 3 is perfection.
flyfgw 3
Depends on the type of car you are driving. Some ppl prefer different rpm and smooth or rough shifting. Rev matching plays a small role in it
Mr_Que_Dijo23 5
That's why girls should learn how you drive stick more often!;) if you know what I mean! *insert Mr.Bean meme*
Mr_Que_Dijo23 5
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pantherdean 6
OP's dad clearly has a manual so OP could have learnt at any time beforehand
gabe222 25
I just learned how to drive a stick not long ago. Harder than I thought it would be, but your dad could guide you while you learn. You were in a parking lot, so that would make it easier. Only need like 20 minutes for the basics and you can hit the road. Btw, been driving an automatic for 2-3 years so im not an amateur driver.
midpocket 6
Silly Americans :D
Adippy1 4
Every girl should know how to handle a stick shift. You'll never know when it will come in handy.