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
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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 car ran out of battery. I'm writing this from the middle of the road. FML
Today, I was driving home through the middle of nowhere when a screw punctured my car tire. I arrived at the town's only auto shop to find that it had closed early. Frantic, I dialed the emergency number listed on the shop's locked door. On the other side of the glass, a phone began to ring. FML
Today, I discovered that I had lost my phone. I drove to the campus to try and find it, and parked in a gated lot where you pay when you leave. All the buildings were closed, so I had to go home. That's when I realized that I didn't have my wallet to get my car out. And no phone to call a ride. 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, while driving home after the legal curfew, I narrowly avoided a police roadblock and backtracked a mile to drive home another way. I then ran out of gas a mile away from my house. FML
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
Today, I had to drive down to my parents' house. On they way down, I needed to fill up on gas but unfortunately I'd forgotten my wallet at home with all of my cash and credit cards. I then had to call triple A and explain to them in all seriousness how I ran out of gas at the gas station. FML
Today, my car died after I got off work at 1am. All of my coworkers had already left and nobody could come out to jump my car. I had to walk the 3 miles home in a torrential downpour. FML
Today, I went to Uni. I woke up at six and got to the station as the train was leaving. I was congratulating myself on my brilliant skill when, as we passed the carpark, I saw I had left my headlights on. It later cost more for the lead to jump start my car than it would have to drive to Uni myself. FML
Today, I crashed into a ditch on my way home from work. I had to walk 2 miles in -25 below zero weather before I could pick up a cell phone signal to call a tow truck. When I got back to my car, a cop was waiting for me with a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident. FML
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Tripartita 45
Fact: a "closed" sign on an Australian police station is shorthand for "off fighting giant mutant spiders and steroidal kangaroos".
mrBearBear 11
I didn't even know police stations closed o___O
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sousaphonist 14
...a closed Police Station? How is that possible?
babs22291 15
Small town police stations close, usually you can find the officers home by spotting the car in the driveway. Most rural towns only have one or two officers and they can't man in 24/7.
GhostFox 34
Not everyone has the money for portable chargers or car chargers, people. As for the FML itself- that's a bit odd that the station was closed, unless OP means the station itself had been shut down and resources relocated elsewhere. Otherwise, they should have had at least two people on duty, I would think.
RayneSmytson 24
Small town police stations in Australia close at night all the time. There's not enough reason or resources or officers to keep it open. If you need emergency help, you ring 000 (Aus version of 911) and you can still get the police out. It's just that in most towns, especially small ones, there isn't really any reason to stay open. Rarely anyone needs arresting overnight, the crime level is fairly low, gun violence is practically nil outside cities. If you need the police, either there would be an officer on call or police from another nearby town would come out.
jt3226 8
they are like 5 bucks if you have money for a phone you have money for those.
Tsukiyomi 16
As long as it didn't break down in Alice Spings you should be golden
Dark_Cecilia 20
An addition to the chronicles of you cant make this shit up!
Theater_Chef_3 30
It might be because I live in one of the most dangerous cities in America, but damn I didn't know police stations closed
chessdude 8
**** the Police
da_epic_failman 7
That's actually illegal. The police can't close! They're emergency responders! Emergency responders can't ever close! That's why they are what they are!
RayneSmytson 24
You're an idiot. One, this is in Australia, not the USA. And two, you can still get emergency services, they just aren't at the station. You ring 000, and then they will send someone out, either a local police officer on call, or someone from further away in a larger town where the station isn't shut. But the vast majority of police stations close overnight in Australia, especially everywhere that isn't a major city.
MiaTheMartian 21
okay but what did you do after that?
K_nightlight 19
dont they usually have a wall phone right inside the first set of doors? idk, maybe that's just the ones in my area.