FabSwingers.com forum: Have you ever dialled 999?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I once asked for an ambulance for an old man I found collapsed, confused and wearing a hospital gown.

Also once for a fire I saw at the roadside near a hedgerow which looked suspicious in its location.

Never called the rozzers tho.

You?

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Yes. All part of my job.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Loads of times yeah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, for my mum and for my son. Scary times. I have also for work but i'm not scared then.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

"I once asked for an ambulance for an old man I found collapsed, confused and wearing a hospital gown.

Also once for a fire I saw at the roadside near a hedgerow which looked suspicious in its location.

Never called the rozzers tho.

You?"

Going to work at 3am a few years ago I saw some smoke from a side street. It was a car on fire so I phoned the fire service. They told me it had already been reported

surprisingly at that time of morning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. I’ve suffered with anaphylaxis for my whole life. Penicillin and peanuts have both resulted in 999 calls

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By *sBlueWoman
over a year ago

Up North

Yes a few times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep, part of my job as well..

Also reported drink drivers, unroadworthy vehicles, kids shooting air weapons at dogs/cats (caught & prosecuted and parents informed) and a burglary in progress

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Several times for all different services. Once for all 3 at once when a biker came off in front of me and we needed police to manage the road, ambulance for him and fire for the fuel spillage and to untangle the wrecked car and bike.

Never called the coastguard interestingly considering I’ve lived on the coast for half of my life.

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By *istretchMan
over a year ago

leeds

Yes ambulance for my mum ,took too long .

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Yes. There was a man barefoot in my garden with a machete.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yup loads of times in my job ….

And also when we brought my son home he stopped breathing and I had to resuscitate him on the living room floor - considering I have done CPR many times this was totally different !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once. Had a break in

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By *inkyInkedBiWoman
over a year ago

Endlessly for husband during chemo.

A lot for son who has severe asthma

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

"Yes. All part of my job."

And mine x

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By *ruebameMan
over a year ago

from the womb and tryout to get back

I called them once by accident I was ringing the devil but my phone was upside down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

More times than I can count.

My mum used to have falls regularly and my son has type 1 diabetes.

Its disconcerting when the paramedics recognise you though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yup loads of times in my job ….

And also when we brought my son home he stopped breathing and I had to resuscitate him on the living room floor - considering I have done CPR many times this was totally different !"

I know it’s shit when you have to do it to someone you know or love or outside a clinical environment. Sorry to hear this. I really hope you had a good outcome. He was lucky you are trained.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Yes, twice.

Once for my Grampy who was having a heart attack (which he survived) and once for my mum who was delirious with pneumonia (I didn’t know it was pneumonia at the time).

It took me ages to ring for my mum though as I was a) upset and panicky and b) unsure if it was an emergency in the true sense, but I’d never seen her like that before and it was scary.

She remained in Hospital for just over a week.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Many many times. One particular day in late summer last year I phoned the police for a fight, an ambulance for a guy who had his head stamped late in the fight and the fire brigade to put out the massive grass fire the same gang of kids started in an attempt to shift the kids they wanted to move on when fighting them didn't work.

Only needed to call the bloody coastguard and I'd have completed the set.

This year with the pubs open and not such a prolonged period of very hot weather has been marginally better than last year - I've not had to phone the fire brigade at all and I've probably called police and ambulance less than half a dozen times between the two.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes. I had severe heart palps whilst driving late at night. Managed to get to a layby rather than being stuck on an unlit bypass. Turned out to be side effects from NSAIDS I was taking for chronic pain.

Had to ring the police whilst following a van and a car late at night which were driving side by side on back roads shining torches into each others vehicles. They turned off down to an army base (so they were obviously in and should have known better).

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By *uicytits78Woman
over a year ago

gloucester

Unfortunately, yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yup loads of times in my job ….

And also when we brought my son home he stopped breathing and I had to resuscitate him on the living room floor - considering I have done CPR many times this was totally different !

I know it’s shit when you have to do it to someone you know or love or outside a clinical environment. Sorry to hear this. I really hope you had a good outcome. He was lucky you are trained.

Yes it was a total different experience and when I noticed he wasn’t breathing I panicked and passed him to my husband - it’s funny now because he doesn’t have any training at all lol took me a moment to get my arse in gear !

Yes he is well thanks - very touch and go but he is has the power of being a premmie and they are little fighters !

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By *den-Valley-coupleCouple
over a year ago

Cumbria

Quite a few times also work in several places with silent alarms panic buttons.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, quite a few times for my sons who have epilepsy. Also when my dad had a heart attack x

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Yeahhh

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

Once for an escaped horse galloping full pelt through the village

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Loads of times yeah "

You can't plead over the phone, you're supposed to attend court, you know.

I've called 999 several times over the years. Following a stolen car, another time a d*unk driver. Last year, a couple of neighbours having a scrap, although I got there before they did. Most recently for an ambulance, got fobbed off onto 111, which was a 45 minute delay. Back to 999 and got an ambulance straight away this time. Paramedics were pissed off I had been fobbed off on the first call.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

On many occasions, many of which I would be very reluctant to describe!

On one recent occasion I rang to report a savage gang fight that was taking place; I phoned from a phone box within yards of the bloody melee.

The operator required me to give my date of birth; I told him not to bother coming to the fight and then hung up.

This information is my personal data, that I would be unwilling to disclose!

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
over a year ago

Reading

Yes unfortunately too often. Had a child who went into status ellipticus.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Police

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By *eddy004Man
over a year ago

Toy Town

Called all services for one thing or another. Fortunately not called fire for a fire but for a bad crash needing cutting equipment.

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Yes when we came across a suicidal man. Mr tended to his slashed wrists whilst I rang for an ambulance.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Few times.

Witnessed a break in.

Geezer slapped up his girlfriend in town.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Yeah, the pub I can see out my window was on fire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, ambulance and police more times than I can count. Don't think I've ever had to call the fire brigade though.

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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire, Windermere ,Cumbria

Three times, once after I broke into my nans house as she wasn’t answering the door to find she had suffered a stroke

another about 25 years ago when somebody tried to break in our house grrrr!! and the other Will phoned for an ambulance when I had one of my fainting episodes and he couldn’t bring me round, so a trip to the hospital

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By *he Mac LassWoman
over a year ago

Hefty Hideaway

I worked at a seaside hotel for years so I called them all a few times even the coastguard.

Looking after so many people means that it becomes part of the job dealing with emergencies.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Yes, loads of times for my mum.

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

I’ve actually called all the emergency services at one time or another.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, I have an accident-prone brother!

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue

Twice.. first time about 25 years ago for my mother who had taken an overdose..second this year for my father who was dying

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Yes, saw a woman get hit by a car.

Rang the ambulance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Twice.. first time about 25 years ago for my mother who had taken an overdose..second this year for my father who was dying "

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

All 4. Many times.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

I hope that no one finds themselves needing an ambulance because the wait times even for the most serious of cases are just terrible! I dread to think of the consequences of that of that.

And then you may need to wait hours to be admitted.

The situation is dire!

Ambulances are tied up queueing outside hospitals whilst people are in need of them.

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By *wislandMan
over a year ago

Newquay

"All 4. Many times.

Yes - all 4 here too, thankfully not to many times tho

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Twice... once when I was at work and a child had a febrile seizure in my arms

And not so long ago for someone who was bleeding after a dog bite (not my dog)

I never call the rozzers on 999, I have a very special one on speed dial

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Police several times for road incidents - the last was a d*unk guy wondering down an unlit dual carriageway.

Only rang the fire brigade once to tell them that the automatic alert they'd recieved from the factory I was working on was a false alarm triggered by me using a halogen flood lamp a little too close to an infra red heat detector. Had to wade out through the CO2 deluge with the alarm screaming then rang 999 as the quickest way of standing them down and averting a false alarm charge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Far too many times, police, fire and ambulance. For people in the street, neighbours, family, and service users.

Including the call to emergency services for the d*unk guy I watched drive down an embankment into a block of flats, narrowly missing children (apparently his dog jumped on his lap and distracted him!) and the police for my mum when she attacked me one Christmas Eve!

I couldn't work in the control rooms for emergency services, not for love nor money!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once, for myself, to have an ambulance crew to come and scoop me off the road after I was removed from my motorbike by a speeding chav.

Broken leg, broken ribs, and some serious road rash. I didn’t tickle I can tell ye.

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

A few times. Ambulances mostly.

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire

Yes I've phoned for the Police and Ambulance on a few occasions..mostly down to d*unken/dr*gged idiots!!

Never had to phone the Fire-brigade.

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

Twice I think;

Kid’s dad collapsed un conscious when he had the flu,

A fire on the seafront

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Ambulance and Police, yes. Never Fire Service though......

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Multiple times for Police and Ambulance assistance through varied careers.

In one particular job, my Police oriented calls, were actually to specialist units such as Anti-Terrorist Squad, Special Branch and specific Crime units. I also had weekly calls to Border Force.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Interesting to read all your stories, and quite surprised at how often some of you (not the work related people) have needed to do this. I hope I don’t have to use it again, I’ve used the non emergency one more than enough times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I hope that no one finds themselves needing an ambulance because the wait times even for the most serious of cases are just terrible! I dread to think of the consequences of that of that.

And then you may need to wait hours to be admitted.

The situation is dire!

Ambulances are tied up queueing outside hospitals whilst people are in need of them."

Yep. I was in a&e for 17 hours waiting for a bed. I called the ambulance at 5pm on the Saturday and I got to the ward about 9 in the morning Sunday. I was relatively lucky. The crew who took me in had said their colleagues spent 22 hours with a patient in an ambulance the day before. It’s so bad. People are dying in ambulances outside hospitals.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A few times, yes .. The most exciting time was standing on the other side of the road in front of a daylight robbery in a busy shopping street.. They had machetes

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By *ehind closed curtainsCouple
over a year ago

East Midlands

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quite few times, both ambulance and police.

One just sprang to mind.. a man in a wheelchair who did fell out of it because he attempted something risky on the staircase in a local green space. He was trying to go down the set of wide stairs which obviously would not work. He was old and confused, possibly had dementia. It was bit traumatic to watch. Ambulance arrived really quick thankfully. He seemed fine but unfortunately I don't know what happened to him after they transfered him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A few times, yes .. The most exciting time was standing on the other side of the road in front of a daylight robbery in a busy shopping street.. They had machetes

Omg !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A few times, yes .. The most exciting time was standing on the other side of the road in front of a daylight robbery in a busy shopping street.. They had machetes

Omg !

I know

I was trying to pretend I hadn't seen them and was just nonchalantly talking in the phone... As you do

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Quite few times, both ambulance and police.

I read the first few sentences and thought "shit, she saw me face plant trying to be a clever dick" but then read to the end

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quite few times, both ambulance and police.

I read the first few sentences and thought "shit, she saw me face plant trying to be a clever dick" but then read to the end

Don't be silly haha. It was few years back. Don't think I was on fab then

I was watching his face as he was speeding towards the stairs. Awful as was not close enough to stop him!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep. A few times. Outside of personal/work reasons - one was when a man came off his bike on a busy road in central london and nobody did a bloody thing!! Another time was when someone set my neighbours house alight..

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Quite few times, both ambulance and police.

I read the first few sentences and thought "shit, she saw me face plant trying to be a clever dick" but then read to the end

Don't be silly haha. It was few years back. Don't think I was on fab then

I was watching his face as he was speeding towards the stairs. Awful as was not close enough to stop him!"

It sounds like the sort of stupid thing I'd do on purpose, that's all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Quite few times, both ambulance and police.

I read the first few sentences and thought "shit, she saw me face plant trying to be a clever dick" but then read to the end

Don't be silly haha. It was few years back. Don't think I was on fab then

I was watching his face as he was speeding towards the stairs. Awful as was not close enough to stop him!

It sounds like the sort of stupid thing I'd do on purpose, that's all

Haha you are so sporty though! I'm sure the outcome would have been so different. This was like he didn't care and he wanted to hurt himself.

Still up for that park run on 11th?

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By *ir SupremacyMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Yep.....but got a pizza delivered in half the time

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Quite few times, both ambulance and police.

I read the first few sentences and thought "shit, she saw me face plant trying to be a clever dick" but then read to the end

Don't be silly haha. It was few years back. Don't think I was on fab then

I was watching his face as he was speeding towards the stairs. Awful as was not close enough to stop him!

It sounds like the sort of stupid thing I'd do on purpose, that's all

Haha you are so sporty though! I'm sure the outcome would have been so different. This was like he didn't care and he wanted to hurt himself.

Still up for that park run on 11th? "

Yes! Definitely up for Parkrun/push. Just working out which wheelchair to use....

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

No, but one of my children did when he was about three and then handed me the phone! Luke

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was one of those unfortunates who came running when you rang 999… now that was interesting

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

yes to all the emergency services, including coast guard.

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By *izzy.miss.lizzyCouple
over a year ago

Pembrokeshire

ambulance

many times for various reasons,

used to live on the junction of the A10 Great Cambridge Road and the A465 North Circular road before they built the underpass,

so many accidents, so many injured drivers and passengers over the years...

fire brigade

just once when the wires in the airing cupboard went up in flames and set fire to the towels and bedding in there

police a couple of times,

my car was stolen,

and I had to report a child in a risky situation at one of my neighbours' properties.

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

I count myself lucky as I've never had to call 999 or 111. I hope it will stay that way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For a fire on waste ground

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

I have called lots of times and everyone of them was legit

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By *illanelle06Woman
over a year ago

Dunstable

Yes, last night!!

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By *ittlemiss1985Woman
over a year ago

Lansing

Three times, at least 911 (American). First time was when my brother ran out of the hospital he was at and showed up at the house. The second time was when we spotted a deer with chronic wasting disease, wish is similar to mad cow, in the backyard. And third time was when we saw a fire in a wooded area behind a neighbor's house.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes, last night!!"

Are you alright?

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By *illanelle06Woman
over a year ago

Dunstable

"Yes, last night!!

Are you alright?"

Yes I am thanks

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By *unmatt888Man
over a year ago

Duns

Just the once, for a small riot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just the once back as a student. It was a blistering hot summer night and we were in the woods behind our house drinking in the early hours. The woods backed onto a school and we heard breaking glass so I rang 999 and then we went to see...

We ended up chasing some kids who had broken in and we managed to jump one and hold him for the police.

They gave us a ride around the ring-road at 70mph with the blue lights all flashing as a treat for our troubles!

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Only once, when on visiting a close friend found that she was having a stroke.

Paramedic was there within 5 mins of call and Ambulance 10 mins later, she was in hospital in under an hour from the time of my call.

Pleased to say she has made a full recovery.

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

All of them a few times, including flagging down a car with a family in it because their car was on fire and they didn't know

My own house on fire (twice);

Called the police on my neighbour for false imprisonment.

Various ambulances, one fatal (with me in the back of the car)...

Gosh, I'd never stopped and considered how many times these life saving people have come to my aid, or others aid on my request.

A sobering thought - and sobering reading, as we all seem to have done similar.

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent

Called an ambulance a few days ago. Mum’s still in hospital.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"Called an ambulance a few days ago. Mum’s still in hospital. "

Sorry to hear, hope she is ok.

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By *urplechesterCouple
over a year ago

chester

I’ve called the police far too many times than I care to remember. Miss pc

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