This story made my blood boil!
Unbelievable

The force is urging the public not to dial 999 unless they are faced with a genuine emergency.

The reminder comes after operators, who receive 34,000 999 calls a year, said the number was being dialled for "wholly inappropriate reasons".

One call was from a woman splashed by a car which drove through a puddle.

The force said staff were verbally abused after challenging her for using the emergency line for her complaint.







I'll tell you now, why this is happening, because people are to affraid to know what to do if thing like this happen, normally you or I would throw some thing at the car, or hurl abuse, but no, we might get in trouble for it., we cant even fart with out knowing were it is safe too. imho it serves's the goverment right for being dicks, and making laws to prevent us from getting revenge

This happens every year, at least twice a year, no one listens so i dont know why they bother

The call centre should just say 'is this call serious? no? well feck off then!'

yeah just like that!!! lol

Let's be sensible here, peeps, do we know what a 'genuine emergency' is? Fire, Police, Ambulance-not getting your leg wet from a passing car or dropping your false teeth down the loo!?

Plus the fact that there are a lot of stupid people in this country.

I mean, Non-floppy bunny ears?!?!

right! How about a 'dial 666' for non-emergencies? Sorry,being a bit frivolous here

we all know thats the devils number

I totally agree, you prob get some one phoning that number and asking for the number to dial for 999

If you dial 666 you'll just get put on hold for eternity

Is it?? I have the devils number in my phone, but it's a lot longer than 666...it starts with 075

Is that a satanic chatline number you have PJ? Or is it just NHSDirect?

It's the Dark Lord's direct line

What Darth Vader?

Hey everyone its Jeff Vader!

His name's not Jeff, it's Darth. Unless Jeff is his brother.

I think we have to go on a course of patches to quit spamming and going off topic.

im sure there is a number for non emergencies. but your rabbit having the wrong ears has to be worse than a heart attack!! lol

It's usually Mike that leads me astray and off topic

I'm just so easily lead

dont blame me!!! im easily led astray too!! i blame you!! see ive gone already

hey you 2 - put your hand in the fire lol

It has been suggested before

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2004/apr/18/uk.conservatives

and I think that there was a trial for a while which was quietly dropped when the current government realised how much it would cost....

You always start it!! I'm tellin' Mum

I started this thread, so I will officially punish you both.....you're grounded!

awe im gonna ring 999 on you!!!

yeah go on and social services and your health visitor and the family planning association and my dog which I don't have