Today, I lost power. That didn't stop my house alarm from running on battery, loudly informing me in a British accent, "AC power disconnected. BEEP. AC power disconnected. BEEP." It's been going on for 5 hours and the battery takes a special screwdriver to remove. One we don't have. 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, the power in my village went out. This caused the back-up battery powered alarm to go off. Nobody in the house even knew our alarm worked, let alone how to make it stop. It's been going off for over an hour now. 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 was making dinner when my smoke alarm started going off. I opened all the windows and waved a towel underneath it. After ten minutes, I realized the alarm wasn't reacting to the food. Its battery was dying. FML
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, during a storm-related power failure, I jerry-rigged an inverter from my car to supply the essentials. In doing so, I managed to blow up the fridge, smoke and all. The power came back on 5 minutes later. FML
Today, I kept hearing a weird buzzing sound in my apartment. I turned off everything, unplugged appliances, and was on the verge of calling maintenance. Turns out, it was my electric toothbrush vibrating in my suitcase… for three hours. 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 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
Today, my smoke alarm started chirping at 3 a.m. I replaced the battery, reset it, and got back into bed. Five minutes later, it chirped again. I searched for the source before realizing it was my roommate's alarm clock. FML
Today, my neighbors left for their nine month excursion, and armed their security system. One of the features is a loud series of three beeps every three seconds, 24 hours a day. I can hear it, clear as a bell, throughout my entire house. FML
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MrBoredGuy 1
Go buy the right screwdriver? Wouldn't take anyone else 5 hours to figure that out
baconstrips 12
Just smash the thing to bits
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perdix 31
You need to turn lemons into lemonade. This sounds like a great backbone for a techno-dance mix video that'll go viral on Youtube. Then, you'll be able to afford one of those "special" screwdrivers. (Back in the day, we called it a screwdriver for retards, but I guess you have to be PC these days.)
JHunz 13
Even if you need to stay in your house for some reason instead of trying to buy a screwdriver, you can make your own screwdriver head with a match and a Bic pen. Heat the top until it's melty, stick it in, let it cool.
DancinL 14
Well I think the reason OP couldn't go to the store was because this was during hurricane Irene, therefore most places were closed
velvetwings 8
This is OP, and yes, it was during the hurricane. We couldn't leave,
Nonibird 6
Just take it off the wall and leave it outside or under a pillow somewhere until there's power again. If it won't come off, muffle it with duct tape and something muffling until then. Narf.
VoiceMail 12
Oh yeah. I know your pain. Our stupid security system, which we don't even use, does the same damn thing. > > Early this year we had a cyclone and the power was out for four days. The stupid thing was beeping the whole time.
IronMaiden45 0
do you have a hammer?
cherryllollo 7
have you tried the power button??
ikickgingers 15
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ikickgingers 15
Stupid mobile app sorry wrong place for that comment.
ikickgingers 15
Pop your faceplate of your control and unhook the wires?
ikickgingers 15
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StoryOfTheYear 15
^^^ Explain?
countelmo 4
in that 5 hours, you could have gone to the store to get one. moron
Person1233 13
There's a good chance that this occurred during hurricane Irene, which caused so much flooding in upstate NY to the point where towns were cut off from flooded roadways. It's safe to say that it would be hazardous to drive to the store during that time.