Today, I went out to my car only to find my battery had died the night before. With the wind chill, it was -20°F outside. With the hood open, and jumper cables in one hand, I tried to flag down a passing motorist for help. A man in a truck slowed down, sarcastically waved at me, and kept driving. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my car wouldn't start because of the cold weather. Since I was at a friend's house, I asked him to jump-start it. After taking about ten minutes to start his vehicle and park it by mine, we found that both of our car hoods were frozen shut. FML
Today, after a snowstorm, I went to start my car early in the morning for work. The door was frozen solid, so I had to jimmy it open with a screwdriver. Then, as I started to drive off, my foot slipped off the clutch and the car stalled out. The battery was too weak to start it again. FML
Today, my car died on a major road, a cop pulled over to help, he offered to jump me, while doing so because my battery was so dead he told me to put the gas on the floor, I did and my car roared to life, he then pulled me over five feet from where my car died to give me a ticket for a loud exhaust. FML
Today, I crashed into a ditch on my way home from work. I had to walk 2 miles in -25 below zero weather before I could pick up a cell phone signal to call a tow truck. When I got back to my car, a cop was waiting for me with a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident. FML
Today, I locked my keys in my car at a gas station. A man stopped to help me with a wire hanger. After about 20 min in the freezing weather, he was getting close to unlocking it when I looked over at the passenger door to see that it was unlocked. All the doors were unlocked but the driver's side. FML
Today, I got into my car and it wouldn't start. I noticed I had left the lights on and assumed the battery was dead. Then, I couldn't get my key out of the ignition. So, I called AAA only to have the guy put my car in park and start the engine. FML
Today, my car broke down on the highway, and I had to call for a tow truck. It finally showed up, only to break down too less than a mile later. Cue nearly freezing to death while we waited for help to arrive for the both of us. FML
Today, I went out to start my car to go to work. When it wouldn't start, I popped the hood to see what was wrong. Some kind individual took advantage of the fact that my window doesn't roll up, and stole my battery. FML
Today, my friend's van ran out of gas on an expressway off-ramp. After pushing it to the shoulder, we walked to a gas station and got a can of gas. We got back to the van to find that the battery had died from leaving on the lights and hazards to avoid an accident. FML
Today, I got into a pretty heated argument with my boss. On my way out the door I told him he would be lucky if I came back to work. Unfortunately, I left the interior light on in my truck and it drained the battery. I had to go back in and ask for a jump. FML
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Taurus_ChicKa 37
It sounds like you were home or at work or somewhere where there's a phone. You said you went out to your car and found out it died the night before. Well, unless you were on the road a night before, there shouldn't be an issue; go inside and call someone for help. It still sucks about that jerk though.
hotdogcore 9
It's not freezing at -20F. It's 52 below freezing. When it's sub zero in Celcius, it's cold. When it's sub zero in Fahrenheit, It's best not to go out because it's a sign of the apocalypse. Since you clearly don't know, freezing in Fahrenheit is 32F.
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Comments (80)
ThreeSheetsGone 12
Maybe you should invest in a battery charger, and a brain
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
Now that wasn't very nICE
Acousticpixie14 6
Maybe he shouldn't have let his battery die in the first place?
valalvax 13
the cold kills batteries
teogaga 3
dat's what she said!
Ophelia550 0
What kind douchebag thing is that to say? Batteries die when it is that cold.
metalwolf 17
That is why i bring my battery inside when its that cold. I have a maintainer installed in my car to keep the battery warm and fully charged. I also have a backup battery that i keep on a maintainer in my apartment in case my car battery dies. Being prepared is the key in cold environments like this.
Acousticpixie14 6
I've never had my battery die in the cold. Why dos it do that? The acid just freezes or something?
soccer4me10 0
The cold doesn't kill the batteries, leaving something on drains it. The cold has absolutely nothing to do with it.
JtownDude 0
haha sucka douche bag
alwa7sh 2
You should have sarcastically flipped him off.
XxKyttixX 0
He should of yelled "have a nice day!" that would of been even better, but seriously sorry OP.
airball33 0
That sucks big time
zachwass 0
Odds are he would of raped you
mintcar 10
Aw, that really blows. Hopefully a good Samaritan will drive by.
pipp360 0
at least op didn't get raped
LightningLadyy 0
Such a sweet man :D
crystalxa 35
You have to be careful now'a'days with helping people on the side of the road. You never know if they are serial muderers!
Taurus_ChicKa 37
It sounds like you were home or at work or somewhere where there's a phone. You said you went out to your car and found out it died the night before. Well, unless you were on the road a night before, there shouldn't be an issue; go inside and call someone for help. It still sucks about that jerk though.
DRaffie 18
Possibly camping?
Dirtbikerchick 4
How do you sarcastically wave at someone? Lol
keepsmiling1996 5
i was thinking the same thing!
hockeyplaya2029 0
same here haha
UpsidedownKayak 9
No one cares that "is gets colder than that in Canada". If you think your life is more ****** than someone else's life than submit your own FML. Damn, one uppers!