Today, I found that windshield wipers on my car had been stolen. I bought a pair of new ones for around $10 but when I was trying to put them in place, I failed to hold a wiper holder and it slipped down on the windshield, causing cracks. Now I have to replace the windshield which will cost approximately $150. FML
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Kolobok 0
Hi to all! I'M THE AUTHOR OF THIS FML :) Thanks for your votes and conversation! Some remarks: my car is Skoda Fabia (2002), windshield was Ok before this thing happened, and the windshield was cracked by the wiper holder (wiper arm), without a wiper itself. It of course didn't break into pieces - just the inferior layer of the glass got a "star" of cracks 10-15 cm each which are gradually growing :( P.S. In my country (Ukraine) average month salary is probably ~$250 and up to 1/3 of people live for half of that. P.P.S. I myself was surprised to see my wipers stolen as those old ones cost $3-4 max :) And I thought that steeling such things was left somewhere in 1990-s
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kiraaamaeee 0
auto-glass repair, auto-glass replace ?
jcortez1594 0
Lol in Ecuador people steal the wipers off your car and then they ask if you would like to buy them back at the next intersection XD gotta love my old country
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Comments (84)
mintcar 10
Wipers? People steal those? Well someone clearly forgot to tell the assholes that broke into my car last month that wipers are the new hot things to steal. Because i'm pretty sure they weren't satisfied with just my GPS, iPhone charger and 83 cents.
z3vil 11
who the hell steals window wipers?
iheartglasses 0
Cracks or just scratches? I cant imagine how its possible to crack windshields with a naked wiper.. They are spring loaded but, that powerful? Haha!
driftability 0
You mean scratches.
j4ym4n 2
are there really lots of hot chicks where you are... like in the movies? wait isn't that where "hostel" was filmed?
lacrossekid 0
eat dirt
joa76 3
To some people $150 is a lot of money. If you're making minimum wage, that's 20 hours of work. If you're a college student working part time or not at all, it's a ridiculously large amount of money. Not everyone has money to spare, remember.
xXlolololXx 0
where in the hell do you live where wipers are 10 bucks and a windshield replacement is $150?
TheChad12 2
You can very easily shatter a window with the wiper arm. That's how lots of people break into vehicles. Wouldn't shatter a windshield though, would just make it spider web.
kutiekathy 2
lol, that does suck. but honestly, that's not a lot of money