serious 911 call

[RACER X]

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/04/01/911_call_Woman_locked_inside_car/UPI-83411238615564/


911 call: Woman locked inside car

KISSIMMEE , Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a woman dialed 911 to report that she had locked herself in her car and the electrical system wasn't working.

The Kissimmee, Fla., woman told the dispatcher that the locks wouldn't work due to the electrical trouble but apologized after she was instructed to lift the manual lock with her hand, WESH-TV, Orlando, Fla., reported Wednesday.

"Um, I'm sorry," the embarrassed woman said after unlocking the door.

Officials stressed that the incident was a serious call and not an early April Fools' Day joke


Audio

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-audio-locked-car-911-call-040109,0,574765.mp3file

[cuttle]

reminds me a bit of the women that died here last winter:


Hypothermia Kills Woman Who Locked the Keys in Her SUV

Alabama: Mobile area woman Sandra Ordner, 47, died from hypothermia just hours after she went hiking in the mountains in North Carolina on January 31. The last contact she had with anyone was with her husband at 9 a.m. to say she'd be out hiking.

Police in Macon County, NC, took a call at 1:17 a.m. that night from her husband saying she was missing. The next morning at 10 a.m., her body was found by a nearby resident in a parking lot for the Whiteside Mountain Trail, a 2-mile-long loop.

She was found next to the passenger side and smudges could be seen on windows of her Land Rover. No rocks or sticks were found near the SUV that would indicate an attempt at breaking the window. Rain began to fall at 6 and later fell below freezing.

[thunderex]

Seriously though, how dumb do you have to be? Talk about the unintended consequences of supplying people with conveniences.

[zed]

heard about this on the radio the other day. it's just crazy how stupid people can be.

[Particle Man]

reminds me a bit of the women that died here last winter:


Hypothermia Kills Woman Who Locked the Keys in Her SUV

Alabama: Mobile area woman Sandra Ordner, 47, died from hypothermia just hours after she went hiking in the mountains in North Carolina on January 31. The last contact she had with anyone was with her husband at 9 a.m. to say she'd be out hiking.

Police in Macon County, NC, took a call at 1:17 a.m. that night from her husband saying she was missing. The next morning at 10 a.m., her body was found by a nearby resident in a parking lot for the Whiteside Mountain Trail, a 2-mile-long loop.

She was found next to the passenger side and smudges could be seen on windows of her Land Rover. No rocks or sticks were found near the SUV that would indicate an attempt at breaking the window. Rain began to fall at 6 and later fell below freezing.
bleach in the gene pool...

[marko138]

I heard the audio today. Hilarious.

[njchopper87]

I saw this somewhere before, but well worth the revisit.

[Smittie61984]

If we got rid of fucked up stories from California or Florida, then the internet could probably be reduced in size by 50%.

[thunderex]

If we got rid of fucked up stories from California or Florida, then the internet could probably be reduced in size by 50%.
California stories are about weirdos. But for pure stupidity, nothing matches Florida stories.

[Smittie61984]

California stories are about weirdos. But for pure stupidity, nothing matches Florida stories.

Good point.

I guess when it comes to government stupidity California is the top tier of idiocy.

[azoomm]

A cop friend of mine here actually showed up to respond to a call like that. :panic:

[zed]

Good point.

I guess when it comes to government stupidity California is the top tier of idiocy.

they have C.A.R.B.

[101lifts2]

Seriously though, how dumb do you have to be? Talk about the unintended consequences of supplying people with conveniences.

My Caddy STS locks were fully electric. There were no manual locks, only a red LED.

[thunderex]

My Caddy STS locks were fully electric. There were no manual locks, only a red LED.
Seriously? There was no lever of any kind? Nearly every car I've owned has had electric locks but they've all had physical locking levers available. I'd think that would be a legal requirement in case of a massive electrical failure.

[Tmall]

Or, they just unlock when you use the door handle from the inside. Which I'm sure the caddy did.

[Krabill]

True story from a locksmith friend . . .

A guy locks his keys in his corvette, so he calls a locksmith. The locksmith's younger helper responds to the call and as soon as he gets out of the truck, the corvette owner starts being a dick and saying that no "kid" is going to work on his car, throws a hissy fit and demands the owner of the company come out and do the actual work so no stupid "kid" scratches up his precious corvette. Well, the owner calls his helper back and he goes out himself. The locksmith looks in the driver's side window to check things out, then nonchalantly walks over to the passenger side and opens the unlocked passenger door, grabs the guys keys out of the ignition and tells the vette owner "that'll be $85 dollars, please", lol.

[azoomm]

Or, they just unlock when you use the door handle from the inside. Which I'm sure the caddy did.

That's what my mini and most BMW's do....

In this world of trying to idiot-proof things - they are building a better idiot.

[Particle Man]

Or, they just unlock when you use the door handle from the inside. Which I'm sure the caddy did.

with the exception of my old Grand Prix and our current Subaru all of the cars I've ever owned do this.