...Is how the song have been if Public Enemy was formed in the UK. But they weren't. They were formed in the US and therefore used the American emergency number 911. However here in the UK, the emergency number is 999. Sure, you could dial 911 but the joke will be on you.
I've only had to call this number twice since being here. The first was to make a noise complaint. FYI, the cops don't deal with those things. You have to make an official complaint with your council! The other was for a domestic dispute that got WAY out of hand. Unfortunately the cops didn't really do anything about the "minor disagreement" that ended with a woman being punched and dragged across the flat by her hair. But I'll save that for another post...
When you dial the number you'll be asked which service you want to be connected to: fire, medical, police. You then get connected to the appropriate party. And voila! Help is on the way. I will say that the police showed up very quickly for the domestic dispute. So no, 999 is not a joke in this town.
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