what numpty 999 calls have you been called to?

[s2ooz]

I was wondering of the BiB here ; whats the daftist 999 call you have had to attend, even when in the back of your mind your saying, "oh please dont make me go!, why does publicX think this is a 999??"

and in serious mode, are you allowed to make a judement call to say, no Im not going, or do you have to attend everything handed to you from the call centre (is that what there called?)

[docevi1]

aren't the really bad ones (where they know it really bad) given advice rather than have an officer attend?

Stefan

[s2ooz]

so, no daft callouts? or just cant talk about them?

[Tivster]

999 calltakers in most forces now filter out the chaff, but several numpties get through as they don't give enough detail to allow a judgement call or the calltaker doesn't ask the right questions. If the call is graded as emergency response and passed to a unit to deal then they will deal....

There's too many daft calls to mention....

Missing person reports - 3 year old missing from house, turns out it's a 3 year old feline...

House on fire - wendy house in garden

My car's been stolen - forgot where they parked it

I've fallen out of bed can you help?

I was kidnapped by aliens, but they let me go and I want them arrested...

etc etc to mention a few

Tivster

[Julian64]

I once worked in a Casualty where a 999 ambulance bought in a 28 year old woman with an ingrowing toenail!

Needless to say I made her wait nearly 24 hours before I told her there wasn't much I could do.

[t-c]

We had a 999 on the Motorway once where the caller stated that an "Implant" had caused a potentialy serious injury and as a result they were no longer capable of driving.

When we got there the "Implant" refered to was the gear lever of an E Type Jag that the owners mistress had been playing with in a delicate area of the anotomy whilst parked up on the observation post.

Now it wasn't the orifice you are thinking of, it was the other one and as a result of the anal muscles suddenly contracting and tightening it had got stuck.

Anyway, Trumpton turn up end up cutting the gear lever complete with gear knob (excuse the pun) before she was conveyed to hospital.

The owner wasn't worried about her, the reason he made the 999 call was that he was over the side and was in his Wife's car and felt that if he reported it as an "accident" the insurance would pay out and it could be repaired before she ever found out.

I don't think he and the young lady were an item for very long after that.

[silverback mike]

A cracker tonight.....

House holders tried to clear a drain, Poured lots of chemicals down the plug, reaction occurs, BANG 2 people hospitalised, various fire appliances, ambulance, and street closed off due to potential fumes...

Thankfully no serious injries, well worth a chuckle that one.

[marki]

The 1 and only time i have had to call 999 i was driving home from work at Brighton along the A270 just after Glynbourne at about 20:00 on a nice summer evening zero traffic (it was a few years ago)
at the end of a long straight i was confronted by a huge Bull standing in the middle of the road .

[wanty1974]

Does anyone else live near a major road used by people walking home from the nightclub after spending their taxi money?

Used to work nights in Cardiff and travelling home up the A470 you could guarantee seeing people on the weekend either staggering home up the hard shoulder or (and the only time I had to dial 999) asleep with their legs on the nearside lane.

The Welsh can be rather fond of their beer to the point of not worrying about having any feet in the morning!

>> Edited by wanty1974 on Friday 29th August 09:35