I just don't know, sometimes.....

[Guest guest]

Well, today was a first. I've gotten some odd questions in the 6 1/2 years

I've been a dispatcher, but tonight took the cake. Here's the story.....

Very elderly gentleman passed away after a few hours in the intensive care

unit. Since he was in the hospital less than 24 hours, we send a Deputy to

do the report. Family requests a particular mortuary to respond. I call

the number, a woman answers.... " (mortuary name omitted) Chapel, may I help

you? " I should have known something was up when I had to tell her what the

name of the only hospital in town was, twice, and it's address. Then repeat

the address. Then tell here where in the hospital the gentleman was. Twice.

The question that almost left me speechless, and came very close to making

me reply in a way that would definitely result in a write up, was this......

" Is he dead? "

<shaking head and muttering.... " no, we just wanted to get a head start on

things " >

Jim Reeves, Jr. KC6YRU ICQ # 884017

Tulare County CA Sheriff's Office 9-1-1/Dispatcher

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