Desperate People

It never ceases to amaze me. People pick up the phone, call 911, and expect...well, they just expect weird things sometimes. For example, a couple day ago, an apparently normal adult female called at about midnight. With her willing accomplices in the 911 center, she managed to get 3 highly trained (and paid) professionals at her door within minutes of her call. Her problem? A tiny sliver in her foot which she got from walking on barkdust. She was somewhat mystified that we were something less than willing to do on-demand exploratory surgery for something that that could not be seen with a naked eye.

In a similar oddity, although occurring several years ago, an adult female called to have her toilet seat removed. Since she lived in an apartment complex, the maintenance man had done some upgrades and replaced the toilet seat. Now, since it was new, it smelled like plastic (go figure) and that was making her nauseous. That, my friend is why we have firefighters...to deal with these desperate situations that are so vexing.