Fla. man dials 911, complains his sub had no sauce

Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:34 PM EDT
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JACKSONVILLE — The sauce for a spicy Italian sandwich was apparently a must have for one Florida man. The man, Reginald Peterson, called 911 twice after a sandwich shop left off the sauce.

Peterson initially called the emergency number Thursday so that officers could have his subs made correctly, according to a police report. The second call was to complain that police officers weren't arriving fast enough.

Subway workers told police that Peterson, 42, became belligerent and yelled when they were fixing his order. They locked him out of the store when he left to call police.

When officers arrived, they tried to calm Peterson and explain the proper use of 911. Those efforts failed, and he was arrested on a charge of making false 911 calls.

Peterson did not have a listed phone number.

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LunarTick

Well, I think we can all sympathize with this guy just a little bit...Right?

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    Reply#1 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:43 PM EDT
    {"commentId":2365366,"authorDomain":"patter1"}
    pat-280664

    No

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    #1.1 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:36 PM EDT
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    {"commentId":2363605,"authorDomain":"bernhardmeck"}
    Bernhard Meck

    I wonder what he will say in court? Try to blame it on 'his mental condition', or the medications he took? Blame it on his low IQ? Unfortunately that sub-eating half-wit's behavior is just one of the more outrageous ones. In part because he didn't get the 'polite hints' from the officers answering the call. Someone close to me has to answer a switch-board with mind-boggling calls like that. There are those who want to know the 'score of the game last night' or call because their cable service is out. Maybe publicly posted pictures of those arrested for this kind of stupidity with a caption "suspected DUMB-ASS OF THE WEEK" could get this abuse under control.

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    Reply#2 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:45 PM EDT
    {"commentId":2363997,"authorDomain":"tcervo"}
    gecko85

    While I certainly think this guy deserves the dumbass of the week award, Subway has been known to win that award from time to time as well. Here's something that actually happened to me at the Subway down the street from work:

    Subway has a sandwich called the Italian BMT, which consists of ham, genoa salami, and pepperoni. I didn't want the pepperoni, so here's how I attempted to order:

    Me: "I'll have a six inch #5 (Italian BMT) on honey oat, but hold the pepperoni."

    Subway Girl: "I can't do that. There are no substitutions."

    Me: "I'm not substituting anything, I'm removing something. I just don't want the pepperoni, so leave it off."
    [Editor's Note: unlike the Subway Club, which as all 3 meats pre-mesaured into a single wax-paper sleeve, the BMT is put together separately...]

    Subway Girl: "I can't. I'm not allowed to make any changes. I'll get in trouble."

    Me: "I promise you won't get in trouble. Your boss will be happy that you charged me for a 3-meat sandwich, and only gave me 2 kinds of meat. You're saving him money."

    Subway Girl: "Seriously, I can't."

    Me: "How about this: when you get to the part where you reach into the pepperoni bin, instead of putting it on my sandwich, just throw it in the trash. Will that make you happy?"

    Subway Girl: "I guess I could do that..."

    Me (trying hard not to laugh): "You do realize how ridiculous that is, right? You're saying it's ok for you to throw perfectly good pepperoni in the trash, but it's not ok to NOT throw it away. It has to go somewhere? Please tell me you understand how ridiculous that is..."

    Subway Girl: "Look, I'm just going by the rules. No substitutions. We're not supposed to change the sandwiches. We do have a 'build-your-own' menu now. I could make you a ham sandwich and add the salami, but I'd have to charge you for double meat."

    Me: "So, how much would that be total?"

    Subway Girl, after figuring out the price, tells me it would be $1.00 more than the BMT.

    Me: "Let me get this straight. In order to make a BMT but put 1/3 LESS MEAT on it, you want to charge me a dollar more? Why don't we run this awesome plan by your manager."

    Subway Girl: "My manager isn't here."

    Me: "Can you call him? Seriously. I'll wait..."

    Subway Girl calls the manager and explains the situation. She comes back and tells me "he said it was ok," then proceeds to make my sandwich.

    What ever happened to common sense? Hey, I worked fast food when I was in high school, too (KFC.) We were actually able to use common sense to solve such mystifying puzzles such as leaving pepperoni off a sandwich.

    Too bad there's not a Togo's near my work...

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    Reply#3 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:27 PM EDT
    {"commentId":2364452,"authorDomain":"jck80"}
    jck80

    OH MY GOD...you are awesome...I'm not ALONE! I'm going to cry from sheer excitement. I'm tearing up. There went the tear. Ok let me settle myself down. This very same situation has HAPPENED to ME. I am so excited to share this...I can tell, you are going to sympathize. You know how they had the daily $2.49 six inch sub, prior to the $5 footlong marketing campaign...well they had the Turkey and Ham on there (on whatever day it was)...well I was like ok...it's going to be less meat but I am not a fan of ham so I gently asked to leave off the ham, didn't even ask to double up on the turkey...well that just turned into a drawn out disagreement about no substitutions (like yourself)...sufficed to say the manager was there in my case and had NO common sense either and would not do it...normally I would just have walked out and took my money elsewhere...but I was starving...so instead I stood at the register and removed the ham in front of both the manager and "sub artist" (ugh) and left it on a napkin.

    I had begun to believe that I was wrong...until the guy that was behind me agreed with me and told the manager he was an absolute moron.

    I informed the owner. The manager was not seen after. I think we need to make common sense "cool" and bring it back in style. Something is awry.

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    #3.1 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 6:20 PM EDT
    {"commentId":2364836,"authorDomain":"tcervo"}
    gecko85

    Well, that's not my only true story...

    You know how some gas station/mini-marts have Taco Bell Express in them? Well, I really wanted a cheese quesadilla, which isn't on the menu at TBE. No problem, I thought. I asked for a soft taco, but hold everything except the cheese. They have a microwave, so I asked if they could nuke the soft taco (minus everything but the cheese) so the cheese would melt. Voila! Instant quesadilla.

    Well, first the dumbass behind the counter argued that he had to way to ring up a quesadilla. I politely informed him that he didn't need to. He should be ringing up a soft taco. He'd simply be building the soft taco without any meat. Again, he insisted that they don't carry quesadillas. Again, I explained...we went round and round but he never budged from his stupidity. His lack of common sense and inability to make decisions by himself won out. I left empty handed. I've often wondered who dresses that guy every day because we all know he's incapable of doing it himself.

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    #3.2 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 7:17 PM EDT
    {"commentId":2366391,"authorDomain":"LynneaofHeaven"}
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    {"commentId":2366657,"authorDomain":"tcervo"}
    gecko85
    Don't we do the same thing with unleaded gasoline when we remove the lead?

    Yes, but the process of removing the lead isn't a free process...unlike not reaching into a bin of pepperoni.

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    #3.4 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 11:38 PM EDT
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    {"commentId":2364093,"authorDomain":"vikibabbles"}
    Viki Babbles Gonia

    I can see if it were the sweet onion teriyaki sauce, but the spicy italian? Come on.

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    Reply#4 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:35 PM EDT
    {"commentId":2364110,"authorDomain":"jackk"}
    JackK

    I haven't ever considered calling 911. But, I have considered throwing a hamburger, burrito, etc. up against the front window of the restaurant for putting those nasty ass, smelly, chopped up, minced, raw onions on my food when I always clearly say "No onions".

    I have always disliked the taste of onions. But, I usually don't mind if they are cooked in something like soup. But, the raw ones: Forget it. They overwhelm any food that you put them on and you have onion breath for the next 2 hours.

    I might try this guys approach though: "911 what's the emergency?" "Yeah, I was just assaulted by Ronald McDonald with an deadly onion. Please send help fast. Make sure the cops bring 2 double cheeseburgers with NO ONIONS! I am about to starve to death."

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      Reply#5 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:37 PM EDT
      {"commentId":2364126,"authorDomain":"darkknightjrk"}
      Jared Kardos

      This man sure knows his priorities. :|

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      Reply#6 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:39 PM EDT
      {"commentId":2364495,"authorDomain":"jck80"}
      jck80

      He's probably the reason I waited 17 rings when I honestly needed 911 the other day. I live in Florida.

      Why does Florida have to be in the news for such stupid things? This is a rhetorical question as I was born and raised here and know the answer all too well. You can't beat a place where one of the Chiefs of Police of one of the biggest cities in Florida has his firearm taken by his wife and then proceeds to shoot at him whilst he lie in bed. *shake my head vigorously*

      I love Florida though...for other reasons...not idiots that call emergency for reasons such as missing condiments.

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      Reply#7 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 6:26 PM EDT
      {"commentId":2366225,"authorDomain":"amazingsdj"}
      AmazingSDJ
      Why does Florida have to be in the news for such stupid things?

      So another state finally took the torch from Texas! I'm so glad. We were making headlines like this waaaay too often.

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        #7.1 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 10:34 PM EDT
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        {"commentId":2365297,"authorDomain":"redwolf"}
        Red Wolf

        There's a local police command in the UK that's putting time-wasting 999 calls up on to YouTube to both embarrass the morons and get their friends and relatives to finger the idiots.

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        Reply#8 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:25 PM EDT
        {"commentId":2365420,"authorDomain":"patter1"}
        pat-280664

        That would never work in the United States: 5th, 6th, and 7th Amendments. Does sound good though.

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        #8.1 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
        {"commentId":2365487,"authorDomain":"redwolf"}
        Red Wolf

        Do you lose those rights if you're abusing a service and you're idiocy cost someone their life. Perhaps not, but I suspect criminal charges would still apply.

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        #8.2 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:55 PM EDT
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        {"commentId":2366509,"authorDomain":"jimmym"}
        Jimi M

        I see a big lawsuit coming and this guy making out like a bandit.

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          Reply#9 - Mon Aug 4, 2008 11:11 PM EDT
          {"commentId":2369190,"authorDomain":"jaweisel109"}
          Johnboy109

          911: 911, what's your emergency?
          Man: I've been shot.
          911: How many times?
          Man: It's my first time.

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            Reply#10 - Tue Aug 5, 2008 10:28 AM EDT
            {"commentId":2369283,"authorDomain":"jdl-28"}
            jdl-28

            This guy is sick and should be charge for police officer time. Only a idiot would call 911 for just a dump thing.

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              Reply#11 - Tue Aug 5, 2008 10:38 AM EDT
              {"commentId":2369694,"authorDomain":"electricpresident"}
              electricpresident

              Good use of law enforcement.
              I know I personally call up the fuzz whenever McDonalds ignores my "extra mayo" request.
              After all, we pay their salaries...right?

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                Reply#12 - Tue Aug 5, 2008 11:27 AM EDT
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