I think it's a good idea.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@yahoo.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:58 PM
Subject: ICE Numbers (no LSR)
>I know this sounds like one of those internet hoaxes
> (I saw this on the 6:00 news, and Peter Jennings read
> it, so maybe it is....) Anyway, here's the story. The
> reason the British police & hospital workers were able
> to rapidly sort out victims of the recent bombings was
> because many of the Brits have ICE numbers in their
> cell phones. ICE is short for "In Case of Emergency",
> so the first thing emergency workers checked was
> victim's (dead and alive) cell phones, and if they
> found a number listed like "ICE Wife" or "ICE John"
> etc., they dialed that number and told the person that
> answered what happened. Loved ones were notified
> immediately this way instead of the cops having to
> chase down addresses on driver's licences.
> Anyhoo........... This sounds like a pretty good idea
> to me and should catch on here in the Colonies.
> Ed
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