Today, my car broke down in the middle of nowhere. I walked about 3 miles to the nearest house to call a tow truck. When I got back to where I left my car, it was gone. 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, my car broke down. My colleague came to get me and then, later, my husband picked me up from work. We went to collect my abandoned car, but it was gone. It took 10 minutes of me panicking and thinking it had been stolen before he crumpled in laughter and told me he'd already collected it. FML
Today, I was going to a Harry Potter convention since I love the books so much. On my drive there I got lost, and it only got worse when my car broke down. Since I'd forgotten my phone, I tried to hitch a ride. I stood on the side of a road for two hours dressed like Ron Weasley. FML
Today, I was driving when I saw someone pulled over on the side of the road. Wanting to help, I pulled over. In so doing, I ran over something that popped my tire. The guy had just pulled over to pee. FML
Today, I rode my bike to work. Once there, I realized I'd forgotten my bike lock. For fear of it being stolen, I quickly rode home and took my car instead. When I later got home, I realized my bike was missing. Someone stole it from my backyard. FML
Today, I got lost, and eventually noticed that I'd passed by the same house a few times. Apparently somebody who lives on that street noticed as well, because the next time I passed by, the police were waiting for me. FML
Today, while walking down the street, a truck hit a puddle and splashed me with water. After I cursed and flipped him off, he put his truck in reverse and splashed me again. FML
Today, my car got keyed because I was parked in a handicapped parking spot. I'm handicapped. FML
Today, I lost my dog. I looked around my neighborhood for hours, and found him under my bed asleep when I got home. FML
Today, anticipating another stressful day of work, I left my house with a cluster of thoughts in my mind. It was only when I heard my front door lock behind me, my hand still resting on the handle, that I realised I had forgotten my house keys. FML
Today, my car was stolen. I got it back later without the engine, any of the wheels or my brand new radio and speakers. They even took my car mats. FML
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Top comments
emeraldisle 30
Maybe you're part of the world's greatest magic trick.
pjsr 33
Sounds like the ominous Middle-of-Nowhere Triangle. Get out of there quickly!
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Comments (47)
MisstressNicole 20
If you were able to walk 3 miles to a house, how was it the middle of nowhere? Walking three miles may take up to a hour but driving it'd take maybe 5 mins, if that. Using that frame of mind, someone else could have called the cops or a cop could have passed by assuming it was abandoned. Thus your car was towed in the 2 plus hours you were gone.
SpyroMello 29
It takes me 45 minutes to walk 2 miles from my high school to my house and that's with a lot of uphill. If a house is 3 miles away that's actually pretty far.
mockeryofreason 12
just because there's a house three miles away doesn't mean it's not in the middle of nowhere. houses are easily few and far between once you get out a certain distance/into the country/whatever.
Colon_Man 17
Ha! #22. Now, in the future you can tell your kids that you walked to/from school "up hill!" And not be lying.
Tripartita 45
You mean you didn't just use your dandy car phone?! What is this, the early 21st century circa 2016?
ladytigerhunts 20
Some people can't afford to pay for a cell phone bill. You'd be surprised by how many people who don't have cell phones.
Tripartita 45
A car phone is a phone integrated with a car and popular in the '80s. I was jokingly acting shocked that the OP didn't have one instead of being shocked over the lack of a cell phone.
puuu 11
How many Pokemon eggs did you hatch?
thatweirdasian 22
If he was able to play Pokemon Go, then he would have been able to call a tow truck company with his phone instead of walking three miles to call them.
Liyuesigs 8
Now walk back and call the police.
ladytigerhunts 20
Probably towed. (Yeah I'm realistic I'm too tired to be sarcastic!)
p0ssessi0nX 10
You might just have found yourself stranded...in The Twilight Zone.
AverageAvarice 23
Did the house belong to Eustace and Muriel Bagge? Cause creepy stuff happens in Nowhere.
species4872 20
Alien abduction. Your car is now being probed and dissected.
ariel285 10
Well, you do live in New Mexico
stormy0307 16
Yeah I spent some time in Gallup NM for work last summer. One of the guys on my crew had his bike stolen out of his truck (it was chained/padlocked down). Two other guys had had their tailgates stolen off their trucks. But we were working in one of the most impoverished counties in the nation, so the theft rate was pretty high. There are parts of NM that are pretty safe though. I wonder where OP was?
Kurliez408 32
you had a car but not a cellphone to call a towing company?
Bearsmomma 30
Are phones required for driving? Dammit! I have been naughty since I don't always take my phone with me on short trips. Dodged some bullets, I guess. Whew.