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Effective ICE Contacts
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My family bought our first cell phone – “for the family” – in the early 1990s. It was roughly the size of our smaller cat; the battery alone outweighs my current phone. And actually using that original cell phone? Emergencies only! Quick emergencies only! Quite the opposite of my current life, in which my phone is where I check and send emails and text messages, find recipes online while at the grocery store, ask “The Goog” pressing questions, get directions, play games, study for the GRE, and yes, make the occasional call. Despite all of its fancy tricks, emergency calls remain its most basic and most important function.
I’m going to try not to get overly dramatic, but the most important thing your cell phone can do is aid you in an emergency. Whether it’s a life-saving call to 911 or a call to a contact during a rough situation or medical info stored in notes; your cell phone can help big time. If you do not already have an ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact stored in your phone, do it. Do it now.
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