Knight in shining armour

The thing I love most about the Internet is the opportunities it affords for communication with people you would otherwise never have the chance to meet, to get help and give help. Here's a trivial, but in my opinion, excellent example. This afternoon, thanks to the Internet, I helped someone three and a half thousand miles away find her mobile phone.

I was chatting on MSN Messenger with the fabulous Michelle, Erin's friend from college in Alfred, NY, when she asked me for a favour. She couldn't remember where she had put her mobile phone so she asked if I would call it so she could hear it ring and locate it. A simple thing, right? Everyone's probably called their mobile at some time or other to try and find it. But in this case tricky because Michelle doesn't have a landline. No problem - just use the Internet to get someone on another continent to call it instead. Simple!