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)
dbow29 0
yeah I'm a linemen too,, you ******* suck
boatramp 1
didn't get to go on storm did ya sucks to be you
fairypower 4
figures
dizzied 3
i was one of the people without power from wednesday to sunday. i just want you to know that i appreciate your hard work. thank you for working tirelessly to help those of us affected by the storm to have a little comfort as we try to piece our lives back together. i hope your power is back on soon.
grdianknight 0
looks like you missed one eh?
hex0890 0
dude 29 yr old man? nough said
kookoo831 0
repost
iyazwoodfle 4
this should tell you something about how well you do your job.
jhorst59 2
i guess with all that overtime at your rate of pay you can afford to invest in a generator and quit your bitching
PutTheCoffeeOn 0
Thanks to you and your crew for your hard work and very long hours. It's helped many of my friends get a sense of business as usual, even the ones without homes. I promise that your efforts are not being taken for granted.
boatramp 1
been there done that ice storm two years ago from a fellow lineman