scout86
MyPTSD Pro
Called 911 this morning to report a small party of wayward cows and calves in my front yard. (I live about a mile off a busy 2 lane road, it was really foggy, I LIKE cows & these were on the move and I didn't want them or anyone else hurt.)
So, my only phone is a cellphone. Call was first routed to a neighboring county. Not a huge surprise. They connected me with my county. Made the report, answered the questions. The dispatcher knew my name. I was surprised. (He also asked for my date of birth, which was a surprise. I mean, how would he know THAT?) He asked for a good call back number. I said, "This one?" because by then I was wonder how much information he had in front of him. He had the phone number. Not a huge surprise. What WAS a surprise was when I got off the phone I noticed that I was connected to the WIFI network in my house. I didn't do that. I can, and I sometimes do, but I hadn't done it. Got on my computer to get online this morning and found that the computer was already connected to the WIFI. I'm nearly SURE that I disconnected last night when I shut the computer off. Once in awhile I forget, but rarely. WTH? Can a dispatcher remotely connect my devices to the nearest WIFI? Is that something that happens automatically?
I live in a pretty rural area. The houses on this road are far enough apart that you could probably make a real accurate guess from a fuzzy GPS signal. All the "location" stuff on my phone is shut off, or as shut off as I can get it, but I sort of assume that "the authorities" can bypass that if they want to. I'm sure a bunch of you know more about this kind of thing than I do. Any insights? (The cows wandered off before the fog lifted. Haven't heard any more. Sincerely hoping they all made it safely home!)
So, my only phone is a cellphone. Call was first routed to a neighboring county. Not a huge surprise. They connected me with my county. Made the report, answered the questions. The dispatcher knew my name. I was surprised. (He also asked for my date of birth, which was a surprise. I mean, how would he know THAT?) He asked for a good call back number. I said, "This one?" because by then I was wonder how much information he had in front of him. He had the phone number. Not a huge surprise. What WAS a surprise was when I got off the phone I noticed that I was connected to the WIFI network in my house. I didn't do that. I can, and I sometimes do, but I hadn't done it. Got on my computer to get online this morning and found that the computer was already connected to the WIFI. I'm nearly SURE that I disconnected last night when I shut the computer off. Once in awhile I forget, but rarely. WTH? Can a dispatcher remotely connect my devices to the nearest WIFI? Is that something that happens automatically?
I live in a pretty rural area. The houses on this road are far enough apart that you could probably make a real accurate guess from a fuzzy GPS signal. All the "location" stuff on my phone is shut off, or as shut off as I can get it, but I sort of assume that "the authorities" can bypass that if they want to. I'm sure a bunch of you know more about this kind of thing than I do. Any insights? (The cows wandered off before the fog lifted. Haven't heard any more. Sincerely hoping they all made it safely home!)