Comments on: You better wake up and smell the real flavor http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:23:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/comment-page-1/#comment-148361 Jim Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:00:30 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/#comment-148361 After being involved in a 'fender bender' in Farragut earlier this year I called 911 on my cell and got a recording: "<strong>Your call is very important to us, please remain on the line and the next available operator will be right with you.". </strong> I couldn't believe it. I hung up called right back and got the same recording. This time I hung on until a live person answered and handled my minor emergency. I told this story later that day to a lady I work with who's daughter in law is a 911 supervisor. She didn't believe me so she called the daughter in law (DIL) who confirmed the story. DIL said that every now and then they got too many calls to answer immediately so instead of just letting the phone ring they have a recording that picks it up. DIL also said if you hang up after getting the recording and call back that takes them even more time to deal with because they call back hang up calls first before answering the next incoming call. Moral of that story; be calm, be patient, and be prepared to deal with an immediate emergency situation yourself because the calvary is not always instantly available. After being involved in a ‘fender bender’ in Farragut earlier this year I called 911 on my cell and got a recording: “Your call is very important to us, please remain on the line and the next available operator will be right with you.”.

I couldn’t believe it. I hung up called right back and got the same recording. This time I hung on until a live person answered and handled my minor emergency.

I told this story later that day to a lady I work with who’s daughter in law is a 911 supervisor. She didn’t believe me so she called the daughter in law (DIL) who confirmed the story. DIL said that every now and then they got too many calls to answer immediately so instead of just letting the phone ring they have a recording that picks it up.

DIL also said if you hang up after getting the recording and call back that takes them even more time to deal with because they call back hang up calls first before answering the next incoming call.

Moral of that story; be calm, be patient, and be prepared to deal with an immediate emergency situation yourself because the calvary is not always instantly available.

]]> By: #9 http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/comment-page-1/#comment-148244 #9 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:51:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/#comment-148244 Jay beat me to it. 1911 first. 911 second. Jay beat me to it.

1911 first.

911 second.

]]> By: jimmyb http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/comment-page-1/#comment-148234 jimmyb Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:52:20 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/#comment-148234 911 - Sends the cleanup crew. That's it. 911 – Sends the cleanup crew. That’s it.

]]> By: Jay G http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/comment-page-1/#comment-148223 Jay G Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:08:32 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/11/20/you_better_wake_up_and_smell_the_real_flavor/#comment-148223 911? No. 1911. 911? No. 1911.

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