Today, the power at work was out. This would be fine, if they...

By boop snoop - 01/09/2019 16:00 - United States

Today, the power at work was out. This would be fine, if they didn’t make me stay for another hour to wait for it to come back on in the Texas heat. FML

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By AstonBrown - 15/06/2016 17:53 - United States - Cleveland

Today, a strong storm knocked the power out at our office. I was dismissed five hours early, had my desk locked up and was walking toward the doors to leave when the power came back on. FML

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By devakii - 16/10/2009 17:27 - United States

Today, the power went out at work. As everyone left the building to go home, the owner came in to inform me that, since the phones were on a battery back up, I would be staying to man them. The phones rang 2 times in the 4 hours I sat in the dark by myself. Both times were telemarketers. FML

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By Samuel - 21/05/2010 19:12 - Canada

Today, I woke up to find my power was out. After taking a shower in the dark and being unable to make myself lunch, my power came on two minutes before I had to leave for school. FML

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By TooFlamingHot - 14/01/2016 02:08 - Australia - Ashfield

Today, I arrived at the kennels I work in to find the power disconnected and the water pump off. This meant I had to bucket water and carry it to keep over sixty assorted dogs and cats alive in temperatures over 90 degrees. The moment I finished, the power came back on. FML

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By LightsOut - 03/05/2011 17:58 - United States

Today, I finished working a 70 hour work week. I'm a lineman for the electric company, and worked extended hours all week getting people's lights back on after a wind storm. When I got home, my power was out. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/04/2021 21:30

Today, I had one minute to go before a team meeting from my work, a blackout occurred in my block. The outage lasted an hour. The meeting was about 40 minutes long. FML

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By climber - 21/04/2017 20:00

Today, after climbing 8 flight of stairs due to electricity outage, I got to work only to find the office locked. FML

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By anon - 15/10/2012 19:00 - United States - Poquoson

Today, the power went out at school. If it's out for more than twenty minutes, standard procedure is to let us go home. They came back on almost nineteen minutes later. FML

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By FUCKING POWER - 02/11/2013 21:41 - United States - Wixom

Today, there was a power outage at my apartment. I ended up deciding that the power wasn't going to come on any time soon, and that I should go to a hotel for the night. Just after I unpacked at the hotel, my neighbor called to say the power had come back. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/10/2010 20:34 - United States

Today, I went to the dentist. I had to get a tooth removed. In the middle of the procedure, the power went out. I had to sit there for an hour to wait for it to come back on. The anesthetic wore off before he started working on me again. FML

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hotchickennugget 9

Sunday 1 September 2019 19:25

I'm in Arizona and the same thing happened to me last week, except it was me, two coworkers, and about 30 children who were already hot and sweaty from the game we'd just finished playing. May the end of summer come quickly, eh?

jbuckets_404 38

Sunday 1 September 2019 21:06

Were you not already aware that it gets "sorta warm" in AZ in the summertime???

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RichardPencil 30

Sunday 1 September 2019 18:05

At least you were safe from the many mass shootings that go on in Texas. Luckily, the new laws that go in effect today will make it better for the "good guys with guns" to put down the bad guys.

hotchickennugget 9

Sunday 1 September 2019 19:25

jbuckets_404 38

Sunday 1 September 2019 21:06

Were you not already aware that it gets "sorta warm" in AZ in the summertime???

hotchickennugget 9

Wednesday 4 September 2019 20:20

I'm not sure what you're trying to imply here so I'll just add some more detail I guess. I've lived in Arizona for 20 years, so I do know how hot it gets. Part of my job is assisting in an after-school program for kids. We've been playing indoor games lately because it's too hot to bring them outside for very long. We have AC inside our building. The power cutting out was completely unexpected and was an issue stemming from the city's electric company, not something we did. We stayed inside, everyone had water, and within about 30 minutes the power came back on. Trust that this wasn't a case of stupidity or poor planning. Just an unexpected power outage that we worked around.