in case of emergency

we didn’t want to publicise this certain incident. however, after much deliberation, we thought there is no way our cause will be realised unless we shared the following with you.

we had a near break in at our w210 headquarters. the doorbell kept ringing and ringing (* 3) and we didn’t know what to do. i went to call the authorities (T was out getting lemons and i was left in charge) but to my surprise no one answered my call. in fact, it appeared that the number i called was busy. i guessed all the lines were taken up by other emergencies, and it was bad timing.

however, after some investigation, i learned that the emergency number in the united kingdom differs to the emergency number from my home land. i was out-raged … luckily we didn’t let the intruder in…. otherwise, our hypothesis is that we wouldn’t be blogging today.

as i researched the matter, i discovered that each country seems to have a unique emergency number. furthermore, it seems that each country can choose the number of digits that makes up the emergency numbers. for more information on what the emergency number is in your province please refer to wiki.

as a result of the above, we are petitioning for a global emergency phone number; one that is easy to remember and easy to dial. our preference is for 111 (as it meets our guidelines for emergency number characteristics).

but do let us know if you would like us to consider other numbers. entries close in 3 weeks. All correspondence will be charged at your average network charge + VAT + 5% ^

^ votes cast after the 3 weeks will not be counted, but might still be charged at your average network charge + VAT + 5%

in a totally unrelated incident, our new flatmate has now asked for her own set of keys