Today, I was woken up by my elderly neighbor banging on my door at 2am. She needed "urgent" assistance as she had forgotten how to turn her TV off. I'd just fallen asleep. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today at 10:00 pm, someone rang my doorbell 4 times, while I was sleeping. I thought it was an emergency and I opened the door to my neighbor who just want to ask if I had a blackout at noon. FML
Today, I woke up to an old lady right outside my open window, saying "Hello in there! Are you sleepy?" I was so startled that I answered her. She screamed. Turns out she's my neighbour's elderly mother, didn't know I was in there, and was talking to my cat. FML
Today, I was babysitting for my neighbors. Their 5 year-old had finally fallen asleep at 11 after two hours of stories and songs. No sooner had I tiptoed out of the room did I realize that my phone had dropped out of my pocket onto the bed. It was ringing. It was their mother checking in. FML
Today, after my old downstairs neighbor, who would come upstairs to bang on my door and yell at me every time she heard a sound from me at all times of the day, had finally moved out, it became clear that my new downstairs neighbor gets drunk and yells at the TV in the early hours of the morning. FML
Today, my mother woke me up by loudly vacuuming the house. I had to work the next morning, so I asked her what she was thinking. She told me that if I was really tired and needed sleep, I wouldn't have woken up. It was 3 AM. 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, I took a nap on my couch. I woke up three hours later to my neighbor knocking on my door, asking if I was OK because looking from the outside in, they thought I was dead. Guess I sleep like I’ve been hit by a truck. FML
Today, I woke up at three in the morning when two cops busted in the door to my apartment and a frantic voice on my cellphone saying "Sir? Sir? Are you all right? Sir?" Turns out I had been having a nightmare and dreamed I called 911. I actually did. FML
Today, I was in the middle of a shower, and downstairs I heard my 7 year old daughter screaming "Mom!! Help! I need you right now!" I panicked and ran downstairs, not giving myself enough time to put some clothing on. It was my neighbor at the door. FML
Today, after an exhausting weekend of work, I decided to take a nap. I was awoken several hours later by my mother-in-law knocking on my door. Apparently my 11-year-old called up grandma to complain that she was hungry and that mum was sleeping instead of cooking dinner. FML
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MelTheGreat 23
Don't be too hard on the elderly. That just might be you one day.
MURIKKA 11
Goddamn remotes are confusing no matter who you are.
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Comments (75)
MelTheGreat 23
Don't be too hard on the elderly. That just might be you one day.
hama806 19
Everything does seem to be more emergent for them...they don't have as much time onearth as some younger people.
hama806 19
*on earth
ryry013 6
Maybe? Hopefully* O.O
ur2nvthis85 3
Next time don't take the time and teach her how to turn it off but introduce her to the plugin...Electricity is probably more familiar to her than technology...
ur2nvthis85 3
It's only mean when you don't look at the truth in it. Technology has got out of hand. Electricity is simple.
ur2nvthis85 3
Actually 66, with the new smart TVs buttons aren't even needed...
ur2nvthis85 3
He said the concept of pushing the on/off button hasn't changed in a long time and that is incorrect since buttons aren't even necessarily needed with new TVs.
MURIKKA 11
Goddamn remotes are confusing no matter who you are.
Inheritance 10
That or it fell in the cushions.. I would simply unplug the tv.
ur2nvthis85 3
That's what I said but apparently I'm heartless for such a suggestion.
teddybby 5
Poor old pet! That's something I wouldn't be putting on here. She can't help it if she has something like dementia :(
lizzzzzx3m 17
People who can't figure out a remote have dementia now? Jeeze I must need to go the doctor some days... Thanks for the warning.
wickedninja918 1
No he means dementia can cause the elderly person to obcess over figuring out how to turn of his/her tv.
teddybby 5
51,yes! that's exactly what I mean! God, some people are just stupid
Bakarra 22
I was gonna make a joke about Alzheimer's, but I forgot :(
rivaraven 35
Why are people still using this overused and old joke?
ICastillo 25
I was going to laugh, but your joke isn't funny...
newbiehere99 6
This was almost funny. Oh wait what am I commenting to? I forgot ...
viper8608 9
this right here is why I am not friendly with my neighbors. I dont care about your problems. you wake me up I would just as soon slit your throat.
lizzzzzx3m 17
You should go live out in the country then.
everton99 16
No you shouldn't go live in the country. We don't take kindly to people who hate everyone. Go live at one of the poles that way you can just kill penguins when they forget how to turn off their "ice" boxes.
ropeandneck 7
hey watch out about killing penguins, there's one around here who wouldn't agree !
wickedninja918 1
it's ok penguin I forgive you... just don't do it again and we'll be fine.
KiddNYC1O 22
6- Careful what you say. Friendly neighbors can be your personal Life Alert!
AGhost5445 25
6, we both know you wouldn't do shit.
Wambachuki 5
One of the best methods to fix it is to put masking tape over all the buttons they won't need. Leave the channel, power, volume and mute uncovered. Then they only have to try 6 buttons.
rs89 20
I used to do that with mom. I even used stickers using the traffic lights (green, yellow and red) on the microwave buttons so she wouldn't get confused alone and it worked perfectly.
connormadden 5
I did that with my grandpa. He managed to push all the wrong buttons anyway. then I couldn't find the right buttons to fix the problem under the tape. Solution was to actually cut the buttons off the remote
buckdharma 38
Set her sleep timer for one hour before your bed time. Problem solved.
fsomelife 26
Subsequent FML: "Today, I was woken up by my elderly neighbor banging on my door at 2am. She needed 'urgent' assistance as she had forgotten how to turn her TV ON. I'd just fallen asleep. FML"
brackaman 18
13. That made no sense. Please read before you right. Unless of course you're elderly and you've forgotten how your keyboard works.
wickedninja918 1
*wright
CyborgBanana 12
*write
diego2k5 6
*write
Mibby 11
right?
sarawrs 13
My grandmother does the same thing when i stay with her. Right when I fall asleep she wakes me up because she forgot how to use the remote at all despite the remote I got her with huge buttons to help
wickedninja918 1
Put duct tape over the buttons she doesn't need (I saw a picture of it on fb)
MsConfusedd 27
At least your neighbor knows you'll help her, which is good!