Posted: 3/3/2006 2:39:53 PM EDT
| I have an old Nokia cell phone that has been sitting in a closet, (power off) for over year. I took it out today and was going to throw it away, then I hit the power button and it powered up. I noticed it had about 80% battery life, even after sitting there for a year. That gave me an idea. You can still dial 911 on a cell phone, even if it doesn't have an account. I hooked it up to the charger and charged it fully. I then put it in the tool kit I have in my trunk. If I ever were to be stranded in my car for whatever reason (accident etc.) and my main cell phone ran out of battery or was damaged in an accident, I could grab the old cell in my tool kit and at least call 911 (assuming there was service in that area). |
I took three cell phones that were no longer active out to the range a couple weeks ago. Blew two of them completly to bits. One had a small entry wound in the keypad and a very graphic exit wound in the back. It now sits above my desk at work w/ a .223 shell next to it.
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At one time, women's shelters were taking in these phones and having them "activated" for 911 service. Nice idea, but they should have issued Glocks.
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