So, last night, I'm my way home from going to dinner & a movie (which was not a date because she doesn't date married people), I turn onto a road about 15 minutes from my house, and there are two cars behind me. I go over a tiny little hill, and suddenly there are no cars behind me. What? So I tap on my brakes to see if there's still a car back there, but I don't see anything. Then I see a car, headed up the road from the opposite direction, and the cars behind me, turn on their lights. As soon as the oncoming car passes, the car directly behind me turns his lights off again. So, I call 911.
Them: 911 what's your emergency?
Me: Not sure how much of an emergency it is...(and I tell them all about where I am and what's going on)
Them: Do you have a description of the vehicle. (I look back into the pitch blackness where I know a car is...)
Me: No, I can't see the car at all because there are no lights. (but then the car behind him shines just right) I can see it's a pick up of some sort.
Me: We are stopping at a stop sign.
Them: Which way is he going?
Me: Right onto (name of road)
Them: Does he still have his lights off?
Me: Yes, but he used his blinker to turn.
Them: Hold just a sec...can you give me any more description?
Me: White pickup.
Them: Has there been any interaction (He used another word, but I can't remember it) between the two of you?
Me: No.
Them: Where are you now?
Me: We are coming to a stop light, he's pulling up beside me. (This is the first time I actually got scared...I put the phone in my lap, (it's been on speaker the whole time)...and I continue to talk to 911...but I want my hands free.)
Them: They've pulled along side you?
Me: Yes, into the turning lane...they are turning towards (town name).
Them: Give me a description of the car.
Me: (I managed to give them make, model, color, liscense plate number and a little further description as the car was turning.)
Them: Hang on a second. (I can hear the radios in the background exchanging info.) Ok, (and he took my number) Would you like to file a complaint?
Me: No. Not at all. There was no interaction. I just didn't think it seemed safe. I mean maybe he's having car trouble, but still.
Them: Exactly. Ok, the police are going to search for this vehicle.
And, that was that. It was pretty exhilirating? The operator guy was awesome. Just the way he spoke to me, and the way he got me to be very aware of the situation. I think the best thing he did was when he said "give me a description". He didn't ask me "can you give me a description" because that would have made me question my abilities-even if for just a second and I may not have had as much info to give him. Just him saying "give me a description" was awesome, a demand not a request.
If I ever need to call 911 in a real emergency...I hope I get that man (or an as equally well trained individual) on the phone.
And, about TheOneWhoDoesNotDateMarriedPeople...I'll have to go into that later.
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