Here's a tip for anyone who might find themselves in some county lockup and making their phone call. USE YOUR LAST NAME.
We've gotten two collect calls in the last hour from the Pasco County Detention Center, from someone named "Billy". Uh, Billy WHO? Sorry Billy, you're in Florida, we're in Massachusetts, and you are shit out of luck and calling the wrong number.
At least, I sure hope you're calling the wrong number. If not, you're still shit out of luck if you aren't clever enough to not assume that anyone here has only ever known one "Billy".
btw, I checked the Pasco County Detention Center website, since they are good enough to have arrest info available online in Florida. No Billy or William that I recognize. Next, I called the detention center. They have 1500 people in lock up and no way of looking for the "Billy" who may be calling here. I suggested they tell people to leave their full names rather than just a first name...just a thought.
Too late to help Billy, though.
Monday, December 10, 2007
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I posted this small saga at the Mote and got a couple interesting responses.
ReplyDeleteFirst, there is a phone scam known as Jailhouse Jingles, where a third party calls you and convinces you to forward the call for someone who is in jail and can't make a call.
Then someone posted about a security feature in jailhouse elevators. You get a card with a number that you hold up to a camera in the elevator ceiling. Either a barcode reader or an actual human being then sends the elevator to the proper floor. The elevator has no buttons or interior controls at all. Ok, fine, but how about someone explaining how those cards work instead of just handing them to someone and expecting them to glean the knowledge from the ether? Ridiculous how ignorant people can be.
Wow,,, I guess I missed all the excitement! We, Mr. Bill and I, were so busy at work that we didn't have cellphone on us... I noticed the missed calls from ya'll at about midnight... got worried because one from Wabbit and one from Queenee.. I called then realized you would have called back more times if something was up. I bet you did some brain bending wondering if "Billy" somehow got lost somewhere up in Pasco County! LOL... we'll add this to the sitcom someday! Probably some "Good 'ole boy" in the drunk tank!
ReplyDeleteI knew it wasn't your Billy, but thought you might know someone who might call us by way of reaching you. Who knows. I don't suppose anything will change, but I did tell the guy on the phone that it might help to tell people to leave their last names as well. He laughed.
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