This is not the most thought provoking headline...it is descriptive and I am hoping that this blog will be read because of the signficance of the information. Yesterday. our next door neighbor who is an officer of our Homeowners Association, came to the door asking if we knew a family. He had been contacted by the local police department because they needed to get in touch with them immediately and they were out of town. The family lived several blocks away....we found the address in MLS and we didn't know them but knew people who did. To make a long story longer...often we all have what we call "waving neighbors"....you may know their first names..their dog's name...their kids go to school with yours...but you don't really know them very well. That's fine..your neighbors aren't always your best friends. It did make us think...what if, by choice, just for reasons of emergency...each member of your neighborhood...whether you have an actual formal "association" or not, registers a cell phone...an emergency contact number or person with an officer of the association or someone in your neighborhood.
It brought to mind a number of years ago...friends of the family decided to go on what we call the "flip a coin vacation" with no particular destination in mind...they just drove and went wherever they decided sounded good at the time. During this time, there was a fire in their home...their son was found in bed ...the smoke detector fallen on this chest and he had died of smoke inhalation. After contacting the state patrols in several neighboring states..they finally found the couple.
OPERATION PHONE REGISTER....do it now...be pro-active....save someone the anguish or tragedy of not being able to be reached for an emergency...make it about THEM. Let there be action now...let it begin with Active Rain !
Hey Rain Gods...
Flag this for a feature...I'll donate the points...this is a NO COST PUBLIC SERVICE...DO IT NOW !
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