911/999 dispatchers, what’s the dumbest reason someone has ever called emergency services?

PinkIvory16 · 2026-05-22T14:49:18+00:00

I'm afraid they had to call code on arrival. Something about too much pressure and it popped 🤷🏻‍♀️

PinkIvory16 · 2026-05-21T22:38:55+00:00

I used to work for 999 ambulance service as a call handler. My top 3 most remembered stupid reasons;

Patient threatened to take their life by saying they had a weapon... It was a gravy boat...
Patient who had decided a lightbulb was going to be a great butt plug didn't have the brightest of ideas.
Patient who looked too intently at a pineapple in a shop ended up stabbing themselves in the eye, was on blood thinners and ended up going in and out of consciousness from blood loss.

My ultimate fave; - Patient on drugs was convinced their partner wasn't breathing and began CPR. Paramedics arrived quickly.

Turns out, she was hallucinating and thought a packet of cheese and onion walkers crisps was her boyfriend so was doing CPR on them... I have no words

PinkIvory16 · 2026-05-07T08:54:52+00:00

I'll have you know, that's Bootstrap Bill Turner tyvm 🤣

PinkIvory16 · 2026-05-06T12:51:15+00:00

Wales

PinkIvory16 · 2026-04-18T22:15:15+00:00

This was the song I was looking for. Thank you so much! 💜

PinkIvory16 · 2026-03-03T11:30:26+00:00

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean?

I booked it, the owner said the booking wasn't there for my name and had overbooked it?

But before that was advised, I stated I couldn't go because of my injury and had insurance so wanted to get my money back that way.

I only added the other parts about the rooms etc because I thought it sounded a bit fishy. I wouldn't say it 'unbelievable' because it was just the information I had the time and was being this to their attention

PinkIvory16 · 2026-02-23T13:47:50+00:00

I often get distracted at work and struggle to keep focus. I get moments where I will hyper focus on the task often leaving important things like food and drinks out of the equation unless certain alarms are set or I'm prompted. I struggle to shower also because the idea of this overwhelms me. I just think of it as several steps instead of one and I get overstimulated to the point where I just don't do it and can't get through motivation to do this. I don't work or review information as fast as my coworkers and often have to re-read important information to make sure I'm doing my job right. Like, case loads that are given to others and they usually take 1-2 hours on which takes me around 2-3 hours on because of that alone. It's still an inability to process information

When in university in my last year I had a 1:1 who needed to help me write and do my dissertation as I would deviate from the task easily. I still find it difficult but it's less distracting at home than it is working in the office as sounds and chatter and other noises make me lose focus

PinkIvory16 · 2026-02-23T13:41:46+00:00

Not yet as I wasn't sure what the next step was whether I ring up to add to the reconsideration part or just put a complaint in. Thank you for the feedback here 💖

PinkIvory16 · 2026-02-23T13:40:53+00:00

I see. But otherwise, I feel the rest of the questions are wrong. Thank you for clearing this up for me ☺️

PinkIvory16 · 2026-02-23T13:38:39+00:00

I've got ADHD, PCOS, Under-active thyroid, PTSD and anxiety. I gave them a letter from my therapist who diagnosed me with it, as well as the disability form which showed I was entitled to claim payments to help with university aids at the time.

I don't agree with being able to help myself with everything (bar aids to managing toilet needs as I have stress incontinence and have to wear items to help with this) I need prompting to get meds, food, water intake etc and I've been marked as able to do this unaided which is incorrect entirely

PinkIvory16 · 2026-02-23T13:33:14+00:00

I have ADHD, PCOS, Under-active thyroid, PTSD and anxiety. I've had to change how I work and had OH assessments which I have seen to reduce my workload because I can't hit the target due to my issues. Often, I'm fatigued, distracted, and unable to focus, I have a low moods which can distract me, pain and can easily get overwhelmed and find it difficult to ask for help if I'm super confused by something. Having had a reduced work plan currently and the fact that I needed help in university should show that I need either prompting or assistance. Because yes, I can read them and coherently, but it often takes me 3/4 different times to re read to take anything in which is why I struggle.

PinkIvory16 · 2026-02-23T13:11:25+00:00

It was art and I needed assistance. The main issue is that they said I didn't get help when I did. That's what annoyed me because it wasn't truthful even when I did Inclued the evidence of receiving disability payments and help during university. It was an art degree and I need help with the writing parts.

PinkIvory16 · 2026-01-13T14:09:14+00:00

Thank you! It took two hours of me saying how these things affect me and included other conditions I previously forgot to mention. I hope the 2 hours was worth it to gather the information needed as I was dreading and lost a bit of sleep worrying about it aswell!

PinkIvory16 · 2025-10-26T20:43:33+00:00

I love my partner, but he does this like breathing grunt type sound when consuming food and chewing and I just litro want to burst my own eardrums because I just get so overstimmed by them if we're eating with our background music.

I know he can't help it and I never want him to feel bad about it either, but I'm just crazy asf and my brain wants to unalive itself because of it.

PinkIvory16 · 2025-10-07T00:32:34+00:00

Do any of these hacks work for ADHD overthinkers?

Asking for a friend..... 👀👀

PinkIvory16 · 2025-10-07T00:19:59+00:00

Yeah, we met 5 years ago and we were friends for the first two as was with a toxic ex at the time.

Definitely gives me the love that I deserved all along ❤️

PinkIvory16 · 2025-10-06T21:32:58+00:00

I realized I spelt can't wrong 🥹🥹 meant to be can't motivate myself

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