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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Today, I'm staying in a hotel. The power went out while I was having a shower. So I waited for it to come back on, until an announcement came over the fire alarm, "Due to generating failure, the power will be off for the rest of the night. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused, and have a good night." FML
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
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
Today, my power went out due to a huge snow storm. I was in desperate need of candles and flashlights. I had to walk to the store since the roads were closed. I walked 4 miles in the blizzard. When I got home, the power came back on. FML
Today, the power was out. I tried to explain to my boyfriend that he wouldn't be able to watch any TV until the power came back on. His response was, "But we have Netflix." FML
Today, I knew my wife and kid wouldn't be home until later, and I was excited to play video games and relax. The second I turned my computer on, the power went out. It came back on as my wife was pulling into the driveway. FML
Today, on vacation with family, the power goes off in the middle of the night. I wake up as the A/C starts dripping on my head. No air, wet pillow, can't sleep, but I decide to tough it out until morning rather than wake everyone. In the morning, I discovered my sister had hit the breaker because she couldn't find the light switch. FML
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
Today, I was driving home from a long day at work fixing people's electronics. When I got home, I got a call from work saying I needed to go back and help a customer with their TV again. When I got there, after an hour of driving, I realized I'd accidentally kicked the power cord out. FML
Today, while on my first day off in 2 years, I decided to play online poker. I won over $3,000. While filling out my information to get the money the power went out. FML
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gabbi630 16
Why go to a hotel? Just sleep in the dark!
JasonUMN 15
Patience is a virtue.
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Comments (88)
papayeya 18
You could've called the Power Department and asked them how long it will take to return it back -_-
piggle 9
You couldn't go one night without power?
Beepbeep7 14
If you had more patience,you could have saved some money.
False_Stupidity 41
Perhaps OP felt powerless about their circumstances and the decision to stay at a motel made them feel more empowered.
graceinsheepwear 33
Not only did you jump the gun in rushing to a hotel, but it sounds like you did it with great fanfare too, if your neighbor was aware of it and calling you when the power went on.
LanceGoodthrust 19
Not to mention, the OP said they had "just finished unpacking at the hotel." Really, how much stuff would the OP need for an overnight stay?
caitylynn05 16
Take a mini vacation away from home :)
Aussieinusa 5
Ah you beat me to it :-)
Curlytwirly22 17
Haste will never help you but I think that if you had thought that the logical thing to do would be oh to a hotel it's a good choice because what if the power never cam ? What would you have done then so I think you made a right choice
gemstone586 12
wow, a motel for $400? around here that would rent you an apartment for a month.
luckyone365 7
49: You're the dumbest bitch in America if you think the going rate of an average hotel room is $400.
Maygen 5
We had a horrible winter storm a few years back now and we were without electricity for 5-6 days and we couldn't leave our house due to snow drifts. We managed with flashlights and a camping stove. We lived in the country so once the power is off so is our water pump, so we used melted snow to drink, bathe and cook with. You couldn't even wait one night? Pathetic
JazNim17 18
Exactly. Some people are just spoiled I guess. My family was without power for a month and a half during Hurricane Katrina. We survived just fine on bottled water and cooked all our food on a charcoal grill.
awilliams44 9
Just have a little camp out in ur home!
invisibleFlower 10
You should have waited a little longer