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By Will Sturgeon, 23 April 2003 15:09

NEWS "Within seconds she had walked from the kitchen to the lounge, bringing not only beer, but also crisps"
From John Stanhope I didn't really appreciate having a mobile phone until the other day, when it quite virtually saved my life. I was relaxing in my lounge, watching the football one Saturday afternoon. Suddenly, and without warning, I ran out of beer. Fortunately an impending disaster was averted as I was able to call my wife on my mobile phone, to ask her to bring some more supplies. Within seconds she had walked from the kitchen to the lounge, bringing not only beer, but also crisps. God Bless the mobile phone! Without this fantastic device I could have become slightly de-hydrated. "I was once locked in my local crematorium"
By Frank Poulton I was researching my family tree by browsing through the burial records which are held at the local crematorium. I was placed in a small room and was so engrossed in my research I didn't realise the time and it appears the staff forgot about me, locked up and went home. With my trusty mobile, which I'd only had for a few weeks, I phoned the local police station who arranged for the key owner to come and rescue me. Red faces for all. It was a Friday evening and the offices were closed for the entire weekend so it's lucky I was able to communicate. "Not understanding the technicalities of Spanish locks, I had managed to lock them in the apartment"
From Tim Stannard Last year we were staying on the Costa del Sol, in an apartment with another couple. Our friends tended to sleep longer than us, so about 9:00am, we just got up quietly and went to the beach. Lying there on the sun beds, not a care in the world, when about 11:30 my mobile rang. It was our friends, they did not know my mobile number and had dialled my office number in the UK, this diverted to my mobile, and I heard a plaintive voice say "Can you come and let us out please". Not understanding the technicalities of Spanish locks, I had managed to lock them in the apartment. They were very glad I had my mobile with me! "I beat the bride up the aisle by about one minute!"From Robert I was best man at a friend's wedding in Manchester, and was offered a lift from a 'helpful' guest to get from the hotel where we were staying to the venue of the service. Unfortunately the driver quickly demonstrated that he had no clue how to navigate Manchester city centre, so I decided to jump ship, got out of his car and into a taxi to the CIS building. I arrived with only 2 minutes to go, to find that the CIS building was closed. At that point, I grabbed my phone and started dialling in turn anyone who I knew was a guest at the wedding, hoping that they would have their mobile phones switched on - fortunately, one friend did, and directed me to the other CIS building just in time - I beat the bride up the aisle by about one minute! Keep the feedback coming. We want to hear more tales of indispensable mobiles. Email editorial@silicon.com and we will publish the best.