Miscellaneous: Today, I had a planned 12-hour power cut for maintenance work,...

By Powerless - 30/08/2012 06:05 - Australia

Today, I had a planned 12-hour power cut for maintenance work, which I'd forgot all about. In need of a shower before work, I spent 45 minutes boiling pots of water on the stove to take a lukewarm, 6-inch deep bath, before realizing my water heater runs on natural gas and was working fine. FML

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By abrazama - 02/10/2009 14:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I went down to my accommodation office in fiery wrath, demanding that something be done about my three-days-cold shower. Looking dubious, they sent someone back with me. As soon as we got there he looked at me with deep pity and pulled the cord in the corner that activated the hot water. FML

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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

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By KieRendan - 25/05/2012 19:59 - United States - Rio Rancho

Today, due to an unforeseen pipe-related incident, I had to shave my legs in my backyard fish pond, while a plumber assessed the damage to my war-zone of a bathroom. FML

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Another fine mess

By Anonymous - 15/09/2012 04:44 - United States - Modesto

Today, the gas company came to connect our stove for free. While here, they broke our hot water heater, shut it off, and issued us a hazard notice. We can fix it, but they won't be able to come back for another two weeks to turn the gas back on. We don't have any hot water until then. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/06/2015 01:56 - United States - Ithaca

Today, my mother told me to take a quick shower. When I got out, she told me I took too long, and now I have to pay the utilities bill. My shower was two minutes long. FML

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Burning down the house

By Anonymous - 25/07/2021 18:01 - Canada - Calgary

Today, I got some ingredients ready for a stew in the slow cooker, planning to turn it on when I left for work. Well, my dumb, un-caffeinated ass turned it on, but put it on high instead of low. For 13 hours. It was completely charcoal by the time I got home. FML

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Fire!

By NowABlonde - 09/03/2009 16:23 - United States

Today, I decided to lighten my hair. I applied the dye and waited 20 minutes. When I went to wash the dye out, the water wouldn't turn on. After my head started to burn, I called the landlord in a panic. Turns out there was a water main break and the entire city block doesn't have water. FML

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DjeePee 24

Thursday 30 August 2012 12:12

Always check first. Also, wouldn't it be more efficient to boil one or two pots of water and use a simple washcloth?

lovemesomeanth 2

Thursday 30 August 2012 12:13

Thank god for running water and water heaters, imagine having to boil your own bath water every single day.

Comments

joea21 21

Saturday 1 September 2012 3:23

You're pretty stupid

mdog2 2

Saturday 1 September 2012 20:53

How did the stove work?

Evath 7

Monday 3 September 2012 7:42

Laughed my head off. Don't listen to all the dicks on here telling you that you are stupid, could have happened to anyone.

wikedjest 0

Monday 3 September 2012 9:17

damn that sucks atleast you did the work to take bath if you thought it was only option shows you work hard to be presentable at work

skimonkey96 0

Tuesday 4 September 2012 4:44

Um doesn't your stove require electricity??

mralman16 5

Wednesday 5 September 2012 5:18

Depends on what kind and how old your stove is some of the older stoves have pilot lights that are always on 24/7

mralman16 5

Wednesday 5 September 2012 5:14

If you had a power cut then why is your power on since you need power to pump water in the first place

Shade1982 20

Friday 26 April 2013 14:09

Ehm, no. How do you need power to get running water?

kasiesunshine 7

Friday 7 September 2012 7:51

lol...shoulda just gone with baby wipes and dry shampoo...sucked it up for one whole day and called it good haha

lukey101 23

Tuesday 29 October 2013 15:39

Hey guys OP here. Finally got an FML account! So the gas hot water & gas cook top work fine without electricity in my house. I would've taken a cold shower but it was the middle of winter at the time and we get morning temperatures around 0 degrees Celsius. Guess I should've tried the hot tap first but hey, first thing in the morning it's survival instincts! I made fire (on the stove) I figured that was my only heat without electricity, as the normal heating runs on electricity here, at first I thought so did the water heater. A lesson learned! Try before you seek alternates. My workmates had a great laugh, and didn't have to put u with a smelly colleague :)