Today, I was walking along the beach at night with my family. A huge wave came up and knocked me over. When we got to the van, I realized that the keys that had been in my pocket were now in the ocean. Our cell phones, shoes, and money were in the van. We had to walk three miles to our hotel. FML
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cricketsins 36
OP here! Just to clarify: Waves knock people off their feet easily. We weren't lazy, we just didn't want to walk barefoot through a place covered with broken beer bottles and vomit. We couldn't break the window because the van had an alarm system, plus it was a nice van and we didn't want to harm it - especially if we were perfectly capable of walking to the hotel and dealing with it the next day.
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L2U7A_E5I9A2E8H 20
At least you didn't drown or something because all those things are replaceable, you are not.
Redoxx_fml 22
The sea be a cruel mistress
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Comments (126)
Dancer3626 11
That seriously sucks.
ryan4723 24
If only this website had a way of expressing that without making a pointless comment...
TheCanucklehead 22
Hey Ryan! I just discovered a button that allows you to express that. What a discovery
Dancer3626 11
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ksuth 25
#1, you don't say? Maybe they should put it on FML. Oh wait.
Dancer3626 11
Wow 3 totally pointless comments! And they were all SUCH good come backs.
iAlissa 34
I agree with #73. These "if only there were a button for that" comments are annoying as hell.
xKeroseneHearts 9
I really don't get why people downvote comments like this. He's just saying that it sucks. Get over yourselves and stop with the sarcasm. >.>
L2U7A_E5I9A2E8H 20
At least you didn't drown or something because all those things are replaceable, you are not.
gzmn91 6
True. No one got hurt so you'll live, Op. Its one thing for people to screw you over by stealing, but in this case there was nothing you could do.
starile 20
"...the huge wave that knocked me over also carried my brother away with it, but oh god our cell phones!"
buckerado 19
#10- What are you talking about? Of course there is something OP can do...All that OP has to do is to collect all of the water, call some aliens, and have them take all the earths water. (Trust me, I've seen enough movies to know that this will work.) Then OP can find the keys. (Of course I'm not being serious)
cricketsins 36
Fair enough! Walking without shoes did suck, though.
zgomon 10
One could have broke a window and hot wired the car. That's if you wish to buy a new window, but I'm lazy like that.
guy24 9
They were not in any real danger sooooo.
cricketsins 36
#54: The van had an alarm - Plus none of us are very savvy in the ways of hotwiring lol.
gmian 34
I don't get it, OP. if you were walking on the beach, how could a wave come and knock you over? Waves that huge don't just spontaneously happen? I'm probably missing something really obvious haha
hcollins1 18
OP and family were walking on the beach alongside the ocean. Even if the wave wasn't that big, the undercurrent is strong enough to pull people in.
Redoxx_fml 22
The sea be a cruel mistress
Freethaawave 19
She gives and she takes
Cartera 10
The sea sounds like a dirty ****.
rudegirlmania 10
The King of the North cannot say that!!
Redoxx_fml 22
Well I have a direwolf for a head now so...woof?
flockz 20
the sea remains wet all day everyday and has the aroma of salty fish.
akiahara 14
Shouldn't you have seen it coming?
jogihoppa8343 23
hey what's wrong with your boobs as one apears to be bleeding while the other one is bandaged ???
fml1365 30
It was dark.
xStaciexLynnx 15
#4- I feel like you've never walked on a beach at night. You don't generally stare at the water, you walk along it.
cricketsins 36
Thanks for having my back, you guys. ;)
akiahara 14
The moonlit sea seems like a sight to enjoy, but okay.
hcollins1 18
99, if I were sitting on the beach, then yes. The moonlight on the ocean would be something to enjoy. But if I were to walk on the beach, I'd rather look where I'm going than stare at the ocean reflecting the moonlight.
Life_is_FML 22
Well that shore is a wave of bad luck. I sea why you'd be angry, but you don't need to be crabby. Whale, your life sucks OP.
lightanddark 17
win
uktwo 8
Punpunpunpunpun
JessBassett 24
That's crappy luck OP!
ohhhsnapple 14
I don't know what I'd do in that situation...hopefully you were close enough to home that someone could bring you a spare key? Or maybe it was a rental car? Because it sounds like you're on vacation. Hope it worked out for you, OP!
cricketsins 36
We were on vacation at Myrtle beach. We had no spare, it was our van, and since it was computerized and had an alarm, we couldn't even call a locksmith. The dealership had to come and completely replace the ignition and reprogram the alarm system... It was very expensive lol. I definitely didn't let it ruin my vacation.. But let's just say that once I realized what happened, I cried.
smavaddat12 12
Ouch that's rough.. Well at least it did ruin your vacation and everything is better now
ohhhsnapple 14
Wow! That is rough...but I'm glad you got through it and your vacation was (is?) still good! :)
belalawad15 2
That's hilarious sucks for you
nflhomeboy 7
At least it wasn't that far of a walk
Epikouros 32
Oh well, your money and your cell phones will probably be stolen anyway, if you left them in your truck.
michelleJ11 25
The positively in this comment is unexplainable ...
xStaciexLynnx 15
They were in a van and I'm sure they weren't just sitting there on the dashboard with the doors unlocked.