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Blackout

itsgonnabealongnight... - - United States

Today, I was at my grandparents' house, when the power went out. Even though we were supplied with candles and flashlights, we still had to stumble around in the darkness. They'd left both the candles and flashlights in the pitch black, unnavigable basement. FML

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The rhythm of the fight
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Snow Day

iamlauraheremecry - 27/01/2011 05:11 - United States

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

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idiot bro - 06/07/2014 18:04 - United States - Brunswick

Today, after a power outage at my house, my 14-year-old brother was genuinely confused as to why our flashlights still worked if we had no electricity. FML

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- 09/01/2017 23:42

Today, I was the last to go upstairs, so I had to turn off the lights. My tired brain decided to use my phone flashlight to check if all the lights were out. FML

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Samuel - 21/05/2010 19:12 - Canada

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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Gina - 02/04/2010 11:33 - Thailand

Today, I was in the shops and the lights all of a sudden went out. I got really scared for no reason because it was pitch black and grabbed onto my mum's hand. When the light's got turned on I was holding on to a random guy's hand. FML

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Wifey

Anonymous - 27/07/2012 02:55 - United States - Covington

Today, the power went out in my area. My wife and I were bored so I lit some candles, poured some wine, and left little to her imagination about what my intent was. We cuddled a while and as I leaned in for a kiss the power came back on. She was more excited that the WiFi was back than anything. FML

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Outage

FUCKING POWER - 02/11/2013 21:41 - United States - Wixom

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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Ouchies - 01/10/2009 22:31 - United States

Today, while cleaning up, I dropped a box of thumbtacks, spilling them all over the floor. As I fumbled to pick them up, the power went out. FML

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I'm done

Anonymous - 09/03/2025 20:00 - Canada

Today, I was using a public restroom when the lights suddenly turned off. Panicking, I waved my arms around, trying to trigger the motion sensor, but nothing happened. I had to finish in the dark, and as I was leaving, the janitor noticed me, turned the lights back on, and said, “Yeah, I turned those off earlier to save power. Hope you were OK in there.” FML

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Brain fart

jonjon - 13/06/2010 13:16 - United States

Today, after spending the evening with friends, I went home and realized that the living room light was on. Thinking someone was robbing me, I hid behind a bush. I got impatient and crept up to the door. Then I remembered that I'd left the light on before I left. FML

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jillianmathers12 13

Sunday 4 September 2011 0:24

Use your phone to find the candles and flashlight!

spaerro 8

Sunday 4 September 2011 0:23

Why the ****?

spiff3033 1

Sunday 4 September 2011 3:58

im impressed with the appropreate use of the word unnavigable

mnord 3

Sunday 4 September 2011 8:08

I'm unimpressed with the inappropriate use of appropriate....

Sl1mShad3y 10

Sunday 4 September 2011 4:50

silly old people

MarioDragon 14

Sunday 4 September 2011 4:53

Could just keep them under your sink...

daydreamer244 13

Sunday 4 September 2011 5:38

that must have been soooo fun.

sjlf 4

Sunday 4 September 2011 6:10

What's the big deal? Last week my power went out at midnight for 20 hours, and my finished basement flooded, destroying thousands of dollars of things, including a brand new, never used, twelve hundred dollar bed, and new carpeting. My house almost had an electrical fire because of water in the outlets, and now theres a mold problem. You're just walking in a basement in the dark, try doing that with a foot of water at one in the morning.

The_Bug 0

Sunday 4 September 2011 7:20

So.......your grandparents don't sound like the smartest people....

Claymore714 0

Sunday 4 September 2011 7:23

Hey

mnord 3

Sunday 4 September 2011 8:06

Losers...

googlefrewdnoob 0

Sunday 4 September 2011 9:13

Wait if it was a power cut then he's not on a PC he's either on a laptop or a smartphone why not carry the laptop or smart device infront of you, I disproved all people saying they may not have a phone etc. !