Our recent cell phone survey overflowed with stories of cell phones being the hero for many of you.
- “When I hit a deer with the jeep and needed emergency services and to contact my husband”
- “When (my) husband’s father had a heart attack. We were able to call my husband’s sister and keep in touch with her while she drove 5 hours. We were also able to inform other family members.”
- “I can tell you why I got a cell phone. I was in a pretty good accident (ice). There was no one else involved so I was out on the highway in the dark all by myself. A weird guy tried to get me in his car. Luckily, a family stopped and let me use their cell phone. Needless to say, I’ve had a cell phone ever since-that was 1994.”
- “When a tornado hit the town my husband works in, the landlines were down but the cell phones were working so we could stay in contact.”
For some of you they just plain proved themselves to be vital to your everyday lives.
- “It happens daily. From ‘bring home the milk’ to ‘pick up the kids’ to ‘I’m stuck in traffic’ to ‘I need to find an alternate route’. Couldn’t be nearly as efficient without my cell.”
- “Usually it’s when I’m locked out of the house; which happens often!”
- “When my car was in an impound lot and I had to wait four hours to get my car, it was so nice to let the kids and their dad know when I’d be there to pick ‘em up and keep communication open.”
- “We were able to keep in touch with my son while awaiting the birth of my grandson without being tethered to the phone.”
- “I’m able to bring a phone in for my mom to use (she’s in a nursing home and unable to have a phone of her own. It’s nice because she can call long distance and it doesn’t cost me a penny).”
- “Communication has never been better within our family.”
- “My son constantly needs rides as he is not driving yet. With his own phone, he can contact me or my husband or even my father to get home safely.”
I know I’ve experienced a number of these situations and some unique ones of my own from the mundane to the “your child is sick at school” call. I don’t honestly know how I’d live without my cell phone anymore. It has saved the day for me more times than I can remember. How about you? What’s your story?
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