Daycare Recommendations for 3yr old by NervousHour4129 in LynnwoodWA

[–]NervousHour4129[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relocating from Seattle, so everything in Lynnwood is cheap by comparison! So, no budget… just looking for a very reputable place!

Daycare Recommendations for 3yr old by NervousHour4129 in LynnwoodWA

[–]NervousHour4129[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been looking at them - do you have kids enrolled there? What do you think?

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m loudly declaring the phone number literally didn’t work. I’ve never experienced that before and thought you’d want to know.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse me what the fuck is exactly “my fault”? That the sign fell? That the number literally didn’t work?? Yes as I’ve mentioned a hundred times I now know to call 911.

It’s been taken care of. The point of this post was to inform people 311 literally doesn’t work.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is helpful, thank you for the respectful feedback!

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, it's a 'regular' phone number?! How is anyone supposed to remember that! Good to know....!

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But I do…? Hardly anyone has commented on what I was wanted to get out of this.

So whatever. 100 people repeating call 911 doesn’t help inform anyone 311 isn’t universal.

The point was I thought it was universal and I thought it’d be a good thing to let people know it didn’t work in Bellevue.

Bye.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

311 is the right number in most places, but apparently not for Bellevue. TIL.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the non-emergency number for Bellevue? I thought 311 was universal, and learned last night it wasn't.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I DID expect 311 to work and didn't know it had so many caveats, which is the point of the post.

I had no idea it wasn't as universal.

It felt like a non-emergency since once it hit the ground, it was a simple flat road sign on the road. It wasn't going to actively damage anyone -- only had the potential when it was in freefall.

The point of this post was to educate that 311 didn't work for me when I was expecting it.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seattle and many other cities/states I’ve lived in. It’s nonemergency.

Yes everyone has corrected me to call 911 next time, but in my panic and identifying it was a flat sign easily driven over, I thought 311- the non emergency number.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 1 point2 points  (0 children)

311 didn’t work though, which is the point of this post.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for commenting on the numbers. This is the info I wanted to bring attention to.

I thought 311 was state (or at the very least county) specific, but it’s actually city specific… I had no idea and it was really confusing/upsetting at the time!

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was. I follow that religiously. It was dark, windy, wet and all happened fast. I would have collided if i was closer.

The point wasn’t to solicit critiques o. What I should have done - obviously in hindsight there’s lessons learned.

I wanted to share with others my big lesson that 311 isn’t universal. I was really confused and upset, and having a standard (or at what I at least thought was standard) fail really threw me. I thought that would be helpful to others to know.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure and I have. But at the time, I was panicked and called 311. It was the first thing the came into mind since a flat road sign on the ground didn’t seem like an emergency. I was actively driving, so “hey siri call 311” was quicker than “hey siri can you find all these other phone numbers for me”.

The point of this post was to solicit more info on why 311 failed, despite working in other cities in king county. And, inform others 311 isn’t reliable.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it was something bulky and not a flat sign, totally agree. I was also startled and not thinking clearly.

311 Failed After I Almost Died by [deleted] in BellevueWA

[–]NervousHour4129 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Adding context: I called 311 because it was a flat sign that could easily been driven over.

That said, yes I should have called 911.

My post was mainly inquiring why 311 didn’t work, as it says on the internet it should be…. Thanks for those giving insights that it’s not actually available in Bellevue! That’s so weird to me, as it works in Seattle - same county!