Today, there was a forest fire in my town. I was still forced to go to school, as it was safer. A lot of people decided not to go, and we ended up doing nothing but watching the news reports. There, I got to see my house burning on live TV. 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, right before the most important final of my education, I got a text from my mom saying my house had burned to the ground, and my children were outside waiting for the firemen. I panicked, left school, and sped home… all for her to laugh and tell me it was “just a joke.” FML
Today, my house caught fire right before I was supposed to present a school project. My teacher told me to, "just suck it up and do it anyway." FML
Today, my house caught on fire. After it was put out, I realized the damage wasn't bad, mainly smoke damage. I went to my parents' for the night because my house smelled. While there, I received a phone call from my neighbor. Apparently, my house caught fire again. It's now a pile of ashes. FML
Today, I had to call 911. Why? My fireplace caught on fire. FML
Today, my boss told me to not burn the place down while she was outside. When she came back inside, I accidentally started a fire. FML
Today, my neighbour from across the road phoned me at work telling me there was a fire engine outside my house and a lot of smoke. I drove home in a panic, smashing a rear light on a post and getting flashed by a speed camera. It wasn't my house. The firemen were putting out a bonfire next door. FML
Today, police knocked on my door in middle of the night. They said there was a fire in one of the houses in our street, so they were evacuating houses. They wouldn’t let me go back and get dressed. As I was only in my underwear, they told me I could wait in their car. FML
Today, my apartment burned to the ground. I was packed and ready to move out tomorrow. FML
Today, I was home alone and tried to make some popcorn so I could watch a movie. Thirty minutes later, my parents came home and found me talking to the firemen. FML
Today, since I had no lessons until 1 p.m., I headed out to the store to run errands. Our school has a strict policy against leaving the campus during school hours. I returned to a fire drill taking place. The fire assembly point? The student parking lot. All 900 students watched me drive in. FML
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Top comments
EverestMelting 23
Hey just be lucky you were at school rather than still in your house.. That burns OP.
FutureMatty 24
Well, Look on the bright side.. If you were in the house you would have burned down with it..
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Comments (196)
evelynproud 12
That really sucks, I hope things turn around for you.
shaytards_fml 9
you're alive, suck it up
Zomg_Okay 27
Yeah, OP. It's only your home and probably most of your possessions. Get over it. OP is perfectly entitled to complain about it, 34.
shaytards_fml 9
his life is more important
LostMy_Marbles 24
"Yeah OP, you only lost all your clothes and anything that could ever mean anything to you along with the place that you slept and kept you safe - but that doesn't matter, stop being a sook." #36 I think you misplaced your heart
karlcolt45 19
#39 maybe her heart is with your marbles!
LostMy_Marbles 24
I do have to give you that one #51 Touché
xReDMemory 28
Plus,one of his family members may have still been in there as well. But it doesn't matter,right?
ksks1234 33
34-- it is not the house itself that makes op sad; it is the memories, the stability, the home. Op is probably grateful to be alive, but they still have every right to mourn the loss of familiarity and safety.
emirie 21
Wtf is wrong with you 34? If your house burned down, would you be so peachy about it? Probably not.
perdix 31
Even worse, the local news channel played this in the background: The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don't need no water, let the ************ burn! Very unprofessional! (At least you have a leg up for Perfect Attendance at school :))
5destroyer35 20
It's too bad he skipped yesterday to play with fire.
kernelkat 16
Be grateful you weren't in the house when it burned.
ayyeitsanderson 11
Youre lucky that you went to school anyway or else you couldve gotten hurt. Glad youre alright.
foxy_grampa 19
Sounds like you were better off in school anyway
brandoneyez1 25
So in fact it was safer. At least you are ok.
Larry01_fml 19
I don't se why people would even hit the "you deserve it button" fyl OP
letsgooo_fml 23
Wow I'm so sorry that happened. But thankfully you didn't miss school.
ShakeDisPlace 10
I just want to know what kind of ass hat would vote YDI on this!?