Dialling 101 instead of 999

Now that is a good idea, if not much use to me since just England and Wales. Wonder if our Caledonian cousins have an equivalent for contacting the polis.

PS. Speaking of whom, the spell checker doesn't like "Caledonian". Offers Macedonian as an alternative. Mind you, it doesn't like "YBW" either.
 
macd said:
Now that is a good idea, if not much use to me since just England and Wales. Wonder if our Caledonian cousins have an equivalent for contacting the polis.

PS. Speaking of whom, the spell checker doesn't like "Caledonian". Offers Macedonian as an alternative. Mind you, it doesn't like "YBW" either.
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Not yet but on the cards I believe
 
I was aware of 101, but clearly from posts above it is in need of much more publicity.

I am astonished however to learn that it is a chargeable (effectively a premium rate) call :mad: Just great for (the many) people who seem to be perpetually 'out of credit' or even if you need to use one of those old-fashioned phone boxes.
 
Ready for another? This seems to be a growth industry. According to Wiki In 2010, 111 was introduced on a trial basis for non-urgent calls to the NHS. The scheme is planned to roll out nationally in 2013 and at that time may replace the currect NHS Direct 0845 46 47 line.

(Wiki's typo, not mine).

Next there'll be a national number for ordering pizza.
 
Next there'll be a national number for ordering pizza.
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999 in'it.

I have an idea you'd not be the first to ring 999 to ask where you could get one if you did.

:D
 
I don't doubt that's so, Vic.

And this from somewhere even less numerate:
Dispatcher: 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency?
Caller: I?m trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn?t have an eleven on it.
Dispatcher: This is nine eleven.
Caller: I thought you just said it was nine-one-one
Dispatcher: Yes, ma?am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same thing.
Caller: Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid.

And you might like this from the hallowed pages of The Sun:
Hoaxers and timewasters have plagued the emergency line since its launch on June 30, 1937. One prankster ordered a pizza, another complained his mobile battery was dead and an old woman said she could not reach her TV remote.
 
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macd said:
Now that is a good idea, if not much use to me since just England and Wales. Wonder if our Caledonian cousins have an equivalent for contacting the polis.

PS. Speaking of whom, the spell checker doesn't like "Caledonian". Offers Macedonian as an alternative. Mind you, it doesn't like "YBW" either.
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It's good to know that someone is interested in spelling - there are so many howlers that I sometimes don't know whether to laugh or cry.
 
I won't mention the recent patient I attended in the small hours, who it transpired, despite feeling bleugh, had a lower temp than I (we compared, as I wasn't feeling on top of the world either.....). No I wont mention it.............
 
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