Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
The only reason I even have a phone is that my wife insists on it. It's in my bag somewhere. once a month or so I dig it out and turn it on for a few minutes to clear the spam texts out.
Same here. I hate the damned cell phone. But my wife wants to be able to reach me. If I'm run over and lying in a ditch, though, she's not who I'd be calling for help. For me, "rescue me" calls are only incoming. If I have my own emergency, I deal with it. I do have a dog tag on my key ring, that also lists my blood type and "no known allergies." But I realize that EMTs won't trust that thing anyway. They'll still type my blood and not assume no allergies. So it's fairly useless. The ID in my wallet will let them know who I am.
For real emergencies, I carry a gun.