Today, I was leaving the mall. I Instinctively hit the unlock button on my car keys from across the parking lot. Little did I know I was making it a whole lot easier for the guy breaking into my car. 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, I couldn't see my car in a crowded car park. I pressed unlock on my keys and saw the lights flash. As I walked over I also saw someone run from my car with an armful of my stuff. FML
Today, I tried to unlock my house's front door by hitting the unlock button on my car keys. It took me some time to realize my mistake. FML
Today, I accidentally left the handbrake off in my car, got out, locked it, and started walking away. Then I heard a loud noise and looked over my shoulder and the car was gone. Of course, it hit the only other car parked in the street. FML
Today, I locked my keys in the car while the car was running because I got out to get the parking ticket attached to my windshield. FML
Today, in a rush to get out of my house to go to a doctor's appointment, I closed the door behind me without having my house or car keys on me. Sadly, it took me less than a minute to break into my own house. FML
Today, I sneaked out of work early. I tripped over my own feet while walking up to my car. As I fell, I managed to hit the panic button on my car keys, setting off my car alarm while I lay flat on the ground in the parking lot. FML
Today, while driving, I realized I had left my phone on top of my car when I was getting in. Panicking, I drove back to look for it. I found it in the middle of the street, still intact. Yay! When I went back to my car, I noticed I had locked my door, and the keys were in the ignition. FML
Today, I was walking to my car from my workplace. When I was about 20 feet from my car, a guy who was clearly on drugs yelled at me and stole my keys and car. Right before leaving the parking lot, he hit a stop sign and then yelled that my car was broken and ran off. FML
Today, I parked my car to go inside to grab my wallet than I'd forgotten. In the short time it took me to do that, someone broke two of my car's windows. FML
Today, while driving home, I realized I forgot my house key. Luckily, when I arrived home, someone had already broken into my house. Guess I didn't need the key. FML
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letitbe56 0
Don't unlock your car until you can see it!!! That is common sense 101 my friend.
Kiwi_Splash 0
Thank you for helping our fellow criminals do their jobs much more easily. You are indeed great help to the criminal law enforcement workers. We need more citizens like you.
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Comments (54)
alijacket 0
Every time I press the unlock button for my car, I think of this type of situation. "What if some creepy asshole has time to hide in the back?" is what I worry about most, especially after one of my mini-cop drama marathons, lol. That's why I just hit the lock button instead, since I feel the need to press SOMETHING.
x0xnessax0x 0
Hey #23 the OP didn't say that his car had keyless entry. He could have had a car starter which yes, you can unlock your doors from quite a ways. I should know, I used to have one.
DresdenB17 0
used to? did it get stolen when you turned it on?
x0xnessax0x 0
#33 no smart ass, my car did not get stolen when I turned it on. My idiot bf washed the starter part so I can't use it anymore
stanzskin 0
Why in the hell would you unlock your car from across the parking lot? YDI for being a moron.
littlejacks4 0
Everyone needs to ******* relax. There are hundreds of cars in a parking lot mall (unless you live in the middle of nowhere) so just the fact that on that particular day at that precise time you happen to be walking out while some asshole has chosen YOUR car, out of ALL the others, to break into... that is like a once in a lifetime thing. So it's absolutely not his fault if he normally unlocks his car by habit, because well yes, it may be stupid in the long run, but like, 99% of the time it's completely harmless. It just happened to **** him over ONCE. This is a true FML.
de_fenestration 0
It may not be likely, but it still isn't smart to have one's car be unlocked in a place like a mall parking lot when one isn't right nearby or can see the car. Even if it is "harmless" most of the time, making the same stupid decision over and over is bound to catch up to the person eventually. Better not to do it in the first place.
lifeaveragekinda 0
kinda like speeding or drinking right? Everyone thinks that he/she has self control and won't get hurt. It's better if each person decides not to drive or drink, correct?
organismal 0
ydi, lol. press just go to the general area where you parked your car and press the freaking lock button, that's what i do.
softbonez 0
This is why I hate those remote things. What's the point of unlocking the car from far away? What difference does it make? I remember being frustrated that my new remote wouldn't unlock unless I was five feet away. I then learned it was a security feature. It makes no difference whether you unlock it 30 feet away.
sillyking44 0
YDI, you hit the lock button to find your car..not unlock.
cmac86 24
that's why you do it when you're near it not from a ways away! DUH!
noshitsherlock 0
YOU DESERVE IT!!!!! What kind of idiot unlocks their car from FAR AWAY instead of being close/next to it?! HAHAHHAHAHAH dumbass
Nightfallz 0
ydi for hitting unlock from so far away you didn't notice the guy. try the panic button next time