Non emergency 999 calls

[loulou]

A man called 999 and asked ambulance staff if they could check his takeaway meal to make sure it was fit to eat.
Other callers used the number to ask if their telly channel could be changed and for a cup of tea.

One man who had run out of mobile phone credit wanted to get a message to his family ­and a lift home.

The shocking details have been revealed by officials at South Western Ambulance Service who say they have also seen a rise in “elaborate” hoaxes.

Some callers have claimed bogus heart attacks, deaths, stabbings and even premature labour.

The service has now launched a campaign in a bid to make people stop and think about whether they really need an ambulance before dialling 999.

[paulham]

Have you been reading the Daily Mail/Express again, Lou?

[loulou]

I have . Why? Have you already read this article? My favourite was the woman who dialed 999 and said she had laddered her tights and was late for an interview.

[oldspice]

My daughter is a paramedic and 70% of the calls she answers are time wasters.

[loulou]

time wasters should be served with a heavy fine.

[paulham]

£3000 please, Lou.

[loulou]

But i didn't dial 999 yet. I aint paying til them fireman climb into my bedroom and rescue me.

[paulham]

More hose! More hose!

[loulou]

When he hears the fire bell chime,
Fireman Sam is there on time.
Putting on his coat and hat,
In less than seven seconds flat.

He's always on the scene,
Fireman Sam!
His engine's bright and clean,
Fireman Sam!
You can not ignore... Sam is the hero next door.

Gliding down the busy streets,
Greeting people that he meets.
Someone could be in a jam,
So hurry, hurry Fireman Sam.

He's always on the scene,
Fireman Sam!
His engine's bright and clean,
Fireman Sam!
You can not ignore... Sam is the hero next door.

[chocadmin]

I loved the one from welsh police where someone called 999 about a mysterious object in the sky and it turned out to be the moon

[bounty hunter]

I rang 999 recently because Hayden Panetierre wasn't in my bedroom. 

[loulou]

and did you receive any assistance?

[oldspice]

I rang 999 recently because Hayden Panetierre wasn't in my bedroom. 

Who is he?

[oldspice]

For the past couple of years we have had a huge number of arson attacks in this city. When the fire brigade arrive, they are then pelted with rocks. I would make it an automatic 5 year jail sentence if you attack a memeber of the emergency services when they are going about their duties.

[loulou]

I rang 999 recently because Hayden Panetierre wasn't in my bedroom. 

Who is he?

Hayden is a girl.