We decided to go #paragliding in #Medellín this week. Thinking nothing of it, I had mentioned it in passing to my dear mother over the phone the hour before: and was met with the typical worried response you’d expect from any parent, but I told her it would be fine, and if they had to scrape me off the mountainside I’d make for a great taco filling 🌮.
Despite multiple reminders, I had casually just jammed my #iPhone into my pocket and strapped in before takeoff. Once we were up in the air over the jungle, I was peacefully enjoying the view and minding my own business when I felt a tiny little brush against my leg : a sensation that we all know and dread: the feeling of a $1,000 device falling out of your pocket.
I was admittedly a bit distracted, trying to remember whether I had backed anything up (I did), or if I had even brought the replacement I typically travel with (I didn’t). Eventually I settled into the fact that there wasn’t anything I could do about it, and just enjoyed the rest of the flight.
We landed, and @davidunwritten mentioned that @burkebryant had called him, saying he got a notification that I was in a crash, and the GPS location was on a mountainside in #Colombia (the man was already packing a Rambo bag and looking at flights: this is exactly the kind of friend you want as an emergency contact).
We all laughed it off, but something tickled the back of my mind: I had a faint memory of adding my #mom as an emergency contact as well... OH WAIT, OH GOD NO
9 months agoconcrete_urbex
Never have anyone important as an automatic emergency contact. This is just basic planning. For the same reason, make sure you have auto scheduled texts that you're home safe in case you're not actually, to buy extra time before panic
a year agothatsangster
No. This is horrifying to a mother. I just experienced my first "crash detected" from one of my kids phones.
a year agosiwelthelongboi
I was once cut by a kid at school doing something dumb with a scalpel. I went to the office to get it plastered and was fine. My mother received a phone call from the school that opened with "your son has been stabbed" 🤦♂️
a year agothatsquidney
This happened to my friend Courtney because she accidentally left her phone on the tailgate of someone’s truck and they drove away. Her mom was SO hysterical later on the phone 😂
a year agoashleymcsmashley
As a mom, I’d have given you a reason to need those emergency services 😅 glad you’re ok. Phones are replaceable. Children are not.
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