Is a "we don't call 911" sign a real thing in America?
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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It's basically advertising that there are guns to steal in the house.
It's a real thing in Europe cause we call 112 or 999 if you're in the UK.
Yes , and usually has a picture of a pistol pointing at the observer. Frequency of use varies from place to place.
Yes. My neighbor has one. It’s so dumb.
My mom's neighbor has one. And by neighbor, I mean it's hanging on the door of a garage in the back of an alley, and his house is 10 minutes away. Not like he'd be there to call 911 most of the time anyway, I think I only saw him 3 times in 16 years of living there lol
This reminded me, does anyone know what the profit margin on ambulance trips are? They must surely be outrageous, but to what degree?
Many years ago I was run over by a car, the charge of the ambulance was $800 USD, the total hospital bill for the 4 hours I was in "observation" was $28,000. I did not have medical insurance at that time.
How is that possible. A single accident and you're in debt for life ?
Because the health insurance/medical industry situation in America is objectively criminal.
This is why the quality of health insurance offered by a potential employer is such a huge consideration when looking for work in this country, sometimes outweighing prospects of salary or hourly pay. With even moderately decent coverage a bad accident can ruin your life financially.
That is completely crazy. I am so glad to be far from this madness. I feel for the people stuck in it. Hopefully this changes soon
We don't call 911
Is this a far right thing or a far left thing?
No Americans trust the government and that's the other sides fault somehow
Yes.
there's no far left in the US
There is, but they get labeled as terrorists while far right gets called tourists when they storm the capital building.