Today, I quit smoking cigarettes. While driving to work, the car in front of me flicked his out the window, flying straight into mine. It set the bottom of my seat on fire. 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, while sitting at a red light with my window down, the asshat next to me flicked his still-lit cigarette away. It landed in my car and wedged between me and my seat. It burned a hole in my shirt and my seat, and burned my back and hair. FML
Today, I finally found a reason to quit smoking. I threw my cigarette butt out the window and it blew back in, went down the back of my pants, and burnt my butt in 3 different places. FML
Today, I was smoking in my car and flicked the butt… into the face of a cop on a motorcycle going the other way. FML
Today, I lit a cigarette in the opposite direction of the wind. My hair blew into it, and caught on fire. FML
Today, I made the decision to quit smoking while I was driving in my car. So I took my pack, crushed it and threw it out the window. I felt triumphant about this change I was making in my life, until the cop I didn't know was behind me gave me a ticket for littering. FML
Today, while driving me to the hospital because I was having an asthma attack, my mother lit a cigarette. FML
Today, I discovered a nail in the tire of my car and a nice sized crack on the screen of my phone. I didn't think the day could get worse, until on my way to fix my tire, the cherry of my cigarette fell off and burned a huge hole in my driver's seat. This was my day off. FML
Today, I was driving along, and went to spit out my window. My window was up. This happened in heavy traffic. People saw. FML
Today, I chuckled at a "No Smoking" sign as I lit my cigarette. I bent my head down to light it and somehow managed to light my hair on fire. FML
Today, I was refilling my lighter. Afterwards, I gave it a test light. I must've spilled some fluid because my thumb caught on fire. FML
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Top comments
Colon_Man 17
Congrats! I'd like to say it gets easier. And it does. But, three years later I still get cravings. When people on TV smoke, I can smell it.
arandomperson97 19
This is a sign to keep your promise no?
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Comments (22)
tallscouser 5
Ciggarettes burn at around 40 degrees celsius, I find this hard to believe
tj4234 36
Yes, but they can be used to ignite something else that may burn much hotter. A disused hospital near where I live was recently burnt down by a discarded cigarette
LyricaSilvan 30
Not to mention the material the car's seats are made of may be extremely flammable, as well. If something is really, really flammable, it won't take much heat to make it catch fire.
chinaski7628 32
I'm from California. We've had many forest fires started from discarded cigarettes. Also, a friend burnt a hole in my car seat by accident with a cigarette. If she hadn't realized it and removed the cigarette, it's very possible the seat might've caught on fire.
yes31601 16
The cigarette tried to kill you. It's a sign that you should keep to your promise to quit smoking or it might kill you!
sasquatchius 3
Sue. He deserves it for littering.
squidmas 5
where are you from?
Nissi 17
That's the devil punishing you and trying to get you back. I actually almost kind of believe that, haha. Keep it up, you've got this!
fyvaprold 11
This is why it's always a bad idea to drive with window open. See also: bees.
Timeslayer1127 10
Hahaha thanks everyone who commented, the worst part is I didn't realize the seat was actually on fire as I pulled into a gas station. Luckily I had water and put it out right away. See also bees*** My first time driving a motorcycle had a wasp fly into my helmet and sting me repeatedly until I pulled over seems I have weird luck. Still sticking to quitting thanks for the encouragement!