spartacus53
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- Jul 5, 2009
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Directionally challenged people should not be working at a 911 call center 
Today upon finishing my last stop and heading for the depot, I came across that was struck, laying in the middle of a pretty busy highway. Actually the majority of roads in this area of NJ are all highways come to think of it
I had originally past the deer and made a U-Turn to block other drivers from hitting it. Well, the deer was able to get up and hobble to the side of the road. But as soon as I saw the deer I called 911, and got the first of 2 hooples on the phone. The first guy was more concerned if I was the person that struck the deer, and I told him no.. Now he's asking for my name... SO I give it to him.. I'm a bit peeved becuase now I'm sitting in the way of traffic.. I gave him my location and direction of travel... Now he asks again, were you the driver that struck the deer.
He asked what town I was in, I replied I was uncertain if 1 of 2 townships, and gave him the major cross street for reference. After about 2-3 minutes he advises this is not his area, but he will connect me to another party.
Now I have a woman, asking the same questions.. I told here I am on route 626 heading EB, about 1/2 mile from intersection hwy 639.. I also told her that mile miles west of 639 is route 9... Everyone in NJ knows route 9, a decent sized highway.. I then said, can't you trace my call using the GPS... Uh, no, I can't do that
I could have sworn that was one of the reasons that GPS is required in phones. Anyway, I have to go through the whole routine with her and she's asking where I was coming from.. She is trying to find a landmark.. I told her yea, there are a bunch of trees on the side of the road, with a fence You already have the nearest intersection and my direction travel.. What else did they need 
The best part I was trying to call the local police and the operator gave me the 911 and connected me. You know what I got
A RECORDED MESSAGE asking me to hold on You can't make this stuff up
Anyway, 2 quad cars showed up about 15 minutes later, about the same time I was placing the next call... What is sad, not only the deer about to lose its life, but the very high potential for a fatal car accident..
I would think that if you are answering he phones in an emergency, you should know, as most people do highways ending in even numbers run E-W, and odd numbers run N-S... Once you have given your direction of travel, it should be pretty easy to pinpoint you.
And that's why I'll run for El Presidente'
Today upon finishing my last stop and heading for the depot, I came across that was struck, laying in the middle of a pretty busy highway. Actually the majority of roads in this area of NJ are all highways come to think of it
I had originally past the deer and made a U-Turn to block other drivers from hitting it. Well, the deer was able to get up and hobble to the side of the road. But as soon as I saw the deer I called 911, and got the first of 2 hooples on the phone. The first guy was more concerned if I was the person that struck the deer, and I told him no.. Now he's asking for my name... SO I give it to him.. I'm a bit peeved becuase now I'm sitting in the way of traffic.. I gave him my location and direction of travel... Now he asks again, were you the driver that struck the deer.
He asked what town I was in, I replied I was uncertain if 1 of 2 townships, and gave him the major cross street for reference. After about 2-3 minutes he advises this is not his area, but he will connect me to another party.Now I have a woman, asking the same questions.. I told here I am on route 626 heading EB, about 1/2 mile from intersection hwy 639.. I also told her that mile miles west of 639 is route 9... Everyone in NJ knows route 9, a decent sized highway.. I then said, can't you trace my call using the GPS... Uh, no, I can't do that
I could have sworn that was one of the reasons that GPS is required in phones. Anyway, I have to go through the whole routine with her and she's asking where I was coming from.. She is trying to find a landmark.. I told her yea, there are a bunch of trees on the side of the road, with a fence You already have the nearest intersection and my direction travel.. What else did they need The best part I was trying to call the local police and the operator gave me the 911 and connected me. You know what I got
A RECORDED MESSAGE asking me to hold on
You can't make this stuff upAnyway, 2 quad cars showed up about 15 minutes later, about the same time I was placing the next call... What is sad, not only the deer about to lose its life, but the very high potential for a fatal car accident..
I would think that if you are answering he phones in an emergency, you should know, as most people do highways ending in even numbers run E-W, and odd numbers run N-S... Once you have given your direction of travel, it should be pretty easy to pinpoint you.
And that's why I'll run for El Presidente'
