Today, I went to the airport for my two week trip to explore Europe. My ticket was denied and the workers turned me away. When I asked why, they told me to check the date. My ticket was for June 22nd, not July. 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 spending 2 years saving for my flights, I was denied boarding due to issues with my passport. I heading straight to the embassy only to be told a replacement will take 8 days. The airline will only hold my place for 7. FML
Today, I found out that my passport expired two days ago, two days before my first vacation abroad. I only found out when the airline employee scanned it at check-in, looked at me with sympathy, and said, "I don't think you're going anywhere today." My friends are currently posting beach photos while I'm filling out passport renewal forms. FML
Today, I went with my girlfriend to the airport for some much needed vacation time. We arrived on time but were stopped at the gate when they told me I didn't have the right passport. The plane left without me. My girlfriend did too. FML
Today, I realised that my flight back from Berlin was actually booked for the 29th of September instead of August. FML
Today, I found out the time I'd requested off for a trip in 2 months, that my boss said that I could go on, wasn't fully processed, just in case he decided I couldn't go. He told me the second part after I'd bought no refund tickets for shows for both me and my girlfriend. FML
Today, after months of planning and saving for our honeymoon in Italy, my wife and I were turned away at the airport because my passport only has a month until it expires, even though it's only a five-day trip. FML
Today, I went to the airport to start the amazing 3 week vacation in Costa Rica that I've been saving for and planning for more than a year. They wouldn't let me on the plane because my passport expires in less than 6 months. FML
Today, when I arrived at the airport for my international flight there was no record of my ticket in the system. Turns out the flight was yesterday. FML
Today, I wasn't allowed to fly. Again. Yesterday my flight was overbooked. Today I didn't have the yellow fever vaccine. Not once was this requirement mentioned. Nobody would believe me. Luckily, it turned out that this requirement did not apply to me. They realised this after the plane left. FML
Today, after cancelling work, arguing with my family, scrambling to pack my bags, speeding to the airport and filling in immigration forms to fly out to have a much needed holiday, I wasn't allowed to check in. My passport has less than 6 months away from expiration on it. Yes, that's a thing, apparently. FML
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deadpoetic333 0
Are you really that stupid? I call fake, how do you **** that up? Either you're extremely rich and a trip to Europe isn't that big of a deal, or you have serious problems.
Cramps_fml 0
Congratulations on being a complete idiot, OP. You managed to drop the ball so completely that you probably should never have kids. You'll end up forgetting they're in the backseat while you're shopping at Wal-Mart and come back to some fried retards.
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deadpoetic333 0
Are you really that stupid? I call fake, how do you **** that up? Either you're extremely rich and a trip to Europe isn't that big of a deal, or you have serious problems.
bettyboo_x 0
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Errmm how does this make the person sound rich, at all? :/ Two weeks isn't that long or expensive. If it was for like a month or two I'd undrstand, but two weeks?
deadpoetic333 0
I'm saying that if a trip to Europe is no big deal to you, to the point where you don't double check your information, you're probably packing a lot of money. When I took my trip to Columbia a few months back, my friends and I checked the info a number of times because it was something we were actually excited about.
bettyboo_x 0
Ah I see...like the OP is someone who goes on many holidays and this one is no biggie. I get you now. I have never been abroad so I would check the ticket like a thousand times, be the 'OMG we forgot something' friend everyone hates lol
zargon 1
Also, it depends what you mean by "not that expensive", too. Like, my middle class family really could not afford to buy a trip to Europe, even for one person, unless we wanted to go without food for a month or two, or we saved up for a seriously long time. Obviously, just because you can afford a trip to Europe doesn't make you rich, but to **** it up so bad... it makes it rather more likely, since it exhibits a lack of caring.
therealmike 0
I don't see any particular correlation between caring and having money to burn. I compulsively double-check stuff I can easily afford all the time. Likewise, I see people being completely hands-off and stupid about stuff they can barely afford.
lexiBRo 0
I agree w/ #44.Wealth has little to do w/ OP being irresponsible.. ... wealthier individuals generally aren't careless with their money and are less willing to waste money having to buy another ticket to Europe.. you won't stay wealthy that way.
FarSide 23
My condolences on your being a dumb ass.
FarSide 23
Wealthy people do not get wealthy or stay wealthy by being careless with their money.
Paige_Nicole10 0
what world do yo live in bettyboo_x? seriouosly even if someone travels coach the plane tickets alone are extremely expensive! and expecially since we are in a recession its even worse!
cwdeus 0
#44 and #46 I agree that not all wealthy people are careless about money. it's not like a straight correlation. but would a person be such careless about a trip that cost significantly to their income? it's like one-way logical implication. being such careless implies that it's not important. being not important implies that it's insignificant. but not vice versa.
scorpioserpent 1
My round trip tickets to Europe via coach were cheap..only 750. But it is enough money that anyone should double check everything anyways. YDI
zargon 1
That may be cheap relative to a flight to Europe, but I'm certainly not calling it cheap. At any rate, I would not be able to afford it, and I'm not exactly poor.
8trickster8 0
Maybe she really is just that careless, even though it might still cost her a lot relative to her income? It is conceivable to me that she could have overlooked the month. It isn't much of a stretch for the imagination.
z620 0
the point is that it was the type of thing the op would do all the time and they would have to be rich to afford that
preston55 7
You must be one of the rich ones too.
Casualt1234 0
joseph smith was called a prophet dum dum dum dum dum
andlifesuxagain 0
HA ! One point for you... at least we prevented one dumb American from going to Europe, let the image healing begin. Although, it probably would have been better if she got stuck there, leaving less dumbasses on the road....DAMN!
Ani28 10
Why this happened in my head, I don't know, but I read that to the tune of Old MacDonald... :/
sillylung 0
Probably fake. Seriously, why don't people ever double check REALLY IMPORTANT pieces of information?
Logica42 0
Why would you say probably fake, then "why don't people ever double check REALLY IMPORTANT pieces of information?" Even if you were being sarcastic that's practically contradicting yourself... >> Just saying... And besides, some people ARE that stupid.
Butterbuns 1
LRN2RD, kthnx.
Doopliss 0
My Birthday was then!
FarSide 23
Really??? I mean, what were the chances of that happening? Oh, wait! They were 1/365.25 chances. No one cares moron. STFU.
aceofspades6528 0
hey that's my birthday :) attention to detail my friend, attention to detail
lizzzie_fml 0
Fake. The same FML was here only days ago - cept he was early not late.
FarSide 23
...then it was not the same FML Sh*t for Brains.....
M13LO 0
YDI for not knowing your ABCs
msw52 0
i really hope that someone else booked the trip for you and miscommunicated the dates of the trip to you. Cause that would suck for you. But i still dont really see how you can mess something like that up
Cramps_fml 0
Congratulations on being a complete idiot, OP. You managed to drop the ball so completely that you probably should never have kids. You'll end up forgetting they're in the backseat while you're shopping at Wal-Mart and come back to some fried retards.
FarSide 23
I smell a future Darwin Award recipient...