Though this is small comfort, my Blackberry cell never seems to work inside at KP. When there on business throughout the year, I'm hunched up outside in the winter months, looking to stand in the lee of a building and get reception. Guess I'm a bit nuts, because I actually love cold salt air and a stiff breeze...
And... in a weird way, it's a taste of the future. Being outside supervising deck crew on ocean-going tugs, cargo ops in the snow, underway replenishment in the North Atlantic on USNS ships traveling with a Navy battle group, a considerable variety of Coast Guard and NOAA scenarios - freezing your tuckus off outside is part of the job description for any number of post-KP jobs. Throw in Army, Marine Corps and Air Force for good measure with an amazing array of freeze-tuckus-off "opportunities," and perhaps going outside to make a phone call can be seen in a Pollyanna light!