Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tuesday

Morning came early today. I'd just love to crawl back into the bed and sleep another hour or two, but I must continue onward into the day.

Afternoon has come and I'm finally awake!

I tried checking in with Danielle this afternoon to see how her first day of COLLEGE was, but she wasn't available. I do truly hope that both she and Ben had a great start to the school year.

We've had a really bad downpour here this early evening. By the time I got from the office to the car I was soaking wet. I couldn't believe how hard it was coming down. I'm glad that I had an umbrella in the car that would keep the computer dry on the way in from the car.

Email & Newsletter Gleanings:


Thought For the Day: Don't take life too serious. You'll never escape it alive anyway. - . . . Elbert Hubbard

"ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign

We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.

The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" (In Case Of Emergency).

The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as "ICE".

For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3, etc.

Be sure it's in your kid's cell phones also. A great idea that will make a difference!

It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our Mobile phones today!

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