[Oshkalaboomboom]

Well my husband is one of those local government "deadheads" and he puts in many more hours than he's paid for, maintaining networks for city communications. So if you have an emergency and need to pick up the phone to call 911, and the "deadheads" have been laid off, and the system happens to be having a down time because of it...you might wish a "deadhead" or two was on the job so you could reach the fire, EMT, or police department and their dispatchers

The first 911 call was made in 1968, the system didn't go nationwide for several years afterwards. How did they country manage to survive from 1776-1967 without all of those deadheads?

[Dawn531]

The first 911 call was made in 1968, the system didn't go nationwide for several years afterwards. How did they country manage to survive from 1776-1967 without all of those deadheads?

We survived without 911...well to put it another way some survived. Others who would have survived with 911, didn't survive without it...because they didn't get the help they needed in time.

My grandparents didn't have indoor toilets or plumbing until the late 1940's. They survived without it, but just because they survived without it, doesn't mean I want to go back to that standard of living.