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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
epicfailure24 0
wow you must really suck, i wish you did get it open and the cap popped off and hit you in the face and the coolant gave you 3rd degree burns across your chest. and who drives around without a shirt on anyways? loser
mmudd 4
Honestly, FYL. I know everyone's saying YDI but at least you pulled over to help the girl. I've tried to get that cap off before, and it's ******* hard! If you reworded this a bit differently people would probably be voting FYL, but yah. Male ego FTW.
FoundManyLemons 0
Pick-up fail!
lifepwn 0
#1, go **** yourself. People who care so much about being first are such pricks.
shaPOW 0
#46 wins. you definitely worded your story like you were trying to make it a YDI. it was nice of you to help her though!
zanzibar_fml 0
n00b
Rugger88 0
the coolant caps on the radiator are pressure regulated, when the they are hot the pressure increases and you can't turn the cap, if you can you will break the cap and possible the radiator and most likely get 2nd to 3rd degree burns from the engine coolant.... not smart to open a coolant cap on a hot radiator
JohnnyDeathNote 0
you're just a manly man now aren't you?
JoBama 2
dude u suck maybe u should start lifting waits dumbass
ammali 0
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing as #52, that could have been very very bad. Very nice of you to try and help her though :) Also, #54, if you're going to call someone else a dumbass, it helps if you don't look like one yourself. Lifting "waits"?
xobarbienickkxo 4
Haha thank you