Today, my mom was out of the house, so I decided to make her a gift. I went into the garage for supplies and somehow ended up locking myself in for the next 2 hours. Not only that, but I cut my hand with the rusty paperclip I used to try to pick the lock. 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 doorknob broke. While trying to impress my dad and show that I can fix things for girls, I somehow managed to lock myself in my room, with the doorknob on the other side of the door. When my dad finally heard my screams, he let me out. He had to take the whole door off. FML
Today, I locked myself out of my own shop. And I'm a locksmith. FML
Today, I left work early, and discovered I was locked out of my house. I subsequently had to use a spoon I found on the ground to smash the bathroom window. I cut my leg on the glass when I climbed through. While inspecting the wound, I felt a lump in my pocket. It was my house key. FML
Today, I accidentally locked myself out of my apartment while taking the trash out, without my phone. I had to wait outside for three hours until my flatmate came home from work to let me back in. FML
Today, I thought I'd locked my house keys in my locker at work. Not having any replacement nearby, I decided to cut the padlock with the saw of my pocket-knife. It took 20 minutes and four cuts into my hand to destroy the padlock. It took another five seconds to find the missing key in my jacket. FML
Today, I went about pet-proofing my house because my new kitten is exploring every nook and cranny. I locked up everything dangerous. Then, while trying to put a safety lock on the pantry/cold room, I managed to lock myself inside. I had to yell for my roommate to let me out. FML
Today, I locked myself out while taking the trash downstairs. I was wearing pajamas, slippers, and a winter coat over nothing else. My neighbor offered to help, then spent ten minutes trying not to laugh while I explained that my keys were sitting on the kitchen counter. FML
Today, I got locked out of my house. After trying unsuccessfully to jimmy the lock, I managed to climb in through the kitchen window. I soon found out I had an effect on the door after all; it won't open at all any more, even with the right key. FML
Today, I locked myself out of the house I was house-sitting. An hour later, and my fifth attempt at climbing the fence, I figured I'd try the door one more time. Turns out I was turning the handle the wrong way and the door wasn't locked in the first place. FML
Today, after locking my keys in the car and waiting three hours for my mom to bring me my spare, I reached into my bag only to find my keys. FML
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mommiof2 6
You couldn't open the big garage door?
usnwife 18
Well, it may not have done any good to open the garage door, if the other doors were locked too they still couldn't have gotten in the house...
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RichardPencil 32
And this is why most of us cop out and buy gift cards.
xxdreamloverxx 14
No.
cootiequeen4444 11
Yes. I like giftcards or even more so straight up cash so I can buy what I want. It's the thought that counts for Christmas obviously never got either a joke gift that was in bad taste like a sex toy for the wrong sex while your single in order to "get you a man" (how would that work in a way I'd get someone not totally creepy/nympho) or a singing fish 8 yeaes after the fad because your "stuck on the past" and then are like "why are you bitter it was just a joke and at least I wasn't a gift card after I gave them like a 50 dollar gift card to one of their fave stores or restaurants.. . also prolly never got clothes that were so ugly even your closet rejected them and they'd be in the guess room closet for years til you remembered them. Mind you, I love the thought of clothes for Christmas, but I prefer giftcard cause (1) don't wanna cramp my style B) and (2) shopping for the clothes is half the fun! Other types of giftcards are fine too. Even the most "not me" places have something I'd be okay with. I mean places like Omaha Steaks sell side dishes for a reason. Never know when someone might find out someone is vegetarian/vegan in this awkward way... Thus, people should never feel guilty for copping out (though this may depend of how much is on the gift card... not much you can do with 5 dollars and a junk joke gift would actually cost more even, ruining part of my point about why giftcards can be more thoughtful at least.
Lalala579121 28
17, it's a joke. No need to go so far with it.
Bliepje 22
I totally disagree. I would much rather prefer a gift made or thought of. Whats the fun in exchanging money... here i give u a giftcard for 20 dollars and i get one in return?! yeah fun :s
Cow_Girl_Lilly 24
Kudos to making your mom a gift! But maybe you should practice learning how to pick a lock and then make your mom's gift.
RichardPencil 32
Once you know how to pick locks, making gifts becomes obsolete. At that point, you can take all the free gifts you want!
Konarika 11
Well... you tried...
mcaisse77 17
Looks like you're getting tetanus for Christmas
Bam6849 7
This is why I always have my keys in my pocket till I get ready for bed
mustangbravo 27
Couldn't you have opened the garage door?
KingSquisher 13
I believe he meant he was stuck outside of the house because the rest of it was locked up too. I'm sure he wasn't inside the garage the whole time
mrBearBear 11
OP said they got locked IN though
usnwife 18
Well, it may not have done any good to open the garage door, if the other doors were locked too they still couldn't have gotten in the house...
bronson1028 8
some of the door knobs at my house you can lock it so nobody can come in but you can go out. I can go out to my backyard but I can not re-enter the house unless someone unlocks the door or opens it for me.
cootiequeen4444 11
It depends if OP has neighbors or not regarding if it would not do much better opening the garage door or not (which has to be possible. even electronic ones which use the trigger trinket you store in your car, there is a manual override inside the garage.. iirc). As I am pretty sure OP'S neighbors would have a phone OP could borrow to call for help... but I somehow people would rather sit in a garage rather than having to talk to their just to avoid any awkwardness/discomfort. In either case, unless OP'S house has no neighbors for miles, I can't see this FML as anything else but a YDI.. though I do sympathize with perhaps wanting to avoid awkwardness as I'm not the best at being social myself... but it would beat panicking about being locked in a garage... I guess there is also a chance that OP'S garage was changed into a storage room and the garage door was replaced with a wall and they just call it the garage because that is what it /was/. Just a thought to add. I'd definitely be way more sympathetic then!
J352SAURUS 30
OP may have not been able to get inside the house by opening the garage door, but considering OP's username is "ItWasHotAsBalls", opening the garage door would have helped with keeping cool.
species4872 20
What were/are you making for your mum.
Juls464 10
When I was little my sister would lock me in our sun room where its burning up in the summertime
ShotaSammy 17
Where are you that its so warm on december 21st?
JD1147 27
Ugh.. Let me guess, you're in North America, right? People that have no concept of a world outside your own country besides the ones you invade and blow up.
J352SAURUS 30
I live in Australia and it's currently 88 degrees Fahrenheit in my city. Christmas is warm!
murph_fml 21
Couldn't get yourself out of the garage? Maybe DIY isn't your thing.