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SALT LAKE CITY — Now that smartphones are more commonplace, virtually putting the entire world at your fingertips, you wouldn’t think that a phone number could improve your life — but these phone numbers might.
Auburn University’s Foy Information Line**1-334-844-4244**
Auburn University in Alabama has an information line that is basically a human-powered Google service. Use it for the times when you can’t get to the Internet yourself or if you can’t quite come up with the right search terms to find the answers you need. (Sometimes you need to brainstorm with a human to figure it out.)
You can call and ask virtually any question, from silly to serious, and representatives will do everything they can to answer it for you. They operate during the school year 24 hours a day Monday through Thursday and until 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Your Own Number via Call My Lost Phone**1-800-Super-Awesome**
Since the dawn of cordless phones, misplacing a handset or a cell phone has become a right of passage for some and an annoying life habit for others.
Instead of searching frantically in the regular nooks and crannies for a misplaced phone, all you have to do is use the free service on the website Call My Lost Phone. Just type in your number and follow your ringtone to sanity.
However, if you always have your phone on silent, not even your own phone number will help you.
Utah Tobacco Quit Line**1-800-QUIT-NOW**
Kicking a habit is hard, and kicking a habit that involves a proven addictive substance is even harder.
According to the American Cancer Society’s website, only 4 to 7 percent of smokers who try to quit without support or other help succeed. So, the Utah Tobacco Quit Line may be just the thing to help you quit, and get you and your nearest and dearest get healthier.
The Utah Tobacco Quit Line will connect you to a live counselor seven days a week, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
“Mr. Apology” Confession Hotline***67 1-347-201-2446**
“Open confession is good for the soul,” goes the Scottish proverb. If we keep something bottled up for an extended period of time, it really can take a toll.
Ideally you would apologize for your misdeeds to the persons you have wronged, but what if you can’t? Maybe you can’t contact them or they’ve died, maybe it’s somehow unsafe for you to approach the wronged, or maybe you’re not ready to come clean but you need to start somewhere.
The apology hotline was started by artist Allan Bridge after he felt continually guilty for shoplifting art supplies in the 1980s. Today it’s maintained by a new and anonymous Mr. Apology.
When you call, the message encourages you not to identify yourself. You can also dial *67 before you dial to keep your phone number private. Keep in mind that the call is recorded and may be played for the public.
