How British are you?
Jun 17th 2005, 6:50 pm
#31
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Re: How British are you?
Originally Posted by Bob
Unless Austria changed it recently, they had 3 emergency numbers, 112 was for the police...111 ambulance, 113 for fire...or somin' like that...
Jun 17th 2005, 6:55 pm
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Re: How British are you?
Originally Posted by Toontje
The first emergency number system to be deployed was in London, United Kingdom on June 30, 1937. When 999 was dialled, a buzzer sounded and a red light flashed in the exchange to attract an operator's attention. It was gradually extended to cover the entire country, but it was not until the late 1960s that the facility was available from every telephone.
The first North American emergency number was the 999 system deployed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1959. The first US 911 emergency phone system was set up in Alabama in 1968, but it was not in use everywhere until the 1970s."
Brits, then much later Canucks, then the septics.
I like Switzerland:
# Switzerland: Psychological support (free and anonymous): 143, Psychological support for teens and children (free and anonymous): 147
be cheaper to ring Switzerland for "psychological support" than to go to the shrink!
Jun 17th 2005, 6:58 pm
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Re: How British are you?
Originally Posted by snowbunny
be cheaper to ring Switzerland for "psychological support" than to go to the shrink!
Jun 17th 2005, 7:00 pm
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Re: How British are you?
Originally Posted by Toontje
Better start practising on your french, german, italian or rheto-roman.....
You know, when you're here, we can't visit a library or we'll never get out of the reference stacks!
Jun 17th 2005, 7:07 pm
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Re: How British are you?
Originally Posted by snowbunny
You know, when you're here, we can't visit a library or we'll never get out of the reference stacks!
Jun 17th 2005, 7:15 pm
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Re: How British are you?
Originally Posted by Toontje
(straightens clothes).....
okay.
back on topic?
Jun 17th 2005, 8:20 pm
#37
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Re: How British are you?
I got 10 out of 15 some of the questions were totally stupid we all know if you spill some ones drink in a pub you will end up in a fight especially where we were from Aylesbury!
Jun 18th 2005, 1:06 am
#38
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Re: How British are you?
Got 9/15...i have never been in UK (seriously)...
(seriously)...
Jun 20th 2005, 3:24 pm
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Re: How British are you?
whoo hoo! I got 10 points and a seat on the district council .. one more point and I'd have a seat in Parliment!!!!...not bad for someone who's been away for 9 years 
.. one more point and I'd have a seat in Parliment!!!!...not bad for someone who's been away for 9 years
