And I do love that old story of the guy in the UK who called 999 to report some thieves who were breaking into his shed, again. The operator called to say that there were no available units to respond to a break in.
He called back 3 minutes later to say there was no rush, he'd shot them.
Within 10 minutes, ambulances and armed response police were all over his house and caught the theives red-handed.
They questioned the homeowner and asked:"What's the meaning of this? You told us that you'd shot them!"
He just replied: "And you told me that there was no-one available to respond."
