ronnie@eddie.mit.edu (Ron Schnell) (05/30/89)
Last week I was driving in Los Angeles and I came upon an overturned van. The accident had occured within the previous two minutes so I figured I would call 911 to make sure that the proper people knew about it. The conversation went something like this: Woman's voice: Mobile 911 emergency, what freeway are you calling from? Me: I'm not calling from a freeway, I'm on Westwood Blvd in Westwood, there is an overturned van in the intersection. Woman: Are there any injuries? Me: Possibly, there are people trying to pry someone out of it. Woman: Hold on, I will transfer you to L.A. Police. (Several clicks later a phone started ringing and continued to ring about 10 times) Finally... Another woman's voice: <garble garble> please hold... (I could then hear her talking in the background): "How many people? ... What time? And you say you had a reservation?" Woman (to me): <garble garble> Restaurant may I help you? By the time I finally redialed and got through to the right people, I was informed that they already knew about it. And no, I didn't make a reservation. #Ron -- #Ron (ronnie@mit-eddie.{UUCP,ARPA}) Home: (914) 352 - 7694