Today, I had two 100's and two singles in my wallet. The two 100's was for my electric bill and the two singles were for the bus. Once I got off the bus and to the electric company, I noticed only my singles were there. Turns out I paid the bus driver $200. 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, after rushing to the bus stop and frantically boarding at the last possible second, I realized that I didn't pay my fare with a single, but a twenty. FML
Today, I had to pay my bus fare in very small change. After carefully counting out coins under the withering glares of a bus-load of people, I quickly slid them into the machine, and somehow ended up jamming it. FML
Today, I got on the bus and the driver said I didn't have to pay since the ticket machine was broken. I was happy to have saved £2.40 until I realised someone had stolen my new £700 phone while I was talking to the driver. FML
Today, a lady came into my workplace to pay her $120 bill in one dollar bills. I kept losing count. FML
Today, I decided to be a generous guy and slip a dollar from my pocket to a beggar. Turns out I'd slipped my hard-earned $100 bill instead. FML
Today, while at the vending machine, I put in my $20 instead of my $1. I got my change back in quarters. FML
Today, I lost my $100 in cash that I had to use to pay my phone bill. As a result, my phone got cut off and I missed an important call for an apartment that I was looking at. When I went to work, I heard my boss saying how lucky she was to find $100 in cash. FML
Today, I found a $100 bill on the ground and was thinking, "I'm so lucky!!" I opened my wallet to find that $300 was missing. I looked back and saw some guy picking up $300. FML
Today, I had to take a taxi to work, because I was pressed for time, and didn't have a ride there. When I got to work, I paid the cab driver, and realized I had spent more money on the cab than I was going to make at work. FML
Today, I was running late for work and sprinted to catch the bus. As I got on, panting heavily, I realized I'd forgotten my wallet. The driver gave me a pity look and let me ride for free. I thanked him and sat down, only to discover I was on the wrong bus, heading in the opposite direction. FML
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jrsl 2
This is why in Canada we have Loonies and Toonies (;
dancer_is_hawt 3
I still don't understand why people blindly reach into their wallets and give people money without checking. That's a stupid move.
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cmac86 24
that's why women shouldn't pay bills. I'd say drive there next time, but, yeah...
spartan_girl 0
@51- I don't think that the busses in my city (one of the biggest cities in the US) recognize different bill denominations...I use a fare card, so I don't know for sure, but I've seen people asking other riders if they can break a 5 multiple times, so I'm guessing it's because the machine won't recognize that it's not a single. Actually, come to think of it, I don't know if the machine can even give change, you might need exact fare. I can't find anything about it online, but maybe I'll ask tomorrow. I know the ones in my college town didn't give change, but the bus drivers would usually carry enough singles and change to help people out. Anyway, my point is, I wouldn't be surprised if some busses have a machine that doesn't recognize specific bills, even if it wasn't a really poor city/town. I know my current city recently updated the fare card readers, because that's what many riders use, but they didn't update the cash readers.
xpainx 1
I'm so glad I'm Canadian.
Demented_Dentist 1
ahh, that sucks, but YDI for not taking better care of your money...
Cabbotage 0
ydi for living in America where all money looks the same. in Australia our currency denominations are different colours to avoid what happened to you.
thekooliest 0
@110 - they better not have been complimenting them
vbmg152 19
YDI!!! BTW, not all Americans are dumb! i have never paid $200 for a bus ride! I drive my car! Shame on the bus driver, u know he/she pocketed it!!!
kleppa 0
oh course its a woman xD
CodingSquirrel 3
There are just as many morons in every country. We just have this weird tendency to televise a lot of them. @ OP, why on earth did you not even take a look at the bills before giving them to the driver.
x3herox3 0
Canada ftw. Colored bills. Ftw also.