Must-Have Cellphone Numbers: What’s Yours?
February 16, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Cellphones, Ramblings of a Gadget Geek
My family’s pretty close. To the point that I know my parents or sister will help out if something really really bad were to happen to me. We also happen to all live in the same city.
So the numbers of parents and siblings are the first items on my must-have cellphone numbers. The point of this list to make it easy for any of companions to call for help if, again, something really really bad were to happen to me. I’d rather my friends would know who to call as I lay unconscious while bleeding all over the floor. They shouldn’t even think twice about using my own phone!
Obviously, the list should also include the numbers of significant others; people would want to contact your girlfriend, wife and kids, but for obvious reasons, don’t add numbers of your loves-on-the-side.
And, thanks to high certain high-end phones allow you to add different numbers for the same contact item, I also consider numbers of the police, fire department, and hospital crucial. If you live in a metropolis with different municipalities, like I do, it makes sense to consolidate all their hotlines into one contact. For instance, create a contact named “Police”, and place all police numbers there. That way, if you happen to be in one municipality or the other, your friends will know who to call.
Am I forgetting something? What needs adding to these must-have cellphone numbers? Anything I should’ve left out?
You left off your Church phone number.
For those that are regular Church goers, they can call the Church office in an emergency or when having a big problem and most Churches will have some one or some way to help.
We just had a family in our Church who’s son was taken to the emergency room. They called the Church on their way to the emergency room and had a email sent asking for prayers. The Son was dead when they got there. The pastor showed up. Buy evening many friends had offered a listening ear and their sympathy. Later meals were made and fund raised for the funeral expenses.
A great story Ken! Thanks for sharing.
Of course, I’m sure the need for the Church number only applies to the devout.