999 call............delay!

[Graham]

Had to make a 999 call last week following an incident.

 

After the "what service do you require" I was put through to the police. The operator then tried five different numbers with an apology each time saying they were busy. At 4' 45 sec I was cut off....ten minutes later the police returned the call.

 

Luckily no one was in danger but talk about stretched services!

[Mick Stockbridge]

The Police aint as stretched as they make out, just bone bleedin idle.

 

You probably rang at scran time.

[arbwork]

I had an incident a few years ago now whilst working on a housing estate where one of our workers was shot at from an upstairs window of a house, i also reported it to our client the local council, after a few 5 - 10 mins i called again, a rep from council arrived on site still no police i called again and thretened to call the local press and poss 20 - 30 mins after 1st call a policeman on a moped arrived! later a police van arrived and carted the offender off. what chance a... i suppose if we had thumped him/her we would have had an immediate responce

[tommer9]

The only way to get instant response from the old bill is to tell them that you or someone else is holdong a gun and is about to use it to cause harm to others. They will be there like a flash. My neighbour caught some lads going through his sheds one night and rang the police, who said they would get there within 45 minutes as they were very busy. He rang back about 45 seconds later telling them he had his gun out and was going to shoot the burglars, and within 3 minutes there were police everywhere. On being told that he had lied to the police he replied they had done the same, and with tails between their piggy legs they arrested the offenders and left, rather red faced.

[ukminch]

Blooming heck there's a lot of people that have got that bloke for a neighbour:thumbup:

 

I've heard it a few times, but still makes me smile

[skyhuck]

Blooming heck there's a lot of people that have got that bloke for a neighbour:thumbup:

 

I've heard it a few times, but still makes me smile

 

So you don't think more than one person will have done that.

[Bomag]

As the Remmington sign says "tresspassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again"

[Alex Reid]

got to say they can be good and bad i think it all depends on your call sometimes it can take hours for police to arrive when i was working in the night club, but on the other had i was involved in an incident 13 months ago n i made the call to 999 and with 20 mins there were 42 emergency service vehicles on the scene was quite a shock to see so many so fast!

[Arborist]

call to 999 and with 20 mins there were 42 emergency service vehicles on the scene was quite a shock to see so many so fast!

 

 

Bloody hell what happened???

[Mick Stockbridge]

Bloody hell what happened???

 

Someone dropped some litter.