Today, my mother told me that the carbon-monoxide alarm went off last night, but since she didn't smell any gas, she decided to just remove the batteries and go back to bed. I had to explain to her that you can't smell carbon monoxide, and that we could have died in our sleep. 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, our carbon monoxide detector started beeping. My mom started freaking out and made me go stand outside so I "don't die". I stood outside for 20 minutes, it was raining and it turned out that the detector was just low on battery. FML
Today, I was home alone when I heard the carbon-monoxide detector beeping. Panicking, I grabbed my dog, ran out of my house as fast as I could, and waited outside for 3 hours for my mom to get home. Turned out the detector was just out of batteries. FML
Today, I thought I had carbon monoxide poisoning because I had the symptoms and my detector was going off. I called the fire dept, they checked me, they checked my apartment. My apartment is fine; I'm just out of shape, have high blood pressure, and don't know how to work simple electronics. FML
Today, my mom got a new furnace put in because they found out the old one was leaking carbon monoxide. This is six months after I got kicked out because I was sleeping too much, so my mom thought I was using drugs. FML
Today, at 2:47 am, my mom woke me up in a panic screaming about smelling gas and the house blowing up. Twenty minutes, two fire trucks, and a traumatized dog later, it was just the neighbors burning their mail. FML
Today, in my sleep I let out a couple of farts. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but on this night I had slept in my mom's room. She came to check in on me and violently woke me up because she thought I pooped in the bed. Now my entire family knows I fart in my sleep. FML
Today, I was making dinner when my smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and waved a towel underneath it. After ten minutes, I realized the alarm wasn't reacting to the food. Its battery was dying. FML
Today, my smoke alarm went off. In a frenzy, I called 9-1-1 and exited my house. Several minutes later a fire truck showed up. After investigating, one of the firemen informed me I needed to change the batteries in my smoke alarm. FML
Today, I was cooking something I knew would make a lot of smoke, so I asked my teenage daughter to tape a bag over the smoke detector. She said she did, so I cooked; the alarm went off and firemen came. She hadn't taped over the smoke detector, she'd taped it over the doorbell. FML
Today, there was a gas leak at work. We called the fire department, who advised us to evacuate the building. We called our manager to let her know, and her response was "Oh, don’t do that." My boss would rather let us die of carbon monoxide exposure than lose out on 3 hours of work. FML
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water4life 0
she needs to be slapped
CleanSheets 0
Your mom clearly knew you couldn't smell it, but was just looking for a way to end your life while she made her get away in the emergancy ecsape pod that she secretly had installed into her closet several years ago.
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pwnstar_qc 0
probably wouldn't of died because you would have woken up because of survival instincts... also chances of you entire house being filled with carbon monoxide is very unlikely
honig 0
@pwnstar_qc (#95), they would not have woken up. CO replaces O2 in your blood (as in, instead of your body actually getting oxygen, it's getting carbon monoxide), and your body doesn't notice it, which is exactly why it's dangerous. And they you die for lack of oxygen. Lots of people die every year because of that, in closed garages mostly.
Osakhomen 0
Wow, that's actually scary... You're very lucky you're alive. And FYL for having a slow mom. Sorry man.
NoteMyGrin 0
Whoa. Scary! Even more scary that your mom didn't know that! D:
lecamshow 0
"and then we all died in our sleep. fml"
hhhiii 0
FML? WTF you didn't die! this is a good thing dumbass
beachballa93 0
Your mom is stupid.
analyzewithin 0
What a ripoff.... This is from Garden State. YDI for being UNORIGINAL.
hj5 0
so if your smoke alarms go off does she just take the batteries out if the fire is in the other room and she doesn't see it?
carlover2050 3
wow your mom if ****** stupid!!!