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Blogs > DonnaChang > Journal of Annoying People

No Power  

DonnaChang 54F
457 posts
7/18/2018 7:52 am
No Power

Yesterday at work we lost power around 5pm. The communications room runs off of a generator and the computers each have a battery to operate off of if the generator fails. Okay, so I can still take calls but now the air conditioning is off and the windows only allow for so much air to come through. It is still hot outside.

People are calling to complain about traffic lights being out and I tell them we already know and they will not be on until the power company turns on the power again. The power outage is widespread. Slow down and be cautious.

People act like they have never experienced a power outage before. One guy called to ask how he is to stop the automated phone messages from the power company to stop. I explained that you must listen to the entire message. It explains how to opt out. WHY ARE WE CALLING THE POLICE ABOUT THIS SHIT?

I have an elderly couple with dementia walked away from a nursing home that takes precedent over some automated phone messages that are annoying. I'm getting the same messages at the station.

I didn't realize, before working for a police dept, just how lazy and helpless people really are in this world. Do you need somebody to pump your chest and breathe for you too? No wonder humanity is doomed.

When did humanity become so helpless and why? Everything is at your fingertips. We wanted things to be easier and more convenient and now people just flat out refuse to do anything for themselves. It scares me.

Good news, the power came back on 30 minutes before the end of my shift. So I did enjoy some air conditioning for a short while before going home. And the dumb shit phone calls stopped.

scot51568 56M
506 posts
7/18/2018 3:19 pm

 Because you're a Chinese woman, it's just assumed you will speak profoundly.


DonnaChang replies on 7/18/2018 5:25 pm:
I'm not Chinese. Its short for Changstein. LOL

pocogato12 71F  
37235 posts
7/18/2018 2:38 pm

 American humans are just so full of themselves and needy. No one seems to be able to use any common sense if they even know what that is. An old couple wandering away definitely comes before the traffic lights. Slow down and look both ways
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cyclingfool 62M  
6666 posts
7/18/2018 9:55 am

 I feel your pain.. I work in OEM....


DonnaChang 54F
212 posts
7/18/2018 7:53 am

 I do actually like my job, just SMH at dumb people.


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