You’ve probably heard the suggestion about adding an In Case of Emergency (or ICE) number to your cell phone’s address book, the idea being that if you’re ever in an accident or incapacitated, rescue workers would know who to call. The Cranking Widgets Blog lists that among its 14 essential numbers to keep in your phone. These include local police and fire departments, nearby hospitals, your next-door neighbor, and a tow-truck company. I have to agree with every single item on the list, and I’m embarrassed to say I have only two of them in my address book. Gonna remedy that right…now. Photo by Saxon Moseley.
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JR Fent
Great list!
Eerie timing for me on this one. Just this morning I witnessed a non-injury accident and fumbled for the right number to call it in. This got me thinking about creating this exact list. I drive through three cities/townships on my commute. I?ll be putting each into my phone. Thank goodness for voice activated dialing!
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14 Essential Cell-Phone Numbers
Although the concept of having the ICE (in case of emergency number) or wife or husband makes sense, in some cases people store other information like bank account numbers and when they lose their phone all someone has to do is send a text message saying they forgot the PIN for their account and the person sends back the information not knowing that it is someone stealing from them.
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