When you use your Cell phone to Call 911 it locks into Emergency Mode

It is true. When you use your cell phone to call 9-1-1 it will lock your phone into emergency mode and will not let you do anything. This is a safety measure and I get it. They want to be able to trace the call and keep you on the line. How do I know this? Well, since last September I have been lucky enough to use this handy emergency number three times. The reason why I tell you this is because it was the MOST excitement I have had this week AND it is difficult to remove Emergency Mode from your phone unless you are 8 and are J-Bird! :)

So the first time:
1. Wichita Sister some how managed to LOCK her kid in her car. She was spending the day at my house with the little guy and she was loading up to go get her other child from school. She shut the door and realized OMG her keys were in the car, Baby Boy was in the car and it IS HOT OUT. So, the Rose Hill Fire Department came and rescued the day! What a DUH moment.

So the second time:

2. This was in February when we were moving. I blogged ALL about that one! 

So the third time:

3. It was just this past week and boy was it crazy drama. I thought Wisteria Lane in Kansas was something, but this place has it beat! So, as I have mentioned the next door neighbor is building a house and has been burning his wood. Since our weather has been crazy, tons of rain, tons of wind, the builder/owner decided it was time to go get a dumpster. (Much to my chagrin!) 

I'm out in my yard most days now. I love to garden and enjoy the sun! Most days I do it with hammering, banging and a lot of Spanish music in the background. FOR once there was no one at the house next door. No dry wall guys, no electricians, no plumbers, No ONE! It was so peaceful and nice. I was outside from 3-8 when I noticed there was a rather large brush fire next door. WHAT? I walked over and scouted around looking for someone, anyone, to be there manning this fire. Nope, no one. WHAT TO DO??? Josh wa out there with me. He was LOVIN' him some neighborhood D-R-A-M-A.

(switching to present tense...it is too hard to write in past...or maybe I will switch back and forth to annoy people reading this who are in touch with the English language....)

I know there is a fire and it is close to a WOOD house and piles of scrap lumber that haven't made it into the dumpster yet. I flag down a car going by, get to meet a new neighbor and asked them what they would do. They tell me to call it in. I have texted my other neighbor and the Builder asking them what they want me to do. (Oh yeah---I also have realized my HOSE will not stretch to the fire. I did think about just putting it out myself.)  I get no response from the builder. I go ahead and call 9-1-1 to be told it has already been called in and the trucks are enroute! WOW.

The back story....

• Across the lake on the North side of the Knob is a guy who owns a Landscape business
• Said Landscape guy does work on neighbor across the street from new house--caddy corner to my property
• Landscape guy asks Builder if he can throw brush in his dumpster
• Builder says no
• Landscape guy does it any ways
• Builder tells him to get his brush out of his dumpster
• Landscape guy does AND proceeds to pile it in Builder's front yard AND LIGHTS IT ON FIRE!
• Fire chief talks to me and gets the builders name/number. I also tell him the builder is on his way as well. (Builder had since called me and given me this back story....)
• I go out 10 minutes later because I'm nosey to hear Landscape guy YELLING at Fire Chief that it wasn't his fault and he did nothing wrong....
  
  
  

Life on the Knob is going to be challenging. Did I mention we're invited to a KY Derby HOA Party this Saturday? Oh my!