Today, I thought it would be a smart idea to walk out on the pier while the waves were 6 feet tall. I was having fun getting "splashed" by the waves crashing over until one wave knocked me over and dragged me 20 feet across the hard concrete pier. 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, at the beach, I swam pretty far out into the ocean. I ended up getting pummelled by the waves and got a painful cramp in my leg. The whole beach watched me flail and scream, while my friends rolled their eyes as they dragged me out of the water. FML
Today, I was at the water park, when I slipped and fell to the ground in front of the no running sign. I was walking. FML
Today, I was leaving work after a storm. They're building some new offices outside, so I had to walk on an uneven path near the construction zone. I came to a big puddle and tried to jump across to what I thought was a piece of asphalt. It was mud. I slipped and fell backwards into the puddle. FML
Today, it was an extremely hot day so I hit up the beach for a swim. Just as I entered the water, the first wave approached me. I tried to jump it and lost my footing, managing to dislocate my hip. I had to be dragged from the water by the lifeguards. FML
Today, I nearly drowned. I was at a wave pool for the first time and stupidly swam out to the deep end. When the waves turned on, I discovered I can't swim in rough water. Despite my yelling, "Help!" and flailing around, the lifeguard paid me no attention. My friend had to save me. FML
Today, while I was at the beach I decided to go into the ocean even though the waves looked rough. While I was in the water, I got caught by the riptide and needed to be saved. The reason I was at the beach? I'm a lifeguard. Now all my co-workers won't stop laughing at me. FML
Today, me and my friend were following this hot lifeguard around a waterpark. In the wave pool, I decided to be cute and "accidentally" bump into him during the waves to start a conversation. As I prepared to do this, a large wave pushed me off my feet and I fell face-first into his butt. FML
Today, I went tanning on the beach. I found a nice spot close to shore and laid there with my towel and sunglasses. A few hours later, I awoke to waves splashing at me. My towel was soaked and my sunglasses must have washed off the shore. Damn high tide. FML
Today, I was kayaking with my friend. We figured it'd be awesome if I jumped from my kayak straight into his. Sounded good in theory. One flipped kayak, a pair of lost glasses, and a humiliating swim back to shore later, I'm starting to think it wasn't the best idea. FML
Today, I was working when a forklift came speeding out a trailer without honking. I jumped out the way, only to trip over something and fall out the dock door. FML
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joethebiden 8
"Today, I thought it would be a smart idea to walk out on the pier while the waves were 6 feet tall." See, I don't even need to read the rest before giving you a YDI.
Anonymiz 4
OP: I'm from Michigan; I live in a town on Lake Michigan which has a pier. You are an IDIOT! You completely deserved this and if you had drowned it would've been natural selection!
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elchapin562 0
why are the piers in Michigan so short? here in California a wave would never reach the top of the pier. Michigan is cheap
XOfiestypixie 0
Because Michigan is on a lake, California is on the ocean. In lakes waves can't get *that* big (I'm thinking 10 feet at the most in a storm, unless it's a very severe storm). In the ocean, waves can be massive, which calls for bigger piers.
plexico 4
Have you seen the Michigan economy? It's based on making those cars the government has to pay you to take! Piers? Michigan is lucky that it can afford lakes. Or air.
sshareeq 0
... smarty the waves do get big here... they were 5-10 yesterday on the lake... it is not like is a small lake.. read up a bit.. maybe look for the pic on woodtv.com on the wave height.. not sure if it is still on there
wink568 0
I used to live in Michigan. The pier we have is not meant for people to walk on, it was meant to serve as a breakwater for the channel. They have signs all over the place warning about going out on it when the waves are high. They'll allow it, the same as they'd allow people to swim if there's an undertow warning. It serves it purpose just fine, as long as people aren't dumb enough to walk out on it in inclimate weather.
El_Pwnzor 0
#30, I live in Michigan, and in west Michigan the economy is just fine, it's Detroit and the eastern side that are in trouble. Besides, the great lakes is making us money anyways, with all the water you waste. OP, that truly sucks. But people are assuming it's on the great lakes, but who says that a Michigander can't go to the ocean? It's never to late to take a fine vacation. When I was in Mexico, the police wouldn't allow us to go scuba diving, and they stood on guard on the pier. Since it was a stormy, cloudy day out, a collossal wave rushed in and swept 'em off their feet. Five minutes after that, they were acting all cool again.
sweetpeasmomma 0
You must live in a box if you think the West Michigan economy is fine. Have you checked the job or housing markets? No jobs and lots of foreclosures.
plexico 4
"I thought it might be a smart idea..." You might want to ease off on that "thinking" business, and leave it to people who do it better than you, i.e., >95% of the human race. Get good at taking orders from others and learn to smile gratefully when you receive your commands. Good girl! Good girl!
Intoxicunt 6
Haha. Nice one.
Qup 0
never take your eyes off of the ocean. rouge waves exist.
sshareeq 0
seems as 6 people were rescued from that area yesterday... have no clue why you would go out on the peir lucky to be alive...
nikktherocker 0
we can only hope!
amstillives 0
Thats what you get for being fat and obese BiTCH.. You cant even run for yourself. Cuz your such a gringo.. ******!!!
Cartera 10
lol wut
GDinNJ 0
You idiot! What did you think would happen when you let large waves hit you? Only recently 2 tourists were killed on a pier in Kos, Greece when large waves sucked them off the dock. People don't appreciate the true strength of water. Just be glad that you were only dragged across the cement, not under a boat.
Armin_fml 0
indeed, few people realise its strength.. I see it daily now I work as a lifeguard, the current can be quite overwhelming
sshareeq 0
there have been several rescued by this peir this year.. and a couple killed by it from the undertow...
hannahchristine 0
I'm pretty sure I saw this happen to the kid... nice job!
FreeFall11 0
Omg. I would say sucks to be you, but the simple fact is, that's one of the most idiotic things I can think of! You are very lucky you didn't drown. Next time, how about standing away from the waves if you want to watch them. That was basically a failed deathwish.
Snowlight_fml 7
well the OP coulda been 6ft 5 or somthing. then it'd be fun!