ICE

This is the latest thing that I found while trolling for interesting stuff to put on this website. Expect to receive about a gazillion copies of this in your inbox for the next few weeks.

I always refuse to circulate these viral emails for various reasons;
1. They are a waste of time and bandwidth
2. They are a good way for spammers to harvest email addresses
3. Most of them are full of untruths, inaccuracies or just plain crap.

For example,

-if the floods in Mumbai were devestating enough to drown people, dont you think it would also short circuit the phone in your pocket?
-most people who know how to use a mobile phone have enough intelligence to track your phone book for entries like 'mother', 'office' or 'home' rather than something cryptic like ICE. If they dont know how to use a mobile phone, then its not much use putting an emergency number eh?






IN CASE OF EMERGENCY (ICE)


>Due to the recent bombing in London and floods in Mumbai, there has been
a tremendous push to launch the International "In Case of Emergency"
(ICE) campaign.


As you know, many people were injured in these incidents. Many of
those injured were found with their cell phones. First responders
used the injured person's cell phone to try and locate a family member
that they could notify on the injured persons behalf. However the rescuers
found it difficult to locate the appropriate person.



Wireless subscribers are now being asked by Public Safety Officials
all over the world to store the word "ICE" in their wireless phone address
book and put their next of kin's phone number next to it. In the event
of an emergency, this person would be contacted quickly by ambulance and
hospital staff. It's just that easy! (Source: BBC News)


Please take a moment to program someone that you would like to
be contacted in case of an emergency into your cell phone with the word
"ICE". Public Safety officials around the world will know what this means.


Forward it to as many persons you can, this is a good idea. Do not
forget to do it on your mobile first.