THE REAL 911 EMERGENCY – STUPID CALLS

THE REAL 911 EMERGENCY – STUPID CALLS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Wireless Flash) – Although 911 is the American number for police emergencies, the real emergency is the number of stupid calls made by citizens. According to a new book, What’s The Number For 911 Again? (Andrews-McMeel), one person actually dialed 911 to ask if a policeman could drive by her house to unplug an electric coffee pot. Another man called 911 to complain that he had spilled antifreeze on his pizza, while a guy who parked in a tow-away zone called to ask: “What’s going to happen to my car?” Then there’s the man who wanted the 911 operator to tell him how long his “24-hour flu” was going to last. But the crappiest 911 call of them all came from a frantic man who told operators, “I took a laxative last night, and now I have diarrhea.”

Thu 08-23-01