The police force of Westlake, Ohio maintain a program called Are You Okay? It provides welfare checks on elderly people living alone. Every day, they call the person. If no one answers, police go to the home for a face-to-face check of wellbeing.
A few days ago, officers went to the home of a 91-year old woman who had not answered her daily call. They feared for the worst. Instead, WABI 5 News reports, they found the woman alive and well. She had a good reason for not answering her phone: she was attempting to beat her high score on a video game.
-via Jake Lucky
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