Today, I spent hours and hours trying to figure out why the wireless internet on my laptop wasn't working, but everything I tried completely failed. At the end of the day, my older brother came home, and fixed the problem in under 10 seconds by turning the wireless internet switch on. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today my brother disconnected my internet and made my task bar disappear. I spent 2 hours trying to fix it, when I figured out I just had to restart the computer. Now I'm a little behind on assignments. FML
Today, I was trying to turn on my computer and couldn't. I spent twenty minutes trying to figure out what was wrong when I finally called my husband for help and made him leave work. He came in, looked at the wall, and plugged it back in. The look on his face said it all. FML
Today, our work computers are down so I've been trying to fix it via my home computer for 3 days. My 12-year-old son took one look at the screen, changed 2 settings on a drop down menu, and the problem was fixed. My 12-year-old is better at my job than I am. FML
Today, I stood there for 10 minutes trying to fix the toaster, until I called my brother to help me. I'd forgotten that it wasn't plugged in. He now thinks I'm a complete idiot. 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
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, my computer stopped connecting to the corporate network. I know what the problem is, but our tech support is so clueless that the only thing they do is utter the dreaded words, "Did you try turning it off and back on?" Meanwhile my boss is yelling at me for not getting any work done. FML
Today, we spent an entire day without being able to do work because our internet connection was down. Turns out, only the router had crashed and nobody bothered to reset it "to avoid doing further damage". FML
Today, at work, my computer started acting up. I told my boss I could fix it, but he told me to call the IT department instead. Neither the IT technician or his supervisor could figure it out, so I showed them what was wrong and how to fix it. I was promptly fired for wasting 2 hours of company time. FML
Today, I tried to get my son off of the couch by turning off the wifi. Afterward, I went to watch tv. Turns out he got me back by turning off the cable. FML
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ChefFrenchie 0
ummmm really if you know enough about computers to spend "hours and hours" trying to figure out why the wireless internet isn't working then you should know enough to check if it's on or off. Isn't that fairly easy to discover? I mean, I have a MacBook and it shows right at the top of the screen if my wireless is on or off. I'm sorry but this has to be a YDI for a total "here's your sign" moment
gavintlgold 0
Well, windows is pretty unclear and if the guy was used to using a desktop where there's no switch he could be pretty confused. I remember it took me a while to figure out about the wireless switch in the first laptop I had with one.
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ChefFrenchie 0
ummmm really if you know enough about computers to spend "hours and hours" trying to figure out why the wireless internet isn't working then you should know enough to check if it's on or off. Isn't that fairly easy to discover? I mean, I have a MacBook and it shows right at the top of the screen if my wireless is on or off. I'm sorry but this has to be a YDI for a total "here's your sign" moment
lexilovesyou 0
Samee! Just yesterday I had the same problem and I called my boyfriend & he came over and fixed it haha!(: I felt like a complete idiot Lol
AnaMaree 0
Blonde moments happen to everyone.
bskballa92 0
lexilovesyou, let's reply to the first one to get our comment read....
iBimmer 0
YDI for using a PC. And all, yes it's a PC, Macs don't have a stupid wireless switch. Let the negative voting begin.
AMOCH 0
Win. Pure win. I registered because of your amazing comment. Macs FTW
OliviaNicole 5
I agree with te above, the reason this sucks is because your using a PC, not because your blonde.
Theatregeek788 0
OP is a dumbass
CryosFear 14
Macs are pretty inferior to PCs for anything other than art
smileygirl123 0
ur soo stupid hahahahaha its ok though hahah :)
wolfgirl_fml 0
Don't feel bad, I had the same thing happen to me the other day.
cuttie_babe 0
Me too! Once I figured out what had happened I felt like the biggest idiot on the world!
sevenoh 0
Fail.
gavintlgold 0
Well, windows is pretty unclear and if the guy was used to using a desktop where there's no switch he could be pretty confused. I remember it took me a while to figure out about the wireless switch in the first laptop I had with one.
vvvalori 0
way to go. At least your brother wasn't under 10...that would just be sad. YDI, tech-master
parabola 0
that happened to me loads - im 16
master565 0
so many FML about retards
master565 0
ugh so many FMLs about retards :(
gracie27 0
Its ok, i did this the first time it happened it me, it took 3 people to figure it out. you will know for next time though
girandwogpig 0
....says the person who doesn't know how to spell "retarded" Better yet, says the person who is making fun of someone with a mental illness they can't help You sir, are "retarted"