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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Comments (214)
Siji 0
Damn, you act like it's an insult to have your accent grouped with the others. My Texan accent varies with those of other Americans, and I don't get offended when someone calls it an American accent.
theblackzach 0
I would have just smashed it..
brit1029 3
I have the same problem... Only to add to the alarm on the inside it has a huge megaphone on the roof in the front and back of the house... It screams "warning there may be an intruder" or "warning possible fire." it is quite sensitive too.
Koolman189 0
smash the damn thing
m16agent 3
this is the one thing duct tape wont fix... or will it?
DoctorKyda 5
And that's why you need a sonic scewdriver.
annigotammo 1
why wouldn't you have that screwdriver seeing as you could need it for situations like these, ydi for being unprepared then whining about it
funfofa 1
did the power go out because of hurricane Irene? cause then u cant go out and get the screwdriver! fyl indeedy!
schomes 0
Ever think about pressing the off button
candyaddict54 3
This reminds me of the time when your phone dies out of battery but it has the power to light up and beep a thousand times to warn you to charge it. British accents aren't so bad!
justanotherhuman 21
Hammers don't work on Skynet; been there tried that.