So if you were killed in an accident and the police were looking through your phone what pictures would they find?

Mine would be hundreds of photos of gas pumps and restrooms. They might find several pictures of donuts and some pictures of office space and filing cabinets. They would certainly think I have a strange fetish for gas pumps and public bathrooms...

I know this is weird, but there are no pictures on my phone.

Chickens and cats, mostly, with a few chili dogs in between.

It's not the pictures on my phone that I think about if I were to be hurt in an accident. The police would look at my contact list and wonder why I have every local Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt store programmed on my phone.

For those unfamiliar with that shop, you need to make an after visit call to the store.

Too funny!

I went through my phone the other day and deleted all the MS pictures I'd already downloaded to my computer hard drive. It had been quite a while since I'd done it--there were quite a few.


jpgilham Wrote:
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> So if you were killed in an accident and the
> police were looking through your phone what
> pictures would they find?
>
> Mine would be hundreds of photos of gas pumps and
> restrooms. They might find several pictures of
> donuts and some pictures of office space and
> filing cabinets. They would certainly think I
> have a strange fetish for gas pumps and public
> bathrooms...

photos of receipts!! And food.

Photos of food for FD shops, daughter and grandchildren.

Pictures of deer in the woods, store windows, ruts in the grass and vandalism

Well, until tonight when I deleted 200 photos and videos, they would have found pictures of McDonalds and Burger King menu boards, the insides of ORD and EWR airports and the airplane in between, one of my kitty cats in the washing machine (before it was turned on thankfully!), my empty dinner plate (please don't ask), the storefronts of AT&T and Verizon, my daughter's nostrils (again-please don't ask), and a video of one of my other kitties trying to get twist ties out of the kitchen drawer.

jpgilham Wrote:
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> So if you were killed in an accident and the
> police were looking through your phone what
> pictures would they find?

With my luck, my first and last selfie ever taken while driving.

Too funny and so true!

I also do a lot of surveys, and recently one had me go to Walmart, buy Charmin, take out 1 roll and take a picture of that plus the receipt. It reimbursed me, so I was fine with it. It's still in my phone and comes up every time I get asked to show a picture of my toddler.

I've also had projects recently took record what I drink, what I cook, what I eat, and had to take pictures of my family during mealtime too.

Then there are the shop photos- store exteriors, of phone stores and Best Buy, among others, receipts after receipts, holiday store displays for another project, selfies of me holding products I got for free that I was required to upload, and I too have had gas pumps in my shots.

One challenging photo I had to take was of a dressing room, when my daughter decided to throw a tantrum as we entered a nice clothing store I was shopping. The ladies were very nice about it, and got points for customer service from me. this shop did not say I had to shop alone. I somehow got a great shot as my daughter was screaming and running in circles. Sigh.

Oh, and a few signs of closed stores. Shouldn't companies know their store is closed before employing a shopping company to evaluate them? That's just bad business. I went to one location 4 times- after telling them it was closed 4 times!

One of the strangest pictures I had to take was of a display case at a gym. The sales associate was right there talking to me, and it did not seem he would go away. I pretended I was texting, and he did not seem to notice, or was very good at not calling me out.

The worst? I had to take a picture of a phone area in a mass merchandiser. The associate was the worst- indifferent, inattentive, no knowledge of products, and on her cell phone the whole time. She also had no name badge. After I paid for my item, I had to snap a shot. this was 15 minutes after I had attempted to have an interaction with her. I snapped a quick pic, and she was texting in the picture. Someone must have told her, because she ran up to me, asked why I took her picture, threatened to call security, and screamed at me to leave, using the B word. They have a new rep now, wonder why.

Hotel check-in desks, bedrooms and baths; room service dinner trays; business cards for university recruitment officers, bankers and real estate sales people (all of whom would only know me by different aliases!); medical waiting rooms and reception desks; a shoeshine stand at IAD with a "Closed" sign on it.

I am laughing reading all the replies. I am like Mdavis, I store them, then delete them.

This month there were lots of bathroom shots. I had to download my piks at my brothers the other day when I was doing reports and he was helping me. So here comes all of my bathroom piks and he just looks at me like "what the hell" and I look at him like "don't ask." Time to delete some photos.

My phone is programed to self destruct if I am killed.

If I die in a place where no one knows me and the police are looking through my phone, they would not look at the pictures because all they might find is a frog in a pond, some turkeys crossing the road and my fur babies. In my phone, there wouldn't even be a selfie, although that wouldn't identify me, either. (I still can't upload from my phone so all my work photos are on my digital camera.) What the police will look for are phone numbers. Years ago, I put my family's names early in the phone list. I had heard somewhere that the police look for ICE before the name. Well, I didn't want my family to be in the I's so I put A ICE and then their names. I also have A beside the hospital name and the various police departments where I travel. I don't like to use 911 because of all the questions so I just get to the point if there is a cow grazing along the interstate near such-and-such exit.

My husband was at a convention one time when a woman passed out, apparently from the heat. The ambulance workers passed her gurney over people's heads, she was tied to it, and it was passed again until the ambulance people could get it. What coordination! Then he overheard the ambulance workers say how glad they were when they found her social security number. After he told me that, I started wearing my Army dog tag on a chain around my neck. It has my name, SSN, blood type and religion. If I had some other condition, such as a pacemaker, I would add that on one of those allergy tags. I'm sure that the hospital would be happy to know the blood type. What family member can spit out information on everything they know when they get that kind of call. My husband and I are often in different cities. Since we got cell phones, I don't even know which motel he uses because I don't need to call it. He told me last time that his favorite was booked for the first time since he started going to that city.

By the way, I just finished my Adult/Child/Infant First Aid/CPR/AED training. I try to keep updated. We never know when we will be the person who knows how to take care of a certain emergency.

I clear them out once a week (except for my kids).
Right now they'd find nothing but business cards and store fronts (and my kids).

Gas stations, gas pumps, mostly dirty disgusting restrooms and HOT DOGS!!! Someone on FB asked me to post the 12th picture on my phone - it was a dirty toilet. I fibbed and found a much nicer picture to share. It is so funny that I have my family trained so well. Everytime I bring food home now they ask me if I need to take a picture before they dive in.

I would hope the police would be looking at my contacts and not my pictures. My phone is not hi-tech so he will be looking at pictures of flowers, my steering wheel and a rainy windows with leaves. Now if he came across my camera then he will have a wide range of pictures.

My contacts are listed according to ICE in relation of whom to call first to fifth. If they haven't reach anybody after making five phone calls, then he can call whomever he like.

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I use a camera for my pics and just deleted over 100 pics of pizza. I started laughing as I thought about what someone would think if they saw all these pictures of pizzas with pieces of paper next to them, some of the pieces all cut up sitting on edge.

My phone nothing as I use a digital camera. Even that very few pics as they go to a memory card which goes into my labtop where they are saved. I move them off the memory card so even that is empty. Now my laptop oh you know receipts, business cards, phone store fronts, menu boards, and lots of gas station pics.

Videos of my drives when I used to drive across the state for work. I got some pretty fall foliage shots. Some scary videos of drop offs if you fall asleep at the wheel or are distracted while driving. Phone securely mounted to the dash so I don't have to hold it and steer at the same time.

I think that they would enjoy the voice memos, too . . .=) It's 12:52 and I am entering the Costco . . .the first sample is . . . the staff member was not friendly and smacking her gum. No nametag.

Your post makes me want to know if I could get dog tags?
I desperately need a new fridge, oven and computer equipment. My family would be thrilled if all I ask for is dog tags.

The dog tag idea is brilliant! Just spoke with my Ret. LT. COL. brother & he didn't get the idea at first. Then, he took a breath and realized I drive where phones don't necessarily work.

I got a that's a great idea!

He told me to go to pawn shops that cater to the military to get one done.

So, thank you! Excellent idea.

MaryAnn







Sandra Sue Wrote:
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> If I die in a place where no one knows me and the
> police are looking through my phone, they would
> not look at the pictures because all they might
> find is a frog in a pond, some turkeys crossing
> the road and my fur babies. In my phone, there
> wouldn't even be a selfie, although that wouldn't
> identify me, either. (I still can't upload from
> my phone so all my work photos are on my digital
> camera.) What the police will look for are phone
> numbers. Years ago, I put my family's names
> early in the phone list. I had heard somewhere
> that the police look for ICE before the name.
> Well, I didn't want my family to be in the I's so
> I put A ICE and then their names. I also have A
> beside the hospital name and the various police
> departments where I travel. I don't like to use
> 911 because of all the questions so I just get to
> the point if there is a cow grazing along the
> interstate near such-and-such exit.
>
> My husband was at a convention one time when a
> woman passed out, apparently from the heat. The
> ambulance workers passed her gurney over people's
> heads, she was tied to it, and it was passed again
> until the ambulance people could get it. What
> coordination! Then he overheard the ambulance
> workers say how glad they were when they found her
> social security number. After he told me that, I
> started wearing my Army dog tag on a chain around
> my neck. It has my name, SSN, blood type and
> religion. If I had some other condition, such as
> a pacemaker, I would add that on one of those
> allergy tags. I'm sure that the hospital would be
> happy to know the blood type. What family member
> can spit out information on everything they know
> when they get that kind of call. My husband and I
> are often in different cities. Since we got cell
> phones, I don't even know which motel he uses
> because I don't need to call it. He told me last
> time that his favorite was booked for the first
> time since he started going to that city.
>
> By the way, I just finished my Adult/Child/Infant
> First Aid/CPR/AED training. I try to keep
> updated. We never know when we will be the person
> who knows how to take care of a certain emergency.

Pictures of receipts!

You can get dog tags also at Military Surplus stores, I have a set and I'm non military.

Dog tags, yes. I'm supposed to start getting confused and lost at some undetermined future time and I've already talked with my family about it. Guess what we decided on? A dog tag! I haven't had it made yet but it's on my list. It's a good idea for anyone who travels alone regardless of whether they have mental issues. I'm planning to get a silver one made up at a jewelry store. Wonder if I can get one shaped like a dog?

They would not get past the strong encryption and the lock code. I do have a Google Voice # taped to the phone inside the case, so if an honest person finds the phone. I would track it down and make it alarm when I was as close as I could get after I already had photo's of the person who is holding it. I put "$30 reward if found, please call: xxx-xxx-xxxx. No questions asked. I will pick up."

I have a fake turn off phone option on the long power button press. They better know how to get into recovery and do a full flash from a non home location, before I find out it's missing.