I'm still grateful to the Birmingham ATCO who helped me many years ago, when I was very new PPL and very lost somewhere in their airspace. He calmly directed me to the bit of the motorway system I needed to find my way home, and then told me I could stay with him to the limit of his radar coverage if I didn't feel up to talking to anyone new just yet. I've never forgotten his kindness, and I never will.
