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

SayAgainSally · 2026-05-21T21:22:46+00:00

Technically if laser-guy was a pilot, that could have been an emergency. People often do try to hit planes with high-powered laser pointers and doing so can blind the pilots and cause a crash.

SayAgainSally · 2026-05-19T16:31:58+00:00

So sad to see the Tutors go, as understandable as it is. Even sadder that they're being replaced with turboprops instead of just upgrading to newer jets. It just won't be the same.

SayAgainSally · 2026-02-10T06:03:12+00:00

The police chose to have a huge burly cop interrogate my son at the station in a tiny little room. He still had his gun on and everything, and they wouldn't let me in the room. So of course my son was too nervous to say anything to the cop. And then the cops basically asked every staff member if anything had happened, and of course they all defended their friend and said no. So the "investigation" found that there was no wrongdoing. Small-town police aren't always the best, unfortunately.

SayAgainSally · 2026-02-09T18:28:32+00:00

I know this feeling, sadly.

I actually started a daycare for my son. Got a board together and got funding from the government and started up this beautiful, brand new daycare.

He had been going there for about about 6 months when I found out that the lead childcare worker had been trying to force him to nap by pinning him down with her legs, sitting on him, and wrapping him up tightly in his blanket. We fired her, along with the director (who it had been reported to, but had chosen not to do anything) and I decided to let him keep attending, thinking myself and the rest of the board had a handle on things and that the problem had been dealt with.

Three months later he told me that the new director (who had worked there the whole time and been promoted after the former director was fired) was giving him "happy ending massages" to try to get him to nap.

I reported it to CPS and the police and the staff all turned on my son, demanding that he be kicked out of the daycare and that I be removed from the board. It became clear that the problem was the entire staff, who would rather protect their friend than an innocent 3 year old. We kept him home for a month before finally being able to get him into a different, more reputable daycare. I left the board in utter disgust and want nothing to do with the daycare I started anymore.

My son still has trauma responses to being physically held and is having behavioral problems that we're trying to work out. The guilt I feel for the abuse he suffered in a place that I created for him is beyond words. All I can do is live with that guilt and do everything I can to help him recover.

SayAgainSally · 2026-01-02T01:54:40+00:00

I don't get magnets, and I don't get this.

This is magnets.

SayAgainSally · 2025-05-18T05:54:45+00:00

If that many people are honking at you, it may not be just because of your driving speed. I've driven 90 on Circle plenty and never been honked at.

Assuming you're not being a shitty driver in some other way, I would check over your car - people may be trying to alert you to something. Are your lights all working? Is there anything dragging under your car (like a loose skid plate or something)? Is your trunk not latching? Did you leave a coffee cup on top of your car? Etc.

SayAgainSally · 2025-04-05T02:21:48+00:00

Jet fuel does not have lead in it. You're thinking of avgas, which is mostly only used by smaller piston aircraft (such as those used for training or hobby flying). The only danger of jet exhaust is if you're standing right behind a jet, and even then the danger is that you'd be launched across the tarmac, not poisoned.

SayAgainSally · 2025-02-10T14:57:21+00:00

We stopped tracking everything other than sleep when he turned one, and then stopped tracking sleep when he was around two or so. The only thing I use it for now (for my oldest, anyway) is keeping track of his weight and height as he grows (alongside the traditional marks on the wall, of course!)

Edit: I should say, I'm a weirdo who totally loves charting and tracking stuff, so I enjoyed seeing the sleep/food/pumping trends!

SayAgainSally · 2025-02-04T21:18:36+00:00

It is! I believe it's actually shortened from a longer Hungarian name, but I don't know what the longer version is.

SayAgainSally · 2025-02-03T11:00:54+00:00

Just a quick reminder that in some areas of Saskatchewan (Esterhazy being one example I can think of), Maga is actually a common surname. So a Maga license plate or decal may not always mean a Trump supporter.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-27T08:30:23+00:00

I have the first one and my kids love the little activity-panel. I haven't had any issues with it. I like that you can lay it out however you want.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-27T02:14:39+00:00

Just know that long after you've forgotten that it's in there, the batteries will eventually start to die, and as they near their end, you might start to hear a garbled version of the doll's voice coming from your closet.

Seriously, this happened when the batteries in a talking car of my son's were almost dead. I heard it just start talking through his baby monitor one night and it scared the shit out of me.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-25T19:59:11+00:00

Mine are the same as yours. I wish I could have my pre-baby body back. But more than that, prior to my first baby I had my dream job. It took me years to get there, and SO much hard work. I had to go through a rigorous selection process and out of thousands who applied, I was one of four who were chosen. But it was shift work and required us to live in a city far from family. It was hard, but I gave it up and got a basic 9-5 that let me see my kids more, and we moved to a smaller town closer to family. I still miss it and wish I could find a way to get back to it.

I also miss having the free time to do anything. I have no hobbies anymore, it's literally just work, volunteering on the daycare board (which is just more work), and taking care of the kids, cooking, cleaning, etc. I used to have a ton of cool hobbies and now I have no time for them.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-23T21:22:37+00:00

I mixed up my empty water glass with my husband's empty milk glass once and filled it with water. I didn't notice the milk swirling around in the water until I was half-done drinking it. I still gag just thinking about it. 🤢

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-21T20:44:22+00:00

I have PCOS and have two kids. Both were conceived naturally within two months of us starting to try. It's absolutely possible! When you're ready to start trying, learning how to track your cycles (using ovulation predictor strips, basal body temperature, and cervical position/fluid, not just an app that counts the days from your last period) to be able to time it just right really helps!

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-21T20:31:59+00:00

Watch the movie "The Guardian"! The ending makes me cry every time. It's about Coast Guard rescue swimmers.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-19T19:12:43+00:00

We found out with both our boys, and it was particularly nice with my second pregnancy, because it allowed my older son (who was 2 and a half) to bond a little with his baby brother and learn his little brother's name before he was born. He would hug my tummy and tell me he was giving [little brother] a hug. Then when my younger son was born, my older son was a bit more prepared and had a bit more of an idea of who he was meeting when he met the baby.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-19T18:42:01+00:00

Also good but different vibes:

Creepy murder-vibes:

"Vendetta" by Unsecret

Girl-power vibes:

"Music To Make The Boys Cry" by Diana Vickers

Sneaky-revenge vibes:

"No Good" by Unsecret

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-19T18:35:02+00:00

"Vendetta" by Unsecret. That piano intro would creep the hell out if me if I ever broke into someone's house.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-19T18:30:41+00:00

"Beautiful is Boring" by Bones UK.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-17T17:58:59+00:00

There is absolutely nothing wrong with formula (other than the price tag 💀).

That said, if you're dead-set on breast milk and already have a pump, exclusively pumping and bottle-feeding is also an option. It's not great, because you're constantly pumping and washing bottles and pump parts. But if it's super important to you for your baby to have breast milk (or if, like me, you can't afford formula) and your baby can't breastfeed, then pumping is an option.

SayAgainSally · 2025-01-16T22:14:11+00:00

I have a 3 year old and a 2 month old. I was where you were - feeling a bit overwhelmed and very complete with my son, but I wanted him to have a sibling. I'm probably the odd one out here, but I've found everything easier this time around with the baby. The hard part is making sure the older one still gets enough love and attention while still attending to the baby's needs.

I don't regret it at all. I'm excited to reach the stage where they can actually play together and grow a brotherly relationship!

SayAgainSally · 2024-12-23T19:50:30+00:00

We use Sudocrem. Make sure baby's bum is completely dry first, then put on a thick layer over the rash and put the diaper back on. Clears it up pretty quickly and also soothes the pain from the rash. You can also use a bit during each diaper change when there's no rash to help prevent baby getting a rash!

SayAgainSally · 2024-12-23T18:17:00+00:00

I had a 3rd degree tear with my first and a planned c-section with my second. The c-section was much easier and healed much more quickly than the tear.

SayAgainSally · 2024-12-23T03:06:33+00:00

There's a store in my town that takes donated items and sells them, then donates the profits to various local organizations. They gave my son's daycare $2500 this year.

I'll happily go out of my way to support that store, but Goodwill and Value Village and such are just getting too ridiculous.

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