Today, I was finally going to fall asleep at a decent hour. Having insomnia, I generally get about 2 hours of sleep. Right as I'm about to fall asleep, 5 firetrucks decide to drive right in front of my house with the sirens/lights on. 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, after 5 hours of attempting to sleep, I began to finally drift off. Then, some fuckwit who'd parked his car right outside my door took 20 minutes to switch his alarm off. I have to be up in about 4 hours, after a 12-hour night shift, heading into another. FML
Today, I'm dead on my feet. My flatmate's alarm went off for 20 minutes at 5 a.m., which I heard and he didn't. A car alarm went off outside my window for half an hour at 7 a.m. My building fire alarm went off twice, at 8 and 8:10 a.m. Just let me sleep. FML
Today, I finally managed to sleep, after two days of being kept awake by the miniature floodlights my neighbors have installed to scare off burglars. Only a couple of hours into my sleep, I woke up to the sound of their car being broken into. FML
Today, after two hours, I finally got my very cranky, sick baby to fall asleep. Five minutes later, a neighbor started shooting off fireworks. FML
Today, as a lifelong insomnia sufferer, I was having an awful night. After tossing and turning in my bed for several hours, I decided to try sleeping on the couch. Not only did I finally fall asleep, I was having one of the best dreams of my life… Until my neighbor’s brat had a tantrum at 6 a.m. FML
Today, after 3 days of insomnia, I was able to finally fall asleep, just for there to be a fire in the apartment building about 15 minutes later. My mom called me selfish for waking her up in the middle of the night to ask if I could stay with her, and told me I better not rent a hotel room with the money I owe her. FML
Today, while trying to sleep after a night shift, workers came to hook up city sewage service, firing up drills and shouting. An hour later, my child woke me up to tattle on her sister. Just as I was drifting to sleep yet again, the smoke alarm battery started chirping. I give up. FML
Today, I was awoken by my neighbor pounding on my back door at 3 am, only to look outside and see my car engulfed in flames. FML
Today, my neighbour from across the road phoned me at work telling me there was a fire engine outside my house and a lot of smoke. I drove home in a panic, smashing a rear light on a post and getting flashed by a speed camera. It wasn't my house. The firemen were putting out a bonfire next door. FML
Today, at the ungodly hour of 11 PM, my dad called to tell me he was driving my mom to the hospital because she was having breathing problems. It turned out to be nothing serious, but my brain decided to freak out anyway, effectively making me unable to fall asleep. Now, I have to go to work like this. FML
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theironuterus 0
I'm sure the people whose house was on fire were equally annoyed with this small inconvenience
aback 5
God, people. I don't see where the OP is complaining that the firetrucks saved someone's life, she's saying that she had the bad luck of the fire happening JUST as she was finally drifting off. You morons giving her a hard time about it are going to be crying when she conks out behind the wheel and takes your SUV out. OP--I feel for you. Insomnia is horrible. I hope you can find something that works.
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Comments (187)
Atropos_fml 0
It amazes me at how everyone is suddenly an insomniac.
shostakovich 0
Hey guys, the OP didn't say anything that would possibly deemed as an insult toward firemen or emergency personnel — just the fact that 5 vehicles show up by her house. Next time you think she's insulting you or valuing her sleep more than the health of others, read the damn entry.
I_am_stupid_also 6
You need to read it again. She said the trucks decided to drive right in front of her house. Insulting and no concern for the firefighters' safety or the people they were going to help.
firegirl09 0
so let him/her say traffic. and it happened to come by. not "firetrucks" and certainly not "decided"
firegirl09 0
i read it alright. and ida been fine with "vehicles" . or hell even sirens/lights. however, i know for a fact we only use sirens when the streets are crowded, so as to avoid further dangerous situations. late night, empty roads, we dont even use the sirens. the trucks dont "decide" anything. we go where the situation is. next time let her/him tell them respond without lights/sirens so there are plenty of wrecks along the way to the scene, that oughta be nice and peacefull quiet for him/her
shostakovich 0
#57: And that's an insult how? I might be missing something when that sentence ("5 firetrucks...") automatically implies disgust.
shostakovich 0
#70-71: I think the thing is though people are assuming the poster automatically has some sort of disgust for the emergency response, which I don't think is it the case. Also, don't the sirens turn off once the engines have reached their destination? I'm probably wrong, but I'm thinking this because I don't think a siren continues once the vehicle is where it needs to be, which would mean that the OP could attempt to rest again after the incident...
I_am_stupid_also 6
You call yourself a writer and you can't see the insult? It's like saying I was late for work because some guy decided to get a heart attack during rush hour traffic.
shostakovich 0
#95: If you're going to attack me on the basis of my name, then I might as well attack you for your avatar, because it perfectly describes the quality and the amount of pure tosh that you post. Your username is also a rather accurate description of yourself. Your comparison is faulty, because the OP does not have any required destination. And once again, you are putting words in the mouth of the poster, when clearly she did not.
brrrx 0
Boo hoo. Your sleep is so much more important than other people's lives. Your life must really be awful, getting the same amount of sleep as a university student. Poor you. NOT an FML.
Gibsonsgfreak21 2
Hahaha today, consteruction was going on on top of my house's roof. They decided to hammer, run, and move/drop objects as loud as they could to wake me up. FML
B0RED_AT_W0RK 0
do you stutter when you talk to? or only when you type?
GabriLee 0
How is it that even the people who are trying to be helpful aren't helping? There is no helping this situation. Insomnia is awful, and two hours of sleep a night is not nearly enough. Insomnia is not always getting NO sleep. It is defined as "Insomnia is a common complaint in which the sufferer has poor sleep that is often broken many times during the course of the night." I know how hard it is to function on such little sleep, and it's so frustrating when you can't sleep. I have been where you are many times. Just last night, in fact, so I feel for you. I'm glad the firetrucks responded to the emergency, but it's unfortunate that you almost were asleep when they did. Hopefully your near-sleep is a good sign, though. And to those requesting medication, shut your face. Many people either can't afford sleep meds, don't want to take them, or don't have them available. If meds were an option, I'm sure the OP would have figured that out before you suggested them. And to those suggesting a nap-you can't spend the whole day laying around on a couch just because you're tired. If you can't sleep at night, why would you be able to sleep during the day?
Uvula 0
Why are you people assuming the OP is female?
GabriLee 0
Right under the FML by her username, it says 'woman' in parentheses.
Icimmy 0
This is hardly a FML. Although I empathize with the person who can't sleep, I agree with everyone who said she was basically selfish. Insomnia is an awful thing, but the fact is this person was too caught up in her own life to consider the people whose lives were actually in danger. Although many of the comments were calling her mean, it's not so much that as her just needing to slow down and actually take into consideration people other than herself. This is something most of us need to do in every day situations, this is just a prime example of it.
firegirl09 0
kudos on googling the word insomnia.
lenahope19 0
I think the person whose house was burning down had a bigger "FML" than you...
finn_fml 0
I'm sure someone's already said this, but... f YOUR life? how about f the life of the person whose house is on fire!