diff --git a/include/asterisk/cdr.h b/include/asterisk/cdr.h
index e9f5f8f1e2d36e615ce66fd343a28ba88eef9438..7dd946abf3054323679e12abe6a06ed94f91f0c8 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/cdr.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/cdr.h
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ struct ast_cdr *ast_cdr_dup(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
 /*! \brief Free a CDR record 
  * \param cdr ast_cdr structure to free
- * Returns nothing important
+ * Returns nothing
  */
 void ast_cdr_free(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
 /*! \brief Discard and free a CDR record 
  * \param cdr ast_cdr structure to free
- * Returns nothing important -- same as free, but no checks or complaints
+ * Returns nothing  -- same as free, but no checks or complaints
  */
 void ast_cdr_discard(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void ast_cdr_unregister(const char *name);
 /*!
  * \param cdr the cdr you wish to associate with the call
  * Starts all CDR stuff necessary for monitoring a call
- * Returns nothing important
+ * Returns nothing
  */
 void ast_cdr_start(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
@@ -180,21 +180,21 @@ void ast_cdr_answer(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 /*! Busy a call */
 /*!
  * \param cdr the cdr you wish to associate with the call
- * Returns nothing important
+ * Returns nothing
  */
 void ast_cdr_busy(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
 /*! Fail a call */
 /*!
  * \param cdr the cdr you wish to associate with the call
- * Returns nothing important
+ * Returns nothing
  */
 void ast_cdr_failed(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
 /*! Save the result of the call based on the AST_CAUSE_* */
 /*!
  * \param cdr the cdr you wish to associate with the call
- * Returns nothing important
+ * Returns nothing
  * \param cause the AST_CAUSE_*
  */
 int ast_cdr_disposition(struct ast_cdr *cdr, int cause);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int ast_cdr_disposition(struct ast_cdr *cdr, int cause);
 /*!
  * \param cdr the cdr you have associated the call with
  * Registers the end of call time in the cdr structure.
- * Returns nothing important
+ * Returns nothing
  */
 void ast_cdr_end(struct ast_cdr *cdr);
 
diff --git a/main/cdr.c b/main/cdr.c
index 6502e8c18809e6104a498e97ad2b12312792321e..be2385212b8c000c8f8e490c848a066f76b4f3f3 100644
--- a/main/cdr.c
+++ b/main/cdr.c
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ void ast_cdr_unregister(const char *name)
 */
 struct ast_cdr *ast_cdr_dup(struct ast_cdr *cdr) 
 {
-	struct ast_cdr *newcdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-
+	struct ast_cdr *newcdr;
+	
+	if (!cdr) /* don't die if we get a null cdr pointer */
+		return NULL;
+	newcdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
 	if (!newcdr)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -221,6 +224,9 @@ void ast_cdr_getvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, char **ret, char *wor
 	const char *fmt = "%Y-%m-%d %T";
 	const char *varbuf;
 
+	if (!cdr)  /* don't die if the cdr is null */
+		return;
+
 	*ret = NULL;
 	/* special vars (the ones from the struct ast_cdr when requested by name) 
 	   I'd almost say we should convert all the stringed vals to vars */
@@ -292,6 +298,9 @@ int ast_cdr_setvar(struct ast_cdr *cdr, const char *name, const char *value, int
 	struct varshead *headp;
 	int x;
 	
+	if (!cdr)  /* don't die if the cdr is null */
+		return -1;
+	
 	for (x = 0; cdr_readonly_vars[x]; x++) {
 		if (!strcasecmp(name, cdr_readonly_vars[x])) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Attempt to set the '%s' read-only variable!.\n", name);
@@ -332,6 +341,9 @@ int ast_cdr_copy_vars(struct ast_cdr *to_cdr, struct ast_cdr *from_cdr)
 	const char *var, *val;
 	int x = 0;
 
+	if (!to_cdr || !from_cdr) /* don't die if one of the pointers is null */
+		return 0;
+
 	headpa = &from_cdr->varshead;
 	headpb = &to_cdr->varshead;
 
@@ -408,6 +420,8 @@ void ast_cdr_free_vars(struct ast_cdr *cdr, int recur)
 /*! \brief  print a warning if cdr already posted */
 static void check_post(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 {
+	if (!cdr)
+		return;
 	if (ast_test_flag(cdr, AST_CDR_FLAG_POSTED))
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "CDR on channel '%s' already posted\n", S_OR(cdr->channel, "<unknown>"));
 }
@@ -415,6 +429,8 @@ static void check_post(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 /*! \brief  print a warning if cdr already started */
 static void check_start(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 {
+	if (!cdr)
+		return;
 	if (!ast_tvzero(cdr->start))
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "CDR on channel '%s' already started\n", S_OR(cdr->channel, "<unknown>"));
 }
@@ -452,7 +468,10 @@ void ast_cdr_discard(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 
 struct ast_cdr *ast_cdr_alloc(void)
 {
-	return ast_calloc(1, sizeof(struct ast_cdr));
+	struct ast_cdr *x = ast_calloc(1, sizeof(struct ast_cdr));
+	if (!x)
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR,"Allocation Failure for a CDR!\n");
+	return x;
 }
 
 void ast_cdr_merge(struct ast_cdr *to, struct ast_cdr *from)
@@ -651,7 +670,8 @@ static void set_one_cid(struct ast_cdr *cdr, struct ast_channel *c)
 {
 	/* Grab source from ANI or normal Caller*ID */
 	const char *num = S_OR(c->cid.cid_ani, c->cid.cid_num);
-	
+	if (!cdr)
+		return;
 	if (!ast_strlen_zero(c->cid.cid_name)) {
 		if (!ast_strlen_zero(num))	/* both name and number */
 			snprintf(cdr->clid, sizeof(cdr->clid), "\"%s\" <%s>", c->cid.cid_name, num);
@@ -1002,6 +1022,9 @@ void ast_cdr_detach(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 	struct ast_cdr_batch_item *newtail;
 	int curr;
 
+	if (!cdr)
+		return;
+
 	/* maybe they disabled CDR stuff completely, so just drop it */
 	if (!enabled) {
 		if (option_debug)
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 7238b5fd355a0124dbb54b053d7e01d601c8e856..998843d7eee0384e4e7668b40aa80e0d62f83dad 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ struct ast_channel *ast_channel_alloc(int needqueue, int state, const char *cid_
 			      tmp->uniqueid);
 	}
 
-	/* Experiment: under what conditions do we NOT want to track cdrs on channels? */
+	/* Reminder for the future: under what conditions do we NOT want to track cdrs on channels? */
 	tmp->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
 	ast_cdr_init(tmp->cdr, tmp);
 	ast_cdr_start(tmp->cdr);
diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index d8aef64dfbaefa977dac6dbb333d746ee90b8d0b..2ce76054ddeaf410b8aa2677ead14a5fd5a1a34d 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -4939,11 +4939,6 @@ static int ast_pbx_outgoing_cdr_failed(void)
 	if (!chan)
 		return -1;  /* failure */
 
-	if (!chan->cdr) {
-		chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();   /* allocate a cdr for the channel */
-		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "=====PBX_OUTGOING_CDR_FAILED ALLOCS CHANNEL CDR for %s\n", chan->name);
-	}
-
 	if (!chan->cdr) {
 		/* allocation of the cdr failed */
 		ast_channel_free(chan);   /* free the channel */
diff --git a/res/res_features.c b/res/res_features.c
index 6396ba193dc628f7e2b757c7762b6c0630d3ffcc..60b2f0384006171d33e635bec311c0fbedde32c2 100644
--- a/res/res_features.c
+++ b/res/res_features.c
@@ -174,13 +174,6 @@ struct ast_bridge_thread_obj
 
 
 
-struct ast_bridge
-{
-	struct ast_cdr *cdr; /* previously, cdrs were associated only with channels, and things
-							could get incredibly perverse when bridging occurred, especially
-						    when the same channel got used in multiple "legs" of a call */
-};
-
 /*! \brief store context, priority and extension */
 static void set_c_e_p(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *context, const char *ext, int pri)
 {
@@ -697,11 +690,15 @@ static int builtin_blindtransfer(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_channel *p
 		res=finishup(transferee);
 		if (!transferer->cdr) {
 			transferer->cdr=ast_cdr_alloc();
-			ast_cdr_init(transferer->cdr, transferer); /* initilize our channel's cdr */
-			ast_cdr_start(transferer->cdr);
+			if (transferer) {
+				ast_cdr_init(transferer->cdr, transferer); /* initilize our channel's cdr */
+				ast_cdr_start(transferer->cdr);
+			}
+		}
+		if (transferer->cdr) {
+			ast_cdr_setdestchan(transferer->cdr, transferee->name);
+			ast_cdr_setapp(transferer->cdr, "BLINDTRANSFER","");
 		}
-		ast_cdr_setdestchan(transferer->cdr, transferee->name);
-		ast_cdr_setapp(transferer->cdr, "BLINDTRANSFER","");
 		if (!transferee->pbx) {
 			/* Doh!  Use our handy async_goto functions */
 			if (option_verbose > 2) 
@@ -1149,8 +1146,10 @@ static struct ast_channel *ast_feature_request_and_dial(struct ast_channel *call
 		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "TRANSFERERNAME", caller->name);
 		if (!chan->cdr) {
 			chan->cdr=ast_cdr_alloc();
-			ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr, chan); /* initilize our channel's cdr */
-			ast_cdr_start(chan->cdr);
+			if (chan->cdr) {
+				ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr, chan); /* initilize our channel's cdr */
+				ast_cdr_start(chan->cdr);
+			}
 		}
 			
 		if (!ast_call(chan, data, timeout)) {
@@ -1323,10 +1322,9 @@ int ast_bridge_call(struct ast_channel *chan,struct ast_channel *peer,struct ast
 	int hadfeatures=0;
 	struct ast_option_header *aoh;
 	struct ast_bridge_config backup_config;
-	struct ast_bridge bridge_object;
+	struct ast_cdr *bridge_cdr;
 
 	memset(&backup_config, 0, sizeof(backup_config));
-	memset(&bridge_object, 0, sizeof(bridge_object));
 
 	config->start_time = ast_tvnow();
 
@@ -1376,67 +1374,79 @@ int ast_bridge_call(struct ast_channel *chan,struct ast_channel *peer,struct ast
 	}
 
 	/* arrange the cdrs */
-	bridge_object.cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-	if (chan->cdr && peer->cdr) { /* both of them? merge */
-		ast_cdr_init(bridge_object.cdr,chan); /* seems more logicaller to use the  destination as a base, but, really, it's random */
-		ast_cdr_start(bridge_object.cdr); /* now is the time to start */
-		/* absorb the channel cdr */
-		ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr, chan->cdr);
-		ast_cdr_discard(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
-		chan->cdr = NULL;
-		
-		/* absorb the peer cdr */
-		ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr, peer->cdr);
-		ast_cdr_discard(peer->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
-		peer->cdr = NULL;
-	} else if (chan->cdr) {
-		/* take the cdr from the channel - literally */
-		ast_cdr_init(bridge_object.cdr,chan);
-		if (chan->cdr->disposition!=AST_CDR_ANSWERED) {
-			ast_cdr_end(chan->cdr);
-			ast_cdr_detach(chan->cdr); /* post the existing cdr, we will be starting a fresh new cdr presently */
-			chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-			ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr,chan); /* a fresh new one its place */
-			ast_cdr_start(chan->cdr); /* now is the time to start */
-		} else {
-			/* absorb this data */
-			ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr, chan->cdr);
+	bridge_cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
+	if (bridge_cdr) {
+		if (chan->cdr && peer->cdr) { /* both of them? merge */
+			ast_cdr_init(bridge_cdr,chan); /* seems more logicaller to use the  destination as a base, but, really, it's random */
+			ast_cdr_start(bridge_cdr); /* now is the time to start */
+			/* absorb the channel cdr */
+			ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr, chan->cdr);
 			ast_cdr_discard(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
 			chan->cdr = NULL;
-		}
-		peer->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-		ast_cdr_init(peer->cdr, peer);
-	} else if (peer->cdr) {
-		/* take the cdr from the peer - literally */
-		ast_cdr_init(bridge_object.cdr,peer);
-		if (peer->cdr->disposition != AST_CDR_ANSWERED) {
-			ast_cdr_end(peer->cdr);
-			ast_cdr_detach(peer->cdr); /* post the existing cdr, we will be starting a fresh new cdr presently */
+			
+			/* absorb the peer cdr */
+			ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr, peer->cdr);
+			ast_cdr_discard(peer->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
+			peer->cdr = NULL;
+		} else if (chan->cdr) {
+			/* take the cdr from the channel - literally */
+			ast_cdr_init(bridge_cdr,chan);
+			if (chan->cdr->disposition!=AST_CDR_ANSWERED) {
+				ast_cdr_end(chan->cdr);
+				ast_cdr_detach(chan->cdr); /* post the existing cdr, we will be starting a fresh new cdr presently */
+				chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
+				if (chan->cdr) {
+					ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr,chan); /* a fresh new one its place */
+					ast_cdr_start(chan->cdr); /* now is the time to start */
+				}
+			} else {
+				/* absorb this data */
+				ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr, chan->cdr);
+				ast_cdr_discard(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
+				chan->cdr = NULL;
+			}
 			peer->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-			ast_cdr_init(peer->cdr,peer); /* a fresh new one its place */
-			ast_cdr_start(peer->cdr); /* now is the time to start */
+			if (peer->cdr)
+				ast_cdr_init(peer->cdr, peer);
+		} else if (peer->cdr) {
+			/* take the cdr from the peer - literally */
+			ast_cdr_init(bridge_cdr,peer);
+			if (peer->cdr->disposition != AST_CDR_ANSWERED) {
+				ast_cdr_end(peer->cdr);
+				ast_cdr_detach(peer->cdr); /* post the existing cdr, we will be starting a fresh new cdr presently */
+				peer->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
+				if (peer->cdr) {
+					ast_cdr_init(peer->cdr,peer); /* a fresh new one its place */
+					ast_cdr_start(peer->cdr); /* now is the time to start */
+				}
+			} else {
+				/* absorb this data */
+				ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr, chan->cdr);
+				ast_cdr_discard(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
+				chan->cdr = NULL;
+			}
+			chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
+			if (chan->cdr)
+				ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr, chan);
 		} else {
-			/* absorb this data */
-			ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr, chan->cdr);
-			ast_cdr_discard(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
-			chan->cdr = NULL;
+			/* make up a new cdr */
+			ast_cdr_init(bridge_cdr,chan); /* eh, just pick one of them */
+			chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
+			if (chan->cdr) {
+				ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr, chan);
+			}
+			peer->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
+			if (chan->cdr) {
+				ast_cdr_init(peer->cdr, peer);
+				ast_cdr_start(peer->cdr); /* now is the time to start */
+			}
+		}
+		if (ast_strlen_zero(bridge_cdr->dstchannel)) {
+		       	if (strcmp(bridge_cdr->channel, peer->name) != 0)
+				ast_cdr_setdestchan(bridge_cdr, peer->name);
+			else
+				ast_cdr_setdestchan(bridge_cdr, chan->name);
 		}
-		chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-		ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr, chan);
-	} else {
-		/* make up a new cdr */
-		ast_cdr_init(bridge_object.cdr,chan); /* eh, just pick one of them */
-		chan->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-		ast_cdr_init(chan->cdr, chan);
-		peer->cdr = ast_cdr_alloc();
-		ast_cdr_init(peer->cdr, peer);
-		ast_cdr_start(peer->cdr); /* now is the time to start */
-	}
-	if (ast_strlen_zero(bridge_object.cdr->dstchannel)) {
-	       	if (strcmp(bridge_object.cdr->channel, peer->name) != 0)
-			ast_cdr_setdestchan(bridge_object.cdr, peer->name);
-		else
-			ast_cdr_setdestchan(bridge_object.cdr, chan->name);
 	}
 	for (;;) {
 		struct ast_channel *other;	/* used later */
@@ -1505,12 +1515,14 @@ int ast_bridge_call(struct ast_channel *chan,struct ast_channel *peer,struct ast
 		if (res < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Bridge failed on channels %s and %s\n", chan->name, peer->name);
 			/* whoa!! don't go running off without cleaning up your mess! */
-			ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr,chan->cdr);
-			ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr,peer->cdr);
-			ast_cdr_failed(bridge_object.cdr);
-			ast_cdr_end(bridge_object.cdr);
-			ast_cdr_detach(bridge_object.cdr);
-			bridge_object.cdr = NULL;
+			if (bridge_cdr) {
+				ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr,chan->cdr);
+				ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr,peer->cdr);
+				ast_cdr_failed(bridge_cdr);
+				ast_cdr_end(bridge_cdr);
+				ast_cdr_detach(bridge_cdr);
+				bridge_cdr = NULL;
+			}
 			ast_cdr_free(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
 			ast_cdr_free(peer->cdr);
 			chan->cdr = NULL;
@@ -1606,11 +1618,13 @@ int ast_bridge_call(struct ast_channel *chan,struct ast_channel *peer,struct ast
 	}
 	/* before leaving, post the cdr we accumulated */
 	/* whoa!! don't go running off without cleaning up your mess! */
-	ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr,chan->cdr);
-	ast_cdr_merge(bridge_object.cdr,peer->cdr);
-	ast_cdr_end(bridge_object.cdr);
-	ast_cdr_detach(bridge_object.cdr);
-	bridge_object.cdr = NULL;
+	if (bridge_cdr) {
+		ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr,chan->cdr);
+		ast_cdr_merge(bridge_cdr,peer->cdr);
+		ast_cdr_end(bridge_cdr);
+		ast_cdr_detach(bridge_cdr);
+		bridge_cdr = NULL;
+	}
 	ast_cdr_discard(chan->cdr); /* no posting these guys */
 	ast_cdr_discard(peer->cdr);
 	chan->cdr = NULL;
@@ -1943,12 +1957,6 @@ static int park_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 
 		pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "PARKEDCHANNEL", peer->name);
 		ast_cdr_setdestchan(chan->cdr, peer->name);
-#ifdef NOT_NECC
-		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE,"Channel name is %s, and the cdr channel name is '%s'\n", chan->name, chan->cdr->channel);
-		if (!ast_strlen_zero(chan->name) && ast_strlen_zero(chan->cdr->channel)) {
-			ast_copy_string(chan->cdr->channel, chan->name, sizeof(chan->cdr->channel));
-		}
-#endif
 		memset(&config, 0, sizeof(struct ast_bridge_config));
 		if ((parkedcalltransfers == AST_FEATURE_FLAG_BYCALLEE) || (parkedcalltransfers == AST_FEATURE_FLAG_BYBOTH))
 			ast_set_flag(&(config.features_callee), AST_FEATURE_REDIRECT);