Hamsterchops wrote: 999 or 112
Sleeper12 wrote: » Post in boards first
Hamsterchops wrote: » Hi boards.ie my house is on fire.
Hamsterchops wrote: » Hi boards.ie my house is on fire
Hamsterchops wrote: » I suspect 999 is more popular with older posters and 112 with the youth? Vote now.
banie01 wrote: » At last... "Blast it with piss" is most definitely a viable option here!
Atlantic Dawn wrote: » Both work.
Potential-Monke wrote: » The proper way of it (i've been told) is this: 999 - Immediate emergency, life or death situation, etc 112 - Needs some emergency service but not as life threatening 911 - People are stupid so this works too Realistically, all 3 will get you through. The 112 is more European, 911 is obviously 'Merican, and 999 is our own one. But then, if you ahve a look at other countries, they're all over the place, with some having different numbers for police, fire and ambulance: Linky
Rodney Bathgate wrote: » What about 999112?
dotsman wrote: » Please amend the above as some people will read it and think it's true! 999 and 112 are the exact same. You end up talking to the exact same operator. No difference. The reason that people should get into the habit of using 112 is that this is the number you can use in any EU country (so you don't need to know the specific old number the country you are visiting used to use). The only reason 999 still exists is for the elderly etc who may not remember 112 (especially in when in a panic) as they will have spent their life with 999. In fact, 112 is deemed the better one as you can also text it apparently (I've never tried, so can't say for certain how effective it is). This is obviously an advantage if you are in a situation where you don't want to let someone hear you call the police (domestic violence situation etc) or if you are disabled (mute/deaf etc)
dotsman wrote: » Please amend the above as some people will read it and think it's true! 999 and 112 are the exact same. You end up talking to the exact same operator. No difference. The reason that people should get into the habit of using 112 is that this is the number you can use in any EU country (so you don't need to know the specific old number the country you are visiting used to use). The only reason 999 still exists is for the elderly etc who may not remember 112 (especially in when in a panic) as they will have spent their life with 999.In fact, 112 is deemed the better one as you can also text it apparently (I've never tried, so can't say for certain how effective it is). This is obviously an advantage if you are in a situation where you don't want to let someone hear you call the police (domestic violence situation etc) or if you are disabled (mute/deaf etc)
corner of hells wrote: » And is Australia 666 ?
dotsman wrote: » The only reason 999 still exists is for the elderly etc who may not remember 112 (especially in when in a panic) as they will have spent their life with 999.
Rodney Bathgate wrote: » No, that’s the devil’s direct line.
Sardonicat wrote: » Elderly! I called 999 last week and I'm not feckin elderly! If its true you can text 112 that should be publicised more.
Hamsterchops wrote: » The elderly? In which case most voters on this poll must be elderly seeing as 999 is so far ahead
dotsman wrote: » Well, I did say elderly "etc"... ...and by "etc", I meant people who may be a little slow on the uptake Guys, 112 was rolled out almost 23 years ago as the default emergency number of this country. It is hardly a new fad! and it's only 3 feckin digits to remember! As for the text option, yes it exists. But as Drake said above, you need to register first for some bizarre reason. But, as per the Garda website - there is no guarantee that the operator will pass on the info to the guards (only in Ireland)!
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