Question about tire dealership number tops E-Comm list of top reasons not to call 9-1-1

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      The emergency-responder answering service E-Comm has released a year-end Top 10 list unlike any other.

      It cites the reasons not to call 9-1-1 over the last year.

      Coming in first was a request for the number of a tire dealership.

      “My job is to treat every call as an emergency, no matter how illogical it may seem on the surface,” E-Comm 9-1-1 call-taker Harrison Kwan, recipient of this year’s top nuisance call, said in a news release. “We are trained to ask questions in case a caller is in distress and can’t speak freely. It’s only when I’m completely satisfied that the call is not a real emergency that I can disconnect and go back to answering other 9-1-1 calls. And that takes time.”

      Here's the rest of the list in order:

      2. Reporting an issue with a vending machine

      3. Asking for the non-emergency line

      4. Because a car is parked too close to theirs

      5. “My son won’t put his seatbelt on”

      6. Coffee shop is refusing to refill coffee

      7. Asking if it’s okay to park on the street

      8. “My roommate used my toothbrush”

      9. Asking for help getting a basketball out of a tree

      10. Reporting that their building’s air system is too loud and they can’t sleep

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