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Communications operator: "Police Emergency..."
Caller: "Um... Look I've lost my glasses, the ones for my nearsight."
Communications operator: "Right."
Caller: "And I'm trying to get my lunch and I can't see to do my potatoes very well."
Communications operator: "Right... but you're through to the police."
Caller: "I know..."
Communications operator: "Well I can't come and look for your glasses I'm sorry you'll have to peel your potatoes on your own."
Caller: "Well, I know but I still need them."
Communications operator: "Well you don't ring 999 for the look of your glasses."
Caller: "Well I couldn't get through to... I couldn't find the police number."
Communications operator: "Well if you look in the phone book under P for police it's in there... but the police can't help you look for your glasses... if they're in your house."
Caller: "No... but I mean... I could go to the police station, I suppose, to see if they're there."
Communications operator: "Have you not lost them in your house?"
Caller: "Sorry?"
Communications operator: "Have you not lost... Have you lost..."
Caller: "I've... I've looked everywhere. The only thing I can think of is that they, they slipped off this, er, cord... that I had round my neck."
Communications operator: "Right, well I'm afraid this is a 999 line and I can't help you with your glasses."
Caller: "I'll have to phone the, the taxi. I went in a taxi this morning at 10 o'clock..."
Communications operator: "Hmmm hmmm..."
Caller: "...to Waitrose, I mean I have to try everywhere you see."
Communications operator: "Well, I'm sorry this is for life and death emergency line, I really can't help you with glasses."
Caller: "...Only I didn't know what to do I was so panicky."
Communications operator: "Okay, Thank you now. Bye bye."
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