Today, my minivan broke down on the side of the highway. I'm out of work and can't afford a cell phone, so I resorted to standing at the back of my van holding a "HELP" sign. About an hour went by, in which time I was passed by a cop car, a firetruck, and a car that said "Roadside Assistance." 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, I saw a crash on the highway. The police weren't yet there, so I pulled over to help because I know CPR. No one needed CPR, but I had locked myself out of my car. My roadside assist won't come to highways, so I had to get towed away in front of everyone. FML
Today, on my way to work, I noticed a woman on the side of the road waving for help, her car appearing to be broken down. I pulled over, stepped out of my car, went over to her car, lifted the hood, and checked it. When I looked up to tell her what was wrong, she and my car were gone. FML
Today, my car broke down dead in the middle of the highway. As I was unable to get it out of the road, it was impounded, and my insurance won't help. Now I'm further in debt and struggling to get to work. FML
Today, my car broke down. I pulled to the side of the road to call a tow truck. After waiting what seemed like hours, the tow truck showed up, and then ran into the back of my car. 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 was driving to a gas station because I'd noticed I was almost on empty. Literally a block away from the gas station, my car broke down in the middle of an intersection, and I had to push my car to the side of the road, only to be questioned by police for "suspicious behavior." FML
Today, my car broke down on my way home from university. I tried calling for help, only to realise my phone had completely run out of charge. Luckily, I had passed a police station so I decided to walk the 10 minutes down the road to ask for a phone. When I got there, the station was closed. 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, my truck broke down in the middle of nowhere, and the only help available was a farmer with a mule. FML
Today, my car ran out of battery. I'm writing this from the middle of the road. FML
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Mirorbo 27
Goes to show just how kind people can be these days.
FYLDeep 26
If you want a cop to stop you should write "Free Donuts".
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Comments (144)
libertarian 0
yet you have a computer, Internet access and time to complain on fml. I'd say pawn the computer and get you a disposible phone. what is an employer wanted to offer you a job? no wonder your out of work. priorities!
Anaxes 5
Computer > Cell Phone. Nuff said. That and it was never said that he had a computer or internet access, he could have it from a friends house.
rallets 23
holy shit, lift your engine?!?! :O i just pictured him holding up his engine over his head yelling "help me" to people driving by
PimpdaddyCJT 13
I stopped reading after MINIVAN so YDI
tygerarmy 35
Damn that sucks OP. it is possible all the emergency services that passed were responding to a call, just like it's possible that the op does not own the device they used to post. Save money and leave a prepaid in your car.
Goldtop7777 0
ya right
ilovelife_01 0
Omg! That sucks... Hopefully you did get rescued w/n another hr..
QWERTYCommander 5
Reminds me of a story my mom told us. She had a station wagon, and it broke down on the side of the road. My older brother was 4, my twin and I were a few months old, and we were all in there with her. No one cared, and even a cop car passed by. But the only thing is that she actually got help from a passing tow truck. And more recently, I went to see Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with my brother, and the '97 Ford Taurus also broke down on the side of the road on the way home.
minax24 0
how did you have a help sign randomly in your car or did you just make it whith all the markers and paper evryone has on the floor of their car?
Angejolie 0
Maybe they thought you were homeless. There are a bunch of people around here standing in the middle of the streets holding up signs of "help" claiming that they're homeless.
russianspy1234 11
Yeah that would be my guess.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Maybe, but standing next to a disabled car is a pretty big indication that the person is a driver who broke down.
Sdras 0
Maybe someone in his neighbourhood has an unprotected wireless accesspoint...
Sdras 0
How did my comment even get here? It was a reply to the guy that said OP was on the internet submitting this FML while he couldn't afford a cellphone...
TibbysMusic 1
70, I was wondering that. :P maybe they keep one handy just in case this happens. Where were you driving anyway? You said you had no job :P