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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
tj4234 36
Get a cool box
Welshite 40
Will the box shout phrases like "YOLO" and "swag"?
moimoimoi125_fml 11
that's not really what I would call a 'cool' box.
haileyshelton 14
My family has definitely done this lol.
lhazz11 23
That's why you buy non refrigerated food when there are big storms. YDI
mattrd_fml 31
sorry op but Ydi. You should have been expecting something like that. Non perishable food like canned food would have been a better option.
awesomeamandas 37
This is why you stock up on non perishable food items. Power usually goes out in blizzards. If it is cold you could put the food outside to keep it cold or leave it in the fridge and freezer and don't open it for a while, the fridge and freezer won't get hot for some time.
Darthbane2007 19
Maybe it's me but usually if a Blizzard is coming you stock up on food that does not need to be refridgerated like canned goods and bread among other things. YDI...
niftyismybitch 21
Call your friends over for a blizzard party....
XTheDesertSongX 17
Dry ice always works, or you could actually put it outside.
cna1216 15
Time to hook up your generator.
Jeffy91 28
Really? You went out and bought perishables? Your rations and canned food is where its at. Furthermore... if the blizzard reaches ya in time... just take some snow and put it in a cooler or some grocery bags along with your food. Tis what I like to call... Using Your Noggin!