Calling 911...have you ever done it?
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Way too often. I live in Reno and weirdness seems to follow me.
In our previous house, once when we heard a loud crash in the middle of the night on the busy street behind our house. My husband and I got up and used a chair to look over the block wall behind our house. We saw a body lying on the ground behind our wall. We nearly killed each other trying to be the first one off the chair and back into the house. The "body" wandered away by the time the police got there. It was a drunk lady who had run into one of the reflector post things in the center divider. They eventually found her.
Also in the same house, our dogs started barking at 2 in the morning. My husband looked out and there was a guy standing on our doorstep. He never knocked, but eventually went back to his car, which was parked between us and the neighbors. And just sat there. So we called 911 for them to come and check him out. Fifteen minutes later, we had no less than 12 cop cars and gang unit vehicles surrounding the vehicle, cops out, ducked down behind their open car doors with guns drawn, yelling for the guy (and the one that was hiding, laying down in the back seat) to come out with their hands raised. Apparently the guy laying down in the back had a warrant.
In our current home, we live at a T intersection. Directly across from our bedroom window, a street tees into the street that runs in front of our house. Again, in the middle of the night, we heard tires screeching and people yelling. We looked out in time to see a bunch of teenagers, who had gotten out of a car, yank another teenager out of the back of a pick up truck that was pulling away, on the street across from our bedroom window. They started beating him and we called 911. While we were on the phone, they jumped back in their car, raced off down the street, then spun around and came back toward the kid who was lying, motionless in the middle of the street. I was freaking out because it appeared they were going to run him over, but they swerved at the last minute and took off. We went out (armed) to check on the kid. He was pretty out of it. I made him lay still until the paramedics got there. He kept asking, "Who is that? Who is taking care of me?" Yeah, they're all pretty tough till they need a mom.
Also current home, again, two in the morning, 4th of July. My granddaughter had just gotten up and was throwing up. I heard a series of pops and heard screaming and crying. So we called AGAIN! The guy who had moved into our quiet, family neighborhood (my house is directly across from an elementary school. The T street runs behind it) 2 doors down from us, had been making us all nervous. He looked a bit sketchy and the people that came around were no better. Turns out he was highly placed in a gang. A member of a rival gang had walked up to where he and some friends were sitting in his garage, with the door open, and opened fire, killing one of his friends. Of course in retaliation, he and some friends later went by a rival gang member's house and did a drive by. So, they came back a few days later and did a drive by on that guy again. That went on for 6 months and we called 911 every time the bullets started flying. The *kitten* finally moved away.
And finally, when I weighed almost 300 pounds, my back went into a spasm that left me unable to get off my bathroom floor. I thought I had ruptured a disk. After laying there for over an hour, unable to get up because it felt like I was doing damage and the pain was unbearable, I allowed my husband to call 911. Two female paramedics came in and shot me up with morphine, twice, before I was able to tell it was some kind of spasm and able to assist them to some extent, getting me on a stretcher. Then the poor things had to lug my heavy *kitten* to the gurney and out to the ambulance. THAT made quite the impression on me. I was on the couch for 2 weeks, unable to walk until it healed and quit spasming. It was then that I decided that was never going to happen to me again and I lost over 100 pounds. That was 10 years ago and I've kept it off ever since.0 -
"9-1-1 is a joke"
Everyone whom works 911 will remember that when you are having a true emergency and need us. We will just forget you called, if we are a joke.
I've comforted a dying child in my arms. I've shaken the had of a cardiac arrest victim that survived because of us. I've delivered babies, I've hugged a perfect stranger who's husband had just passed.
*kitten* you, sir. *kitten*. You.
THIS !!!!! ^^^^^^^^ Amen!!
I wonder what the quotations mean in the post you're all quoting? durrr
I admire your commitment to trying to defend that "911 joke" joke, and that you called as a prank. But at this point and based on how the response on this thread is going, it might be better to just let it go. Sometimes jokes fall flat, you either scrap them or rework them.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't defending my 911 prank call.. all I posted was a "meh" gif for that.
This ^ discussion was not about that. It was skullshank who posted "9-1-1 is a joke" I was defending him. Thanks for comin' out!
ETA: His comment "911 is a joke" is a Public Enemy song.0 -
Yup thank God I did! jerk *kitten* was in my bedroom trying to rob me !0
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"9-1-1 is a joke"
Everyone whom works 911 will remember that when you are having a true emergency and need us. We will just forget you called, if we are a joke.
I've comforted a dying child in my arms. I've shaken the had of a cardiac arrest victim that survived because of us. I've delivered babies, I've hugged a perfect stranger who's husband had just passed.
*kitten* you, sir. *kitten*. You.
THIS !!!!! ^^^^^^^^ Amen!!
I wonder what the quotations mean in the post you're all quoting? durrr
I admire your commitment to trying to defend that "911 joke" joke, and that you called as a prank. But at this point and based on how the response on this thread is going, it might be better to just let it go. Sometimes jokes fall flat, you either scrap them or rework them.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't defending my 911 prank call.. all I posted was a "meh" gif for that.
This ^ discussion was not about that. It was skullshank who posted "9-1-1 is a joke" I was defending him. Thanks for comin' out!
ETA: His comment "911 is a joke" is a Public Enemy song.
thought i cleared this up on page 4 with a "thank you" for your service, and an apology for making an (suprisingly) obscure joke.
let's try again, shall we?....
the quote was from a song, i apologize for you not knowing that.
thank you all so much for your service to the community...without you, many lives would be lost.
theres a butthurt emergency joke in here somewhere, but i think i will sidestep it for the time being.0 -
"9-1-1 is a joke"
Everyone whom works 911 will remember that when you are having a true emergency and need us. We will just forget you called, if we are a joke.
I've comforted a dying child in my arms. I've shaken the had of a cardiac arrest victim that survived because of us. I've delivered babies, I've hugged a perfect stranger who's husband had just passed.
*kitten* you, sir. *kitten*. You.
THIS !!!!! ^^^^^^^^ Amen!!
I wonder what the quotations mean in the post you're all quoting? durrr
I admire your commitment to trying to defend that "911 joke" joke, and that you called as a prank. But at this point and based on how the response on this thread is going, it might be better to just let it go. Sometimes jokes fall flat, you either scrap them or rework them.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't defending my 911 prank call.. all I posted was a "meh" gif for that.
This ^ discussion was not about that. It was skullshank who posted "9-1-1 is a joke" I was defending him. Thanks for comin' out!
ETA: His comment "911 is a joke" is a Public Enemy song.
Le sigh...
The guy who post the joke already said he was sorry for saying it cause it struck a cord with certain 911 workers who didn't get it. That is why I said let it go. Pointing out that you were pranking 911 was just to help you see the light that you might not be on the best footing in this thread to lend support.
But I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just bow out.0 -
"9-1-1 is a joke"
Everyone whom works 911 will remember that when you are having a true emergency and need us. We will just forget you called, if we are a joke.
I've comforted a dying child in my arms. I've shaken the had of a cardiac arrest victim that survived because of us. I've delivered babies, I've hugged a perfect stranger who's husband had just passed.
*kitten* you, sir. *kitten*. You.
THIS !!!!! ^^^^^^^^ Amen!!
I wonder what the quotations mean in the post you're all quoting? durrr
I admire your commitment to trying to defend that "911 joke" joke, and that you called as a prank. But at this point and based on how the response on this thread is going, it might be better to just let it go. Sometimes jokes fall flat, you either scrap them or rework them.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't defending my 911 prank call.. all I posted was a "meh" gif for that.
This ^ discussion was not about that. It was skullshank who posted "9-1-1 is a joke" I was defending him. Thanks for comin' out!
ETA: His comment "911 is a joke" is a Public Enemy song.
Le sigh...
The guy who post the joke already said he was sorry for saying it cause it struck a cord with certain 911 workers who didn't get it. That is why I said let it go. Pointing out that you were pranking 911 was just to help you see the light that you might not be on the best footing in this thread to lend support.
But I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just bow out.
I found it odd that the quotations in his post were overlooked and it was taken as his own words. People don't typically quote themselves.0 -
FWIW, I used to work as a 911 dispatcher and I have gotten some scary calls as well as some irritating ones.
Being in South Florida, we have a LOT of elderly people and you would be suprised how many of them would lock themselfs INSIDE of the car, unable to get out.
Mostly Toyotas for some reason but, the Toyota Camry locks the doors automatically when it is put in drive and unlocks automatically once the car is shut off.
The problem is that some of these elderly people would get a jump start or something and as soon as they shut the car off, it is DEAD.
The door would not automatically unlock and they didn't know how to manually flip the little thing forward.
We got a lot of stolen vehicle calls and it turns out they just forget where they parked.
Several "My drug dealer ripped me off" calls.
And I have called 911 a few times myself.0 -
Yes, I have ! I was a junior on my fire department, So I know the ins and outs of dispatch and how everything works behind the scenes and such.0
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Does it count if 911 calls me? Well not me personally but my office. I forgot to add this in my last comment. I got one just about an hour ago. At work our security extensions include 911 so we have people that inevitable call 911 and hang up. Then 911 has to call back and make sure that we are not needing service.0
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"9-1-1 is a joke"
Everyone whom works 911 will remember that when you are having a true emergency and need us. We will just forget you called, if we are a joke.
I've comforted a dying child in my arms. I've shaken the had of a cardiac arrest victim that survived because of us. I've delivered babies, I've hugged a perfect stranger who's husband had just passed.
*kitten* you, sir. *kitten*. You.
THIS !!!!! ^^^^^^^^ Amen!!
I wonder what the quotations mean in the post you're all quoting? durrr
I admire your commitment to trying to defend that "911 joke" joke, and that you called as a prank. But at this point and based on how the response on this thread is going, it might be better to just let it go. Sometimes jokes fall flat, you either scrap them or rework them.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't defending my 911 prank call.. all I posted was a "meh" gif for that.
This ^ discussion was not about that. It was skullshank who posted "9-1-1 is a joke" I was defending him. Thanks for comin' out!
ETA: His comment "911 is a joke" is a Public Enemy song.
Le sigh...
The guy who post the joke already said he was sorry for saying it cause it struck a cord with certain 911 workers who didn't get it. That is why I said let it go. Pointing out that you were pranking 911 was just to help you see the light that you might not be on the best footing in this thread to lend support.
But I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just bow out.
I found it odd that the quotations in his post were overlooked and it was taken as his own words. People don't typically quote themselves.
We are all very aware that OP was quoting a song.... But, we are just pointing out, song quoting or not, that it is an ignorant line to quote or share on such a topic.... why quote something like that? Would you feel the same if your family member died because people thought 911 was a joke and making prank calls, thus having emergency persons responding to pranks??.... It's happened, and it's wrong! THAT is what we are referring to.0 -
Did read all the other posts....but yes I have. Found someone in the process of committing suicide. Happy to say she did not succeed.0
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who really gives a frick???
WHO GIVES!!?????0 -
Someone shot bullets in our house
Domestic Violence
My dad had COPD and couldn't breathe
I called several times because I suffer from panic attacks
My house caught on fire and burned to the ground.
I called the police because my daughter was out of control and I wanted them to take her (they wouldn't and she is great now LOL)
My cousin called because she got high and made it to the front steps of her house and she thought she was dying (first time high since she was young), needless to say her husband came home told the dispatcher she was fine and carried her in the house. She was so embarrassed.0 -
Oh and I forget I called when I fell and broke my leg in an ice storm.
Ambulance took me to the hospital and they slid off the road with me in the back and had to get pulled out. Nice.0 -
"9-1-1 is a joke"
Everyone whom works 911 will remember that when you are having a true emergency and need us. We will just forget you called, if we are a joke.
I've comforted a dying child in my arms. I've shaken the had of a cardiac arrest victim that survived because of us. I've delivered babies, I've hugged a perfect stranger who's husband had just passed.
*kitten* you, sir. *kitten*. You.
THIS !!!!! ^^^^^^^^ Amen!!
I wonder what the quotations mean in the post you're all quoting? durrr
I admire your commitment to trying to defend that "911 joke" joke, and that you called as a prank. But at this point and based on how the response on this thread is going, it might be better to just let it go. Sometimes jokes fall flat, you either scrap them or rework them.
You have no idea what you're talking about. I wasn't defending my 911 prank call.. all I posted was a "meh" gif for that.
This ^ discussion was not about that. It was skullshank who posted "9-1-1 is a joke" I was defending him. Thanks for comin' out!
ETA: His comment "911 is a joke" is a Public Enemy song.
thought i cleared this up on page 4 with a "thank you" for your service, and an apology for making an (suprisingly) obscure joke.
let's try again, shall we?....
the quote was from a song, i apologize for you not knowing that.
thank you all so much for your service to the community...without you, many lives would be lost.
theres a butthurt emergency joke in here somewhere, but i think i will sidestep it for the time being.
I for one, appreciate your apology. I DO know that it is a song lyric. Just thought it was a distasteful joke/quote, especially since there was nothing else in the response saying you viewed 911 differently. Much like it would be distasteful if the quote was talking about raping a child, killing elderly people, burning a church, etc on a thread topid about those....0 -
I did not realize that the comment I was/am angry about was from a song.
It is disgusting that someone would write that, let alone sing about it to make money.
If you've never needed our services, than feel blessed. You don't truly understand what we do, until you do. I hope that anyone that has never needed our services continues to never need them.
Many a firefighter/ems personnel have been hurt or killed in the line of duty. We are not armed, we do not have a way to fight back, yet every day, we will risk our lives to save yours, or you loved ones.
Take a ride on an ambulance one night, or a firetruck. Hold the hand of someone that is trying to survive a horrid tragedy that happened, beit being shot/stabbed/beaten/stung by a bee/eaten the wrong food/had a car accident.... watch the men and women of red run into a house/building and try to save anyone that is in there, all while risking their own lives. See what we do, every day, then you'll understand why that statement made my blood boil.0 -
And, thank you for your apology. I also didn't realize that you believed differently from your quote.0
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We are all very aware that OP was quoting a song.... But, we are just pointing out, song quoting or not, that it is an ignorant line to quote or share on such a topic.... why quote something like that? Would you feel the same if your family member died because people thought 911 was a joke and making prank calls, thus having emergency persons responding to pranks??.... It's happened, and it's wrong! THAT is what we are referring to.
I never said 911 was a joke. I just said that I prank called it many times.0 -
In the last 10 years:
2x for the our neighbor beating the crap out of his girlfriend,
3x for other neighbors beating the crap out of whomever happens to be in their home for whatever reason,
when our cars were broken into,
for someone receiving "services" from a prostitute in front of my house,
when a neighbors bonfire (they were drunk) caught my tree on fire,
when a salesman my husband invited in our house (WHY?!) wouldn't leave because we didn't want to buy a vacuum,
when a 4x4 fell of the back of a truck in front of me and nearly killed us all,
We nearly called last night over two teenagers having a fist fight in my driveway. We're thinking of having cameras installed. Or just moving.0 -
I was going to call the other night because there were several cars with head lights on in the middle of the night and clogging up the road. No one was going anywhere. But then they started to pull away and two of them were cops. :blushing:0
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I did Friday night, and followed the SUPER drunk driver while telling the dispatcher where she was going. The chick hit a curb, and almost sideswiped a cyclist. She had to get OFF the road.0
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I've dailed 911 twice.
Once when my mother collapsed and had to go to the hospital.
And the second time leaving A Perfect Circle concert, this guy in the elevator could hardly stand up, and then climbed behind the wheel of a car.
Then I've dailed 311 over minor domestic disputes.0 -
I was 3 or 4 and my big sister wouldn't play with me. The policeman that came out had the same name I do and we made friends. He gave me a teddy bear and made sure I understood when you need to call 911 and when you need to watch Sesame Street.0
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I did not realize that the comment I was/am angry about was from a song.
It is disgusting that someone would write that, let alone sing about it to make money.
If you've never needed our services, than feel blessed. You don't truly understand what we do, until you do. I hope that anyone that has never needed our services continues to never need them.
Many a firefighter/ems personnel have been hurt or killed in the line of duty. We are not armed, we do not have a way to fight back, yet every day, we will risk our lives to save yours, or you loved ones.
Take a ride on an ambulance one night, or a firetruck. Hold the hand of someone that is trying to survive a horrid tragedy that happened, beit being shot/stabbed/beaten/stung by a bee/eaten the wrong food/had a car accident.... watch the men and women of red run into a house/building and try to save anyone that is in there, all while risking their own lives. See what we do, every day, then you'll understand why that statement made my blood boil.
the song was a social statement on the seemingly endless delay experienced in black neighborhoods when 911 was called for a legitimate reason. at least it had some thought behind it rather than a song promoting drug use or violence.
it was a musical protest.
*shrug*0 -
We are all very aware that OP was quoting a song.... But, we are just pointing out, song quoting or not, that it is an ignorant line to quote or share on such a topic.... why quote something like that? Would you feel the same if your family member died because people thought 911 was a joke and making prank calls, thus having emergency persons responding to pranks??.... It's happened, and it's wrong! THAT is what we are referring to.
I never said 911 was a joke. I just said that I prank called it many times.
Ma'am, I wasn't referring to your post. I was referring to the one who posted that "9-1-1 is a joke"0 -
We are all very aware that OP was quoting a song.... But, we are just pointing out, song quoting or not, that it is an ignorant line to quote or share on such a topic.... why quote something like that? Would you feel the same if your family member died because people thought 911 was a joke and making prank calls, thus having emergency persons responding to pranks??.... It's happened, and it's wrong! THAT is what we are referring to.
I never said 911 was a joke. I just said that I prank called it many times.
Ma'am, I wasn't referring to your post. I was referring to the one who posted that "9-1-1 is a joke"
But you said.. oh forget it :flowerforyou:0 -
The windows in my living room and den were broken out with a baseball bat at 11:30 one night after I'd gone to bed. Initially I thought they'd been shot out but witnesses saw the baseball bat weilding idiots responsible.
Gun in one hand, cell phone in the other, I called 911 and waited for police. FYI. If you have a land line, call 911 from it and not your cell. My cell call immediately went to the California Highway Patrol before it got transferred to local police dispatch. I should have known better. But was in a blind panic at that point, thinking someone might have come in through the broken windows, and wasn't thinking clearly.0 -
I once called 119 in th UK while visiting there...cause I'm a badass!!!0
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With my brother yes.
We were driving home and we saw a woman waiting to cross the street near my house. She was wearing a white dress soaked in blood and I thought "Huh, why is she by herself in a Halloween costume?" Then I realized it was early august.
Turns out her husband stabbed her several times in the chest. She recovered and come actual Halloween came to my house with her son trick-or-treating.
OMG. That is scary!! Glad to hear she recovered.0 -
I have reoccurring theme in my dreams of calling 911 and getting put on hold.0
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