Today, I busted my ass to help this old lady move her stuff because she was going to a nursing home. I was told I would get paid. When I finished four hours later the lady took me to a room and told me to pick out anything in her little goody bag. I got a race car as payment. 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, I helped an elderly lady put a bookshelf in her car. She then thanked me by hitting me with her car as she drove out of the parking lot. FML
Today, after a weekend of helping my sister-in-law move out of our house, vacuuming and mopping her bedroom and bathroom for her, scrubbing her walls and cleaning her shower, transporting her furniture, and getting her carpet professionally cleaned, to cover costs she offered me $14. FML
Today, the old lady I've been taking care of and running errands for died. She hadn't paid me yet. FML
Today, I got a $20 tip from an old lady I delivered pizza to. Ecstatic, I walked back to my car where there was a $30 parking fine waiting for me. FML
Today, while buying paint, I began to help an elderly woman working to lift some heavy boxes. She told me what a nice young lady I was. Then her boss came over, screamed at her for being lazy and fired her. She cried. So did I. FML
Today, while I was delivering pizza in the torrential downpour, I waited 5 minutes in the pouring rain for an old lady to dig 20 bucks out of her purse. Her total was $19.99. She told me to keep the change and make lots of money. FML
Today, I helped a lady carry her grocery bags to her car. She was so grateful that she offered me a tip. I refused, but she insisted. When I finally took it, I looked at the bill to see she'd given me $1. I smiled and said thank you, but she looked at me like I’d just robbed her. FML
Today, I decided I'd sell an old motorcycle I had, in order to help with the bills. I had to be at work at the time when an interested buyer was to show up, so I entrusted my mother with the exchange as she's unemployed. Mom pocketed the money and bought a new freezer for her house, and won't pay me back. FML
Today, I was working at the grocery store and a very old woman wanted to give me a tip for bagging her groceries. She slid a quarter into my pocket against my thigh as deep down as she could get it, then she gave me a smile and a wink. I was groped by a grandma. FML
Today, I decided to cover a coworker's closing shift because she felt sick. My boss even gave me a $10 gift card for doing it. I felt good about it, until I walked outside and found that my car had been stolen. FML
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Singularity_fml 0
FML needs spell-check. And what's wrong with helping out an old lady move to a retirement home? She's probably really grateful for at least this help, you did a good deed. Plus, you got a racecar. It's a palindrome too, you know. =)
aoife123 0
I didn't realise that before! cool :)
Herbal_fml 0
Suck it up. She's probably living on pension and can't afford to pay you and has no other means to move her stuff. It's only four hours, stop being so selfish and get over it.
fmlAllStar7274 0
that sucks....
aback 5
People think old people are sweet, but they're crafty as hell.
adhslax4 0
Dude just be happy you were able to help the old women. Yea it sucks that she said she was gonna pay you, but think of it this way, your payment should hae been your satisfaction of knowing you helped a little old lady out.
thatoneguy1111 15
Or op could have really needed the money himself and just because the lady is older doesn't mean she can should get away with free work. If she couldn't pay people there are plenty of people who will do it for free (like churches) FYL op
helios_rex 0
YDI for expecting to get "payed"... it's PAID you turd!
alwaysalady 0
AH, the elderly. Paying us toys and 25 cents for back breaking labor, and never quite knowing how old we are. What did you get from granny for you birthday? Multiplication flashcards! What did granny get you for christmas? A vibrator! Every year, no joke.
paperfox_fml 0
You did a good deed, what's the problem? If she's moving to a nursing home she's having trouble coping by herself, possibly she genuinely thought a race car would make a good payment? I hope you were polite to her even though you were disappointed.
ipoopinmypants 0
Holy cow! That goody bag must've been huge to fit a race car. Lucky you my friend
GatherTheMice 15
I'm laughing my ass off at this right now
madhops0620 0
#16 is right, it's PAID not PAYED. Someone posted one like that yesterday too.