Ever have a day when...

[Tony V.]

Its mornings like this where I wish I had a simple button I could push that would make whatever I needed to be done happen without having to leave the comfort of my home.

I am a power engineer (building operator) by trade and I recently changed jobs to work back downtown. Im on call once every 4 weeks and this morning at 3am got a call from one of our brand new properties we own that is an luxury apartment complex right downtown. A tenant lost their phone (doors now unlock using an app on the phone) and he did not have his keyfob so after telling him that he would be charged a fine of $225 for me to come in (a 30min drive) he said ok.

Poor guy was already upset about the Oilers game loss and his phone being lost and now the fine on top of it all. I feel for him but my time to get up and come in costs the company money as well.
Now Im wide awake and no point in going back home to bed only go get up again in an hour.
Oh the joys!

 

[1_sufferin_mind]

A day in the life of Jake Blues (quote):

[after a burst of gunfire from the Mystery Woman, Jake climbs to his feet, covered in mud from the tunnel floor]

Jake: It's good to see you, sweetheart.

Mystery Woman: You contemptible pig! I remained celibate for you. I stood at the back of a cathedral, waiting, in celibacy, for you, with three hundred friends and relatives in attendance. My uncle hired the best Romanian caterers in the state. To obtain the seven limousines for the wedding party, my father used up his last favor with Mad Pete Trullo. So for me, for my mother, my grandmother, my father, my uncle, and for the common good, I must now kill you, and your brother.

[Jake falls to his knees]

Jake: Oh, please, don't kill us! Please, please don't kill us! You know I love you baby. I wouldn't leave ya. It wasn't my fault!

Mystery Woman: You miserable slug! You think you can talk your way out of this? You betrayed me.

Jake: No, I didn't. Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT...

 

[Leonard Caillouet]

I had a 4am call weekend before last, fixed the problem remotely then could not go back to sleep. Makes for a long day.

 

[tripplej]

I feel your pain. I have worked on call and still do and those early morning wakeup calls are terrible and the worst part as you guys mentioned, can't even go back to sleep since the alarm is going to come on shortly.