|
Off Topic Off Topic - General non-Corvette related discussion. |
|
Share | Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
01-05-2021, 10:00pm | #1 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #5150
Bantayan Kids '17
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: East Ridge TN
Posts: 18,701
Thanks: 12,526
Thanked 3,994 Times in 1,514 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2000032332
|
Police response time to my house - less than four minutes
And yes, a three year old can dial 911 from a locked cell phone.
I live on a main road in my little city. Cars get stopped all the time and we see lights flashing every couple of weeks close to the house. If close I usually walked outside and smoke, kind of keeping an eye on things. Tonight while cooking dinner we sent Callie (the seven year old) to look for Carson, three in May. He was in our room. Wife asked Callie if he was messing with the TV and Callie said no, just playing with her phone. Just a couple of minutes later we saw lights and Rita said it looked like they had someone stopped in front of the house. I grabbed a cigar and my jacket and about that time the dogs went ape shit. I opened the door and lo and behold, one of my city's finest was just about to knock. I asked if I could help him and he asked if someone had sent a 911 SOS call from this address. I replied we didn't have a land line and he said he believed it was a cell number and began to roll it off. I said, yep, that's the wife's phone. I told Rita to set the dogs out back and invited him in, reassuring him all was okay. I explained that the grandson had her phone but it was supposed to be locked. He said one could still dial 911 from a locked phone, and asked if I was sure everything was okay. I again invited him in, and he looked and saw Callie sitting on the couch watching tv, Rita looking very embarrassed, Carson standing by my side saying "Hey!", and me fighting a laugh. He smiled, said, "No, that's okay. Everyone looks fine and happy." I apologized for the trouble and any concern the boy may have caused. He laughed and said that was okay, likely be his easiest call of the night. I thanked him for his service and time and complimented the fast response. He then departed, and we set the cell phone on top of the mantle. Out of reach of the boy. If you've ever seen "The Incredibles" now you'll know why Carson's nickname is Jack-Jack. |
||||||
01-05-2021, 10:05pm | #2 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #∞
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: GFY and STFU'ville
Posts: 9,020
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 13,711 Times in 5,285 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $34677
|
It would take the Sheriff 20 mins to get here and that is why I shoot first.
|
||||||
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to z06psi For This Useful Post: |
01-05-2021, 10:08pm | #3 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: IL
Posts: 25,353
Thanks: 15,874
Thanked 13,170 Times in 6,028 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $15019343
|
Emergency call is available on a locked phone. Glad every thing is good.
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to BOTY For This Useful Post: |
01-05-2021, 10:34pm | #4 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #5150
Bantayan Kids '17
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: East Ridge TN
Posts: 18,701
Thanks: 12,526
Thanked 3,994 Times in 1,514 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2000032332
|
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to BADRACR1 For This Useful Post: |
01-05-2021, 10:35pm | #5 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #5150
Bantayan Kids '17
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: East Ridge TN
Posts: 18,701
Thanks: 12,526
Thanked 3,994 Times in 1,514 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2000032332
|
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to BADRACR1 For This Useful Post: |
01-05-2021, 10:36pm | #6 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #∞
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: GFY and STFU'ville
Posts: 9,020
Thanks: 1,204
Thanked 13,711 Times in 5,285 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $34677
|
|
||||||
01-06-2021, 12:02am | #7 | ||||||
Chief Electrician
Barn Stall Owner #7734 Bantayan Kids '15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: The corner of Cease Rd. and Desist St.
Posts: 45,210
Thanks: 17,373
Thanked 34,198 Times in 13,864 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $107478
|
In my county, they'd roll by late Friday or maybe early next week. They wouldn't actually stop, just roll by.
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Aerovette For This Useful Post: |
01-06-2021, 6:44am | #8 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Montgomery, AL
Posts: 12,831
Thanks: 5,334
Thanked 14,872 Times in 5,904 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1014987
|
|
||||||
01-06-2021, 8:18am | #9 | |||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: NorthernNY! (A little town on the shores of the Great Sacandaga Lake) in the peoples republic of NY
Posts: 10,765
Thanks: 5,767
Thanked 3,542 Times in 1,953 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2115673
|
Quote:
A good chance a 1/2 hour for our LEOs, both state and sheriffs. We live out at the end of a large county, no cell service and still plenty of places with very bad public safety radio. Almost exactly at the end of two state police zones. For the most part our rural area is peaceful and other than a occasional drive through hardly see cops up here. , That also means hardly no speed enforcement. |
|||||||
01-06-2021, 8:23am | #10 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 7,763
Thanks: 2,024
Thanked 7,249 Times in 3,210 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $12721
|
10+ years ago, some shit stain was at our house installing kitchen back-splash tiling. He didn't like something my wife had done, words were exchanged, and he threatened to "beat her up". She calls me at work, and I said she should call the police. She didn't want to, and wanted to call the tile store. I said fine, do that, and I called the local Po-po. I was on the phone with the PD for about a minute, and called my wife back. Not 30 seconds into that call, I hear the doorbell ring. Definitely less than a minute from when they took down my address to an officer at the door. It was impressive.
And no, I don't want to see my local PD "defunded". |
||||||
01-06-2021, 8:26am | #11 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 17,444
Thanks: 4,971
Thanked 24,029 Times in 9,999 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $315482
|
A few miles away there is a new county park that the police sit in alot of the time as it's around the corner from a problem area so I bet response most of the time would be excellent. Being we're on county border and so far out I'm suprised at the number we see cruising around.
|
||||||
01-06-2021, 10:47am | #12 |
Explosive Salami
Stall Owner #1120.2520 Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Not Ceasing & Desisting on the leeward side of Anger Island
Posts: 53,293
Thanks: 22,226
Thanked 28,534 Times in 12,061 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $9018209
|
The LEOs around here only move fast when there's a chance to increase revenue income.
|
01-06-2021, 11:11am | #13 | ||||||||
Barn Stall Owner #1120
NCM Supporter '20,'21
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: La Isla de Ira
Posts: 18,036
Thanks: 3,977
Thanked 18,917 Times in 8,389 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1030760
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
||||||||
01-06-2021, 11:18am | #14 | ||||||
Sparkles Flambeaux
Barn Stall Owner #4 Barn Raising I,II NCM Supporter '13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'21 Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 61,551
Thanks: 11,809
Thanked 33,172 Times in 14,202 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17500122
|
many years ago, pre-cell phone, we were at home one evening, prepping dinner, and Mrs. DAB needed a number, so picked up the land line, and dialed 411 (info), except she actually dialed 911. realized her mistake, hung up, and properly dialed 411.
meanwhile, the call gets logged, they try calling back, but alas, she had the line tied up with her call to 411, so they send out a cruiser. about 5 min later, knock at the front door. i answer, see the police guy in uniform, and ask him if I can help him. he tells us about the 911 call, I look over at Mrs. DAB, and she looks totally embarrassed. OOPS. no officer, all is well, we're having dinner, and it's just the two of us. sorry for the bother. for future reference, if you do make a 911 call by mistake, just call back and explain it was a mistake. |
||||||
|
|
Support the Barn: |
Download the Mobile App; |
Follow us on Facebook: |
||