- Called an ambulance for my little brother, who twisted his ankle while playing soccer - luckily didn't break a bone, only injured his tendons
- Called the firefighters because a windstorm brought a tree down on my roof - again, no serious damage fortunately
Yes, and the 911 operator yelled at me LOL!
It was winter, night time, I was about 19 years old and Yonkers is a city of hills with plenty of natural springs and seepage areas. I hit an enormous sheet of black ice and my car skidded out and I nearly wrecked.
When I managed to get home in one piece I called 911 thinking ‘holy shit, someone’s going to die on that hill!’
Well, that Lady operator gave me what for! Apparently 911 is only for stuff like ‘Help! My house is on fire! I’m being stabbed by intruders! The bank is being robbed! Timmy fell in the well again!’
I thought I was doing the right thing. Unlike today I was no genius 30 years ago😆