YOU MIGHT BE A DISPATCHER IF.....
You answer you home phone, "9-1-1, What is your emergency?"
The statement, "No I don't know him, he's the father of my baby but he don't mean nothing to me" makes perfect sense to you.
Adult police officers, not related to you, refer to you as mother/father.
You consider coffee an indispensable work tool.
You see nothing wrong with eating a Taco Bell Grande Meal or pizza at 3am.
You have the bladder capacity of a small, third world army.
You believe that the statement, "It sure is quiet!" will bring down the wrath of the gods upon you.
You have spent time explaining to a police officer the difference between a dispatcher and a personal assistant.
You live in fear of the full moon.
You are on a first name basis with every crazy lunatic in your jurisdiction.
You find no comfort in knowing that the equipment that you depend on to do your job and protect others was purchased at the lowest bid possible.
You believe that the annual mandatory training classes are purposely scheduled on your days off.
You spend more time discussing clothing color and description than Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.
You respond faster to the name "Radio" or "Dispatch" than you do your own name.
You have wanted to meet the guys named "My babies daddy" and "some dude."
You find yourself talking to family and friends in codes.
You hear more alien invasion/abduction stories than Scully and Mulder of the X-
Files.
You get impatient hearing people relate a story when you want "just the facts."
You believe that 90% of the population can't look up phone numbers for themselves.
You can easily listen to the TV, radio, and screaming kids and not miss a beat.
Your friends and neighbors consult you about their legal matters.
You know the exact address of every bar in your jurisdiction.
You can give directions to anywhere in town off the top of your head.
You have a tendency to giggle at your friends "big" problems.
You become easily bored with happy, content people.
You have perfected some witty response to the comment, "I pay your salary!"
- Auther unknown
