Today, I thought I'd locked my house keys in my locker at work. Not having any replacement nearby, I decided to cut the padlock with the saw of my pocket-knife. It took 20 minutes and four cuts into my hand to destroy the padlock. It took another five seconds to find the missing key in my jacket. 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 lost the key to my bike lock. I ended up having to cut it off, even though it was brand new. After spending 30 minutes hacking away at it, it finally came off. When I hopped onto my bike, I felt something poking my leg. My key was in my pocket the whole time. FML
Today, I left work early, and discovered I was locked out of my house. I subsequently had to use a spoon I found on the ground to smash the bathroom window. I cut my leg on the glass when I climbed through. While inspecting the wound, I felt a lump in my pocket. It was my house key. FML
Today, I spent forty minutes trying to break into my own house after being locked out. After finally getting in through a small unlocked window, I discovered my keys in my pants pocket. FML
Today, the key broke inside my lock and I ended up needing bolt cutters. Cool. FML
Today, I locked my keys in my car and called AAA. He got out to take a look at my car, and he locked himself out of his own car with his tools inside. It took us 40 minutes with a screwdriver and stick to unlock his car and 40 seconds to unlock mine after. Nine hours later, I found my extra key. FML
Today, I decided to bike to work. I normally forget the key to my lock, so I leave it out back and hope that nobody takes it, and nobody does. I finally remembered my lock key so I chained it up. After my 7 hour shift, I walk to the back only to find the lock had been cut, and my bike was gone. FML
Today, I lost my keys. My roommate locked me out, then yelled at me when I made her come home to let me in. I tore my room apart searching for them, and even went out to search my locker room. When I got home, I glanced at my wall only to find my keys hanging on the hook I set up specifically for them. FML
Today, I locked my keys in my car. I had a spare key in my wallet, that I also left in the car. FML
Today, my mom was out of the house, so I decided to make her a gift. I went into the garage for supplies and somehow ended up locking myself in for the next 2 hours. Not only that, but I cut my hand with the rusty paperclip I used to try to pick the lock. FML
Today, after locking myself out of my house, I let myself into my car to wait on someone with a spare key. It took me 15 minutes to realise the house and car key share the same ring. FML
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armyant98 15
Why would your pockets not be the first place you check?
strugglingatlife 14
Sorry to hear that! But YDI for not being observent!! :(
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Comments (52)
toametru1 12
At least you found the key to your situation
milehigh52 22
Dear OP, Red Foreman's voice: Dumb ass!!!
trollcrusher 17
If only he could've searched his jacket with the same determination with which he destroyed the padlock.
blazerman_fml 17
Always keep a spare key with a neighbour for when you do forget your key.(Depending on your relationship with your neighbours) My nan used to hide one in a flower pot.Risky now that I think about it.
Recon13x 9
a new padlock: $50 a new pocket knife: $10 cream to heal the cuts: $5 the moment when u find the keys in your pocket: priceless
MandieL 27
Where does one find a 50$ padlock? We got an amazing one for our shed and it only cost 15$.
Recon13x 9
Well I figured since it was for the house, it would be more expensive.
Isandri 29
he definitely wouldn't be able to just cut through a 50$ padlock. And I am wondering, what kind of padlock did op have on his locker, since he could just cut through it with a pocket knife..
domolovesyoshi 33
The padlock was on his locker not the house, your reading comprehension is just awful
wchil 14
im curious to what kind of pocket knife he had
Recon13x 9
wow I just read through that again and saw what it actually said... yeah i ****** up
Colon_Man 17
Don't worry. You're not alone. I read it the same way. "Who puts a padlock on their house?"
zeffra13 31
#18 He's not locked out of the locker, he's locked out of his house. He said he doesn't have a spare key for such situations and probably thought cutting the lock would be easier than driving back to work, especially if they closed already. I'm assuming the padlock is on the gate so he can go around back.
Mikuhive 8
How do you not find it in your pocket in the first place?
armyant98 15
Why would your pockets not be the first place you check?
chinaski7628 32
I've done similar things before (with keys, cellphone, wallet)-- I'll be in a hurry, check my pockets, check my purse, check where it should be. Double check the usual places. Start to panic when I can't find it. Decide I must have left said item in my car, at work, bar, coffee shop, wherever. Frantically search for it. Eventually find it had been in my pocket, purse, or where ever it should be. Could be senility. Could be invisible gremlins ******* with me.
davincidasecond 24
So... Why exactly didn't you thoroughly check your jacket before you decided to saw the lock? It would've saved you a world of pain.
Fairyjoshy 13
What makes you think the OP didn't and just missed it on his first check? It happens all the time, and I'm sure you've made similar mistakes in your life.
davincidasecond 24
Key word: thoroughly. I'm not saying op couldn't have missed it on the first try, but personally I would look in my jacket a lot more thoroughly before I decided to use something that would cut me.
Cads1 24
Next time try having an adult look.
iAlissa 34
Ugh. You're more passive-aggressive than a prepubescent teenage girl in her first relationship.
LosTe_fml 19
It seems like you thought of the worst situation before you actually decided to actually check for you keys... Sucks OP, but YDI
Jkjklkl 14
Check more thoroughly next time It also doesn't seem like a very good lock if you can saw through it with a pocket knife
strugglingatlife 14
Sorry to hear that! But YDI for not being observent!! :(
Ninjahiga 27
Observant*. Looks like OP isn't the only one who isn't.