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wildvision) wrote2014-12-22 06:46 am
wildvision) wrote2014-12-22 06:46 am
There Are Rules, Y'Know!
My mother worked as a 911 dispatcher for something like thirty years, before she retired. I first heard this from her, but I've found it pretty well holds true, elsewhere as well.
Rule Number One of Dispatch:
Do not say the 'Q' word. EVER.
What's the 'Q' word, you ask? Why, 'quiet', of course. Any time some idiot foolishly says something like, 'Man, it's sure quiet today!', that pretty much guarantees that all hell is about to break loose. It's one of those silly stereotypes that still somehow seem to work out in real life. Kinda like how you never want to say, "Well, it can't get any worse"...because then it will get worse. So you just don't say it. Seriously. Don't.
This post brought to you by my featherbrained coworker who said the freaking 'Q' word on his way out on Saturday. Which, of course, left ME to deal with the idiocy that followed.
Rule Number One of Dispatch:
Do not say the 'Q' word. EVER.
What's the 'Q' word, you ask? Why, 'quiet', of course. Any time some idiot foolishly says something like, 'Man, it's sure quiet today!', that pretty much guarantees that all hell is about to break loose. It's one of those silly stereotypes that still somehow seem to work out in real life. Kinda like how you never want to say, "Well, it can't get any worse"...because then it will get worse. So you just don't say it. Seriously. Don't.
This post brought to you by my featherbrained coworker who said the freaking 'Q' word on his way out on Saturday. Which, of course, left ME to deal with the idiocy that followed.