Today, I pulled over to help a girl with her car. I thought my limited mechanic skills would help look like a hero. She only needed her coolant cap unscrewed. With top down, shirt off, I was confident as I got out of my car. 10 minutes later I left because I couldn't unscrew the f***ing thing. 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, on my way to work, I noticed a woman on the side of the road waving for help, her car appearing to be broken down. I pulled over, stepped out of my car, went over to her car, lifted the hood, and checked it. When I looked up to tell her what was wrong, she and my car were gone. FML
Today, I was working as a service writer in an auto service shop. A really cute girl came in to buy a headlight, I offered to install the bulb for her. My hand got stuck behind the headlight, she had to ask one of our mechanics to come remove the air box from her car to get my hand out. FML
Today, I helped an elderly lady unscrew the cooling tank's cap from her smoking car. My reward? A scalding shower of toxic, pungent antifreeze that erupted moments after removing said cap. She didn't even thank me. FML
Today, my car broke down. My boyfriend, who is not too handy, insisted on fixing it. He called me outside and said he was done and started the engine. Moments after rejoicing, it burst into flames. FML
Today, I pulled over to help an attractive girl on the highway in the middle of nowhere. When I asked if she needed help she told me she was going to try starting her car one more time. She then started to make fake engine noises and told me that she was good to go and that I should be on my way. FML
Today, I thought I'd be a suave gentleman by opening the car door for my date. The handle came off in my hand, and I had to spend the next 15 minutes pretending I was doing an impromptu repair on my piece of shit car, when I had no idea what I was doing. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my car while the engine was running. I called roadside assistance, waited 40 minutes, then watched a stranger walk past, point at the unlocked passenger door, and open it for me. FML
Today, I couldn't get my car hood to open to check the fluids. A few miles down the highway, though, it popped right open. FML
Today, I thought my car was overheating. I then thought it was wise to put my hand close to my muffler to feel the heat. Needless to say, I stuck my entire hand on my muffler then had to drive around with the only cold thing in my car. A cold beer from my cooler. Yes, I got pulled over. FML
Today, a guy's car broke down in my street, so I helped him push it into my driveway, checked his car out, and gave it a jump start. He thanked me, then as he went to pull out, he instead smashed straight into my car. FML
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blazin_b 0
Push down and turn.
eighthchord 0
You took your shirt off to help a girl with her car? Or was it already off? Why? Oh you were riding in your convertible. Still....why?
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Comments (116)
SaintComet 3
Modern day test of worthiness...
BenTaz 7
Advice for next time. Never try to remove the coolant cap if the car of hot or at running temperature. In most newer cars with a plastic cap on the reservoir, you can't remove it while hot anyway due to the pressure locking the cap on for that exact reason.
xobarbienickkxo 4
Wow everyone one is saying the same exact thing your all brilliantly original.
Link5794 18
worldclassrager 41
You need some serious elbow grease to get some things off...hope she didn't laugh at you (if she did) too hard
JaneSimpleBRM 12
It was probably still hot and the pressure that had built up was making it hard to open. You should be glad it didn't, you would've been scalded.
jflyer76 17
FAIL!!!
rupertajm90 15
i am glad you didn't get the cap off, if it was the one on the radiator, and the engine was still hot, you could have burned your hands very badly, always use the reservoir
Nico711 17
You call yourself a mechanic?! I can replace a transmission and I’m only 13!