Another "You called 911 for this?" call - You can't make this stuff up!

This is a picture of DS (Dear Son). HE isn't really goofy, other than being 13 years old. I just find him to look goofy in these glasses. It is my visual aid for personifying how goofy many of the people are who call 911.

I would like to have a better picture that adds to understanding the call, but this is the only goofy picture I could come up with and this call was just too good to not share with you.

Dispatcher (That's me): Police Emergency, Can I help you?

Caller: Umm, this isn't an emergency but I didn't have the number to dispatch and it's like...it is REALLY late at night and I am trying to sleep and there are kids outside skateboarding and yelling.

Dispatcher: What is the address?

Caller: Provides Address

Dispatcher: Yes, just so you know this isn't a 911 emergency. Would you like the non-emergency number because this isn't something you would call 911 for...

Caller: Yes, I know. I just...

Dispatcher: That's ok. It is just that we are required to make contact on all 911 calls, so now an officer will have to come out to your residence.

Caller: Uh...Oh... Are they going to come to the door?

Dispatcher: Yes, would you like the non-emergency number for future reference?

Caller: Uh, I have it in the other room. I just didn't want to get out of bed. Um... so is he going to knock on my door?

Dispatcher: Yes, most likely. Because you called 911 we are required to come out to your residence to confirm that you are ok.

Caller: I have number in the other room, I don't need them to knock on my door because I am sleeping.

Dispatcher: Well, the problem is that we don't know if there is an emergency at your house and someone is just telling you to say that everything is ok.

Caller: (irritated) I AM TELLING YOU THAT EVERYTHING IS OK!

Dispatcher: (more irritated - but professional) I understand that mam, you called 911. 911 is for LIFE AND DEATH EMERGENCIES ONLY! We make contact on every 911 call.

Caller: oh.....ok.

Moral of the story:

If you are too lazy to get up out of bed and get the non-emergency phone number to report a complaint of people skateboarding outside REALLY late at night (10:02 pm???) DON'T call 911! We will make sure you get out of bed to answer the door.

Now wouldn't it just have been a whole lot easier to get the phone number in the first place?

A Passive-Aggressive Note

"Thanks for using all my (expletive crossed out) tampons and leaving the empty box on the shelf.

Thank you

Souza :-)"

I never quite understood what "passive-aggressive" meant. It was one of those things that perplexed my mind. How can someone be both passive and aggressive? I was pretty much used to being called aggressive, so it kinda threw me for a loop when DBF (Dear Boyfriend) told me I was passive-aggressive. I had to do a little research to find a definition.

In my travels to determine what kind of character flaw I was being accused of possessing, I came across this:

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/

The hilariousness of some of these notes is unparalleled. One of my all time favorites is "Rocket Pubes" which will make you laugh till your eyes are watering and your coworkers are asking, "What the heck is she doing over there?" The downside is, you will never again look at taking a shower the same way.

Anyhowza, ever since I added it to my favorites I have been on the lookout for passive-aggressive notes to submit. You can imagine my excitement when I went into the restroom at work a week or so ago and found this baby in the cabinet. WHOO HOO!!! I raced back to my desk to grab my cell phone and started clicking away trying to get a good enough pic to submit to the web page. I sent the pics to my computer and eagerly emailed them to the web page. So, hopefully in the near future this baby will appear on the web page and somebody here at work will fess up and bring in a new box of tampons for Souza.

Oh and in case you were wondering, YES! I do admit to sometimes being passive aggressive. But that's nothing a little bit of counseling can't help fix.