At 12:52 09/03/05 +0000, John Logsdon wrote:
>Has anyone noted that 9/11 - 911 - is the standard emergency number in the
>US.
>And 11/3 - 113 and the date of the Madrid bombing - is the standard
>emergency number in many European countries.
Yes, that has been very frequently noted, to the extent that some people
verbalise "9/11" as "nine-one-one". However, none of that works unless one
is American!!
>So as the UK number is 999, why do we bother with locking anyone up or
>wasting all the taxpayers money? It can't happen here!
Indeed - but, as above, that's only real true from the viewpoint of
Americans in the UK!!
Kindest Regards,
John
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