> Man, we have very different lifestyles. Are you a serial killer? :)
It wasn't an emergency, but I've certainly wanted to use my phone recently while outside shoveling after a blizzard, with hands that are simultaneously cold, wet and sweaty. Heck, I can hardly use my phone when I'm done at the gym. And one doesn't have to be a serial killer to get blood on their hands in say, a fall while hiking, a crash while biking, or when dialing 911 while rendering aid to someone else whose blood is now on your hands.
There are 2 types of people in this world: people who would like a phone to work at such times, and people who feel like they have to do things like panic-buy toilet paper during a pandemic.
Heck - I had to call 911 for an active domestic violence situation in the middle of New York, with a guy high on drugs yelling imminent death threats. The response time was well over an hour and all that was left to do was tell the police that we had gotten rid of the guy ourselves.
Of course, this is now far removed from the topic of how easily your fingers can dial 911 - but yes. In general I don't understand how people, even in cities, can think emergencies just don't happen in this day and age and if they do you'll always have help. It's like we haven't lived in the same world for the last year.
It wasn't an emergency, but I've certainly wanted to use my phone recently while outside shoveling after a blizzard, with hands that are simultaneously cold, wet and sweaty. Heck, I can hardly use my phone when I'm done at the gym. And one doesn't have to be a serial killer to get blood on their hands in say, a fall while hiking, a crash while biking, or when dialing 911 while rendering aid to someone else whose blood is now on your hands.
There are 2 types of people in this world: people who would like a phone to work at such times, and people who feel like they have to do things like panic-buy toilet paper during a pandemic.