Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 Children can be so cruel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Shortly after I first started as a dispatcher a few years ago, An outof town alarm company called in a commercial burglary alarm at... and the operator with a thick accent slowly sounded it out... Karaoke Windows... which is how it I put it on the run card... There wasn't a business listing attached to that address. After the dispatcher said that on the air, she paused and said, " Correction - Cherokee Windows " ... I didn't see the original post about the Volvo... but I can only imagine... There's a " Volvo " incident in the history of our center. One of the raisin dispatchers that has since retired was reading a BOL on the air for 2 b/m in a blu volvo... but she repeatedly mis-pronounced Volvo as a part of anatomy... the officers kept asking her to repeat the BOL over the air... finally she cursed, and asked what was up, and it was explained to her the mistake she made. We also have, well, a bunch of officers who can't say Mitsubishi... it comes out kind of like mishishsishsihsishsishshi or something like that... Another officer, actually a detective now, can't say " registration " ... I can't even attempt to say it the way he says it... ================================================== mailto:kevbayer911@... http://members.sigecom.net/kevbayer911/unofficial/ http://members.sigecom.net/kevbayer911/family/ ==================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 I remember way back many years ago when I was just released from training, an officer requested a " rolling 28/29 " . As luck would have it, it came back stolen. Well, I was so excited (my first real serious incident to handle) that the first question I asked was, " Is it occupied? " . There was a moment of silence (to regain his composure I'm sure after my comment) then he came back on the radio and said.. " I hope so, we're still north bound on .......get me some more units this way " Then the mic clicks started..Then phone calls came in... " Did that new guy say what we think he said? " I was soooo embarrassed. It will never be forgotten. A good dispatcher does what is expected A great dispatcher anticipates expectations. Clyde Walters Communications Supervisor Pinellas Park Police, Fl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 Mine was not really a tongue trip, but it was funny nonetheless. I was training on regional dispatch. One of the deputies had checked out on something and right after that, another deputy came up on the service channel. Just before I acknowledged him, my trainer said, " Look what you did to so and so. " (I had done it wrong.) I keyed up to acknowledge the deputy and looked at my mistake at the same time and said, " B33. Dammit! " The dammit was to myself but I forgot to unkey the mike before I said it. The deputy thought I was mad at him. hehe ===== Kim I make a difference Tulsa, OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 > officer requested a " rolling 28/29 " . > Clyde Walters > Communications Supervisor > Pinellas Park Police, Fl ******************************************************************** Rolling 28/29. As opposed to a stopped 28/29 or meandering or etc. I don't know which one was worse you or the officer. Of course you could have answered, " A sitting response to your rolling 28/29 is.... " Iowa State Patrol Communications, Cedar Rapids Werling NØXZY Anamosa, IA scott@... My Family Genealogy at http://www.n-connect.net/scott/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 A few years ago one person had to work two consoles. We had to monitor both police console and fire/medical console. (thank goodness that we have changed that). ANYWAY, One day a co-worker was very busy. All of a sudden there was a domestic and a fire happening at the same time. An officer was requesting a warrants check on a subject... my co-worker said, " Standby....I'm on FIRE " . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.