Today, after getting out the car and closing the door, I began walking and slipped on some black ice. In the moment of panic, I grabbed onto my car wing mirror. Luckily, I didn't hit the deck. Unluckily, the wing mirror broke off. 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 stepped out of my car and slipped on a fresh coating of ice on the ground. I tried to catch myself by grabbing the car on my way down, but unfortunately, I was trying to grab with the hand that was holding my car keys. I key-scratched my own car. FML
Today, the roads were OK, so I cleaned the ice and snow off my car so I could go out. I rolled my window down a little bit while I was driving to clear the snow off the base of the window. A chunk of ice flew off my hood, in through the window, and hit my eye. I then hit a snowbank. FML
Today, I lost control of my car on a patch of ice and slid off the road, messing up my car. I was working on a news story about bad road conditions. FML
Today, I was walking home from work, when I slipped and fell on a patch of ice. I clambered back to my feet, made it three feet, then slipped and fell again. A guy who'd witnessed the whole thing stuck his head out of his car window and yelled "Dumbasssssss!" FML
Today, I had my first accident in 5 years of driving. I clipped a Ford Fiesta, mirror to mirror. His mirror is totally destroyed. Mine is fine. I was so stressed afterwards that I reversed straight into another car. FML
Today, I drove into the parking lot at work, and discovered too late that there were patches of ice everywhere. As I turned to enter my usual spot, I lost control of the vehicle, and despite my pleas, praying, and profanity, it glided straight into my boss's car. FML
Today, after spending a few minutes de-icing my car and leaving the heat on so it would warm up, I slipped as I was entering the car and hit my head on the door, causing it to close and lock. I'm waiting for my mom who has a spare key to come and unlock it. Class started ten minutes ago. FML
Today, I couldn't get into my car. In an attempt to get in, I broke a window. As I climbed in, the actual owner of the car walked up. Mine was across the street. FML
Today, while my boyfriend was sneaking out before my parents awoke, he slipped on some ice and fell on their car. The alarm went off. FML
Today, running late for work, I ran outside and the door handle literally broke off my vehicle when I pulled to open it. I climbed in through the passenger door, turned on my car, and the windshield wipers were on… swiping a fresh $78 parking ticket across my windshield. FML
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Top comments
abbyade 21
Sliding on ice can be quite dangerous..hip/wrist fractures etc. A mirror is replaceable..your hip is too but it is never the same. Could have been worse. Glad you are okay.
RichardPencil 32
Some wing mirrors help you pick up women at bars. This one sacrificed itself to save your neck, literally.
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RichardPencil 32
Some wing mirrors help you pick up women at bars. This one sacrificed itself to save your neck, literally.
abbyade 21
Sliding on ice can be quite dangerous..hip/wrist fractures etc. A mirror is replaceable..your hip is too but it is never the same. Could have been worse. Glad you are okay.
zedjaleaf1 11
Relatively cheap in comparison to a body part, glad you're okay.
pelletman67 16
Hit the deck? Squid! Just kidding. Navy man here myself.
Scotth901 22
You gotta watch out, those neighborhoods have lots of dangerous, scary, BLACK ice all over the place... *key and peel reference anyone?*
Cali 57
"Well, one must keep in mind that, just because black ice looks different than white ice, it doesn’t make it any more dangerous. Also, one must remember how hard it is for black ice to survive, what with the authorities trying to destroy it with the snow plows and salt trucks, but black ice perseveres."
shade34 19
main thing you didn't break any bones!
QueenOfSuppness 25
Well, I hope you only got bruises.
iseebearbears 27
Wing mirror. That's a cute name. This is my first time hearing it called that and I work at a body shop!