They had left their phones behind, and some practical matters were suddenly complicated locating friends, for example.
Part of the answer can be found in the politics and part in some practical concerns.
The president of the AA, Edmund King, said there might be some practical difficulties with the proposals.
With this in mind, we have assembled some practical, thoughtful gift ideas for the special people in your life.
Prevention is the only way to really protect yourself, and there are some practical security measures everyone should take.
While those challenges are significant, some practical benefits may be more easily attained.
There are an impossibly huge number of assorted styles some practical, some rhinestone-encrusted, some simple leather and some faux leopard skin.
And there are some practical steps we can take right away to promote growth and encourage businesses to hire and expand.
Rules are pointless unless they have some practical effect in constraining governments.
Sony's take on robots is that they will initially be cute companions (Aibo means "companion"), with some practical uses possible down the road.
The report offers some practical solutions to the spending problem sentence reductions, reinstating parole options, assigning increased time off for good behavior, etc.
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So, do you have any advice or suggestions for Helen and her husband Peter - some words of reassurance or some practical advice about moving?
Louisville faces some practical concerns not having Ware in the lineup.
Russia's military deployments do though present some practical problems for the West, not least for Washington which has an active air campaign under way in Syrian air space.
Mr Motion told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was important the conference delivered some practical proposals which would give the government food for thought.
What then are some practical steps to ease the path forward?
At an Asian mayors' conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, earlier this year, Pratap U. Usnani of the City Managers Association of Gujarat shared some practical experience.
So here are some practical solutions that need to be considered and adapted to provide not only accessibility to care, but reduce costs while maintaining quality.
Regulators could scrap some of the laws that make criminals out of even the Web's most upright citizens and instead offer some practical guidance for consumers.
To this end we are holding a ground-breaking event to bring together Welsh police forces and disabled people's organisations to identify some practical steps we can take.
In case you might think that Dr Meredith's sole concern is demolishing inflated reputations, the genetic fingerprinting of grapes in this way has some practical applications, too.
But it may help to write an instant obituary that at least mentions some practical and theoretical reasons why their report is likely to be dead on arrival.
Extremophiles have shown some practical value in the past decade.
Cohn rightly points out some practical problems with the proposal.
While the previous version created under the former Labour government included some practical questions about daily life, the emphasis is now firmly on British history and culture.
Unfortunately, getting in the way are some practical matters.
For the next few months, we plan to use this space to share our insights on decision effectiveness, as well as some practical examples from companies such as ABB, Ford Motor Company, MetLife and Hospira.
What are some practical uses, you ask?
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