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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 2:23 pm
Kearie- No I didn't change ALL the facts. I suppose I should have numbered them all in the first place.
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 2:25 pm
Eddie is bold! Let me ask Eddie... If I said the guy was appearing to be drunk, what would you expect to see him doing?
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Eddie4ever
Member
08-17-2007
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 2:48 pm
Hmmm...fumbling around as most drunks appear, probably looking for a needed tool... puking maybe...lol Personal experience, said stranded drunk was writing "help" in the fogged up car window...
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 2:57 pm
Eddie- if you saw this "drunk" activity would you stop?
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Eddie4ever
Member
08-17-2007
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 3:04 pm
Absolutely, just long enough to get his keys, flatten a few more tires maybe, anything to stop drunk from driving, I'm sure you get the picture.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 11:13 pm
My thoughts are different. I dont stop EVER as I've had some bad experiences. However, something that really bothers me is the assumption of DRunkeness. It also can be Stroke or a diabetic event, head injury. I love the idea that people would make an assistance call if they saw people by the side of the road..but to whom?>? 911?? (or even a bout of severe pain. My ex fell in a parking lot at the grocery store and everyone just walked around him since he hadnt shaved and was out of it)
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Bicbicz911
Member
08-20-2005
| Wednesday, September 05, 2007 - 11:22 pm
One should not call 911 unless it is life or death..hot happening now-type emergency ever. There is a non-emergency phone number available for those types of calls.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 12:04 am
i have never heard of a nonemergency allpurpose number. That is why I'm confused at the 'I'll just call someone" answers. Maybe some states have such a system? not here in Canada. There are highways that is actually against the Law not to stop and help. Like way way up North into the Territories. People can freeze to death in a short time if car failure.
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Bicbicz911
Member
08-20-2005
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 12:26 am
Sun, I don't know about Canada, but in the United States, all 911 call centers have non-emergency lines for motorist assists, thefts from vehicles, public assist type things. The hard part is educating the public on when to use 911 and when to use non-emergency. The general rule is HOT happening now calls (robberies, assaults, domestics, etc) and life or death calls (medical, fire, etc.) should be called in on 911. If there is no immediate danger/threat to life, limb or property the caller should use the non-E number.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 5:35 am
Right it's 311 where I am Bic.
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 5:44 am
I didn't define the drunk behavior, I simply asked what behavior would you expect from someone who is drunk. So let's change the story details one more time for the phone callers. (BTW- You guys never said what you would say on that call, but I'm sure you know in your own mind.) See how this changes things... Instead of a dirty old truck and a guy that looks like Dick on the side of the road, you see a large rental cube truck, 2 guys in turbans & robes and when they see your headlights they walk around to the far side of the truck where you can't see them. They do not wave you down for help. What would your phone call information consist of then?
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 5:48 am
i'm trying, but you're losing me. since I've seen stuff like that I'd think they were just stretching their legs and having a Whizz at the side of the road. LOL
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:10 am
LOL
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:11 am
Tobor it doesn't matter how you change the scenario around. I am not stopping. I am not getting out of my car. I will call for help for them no matter who it is.
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:23 am
Sun- The American government has asked the citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious behavior. What would the 2 men on the side of the road have to be doing to make you feel suspicious of them?
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:29 am
Mocha, what would you have to see on the side of the road to compel you to stop and help? Use your imagination. I'm sure you can come up with something.
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Tobor7
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:32 am
Have no fear, this will all relate back to the original thread title and how viewers perceive the houseguests... ...and why. I just need to lay a little more "pipe" that is separated from the highly-charged issues with the houseguests.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:34 am
I'd just figure they were filming an episode of "24" and carry on. Seriously, I don't know what to think any more but I wouldn't call anyone in that situation unless I specifically saw them doing something suspicious. Standing by the side of the road isn't enough.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 6:35 am
What would get Mocha or most people to stop? Answer (or my best guess): A car stopped by the side of the highway and a small child nearby trying to walk down the side of the road by his or herself.
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Eddie4ever
Member
08-17-2007
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 10:03 am
Hmm...First off, considering the tensions in this day and age, I can tell you I wouldn't want to be stranded in the middle of the night on the side of the road dressed like that. Visible weapons would make me suspicious, (on anyone) Face masks...instead of cultural garb The Homer Simpson skulk...lol I would ponder in this situation (2 foreigners stuck on the side of the road) if they would need assistance with our language and calling for help, repair man, police, tow truck...etc.

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Rejectedhamster
Member
08-17-2007
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 10:05 am
The American government has asked the citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious behavior. What would the 2 men on the side of the road have to be doing to make you feel suspicious of them? I've been lurking in this folder for awhile now... decided it was time to join the fun... What would make me suspicious of their nature and intent... hmmm... running willy-nilly with their arms waving and bombs strapped to their chest, belting out primal ululations to their merciless desert god and decrying the squalor and sin of America...?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 11:01 am
quote:Mocha, what would you have to see on the side of the road to compel you to stop and help? Use your imagination. I'm sure you can come up with something.
There isn't one. I am not a trusting individual. Too many cons out here in the world today.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 11:02 am
Oh wait just thought of one. If it's someone I know then I would stop.
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Smokeymtns
Member
08-11-2007
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 11:16 am
I would take note of the license tag of the vehicle, the mile marker number and call the Highway Patrol informing the dispatcher of stranded motorist(s). I would not stop because I wouldn't be able to do any more about the situation than the stranded people were doing. Best to let people with the right equipment and training offer real help. If I were the one stranded, that's what I would want someone to do for me.
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Eddie4ever
Member
08-17-2007
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 - 11:28 am
Eddie is bold! Let me ask Eddie... Why call it that, because I would stop to help another human being? To me, helping a drunk Dick on the side of the road in the middle of the night is no different then helping Jess and Dani on Saturday afternoon or stopping to help Sunshyne4u's ex in the parking lot, even if he is all hairy! lol I would consider it bold for Mocha to stop her car because her gut instinct/prior experience, whatever her reason, tells her not to. If I feel threatened in any situation I would handle it accordingly also. 
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