Emergency Services

[Tussauds!]

Who actually thinks the emergency services are any good in the UK?

I mean, you ring 999 for the police they turn up 10 minutes later.

You ring 999 for an ambulance and it turns up 30 minutes later - When someones having an asthmea attack!? [I am not exadurating the slightest bit.. Took 3 minutes to be connected to the ambulance on the phone.. Them LIVES people came in about 2 minutes though]

You ring 999 for the fire brigade and they are there in about 2 minutes

I think it's rubbish but heh..

What do you think?

[Lubricant]

Yeah fire service are quick. Two weeks ago, at work, there was a fire in the factory part and the fire trucks came about 3 mins after we all got out of the offices. I lived ;]

[:Hazel]

I dunno (touch wood) I've never had to use them.

[Tussauds!]

I dunno (touch wood) I've never had to use them.

Thats so lucky..

I've used them loads of times, mostly for ambulances.

[clarissa !!]

theyre awful.

[Marsquake]

actually, when I had a fit in like June/July the ambulance was here in like 5 mins.... I think its good.

[Tussauds!]

actually, when I had a fit in like June/July the ambulance was here in like 5 mins.... I think its good.

ye but ambulances round here after midnite go and wait in between 4 places (boston, lincoln, grimsby and mablethorpe) and when they get the 999 calls they go from there..

and my dad just so happens to have asthmea attacks at like 3-4am

it just so happens to be 20 miles away and if you need an ambulance after midnite it usually means 20-30 minute wait :|

[Casanova]

Erm yeah they're okay. They're hard worked and few and far between, you forget that.

I called the police while my mate was getting jumped and they turned up an hour later. Last night, an ambulance came in 10 minutes and it was a friday night at 11pm. And he was okay drunk, so it wasn't serious. But then again the police called that :rolleyes:

I think they try their best!

[clarissa !!]

they come at the most pointless times, when its actually important they take forever.

they used to always come two or three times EVERY night when my sister lived here.

[Casanova]

they come at the most pointless times, when its actually important they take forever.

they used to always come two or three times EVERY night when my sister lived here.

Why? Or did they fancy her or something...