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Post by chaosisapony on Dec 30, 2022 23:20:10 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you  I imagine being a 911 dispatcher would be so hard. Thank you for your hard work and effort at keeping people safe. When you say you wish people knew how to call 911, what do you mean? I've been lucky that I have only needed to call a couple of times in my life but each time I really try to talk myself out of it. There's this sort of thing ingrained in me to not be a bother, whatever is happening isn't really a TRUE emergency, etc. So when I've called it's because I've felt I really needed to (once upon witnessing a car accident, once upon discovering a fire, and once upon having someone creepy lurking outside my house at night). |
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Post by chaosisapony on Dec 30, 2022 23:28:11 GMT
I wish people knew that the escrow portion of their mortgage is not only out of the control of your mortgage company but is incredibly likely to increase yearly over the life of your loan. Plan accoordingly I'm going to piggyback on this one because my job deals with property taxes. I wish people knew that it is their responsibility to pay their property taxes, not that of their mortgage company. They may have an escrow account and an arrangement in which the mortgage pays the annual tax bill but it is ultimately the responsibility of the property owner. If your mortgage company drops the ball, it's still up to you to pay it and you now have late fees. Being ignorant of how the tax system works does not excuse you from being subject to the rules of the system. As a Part B to the above, I wish people understood that taxes are not based on what you can afford. I cannot tell you how many times I hear people say "Well I can't afford that" when they get their tax bill and then proceed to look at me expectantly. While I empathize because no one likes paying taxes, your ability to afford your bill is completely out of my control. The revenue and taxation code does not care what you can and cannot afford. Do your homework, understand your obligations as a property owner, and stop yelling at your local assessor's office because you made a poor financial decision. |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 30, 2022 23:34:51 GMT
I wish people knew:
How rude and sensory level inducing it is, to have your device on speaker or higher volume in public, especially in smaller confined spaces (like a waiting room).
How to manage their time. Being more than 10 minutes late, is inconsiderate, rude and disrespectful.
I wish people had common sense in regards to basic things.
Like:
Do not leave your grocery cart in the middle of the aisle, blocking the way....while you are 2 to 20 feet away.
Standing 1-2 inches behind me in line, is not going to get you your turn any faster. Back up and leave some space between us.
Do not monopolize a conversation. Let others have a turn speaking.
Have whatever card (debit or credit) or cash you are using...... ready and accessible. Nobody likes be held up and waiting at the check stand, while you are searching your purse, wallet, pockets, etc.... for the elusive method of payment.
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Post by chances on Dec 30, 2022 23:36:41 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you This is interesting, thanks for sharing. Lots of people I know have a deep skepticism of anything related to police. So many examples of just not coming when called or police showing up to a medical emergency and causing more problems. I guess the feeling is that police and medical don’t actually want to help or need to make sure we’re “worth it.” I can completely imagine someone being irritable with someone they think is trying to blow them off. So, I appreciate the reminder and inside knowledge. I can see exactly what you are saying about experience and questions that don’t seem relevant but are. |
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Post by flanz on Dec 31, 2022 0:04:22 GMT
I wish people knew that the escrow portion of their mortgage is not only out of the control of your mortgage company but is incredibly likely to increase yearly over the life of your loan. Plan accoordingly I've never heard of that. I thought that escrow costs were an up front expense when closing on a home. Nothing further. |
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Dec 31, 2022 0:08:56 GMT
I wish people knew that the escrow portion of their mortgage is not only out of the control of your mortgage company but is incredibly likely to increase yearly over the life of your loan. Plan accoordingly I've never heard of that. I thought that escrow costs were an up front expense when closing on a home. Nothing further. You are thinking of funds held in advance of closing like earnest money. We call that escrow and escrow closes when the sale transaction closes. Escrow as part of your mortgage payments are funds paid with your monthly payment and held by your mortgage servicer to pay taxes and insurance when they come due. Essentially any funds held on behalf of another are "in escrow" |
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 31, 2022 0:38:18 GMT
I would like everyone to know that Common Core math really helps kids understand math concepts. "Older people" aka parents sometimes don't realize that just because you learned how to do it quickly, doesn't mean you understood it. Really understanding math (base 10) at an elementary level can help a kid understand fractions, decimals, percents etc. at a higher level. When I think back to my math education it was really just a memorize and do it quickly kind of activity. Also, all of the goofy math "tricks" on Tik Tok that never work are not taught in school... at least not where I am from.
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Post by iowagirl50147 on Dec 31, 2022 0:54:30 GMT
I wish people knew that they are supposed to stop at stop sign. In the past 3 days I have seen 5 cases of people running stop sign.
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Post by peabay on Dec 31, 2022 1:01:43 GMT
I wish people knew that just because they consider themselves a "regular" at an establishment doesn't mean that moves them to the front of the line. We're not going to cancel the appointments/reservations that people were smart enough to make weeks ago just because you think you are somehow more deserving.
Oh, and, dude, you're not a "regular" (can you tell I spoke with a most obnoxious person today who kept insisting since he's a "regular" we should miraculously find a spot for him?)
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Post by sabrinae on Dec 31, 2022 1:07:37 GMT
I wish people who support taking away people’s rights or don’t think public accommodations should really be for everyone and want to discriminate against people would stop being suprised when their actions make other people angry and speak out against them and expect others to tolerate their intolerance. If your going to vote in a manner that jeopardizes others rights quit expecting quiet acceptance of that from everyone else. What makes your opinions more important than others lives.
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Post by ntsf on Dec 31, 2022 1:08:07 GMT
I learned how to do a good radio report (a call for help) in wilderness first aid class, but not regular first aid.. such as person, age, list of issues, list of non issues, location, etc.. really helps. I keep a quick cheat sheet in my purse. used it when I call 911 for my husband, who had broken his leg about 40 ft off a road on a trail.
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 31, 2022 1:11:07 GMT
Do the reading on time and come to class. I promise that is really most of the key to success in class!
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Post by tincin on Dec 31, 2022 1:38:53 GMT
I wish people knew that they are supposed to stop at stop sign. In the past 3 days I have seen 5 cases of people running stop sign. And red lights, it’s crazy how many cars go through a red light. |
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Post by MorningPerson on Dec 31, 2022 1:40:31 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you First of all, respect to you for doing what you do. I cannot imagine. In my position in a former job, I needed to call 911 occasionally. Each time I would get all the questions asked of me, which I totally understand, but I really wish the dispatchers would have taken two seconds to interject that help was on the way after the initial couple of questions necessary to know the location and what help was needed. The anxiety buildup when I would get question after question was intense at times. I would have been able to more intelligently answer the questions if I had been assured that someone was already on the way. I always felt that I had to quickly blurt out my answers so they would finally send help. |
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Post by Merge on Dec 31, 2022 2:02:03 GMT
I've never heard of that. I thought that escrow costs were an up front expense when closing on a home. Nothing further. You are thinking of funds held in advance of closing like earnest money. We call that escrow and escrow closes when the sale transaction closes. Escrow as part of your mortgage payments are funds paid with your monthly payment and held by your mortgage servicer to pay taxes and insurance when they come due. Essentially any funds held on behalf of another are "in escrow" Bet you get all the angry calls when property taxes go up, or we have another flood and insurance goes up. |
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Dec 31, 2022 2:17:42 GMT
You are thinking of funds held in advance of closing like earnest money. We call that escrow and escrow closes when the sale transaction closes. Escrow as part of your mortgage payments are funds paid with your monthly payment and held by your mortgage servicer to pay taxes and insurance when they come due. Essentially any funds held on behalf of another are "in escrow" Bet you get all the angry calls when property taxes go up, or we have another flood and insurance goes up. Exactly. The amount of people who think their payment will be exactly the same in perpetuity baffles me. |
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Post by stormycat on Dec 31, 2022 3:11:00 GMT
I wish that people who see my blind child would realize that he can hear and understand everything you say. They will talk and be so rude right in front of him.
In that same turn, don’t walk or cross right in front of him and then be surprised that he hits you with his cane. Last time it happened the lady yelled, you should watch where you are going….. lol he is, that’s the whole purpose of the cane.
I wish parents would teach their kids about disabilities. I know kids are curious, but it’s so hard sometimes. It’s just heartbreaking the things that are said to him, or about him, when he is right there. He is still a 6 yr old boy, he wants friends like other typical 6 yr olds. I fear how bad this going to be as he gets older.
I’m obviously having a really hard time this week, people are just so rude and ignorant some times.
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Post by flanz on Dec 31, 2022 3:14:50 GMT
I wish people knew that a lot of people are walking around with chronic illness. Sometimes when our conditions flare severely we can pull ourselves together and use the last of our energy to throw on a bit of makeup and dress decently and get to where we need to be, but it took soooo much effort! I wish people would never assume that it someone "looks ok" that they are ok.
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Post by inkedup on Dec 31, 2022 4:25:08 GMT
I wish everyone knew that school is not simply a free babysitting service ... If your child is sick, keep them home! I am so tired of having coughing, sneezing, sniffly, miserable students in my classes! They touch surfaces and we are all at risk.  I teach middle school ... these kids are old enough to stay home alone  Back before Covid, I volunteered in my son's 1st grade class on a weekly basis. There were kids in class who were clearly way too sick to be at school. Or the ones who'd mention that their parent gave them Tylenol because they had a fever or that they'd thrown up that morning. I know some parents have no choice. They cannot afford to miss work. It sucks for everyone involved. |
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 31, 2022 4:31:11 GMT
I know how, but it only works if everyone does it |
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Dec 31, 2022 6:49:43 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you  I had to call 911 when I witnessed a car accident. It was scary to me. I tried my best to answer the dispatcher’s questions because I knew they are the most calm and collected. But seeing two cars smash in front of you and end up in a ditch is scary. I tried to be helpful yet concise with location and what happened. The dispatcher kept it together 110% and was the reason the right response was sent out. I have experience in emergency response and emergency services and calling 911 sped up my heart rate a bit. Dispatchers truly make miracles happen in the blink of an eye. Getting the right info quickly and efficiently is a serious talent. |
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Post by malibou on Dec 31, 2022 7:46:07 GMT
stormycat, I am so very sorry that people are disrespectful to your son. That kind of stuff breaks my heart and I can only imagine what it does to your mama heart.
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Post by inkedup on Dec 31, 2022 7:54:09 GMT
I wish that people who see my blind child would realize that he can hear and understand everything you say. They will talk and be so rude right in front of him. In that same turn, don’t walk or cross right in front of him and then be surprised that he hits you with his cane. Last time it happened the lady yelled, you should watch where you are going….. lol he is, that’s the whole purpose of the cane. I wish parents would teach their kids about disabilities. I know kids are curious, but it’s so hard sometimes. It’s just heartbreaking the things that are said to him, or about him, when he is right there. He is still a 6 yr old boy, he wants friends like other typical 6 yr olds. I fear how bad this going to be as he gets older. I’m obviously having a really hard time this week, people are just so rude and ignorant some times. This must be really hard. My youngest will be 5 next week. If you're ever in SoCal, let's have a play date. ❤️ |
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Post by malibou on Dec 31, 2022 8:04:54 GMT
I wish that people who see my blind child would realize that he can hear and understand everything you say. They will talk and be so rude right in front of him. In that same turn, don’t walk or cross right in front of him and then be surprised that he hits you with his cane. Last time it happened the lady yelled, you should watch where you are going….. lol he is, that’s the whole purpose of the cane. I wish parents would teach their kids about disabilities. I know kids are curious, but it’s so hard sometimes. It’s just heartbreaking the things that are said to him, or about him, when he is right there. He is still a 6 yr old boy, he wants friends like other typical 6 yr olds. I fear how bad this going to be as he gets older. I’m obviously having a really hard time this week, people are just so rude and ignorant some times. This must be really hard. My youngest will be 5 next week. If you're ever in SoCal, let's have a play date. ❤️ And invite me, I can absolutely act like a 6 year old. |
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Post by teacherlisa on Dec 31, 2022 13:34:35 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you I had to call 911 when I witnessed a car accident. It was scary to me. I tried my best to answer the dispatcher’s questions because I knew they are the most calm and collected. But seeing two cars smash in front of you and end up in a ditch is scary. I tried to be helpful yet concise with location and what happened. The dispatcher kept it together 110% and was the reason the right response was sent out. I have experience in emergency response and emergency services and calling 911 sped up my heart rate a bit. Dispatchers truly make miracles happen in the blink of an eye. Getting the right info quickly and efficiently is a serious talent. we know people are often calling us at the worst moments of their lives, or are going to be scared/upset. We are trained for that. There really is a huge difference between scared/cooperative and just being nasty/uncooperative. You were the real reason help got to the person that night! As a little side story, even the most experienced people can get upset/scared. One of our EMTs mom was unconscious/unresponsive one night. He was off duty calling for an ambulance. He completely forgot how to do CPR and I had to walk through the instructions w/ him. He was in the middle of it and it was his loved one. I will never forget his anguish. |
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Post by teacherlisa on Dec 31, 2022 13:39:36 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you First of all, respect to you for doing what you do. I cannot imagine. In my position in a former job, I needed to call 911 occasionally. Each time I would get all the questions asked of me, which I totally understand, but I really wish the dispatchers would have taken two seconds to interject that help was on the way after the initial couple of questions necessary to know the location and what help was needed. The anxiety buildup when I would get question after question was intense at times. I would have been able to more intelligently answer the questions if I had been assured that someone was already on the way. I always felt that I had to quickly blurt out my answers so they would finally send help. I agree with you 100 %. Calming techniques like, "help is on the way, I am going to ask you a few questions that will help them" go a long way. We do this all day every day so we know this, but the average person does not call frequently and does not know. |
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Post by teacherlisa on Dec 31, 2022 13:41:57 GMT
I wish people knew how to call 911. I wish people knew where they were when calling. Even if technology works-we still need to verify the location because sometimes (frequently) technology fails. I wish people understood that answering my questions is important ,and is not delaying any response. Once I have the location and the type of help you need (PD fire or ambulance) they are on the way. Your answers to the questions are helping to provide the best possible outcome for the person having the emergency, and sometimes even you as a caller. Sometimes we are able to give instructions on what to do while waiting for the responders. Sometimes the questioning seems “stupid”, but trust me, my 15 years of experience in my job tells me there may be a need for the question. We are well trained to forsee things you may not have thought of. It is ok to answer “I don’t know” if you don’t know. It’s not ok for me not to ask, in case you did know. The typical call takes less than 3 minutes, start to finish, if the caller is cooperative and lets me run through the questions. It takes lots longer if iI have to fight with you This is interesting, thanks for sharing. Lots of people I know have a deep skepticism of anything related to police. So many examples of just not coming when called or police showing up to a medical emergency and causing more problems. I guess the feeling is that police and medical don’t actually want to help or need to make sure we’re “worth it.” I can completely imagine someone being irritable with someone they think is trying to blow them off. So, I appreciate the reminder and inside knowledge. I can see exactly what you are saying about experience and questions that don’t seem relevant but are. I am truly sorry for your prior experiences and am thankful for your openness regarding mine |
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Post by DEX on Dec 31, 2022 14:07:02 GMT
Oh, oh oh, I have a few that are first world problems. Did you know that the fitted sheet has a tag on it, that tag goes in the upper right hand corner(facing the bed)? You never have to guess which is the right side to put on. Also if you put your sheet on diagonally from one corner to the next, you don't have to struggle getting it to fit. This one is so silly, I can't believe I never knew this. If you want to get the latest response on a thread, click on the "new" icon. I spent 19 years going to the last page of a thread looking for the latest post. This one will probably not be helpful to most of you, but just in case there is someone else like me out there, I am throwing that out. I told you they were dumb.  |
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Post by whipea on Dec 31, 2022 14:08:12 GMT
I wish people would open their eyes and recognize the world does not revolve around them, does not exist to please them and they are not the center of the universe.
I wish people would stop being so rude and selfish and see how their actions impact those around them.
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Post by tampascrapper on Dec 31, 2022 14:08:12 GMT
I wish people knew that a good HR person is there to help employees, not just the company.
On the opposite side, I wish people knew that if you get terminated it is because of your actions, not mine. I’m just delivering the news so there isn’t really any reason to yell at me, cuss at me, call me names, or key my car 😒
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