Calling 911...have you ever done it?

I've prank called it many times.

I've called it for serious reasons twice. Once was on New Years Eve when I found a guy throwing up foam outside of the bar. The second time was when I found a 3 year old crossing a four way intersection by himself.

Nope, I can never remember the number.

Truck and trailer stolen from a boat ramp. It took 2 calls to the non-emergency sheriff's office and 2 to 911 for someone to pick up (I tried NOT to call 911).

Also the county sheriff's office did not know where the lake's largest public boat ramp (that's at the end of a fairly large farm road here in Texas) was and I had to sound very patronizing giving directions.

Yes I have several times for various reasons.

wow. some ppl lead sheltered lives
yes I've called 911
I've been arrested and jailed
I kissed girls
I've done drugs, sex, rock & roll
life is for LIVING - it's not a spectator sport

I've called a couple times for car accidents. I called one time because it looked like an elderly person in a car at a stop light was dead. It turned out they had fallen asleep at the wheel. Most recently I called because a neighbor's allegedly abusive husband was yelling and banging on the door fairly late at night. He busted through right as dispatch answered so I was able to tell the woman the cops were on the way right as she ran outside with her kids. That encouraged the hubby to take off.

Yes. Once when some guy was getting the crap beat out of him outside my bedroom window at 2 am.

The other time was for my daughter (who was 4 at the time) when she had suddenly spiked a dangerously high fever and was having trouble breathing.

Yes. A couple of traffic accidents, once when I thought there was a burglar in my house, and the scary time when I had to call for my mom, who got really REALLY sick after being released from the hospital after a surgical procedure.

ETA: Oh, and the one time that was just in May when my next door neighbor dropped a car on his bare foot. I can't believe I almost forgot that.

I've prank called it many times.

Why on earth would someone do something like that? :huh:

You do realize you can get fined and/or arrested for that, right?

Yes, twice. First time was for my 2-year old daughter who stopped breathing and then started have a seizure. (VERY scary!) Second was for my son, two years later when he was 2, who had a febrile seizure. (Not nearly as scary as not breathing!) Both times the 911 operator was very kind and helpful. Both times we needed an ambulance. Both times the EMTs were awesome. But it wouldn't bother me a bit to never have to do it again though.

Just yesterday actually! My fiance dislocated his shoulder and wasn't able to pop it back in himeself and he satrted to panic. I tried calling the non-emergency EMS number but they told me to call 911. I called once before when I hit a dear with my car. I was alone in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night and didn't know what else to do. I've also called the local non-emergency police line for smaller incidents.

When I got rear-ended at a stop light when another car tried pulling into the left turning lane and hit my left rear corner. I called 911 to report the accident and was so shook up I had to keep apologizing to the operator.

Yes and too many times. A few times after witnesssing various car accidents but mostly when my X was beating the crap outta me....he kept getting thrown in jail but didn't learn, I guess.....I finally learned and left....

Yes, I was in labor but was sent home from the hospital. I had the baby at home 20 minutes after walking through my door. Called 911 when I realized "yes, this baby is coming now" :-)

Three times.

First, a lady visiting our neighbour fell from their stairs and landed on the street, hitting her head. Tons of blood, had to make a second call 20 minutes later to find out where the heck the response was. She turned out fine.

Second, I slipped, dropping a large pot of boiling water and landed in it. Burns. Operator informed me that I shouldn't be on the verge of passing out from a burn. I asked if she knew anything whatsoever about shock.

Third, consequence of burns, I stood up, passed out, woke up long enough to call 911 and then my landlady to unlock my door. Had a blood clot that pretty much had me dead. I came to a couple times before reaching the hospital, once to experience being loaded into the ambulance, the second time to hear the paramedic saying that the blood pressure thing had to be broken because he couldn't get a reading.