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Unfotrunatley a lot of numpty's call 999 for no good reason so bunging up the whole system for those in genuine need of assistance. I'm a police officer I see the jobs that are created.
Also a lot of twits [being polite] dail 999 for fun so sending the emergency services to absolutley nothing just to get some sick kicks. |
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Yes. I set my kitchen on fire (I was young and in my first home on my own...) It wasn't overly threatening to me but it was in a block of flats in a new development. The fire brigade was interested to learn that the electric box was in the bedroom wardrobe. Maybe attending my wee kitchen fire helped someone else later on. |
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Nutty Girl
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i rang after having a drugged up prat sway a knive at me but was ok i survived.my daughter at age 6 rang 999 at 2am saying she was all on her own and no one was in the house with her ! i was in bed sleeping and she had woken up and used the phone ,She woke me up to tell me policemen where at the door they had to check it was true or not. |
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thatmadlass
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I did when I was younger and got a right fright when they called back and gave me a row!
A few years ago some yobs smashed my bedroom window so I phoned. I have called the general line a couple of times before to report them running around my garden but that was the final straw!
There was a fire in the field next to me last harvest so I called then too.
Thankfully though I have never had to call them in a life or death situation. |
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angie
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yes i thought my son had meningitis, even the hospital did for a while but it turned out to be a viral infection, and another time my daughter ran through the garden and a rose bush sprang back and a thorn attached it self in her eye while still attached to the bush so i had to hold her head perfectly still until the paramedics came and released her |
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Bazza
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yes.a couple of years ago in the middle of summer some kids set fire to a large grass hill behind my house.the whole sports field was covered in thick smoke.i called the fire brigade.another time i was working at a restaurant and i saw two blokes break into a car and steal a jacket off the back seat.i called the law that time. |
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oddball59
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Yes, when we were only around 8 years old, a friend and I dialed 999 because we saw a man creeping around a tobacconist shop in the dark with a torch. We dialed from a call box but the police took my friend's number so they could ring us back.
Later that evening the police rang my friend's dad and said what we'd done and they'd found out it was actually the owner of the shop! But said to tell us we did the right thing and should feel proud!
That was a buzz! |
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truckiechicken
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yes my son was not breathing properly so we called an ambulance. they were very good. |
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feelin'good
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Yes, it was because of a fight between two gangs and one of them damaged my car. So they got what they deserved, 30 minutes inside. Justice. |
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onlyme
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I`m rather embarrassed to say that i have,i came home on xmas night very drunk and found my house had been burgaled and the place was a mess and i dialled 999 for the police when i could have easily have phoned my local police station but as i`d had a few drinks i couldn`t think straight and was very upset and frightened. |
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soccergirl47546
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Yes I have called 911 and it was an emergency, plus the worst day of my life. My husband woke me up because my 2 month old son was not breathing, and even after the ambulance, and police got here, they were unable to save my son. |
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Miss Terry
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yep some nice drunken bstrd set fire to my neighbours car
to all you septics your on the uk site so its 999 not 911 |
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trickyrick32
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I've used it loads of times. I live in an area of Coal fire houses and the amount of times there have been chimney fires in neighbours houses is unreal. My street know the firemen by there first names now. And thats no joke. |
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sirdunny
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i work in a busy town centre, a few times i've had to dial 999, i only do it if it's a violent situation. i was stabbed once and dialled 999, the police where there within seconds, the got the guy who did it 200 yards away. for other situations i call the station direct number, again i've always had a quick response. |
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kay d
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Yes, several times for ambulance service. Family member has very severe seizures caused by brain tumour. Service has been very quick (5 minutes maximum) and operators have been very helpful while waiting. Only called police on their local station telephone number so as not to waste emergency services time (car broken in/shed broken in - not exactly life or death). |
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Tod Teddy
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Yes first time road crash, second time street fight |
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Sobchak
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I have, each time for an emergency.
A hit and run involving a small child,
A man brandishing a gun across a hedge, at his neighbour (i presumed).
Smoke coming from a block of flats (although it turned out that was a small fire and was already under control - what I could see was steam, but I didn't know that at the time)
And whilst driving a cab I had an attempted carjacking, they ran off when they saw me on the phone and holding a tyre jack in one hand. I had called from a mobile phone, That was shortly after they had centralised the call centres, they didn't have the street name on their computer, it ended up taking 14 minutes for them to 'find me' on their system, good job the carjackers had ran off otherwise I would be dead.
Police response time was 1 hour 11 minutes!
although I would like to point out with the little lad knocked off his bike they were there in around 2 minutes, just before the ambulance. |
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sukito
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Yes i dialled 999 my brother was found in a collapsed state by his neighbours |
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Pinhead
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Last year on the 13th of December, I was in town and came over all strange (Shaking fast heart rate etc) and getting my phone out asked a few people to call for an ambulance all of whom ignored me and walked on by and so I called myself and was impressed by the professionalism of the woman on the other end who kept talking to me until an ambulance arrived 10 out of 10 for the service! |
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Janet A
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Yes have dialed 999 when my mum was having pains in chest. She ok now thank god, and when my best friends ex partner beat her up and smashed her flat up in front of me |
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monkeyface
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Yes. It was to inform the police that my place of work had just been robbed by 5 armed men. |
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bertram baines
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yeh twice - one time i shouldn't have and the next time i was dealing with a heart attack - VERY frightening (he lived!!) |
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Frenchie
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yes, i dialled 999 in UK, as my house was broken into whilst i was in it. the culprit left the house with my front door key having realised i was in bed. I only dialled 999 though, having rung my sister not sure if i really could ring the number considering that i didnt believe he robbed anything. |
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ra63
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999? Have dialed 911 - yes, it was a real emergency. |
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yeoman15
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Yep twice once when a van in front of me caught fire and the second time when someone collapsed at work hitting his head on a radiator as he went down,massive cut to the back of the head lifted part of his scalp,never seen so much blood! not sure it was life and death but he certainly needed hospital treatment.:0) |
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DEFCON 1.
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i dialled 666 ........
my phone was upside down |
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frankturk50
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Twice for road accidents. Did you know you can ring 112 in UK as well as 999.This is european number I worked in police call centre and in ten years I only took about five 112 calls. |
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Fast & Furious
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Yes - and was life and death |
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Mickey F
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Just a note here, that in Chicago, #311 is used for general calls not requiring an Emergency response. |
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Gottlos
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At a payphone I accidentally called 911...
Freaked out and hung up...
A cop that was in the store came outside lol
I was like 7! |
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Nicola L
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never. dont wish to either |
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annmccoy
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my ex phoned 999 because he'd phoned me and my 3yr old daughter had answered i was sleeping the next thing i know i have 2 strange men in my bedroom and a smashed up front door with no daughter!!! i nearly had a heart attack my daughter had told her dad she couldnt wake me and he panicked a dialled 999 such a drama all because i was over tired |
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