Today, I heard that there was supposed to be a huge blizzard heading our way, so I went out to stock up on groceries. After spending $600 on food, I drove home and packed most of it into the fridge and freezer just in time for our power to go out. 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, 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, I bought $250 worth of groceries and was feeling rather good about myself because it's the first time I've been able to do so in months. When I returned home I found my fridge/freezer broken. Most of the food I bought was dairy or frozen. FML
Today, I made my brother go to the grocery store to get some frozen pizzas. Ten minutes after he left, the power cut out. Still no power. Still hungry. 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, while working at a grocery store, I spent about 30 minutes pushing carts inside in a blizzard. Not even 10 minutes after I had finished, I looked out the window and saw that not only had the snow completely stopped, but the sun was shining. FML
Today, I was really excited to go to a party because I need to make more friends. Too bad a snowstorm hit right before I was going to leave, now I'm alone with no power. FML
Today, the massive snowstorm that has been mercilessly attacking my city for the past week started causing random, brief blackouts every 2-5 minutes. I'm very sick, so the last thing I need is for this house to be cold. FML
Today, I got home an hour late from to find that my roommate had left the fridge open for the entire 8 hours. The kicker is that I was an hour late because I was at the grocery store, not buying the things that were getting ruined because I thought we had some. FML
Today, to save money, I bought some meat in bulk. When I got home, I was told that power to the neighborhood was out, and probably would be for days. Rather than let the meat rot, I barbecued it all and gave it away to my neighbors. The power came on while everyone was eating. FML
Today, I had a huge yard sale. Since I live in a good neighborhood, I decided to leave the stuff out tonight rather than pack it all in for only a few hours. The news didn't say anything about the impending severe thunderstorm. FML
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Top comments
Welshite 40
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you supposed to buy food that can be stored and doesn't perish at room temperature when a storm heads your way?
jjmiller1001 17
if it's cold enough to snow, put all the stuff outside
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Comments (162)
AngelLovesDerby 10
A blizzard or what? Just throw it outside.. Haha
JoshMohawk 11
YDI for not being smart and stocking up on non perishables instead. Power outages are common in blizzards due to iced up tree branches falling on power lines. Dumbass.
panther_73 7
Thats why you but canned goods for storms
bigmammajamma69 4
$600 ? Did you expect to be holed up for months ?
capthigh 16
Why didn't you buy canned, bagged, dried, etc. types of foods that didn't need to be in the fridge/freezer because theres a big chance the power might go out umm
darkfireflame 15
Look at it this way: With enough snow you could dig a hole and stash all the food.
00sweeney 2
I'm not sure who's the bigger idiot--you for not realizing that if there's a blizzard the outside temp will keep your food frozen, or all the people commenting on how you should have bought canned.
bunny409 14
reminds me of the time when my mom and I were out getting groceries to prepare for a bad hurricane coming our way. She wanted to buy microwaveable popcorn -.-
Bcfrmkc816 17
Well if you knew a blizzard was coming why didn't you get ready to eat stuff, like those tuna pouches and crackers bread deviled ham peanut butter jelly long list of things to eat that don't need to be cooked our refrigerated
jfarrow9703 11
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