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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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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, 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, 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
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, 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 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 overjoyed when someone finally came to my house to get the electricity back up and running. All that was changed to dismay upon finding out they first needed to find a tree trimming and removal service to clean up all the fallen branches on the power lines. 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, I had a really good day out just to come home right before the electricity company closed for the day, to find out my payment hadn’t gone through and they'd turned it off. 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
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Top comments
McMan 23
Well that's ironic...
kodi93 2
thanks man. my power finally came back on today after it was out for almost a week. appreciate your work
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Comments (159)
ipierson 5
I'm a lineman also, I hate it when that happens but when it does, I'm right back out the door for more!!
musicXisXlove 4
at least you had a house to sleep in! alotta ppl cant say that today.
Daydreamer4466 6
That really really suck's
FairyTales_fml 6
:( that does suck... you should call and complain to the light company lol
aback 5
I am a lineman for the county. And I drive the main road. Searching in the sun for another overload. I hear you singing in the wire. I can hear you thru the whine. And the Wichita Lineman, is still on the line. I know I need a small vacation. But it don't look like rain. And if it snows that stretch down south, won't ever stand the strain. And I need you more than want you. And I want you for all time. And the Wichita Lineman, is still on the line. And I need you more than want you. And I want you for all time. And the Wichita Lineman, is still on the line
patiencek 0
oh the irony of that situation. welp... shimmy your butt up the there and fix your electric!
dave04045 1
Dude your getting paid 30 overtime hours, or 45 regular hours plus the 40 you worked so your getting paid for 85 hours...quit bitching
TheSnakeDoctor20 17
I'm sorry op, it's sucks but light some candles and fix it in the mornin
Zombie65 0
be there done that it does suck then you get here from everyone at home ..... why ..... go fix it
Zombie65 0
ok....get home and get to hear from everyone.......