July 24
...serving up your daily dish.
It's depressing as hell, but just in case you're at the wrong place at the wrong time, this could be a good idea:
It's spreading like Spam in inboxes, but it's a very real and serious idea. Cell phone users are being encouraged to list their emergency contact's phone number under the listing of ICE, which stands for "in case of emergency."
More on the ICE campaign here.
July 24, 2005 in Civic Virtue | Permalink
Great Idea! We should definitely adopt this idea in NJ.
How about it Mr Mayor? There are at least two of you who post here.
Start a campaign to do this in your town. Encouraging people to do this would cost the taxpayer nothing, and could save some lives.
Posted by: BitPusher | Jul 24, 2005 7:32:47 PM
Very practical idea indeed. I suppose the next move would be to pressure cell phone companies to include the ICE slot to insure that users will get the hint and put the number in.
By the way, this is a great blog you've got going. My friend Sam and I are going into our Senior year at Montclair High and we've started a political blog called Jersey Perspective. It gives commentates on everything from the Town Hall to the White House. We'd love a link so that Montclair residents could comment on our insight of local and national affairs. Thanks a lot.
- Jack
Posted by: Jack | Jul 24, 2005 11:10:42 PM
Very practical idea indeed. I suppose the next move would be to pressure cell phone companies to include the ICE slot to insure that users will get the hint and put the number in.
By the way, this is a great blog you've got going. My friend Sam and I are going into our Senior year at Montclair High and we've started a political blog called Jersey Perspective. It gives commentates on everything from the Town Hall to the White House. We'd love a link so that Montclair residents could comment on our insight of local and national affairs. Thanks a lot.
- Jack
Posted by: Jack | Jul 24, 2005 11:11:51 PM
i didn't mean to comment twice, sorry. also replace "commentates" with "commentary".
Posted by: Jack | Jul 24, 2005 11:13:38 PM
I agree that this is an excellent idea. One workaround I had to make--my phone (and most, I'm guessing) wouldn't let me enter a phone # that's already in my phone book--it says something to the effect of "this # already exists" and basically asks that I rename it. I simply entered the # with a 1 in front of it and called it ICE; I then did the same for a couple of other #s, calling them ICE1, ICE2, etc. I also made an entry called Emergency #s and then put in a few names (not #s) that are in my cell phone book. I figure that if someone didn't know ICE, they would see that entry if they scrolled through my phone book.
Posted by: Ev | Jul 24, 2005 11:48:16 PM
For this idea to work, then it must be the policy of the emergency services i.e., police, ambulance and fire, as well as ER personnel to check the cell phones, and this policy needs to be publicized.
Posted by: Bitpusher | Jul 25, 2005 12:09:35 AM
Ditto, great policy.
I also have a suggestion for another entry: ICMO=In Case of Margarita Overdose.
Posted by: Miss Martta | Jul 25, 2005 8:50:06 AM
Har! But are you putting us on a slippery slope, Miss Martta? What's to keep these acronyms from proliferating out of control? Like ICOBA (In Case of Baristanet Addiction), or ICOTMK (In Case of Too Many Kids), or ICOALOLL (In Case of a Lack of Love Life)? Could make it very confusing for emergency personnel, especially ICOLOSOH (In Case of a Lack of Sense of Humor).
Posted by: walleroo | Jul 25, 2005 9:16:05 AM
