Today, I got back from a service trip to Kenya, where I had no running water or electricity. I encouraged my friends to go green and help raise awareness by conserving as much electricity as possible. I return home to find that all my lights have been on for 2 weeks. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
Today, as I was shampooing my hair in the shower, the power went out. Since my house has well water, no power means no water. FML
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
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
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
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, I arrived at the kennels I work in to find the power disconnected and the water pump off. This meant I had to bucket water and carry it to keep over sixty assorted dogs and cats alive in temperatures over 90 degrees. The moment I finished, the power came back on. FML
Today, I took a shower after I finished typing an important essay I've been working on for days. My computer illiterate mum shut the computer down when I was gone, without saving a thing. When I confronted her, she yelled at me for "wasting electricity". FML
Today, my roommate decided to turn off all appliances in the house to "save" electricity. This included the refrigerator. FML
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Top comments
noshitsherlock 0
WTF you deserve it. Why didn't you check before you left?
alisalei 0
ydi definitely. i'm sick of all this "go green" jawn, you guys are all hypocrites.
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Comments (110)
diehardrep 0
That's awesome!!! Global warming doesnt exist, its just something else for democrats to create to have another reason to tax something else i.e big cars...I use plastic bags & drive a huge hummer & a tahoe! I leave lights on and take long plane rides just for fun LOL..I do my part in "destroying" the earth!! What a crock...Who cares if u left your lights on, it doesnt make a difference. If you cant tell me what the weather is gonna be tomorrow by 100% PLEASE dont talk about global warming hahaha... People get a clue and do some research!
mattiscool 0
YDI for having a house
kelther 0
damn right, #63 - turning lights off doesn't even scratch our carbon footprint compared to trips to Africa. you want to protect the environment, get rid of your car. statistically, you'll also be saving a life or two. but unfortunately, global warming is a reality. the question is whether we're causing it or if this is a natural fluctuation. my money's on it being us. but either way, we need to act or we're screwed.
tko 0
blah blah blah blah blah blah BLAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH i didn't log on to FML to listen to people argue about global warming stfu
24788 7
Why would you not check your house before you left? YDI.
lmmmr 0
#68 - You are a disgusting person. I want to vomit at the thought of your ignorance.
jaybirdka 0
going green is a ******* joke...there is too much money to be made on oil.
lmmmr 0
#74- Perhaps you should get your head out of your ass and realize that living our lives based on financial dominance is as ignorant and backwards as sacrificing first our born and preaching that earth is the center of the universe. Times have changed buddy. For the better. Change with them or GTFO.
rinnychan 2
I'm assuming this was an enlightening experience for you, so it just goes to show how wasteful you were BEFORE if you so carelessly left everything on.
Mustcomment 0
Wow dude, feel like Al Gore much right now?