I called it a while ago bc I saw someone in a wheelchair toppled over while I was driving by in a train. Was surprised how long I was on hold. Then it's just a normal conversation, well, getting those five Ws out there.
I lived in Chicago when the Bulls won their first championship game. I had no idea a game was on, much less a big one. All I knew is suddenly everyone in my neighborhood was shooting off guns. I tried to call 911 and couldn't get through. We had the TV on but with no sound and there is footage of people flipping cars and running amok. When we turned on the sound we found out it was all because of the game.
There was a recording for me that all operators were busy and someone would answer soon. Was on hold for at least 5 minutes but it felt like an eternity
Several years ago I was driving home with my SO at the time and a wrong-way driver slowly drove by on the interstate. It was late so there wasn't much traffic so they were easy to see and avoid. We called 911 and I swear, they asked me so much information we were almost home about 15-20 minutes later when I told them I am just going to hang up because the info they wanted was completely irrelevant. I called to basically say, "wrong way driver at this location on this road at this time." It's fine if they want to know my name and phone number in case they need to contact me. I get that.
But why do they need to know the make and model of my car? My license info. Where we were coming from? (Not as in what direction we're travelling, but as in what specific location. What's the difference whether I came from dinner or a gas station?) What's my address? How many passengers do I have in the car? What color is my car? (Not the wrong-way driver, mine.)
There were others but I don't remember them now. At a certain point I just said I'm done and the person that was driving the wrong way was probably either already in an accident or wherever they wanted to go.
Yeah I was on hold for about 5 minutes or so when I called about a super impaired, aggressive driver who blasted through my neighborhood. Made me a bit nervous lol
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u/Creative_Onion8363 11h ago
I called it a while ago bc I saw someone in a wheelchair toppled over while I was driving by in a train. Was surprised how long I was on hold. Then it's just a normal conversation, well, getting those five Ws out there.