Stupid Canadians

[dre1222]

They are using 911 for non-emergency situations, such as weather conditions, directions, and complaints.
"Just the other day, we had a person call on 911 that wanted to complain about the signs posted on the highway that say Speed Kills," said Kim Fawaz, who fields 911 calls in Smiths Falls.

"They felt it was false advertising, because speed does not kill – it's the impact at the end." He said the caller wanted the signs changed.

The recordings included these excerpts:


"What is the capital of the new territory up north, Nunavut?"
"Hi there, I'm really sorry to bother you, I'm just not sure who else to call. I lost the number to the cellphone company. Would you happen to have that number?"
"What are the ice conditions today? We want to go ice fishing today."
"I live in Kitchener. I want to go to Toronto. Can you tell me how to get to Palmerston Avenue?"


http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/06/police-051206.html

[Slotback]

My dispatchers get the same b.s. It's actually everywhere.

[Pflugerville Ag]

Isn't "stupid" and "Canadians" a little redundant?

[dre1222]

Yeah I thought of that before I titled it but did it anyway.

[texag005]

People are stupid and call 911 with stupid stuff everywhere, it's just more prevalent in Canada

[TwelfthAG]

Wow! I thought you could get fined or something for calling 911 not in an emergency.

[Slotback]

You can catch a lot of heat for abusing the dispatcher. I've gone to people's houses who cussed out the dispatcher. They usually didn't like me either when I left.

You can guess what I said, and how I said it (insert R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman here).