Ten numbers you should have in your cell phone.

From Marc and Angel Hack Life.  I wouldn't have thought of the locksmith on my own.  That's a good one.

The kinds of numbers you need are the kind you might need if you're not at home, lack internet access, and/or will be in a desperate hurry if you need them.  I have a few more contacts that I'm glad are in my phone:

• Several contacts labeled "Emergency" or "In Case of Emergency" or "ICE."  I have two, one labeled "ICE - Spouse" and one labeled "ICE - Family Friend."  Let's hope nobody ever needs to call them. 

• A friendly neighbor, likely to be home, willing to check on your house.  Like the friendly colleague in the article, you can offer to reciprocate.

• Poison Control hotline:  800-222-1222 . 

• The pizza place that delivers to my house.    Does this sound like a no-brainer?  I didn't always have it in my phone, but now that I do, I call it from the road  surprisingly frequently.  When you're on your way back from a camping trip and your kids are starving, it's nice to save 20 or 30 minutes of wait time.

• Pick up somebody from the airport a lot?  Then you need the flight status hotline for the airline he usually comes in on.

Any more ideas?

Comments

[Rebekka]

Some of these numbers make me really glad I don't live in the States anymore. Like needing the number to your health insurance company in your phone. Whew.

On the other hand, since I don't have a car, I have the numbers to about 5 different cab companies in my phone. When traveling I usually look up a few cab companies online for the city I'm traveling to so I have them in my phone when I get there.

Also: the number to a 24-hour pharmacy. You never know when medicine questions will pop up in the middle of the night, especially about combining things you don't usually take.

The pizza place is such a good idea!