96firephoenix
Master
This is a case study for those who think calling 911 is a suitable response to an emergency.
So tonight at ~00:55 I was riding home from Brownsburg, and I saw a car traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of US-136 near the Marion/Hendricks line. I called 911 and first got Hendricks, and she asked where I was and since I Was in Marion county at the time, got transferred to Marion 911. Makes sense, but I was on hold for a full 3 minutes with 911.
The best part of it was that the lady that I finally talked to tried to tell me that the timer on my cell phone was wrong. When my phone timer read 4:43, she tried to tell me I had only been calling for 46 seconds.
Lesson learned: 911 can not be a fully reliable source of emergency aid. Know what to do in an emergency; know your first aid; know how to defend yourself; know how to stop or slow a fire.
So tonight at ~00:55 I was riding home from Brownsburg, and I saw a car traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of US-136 near the Marion/Hendricks line. I called 911 and first got Hendricks, and she asked where I was and since I Was in Marion county at the time, got transferred to Marion 911. Makes sense, but I was on hold for a full 3 minutes with 911.
The best part of it was that the lady that I finally talked to tried to tell me that the timer on my cell phone was wrong. When my phone timer read 4:43, she tried to tell me I had only been calling for 46 seconds.
Lesson learned: 911 can not be a fully reliable source of emergency aid. Know what to do in an emergency; know your first aid; know how to defend yourself; know how to stop or slow a fire.