premise: I hung up and dialed again and got a Comcast " If you are having trouble with your phone line ... " message . Real swearing ensued . I dialed the non - emergency sheriff - fire line and explained the situation . They got the firemen on their way . I carry the address book and phone outdoors . What would have happened had you not carried those numbers on you ?
hypothesis: I would have just waited until I saw a firetruck drive by and waved them down