999 Calls

*LesMTS* · 30th July 2008, 9:09pm

Pretty funny.

But one has to wonder why, if the argument is that stupid calls tie up the line, why the operators don't just hang up on them when they realise it's an idiot.

Witch · 30th July 2008, 9:13pm

They're not allowed to incase the person has dementia etc and is just confused. Tis the same with prank calls for the fire/abulance, they HAVE to send them just incase

ladysavage · 30th July 2008, 9:15pm

yeah, a mate of mine is a team leader at BT dealing with them, he has to deal with allsorts of weirdness! The one thing they can't do is hang up though.

*LesMTS* · 30th July 2008, 9:16pm

There're more here: http://uk.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ASPolice&p=r

Kenny Macca Doo · 30th July 2008, 9:29pm

Quote:

It might be a cross breed, oh my god, its even rarer."

Hahaha. Brilliant.

*LesMTS* · 30th July 2008, 9:49pm

I feel sorry for the woman in the wasps one.

Kenny Macca Doo · 30th July 2008, 9:54pm

I felt sorry for the old lady doing her potatoes. She's obviously some biddy that is reaching the stage of dependence on someone else and just can't see that yet.

fallen_nemesis · 31st July 2008, 12:34am

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Originally Posted by LesMTS

Pretty funny.

But one has to wonder why, if the argument is that stupid calls tie up the line, why the operators don't just hang up on them when they realise it's an idiot.

yeah you're not allowed to hang up. I did this as a job briefly for extra shifts as I was cross trained when I did operator and directory enquiries.('s isn't half as fun as early morning wake up calls though . you end up screaming down phonelines a lot at folk who's kid have called to "put their mother on" and at folk who've dialled from their bag by mistake to hang up!

Best one when I worked there was the crazy drunk irish man who said there was a bomb in Atrium Court in the BA bit. They pretty much evacuated the whole building but the person had to keep him on the line. You have to ask them all sorts of nonsense like what size is the bomb, what's it in, and keep them on the line as long as possible. He stayed on the line so long there were sirens in the background and a policeman came on the phonebox line.

Draven · 31st July 2008, 2:22am

I always thought you got done by the polis for wasting time if you pulled something like that? They are pretty funny, but like they say, people actually could be in danger whilst some fanny wants help with what year the internet came out.

(hint, WIKIPEDIA).

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