Man to 911: bar won't serve me

[DainBramaged]

If the bartender won't serve you anymore, it may be time to call a friend for a ride, or maybe a taxi.

Calling 911 is probably not the best idea.

But that's what a Clearwater man did Tuesday night, police said.

Vincent Smith, 54, who is homeless, was arrested by Clearwater police on a misdemeanor charge of misusing the 911 system around 9 p.m. in the 1300 block of Cleveland Street.

Smith called "numerous times" and was still on the phone with 911 when police arrived, an arrest report said. He also complained that a local soup kitchen wouldn't feed him, the report said.

Clark Hubbard, who owns the Idle Spur Saloon, said his bartender cut Smith off because he was intoxicated.

"We called him a cab," said Hubbard. "Then he got out front and got in an argument with the cab driver and it kind of escalated from there."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/man-to-911-bar-wont-serve-me/1036718

[Strong Atheist]

1. Maybe we can have a Dublin award (like the Darwin awards, but for

drunk idiots...

[KamaAina]

2. I knew it was gonna be Florida before I even clicked

looks like we've got a ways to go to recapture the coveted title of Weirdest Large Warm-Weather State. :eyes:

[guitar man]

3. hey

now that IS an actual emergency! :rofl:

[DainBramaged]

4. I guess, the dude should have gone to Mc D's........

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

5. Actually calling 911

for ridiculous reasons isn't confined to Florida. I heard recently here in Washington state the number was like 10K bogus calls for 2008..........