Finland to open line for "dumb questions"

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

That number service should be paid for by the Alko stores.....

The old joke claims these calls were made to the boss of a local Alko, but it might as well have been emergency number...

Midnight. Phone rings. The boss picks up.
Obviously intoxicated caller: "When does Alko open tomorrow?"
Boss: "At 9."
Obviously intoxicated caller: "Oh. OK." [Hangs up]

3am. The phone rings again.
Obviously intoxicated caller: "When does Alko open tomorrow?"
Boss: "I told you before, it opens at 9!"
Obviously intoxicated caller: "Oh. OK." [Hangs up]

5am. The phone rings once more.
Obviously intoxicated caller: "When does Alko..."
Boss: "For heaven's sake I have now twice told you it opens at 9! You are not getting inside any earlier, so stop calling me!"
Obviously intoxicated caller: "Inside? Who said anything about getting inside? I'm waiting for you to come and let me out of here!"

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by Hottentot

The old joke claims these calls were made to the boss of a local Alko, but it might as well have been emergency number...

Midnight. Phone rings. The boss picks up.
Obviously intoxicated caller: "When does Alko open tomorrow?"
Boss: "At 9."
Obviously intoxicated caller: "Oh. OK." [Hangs up]

3am. The phone rings again.
Obviously intoxicated caller: "When does Alko open tomorrow?"
Boss: "I told you before, it opens at 9!"
Obviously intoxicated caller: "Oh. OK." [Hangs up]

5am. The phone rings once more.
Obviously intoxicated caller: "When does Alko..."
Boss: "For heaven's sake I have now twice told you it opens at 9! You are not getting inside any earlier, so stop calling me!"
Obviously intoxicated caller: "Inside? Who said anything about getting inside? I'm waiting for you to come and let me out of here!"

[bertieck476]

In the uk we have a number (999) we call only for emergency services, I actually know a guy from a place I do some work who was a little bit annoyed that he got short shrift for calling it when he came back to his car in a carpark to find someone had blocked him in.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by bertieck476

In the uk we have a number (999) we call only for emergency services, I actually know a guy from a place I do some work who was a little bit annoyed that he got short shrift for calling it when he came back to his car in a carpark to find someone had blocked him in.

That is why we now have a non-emergency 101 number.

In the case of a blocked in car there was no imminent threat of danger to life or a serious emergency situation.

[bertieck476]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

That is why we now have a non-emergency 101 number.

In the case of a blocked in car there was no imminent threat of danger to life or a serious emergency situation.

Yes I agree wholeheartedly, he should never have called 999 for that, I dont think it come across in my post but I was dumbfounded when he told me.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by bertieck476

Yes I agree wholeheartedly, he should never have called 999 for that, I dont think it come across in my post but I was dumbfounded when he told me.

Oh don't get me wrong, people will continue to ring the emergency number for many a reason but the controllers will now filter them into either category via a series of questions.

[Skybird]

Maybe it would help to link that dumb-call-number to a self-destruction mechanism. Dialing the number makes the caller's telephone blowing up. Could help to boost the national IQ tremendously. Also prevents further damage to the gen pool.