Today, I opened up my laptop to replace a faulty chip inside, which took me half an hour. When I closed it all up again, I saw the replacement part in its packaging on my desk. 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 was expecting new computer parts so I can upgrade my hardware. I was hoping they would get here before I had to leave for work, but they showed up half an hour after my shift started. Now I have $700 worth of computer hardware sitting on my porch for my whole shift. FML
Today, I spent hours assembling a bookshelf I'd bought online. Once it was finally done, I realized I’d put the back panel on backwards, so now there’s a "Made in China" label facing the room. FML
Today, I took the motherboard out of my computer so I could put more RAM and a new video card in. While I was in the bathroom my mom threw it all out because it 'looked like garbage'. FML
Today, I replaced the broken hot plates in my stove, only to realize that something else is broken, and it's still is not usable. I had to change it all back before I could even heat dinner. This was after I had carried the thing up and down the stairs by myself, and spent an entire afternoon cleaning it. FML
Today, the speakers on my laptop weren't working. I worried I'd broken something, and started freaking out. I restarted my computer numerous times and played with the settings for an hour before calling my sister in to help. She looked at it for two seconds, then unplugged my headphones. FML
Today, I got home after a long day and collapsed onto my bed… forgetting I'd left my laptop open on it. Now I have an expensive, broken pillow. FML
Today, I blew out the dust from my GPU, and when I went to reinstall it, it turned out that I had inadvertently shorted something and now it's dead. FML
Today, I was at work at an office store. I was instructed to put together several tape-free cardboard boxes. I then realized that I can disassemble and reassemble a computer with my eyes closed and one hand behind my back, but I was outsmarted by a cardboard box. FML
Today, at work, I tried to sneakily open a bag of chips I had hidden in my desk drawer. The bag decided to explode as soon as I tore it open, sending chips flying everywhere. My boss chose that exact moment to walk by and saw me on the floor, frantically picking up chips. FML
Today, I spent an hour trying to figure out why my laptop wouldn't charge. I restarted it three times, watched two tutorials, and almost ordered a new charger until I realized that the actual charger wasn't plugged into the wall. FML
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Top comments
Welshite 40
Your brain seems to be malfunctioning. Try turning it off and on again.
DrShepherd 10
Ah it happens OP. But hey, you're smart enough to replace a laptop chip! Maybe not to ACTUALLY replace it hehe
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Comments (42)
omzz15 23
I can't tell you how many laptops I have fixed that from to put something back. I always put it back but only after I forget.
Mister_Lister 5
Maybe it was the goverment. Did you hear what they did to the fluoridated water?!
freddygasman 18
Oh thtop it, you're just jealous
lolnothanks 18
U may want to call customer support in india, it seems your brain is malfunctioning
andrmac 25
Only 1/2 hour that would be 3-4 on my older laptop.
jbtheone_fml 5
Fml for reading this. 1/2 hr wasted?Poor you. How will you go on.
Krovels 10
eh, at least you didn't have to use the back up
Mexican_Girl_17 2
what you put in there then?
fictionaldiary 11
First of all, half an hour is not that big of a deal. Secondly, what were you doing in your laptop if not replacing the chip? How do you open it up and not do what you opened it up for?
shujaswati 20
chipsation...
triztenjt 2
unless you put the old part in the packaging