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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Wild Nights Out
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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, the power went out. Thankfully, it was early in the morning so I should've been able to sleep through it. Then I realized I have an impossible time sleeping during power outages. 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, the power went out to my house a second time after coming on a few days ago due to a series of severe storms that rolled through the area. The first knockout took less than 12 hours. This one? A little over three days in a heat wave. FML
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Top comments
gabbi630 16
Why go to a hotel? Just sleep in the dark!
JasonUMN 15
Patience is a virtue.
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Comments (88)
carzaki27 12
Be patient next time.
Mabonga 12
your neighbour was in your house...
monknicker 14
Who does that?!
DrunkonMisery 3
i see how a lot of people say how horrible it is for you to just take off but i dont know about you but in our house if we dont have electricity we dont have running water nor heat so yeah id be off to that hotel in a heart beat besides who couldn't use a night out? sometimes just changing your scenery makes a hell of a difference!
Maclaine21 15
WHY
the_bassist__ 15
My power went out on thanksgiving and we literally ate in the dark. It's not that bad.
TacoTerrorist 15
cant stand no power for one nigt?
peterblackmer91 12
I'm not understanding why you didn't just stay home. My power goes out often. We manage.