Cool!
I've thankfully never had to call 911, but do people really get stuck on hold? It just seemed kind of weird that he was worried about getting stuck on hold cause of his battery...I feel like Twittering that message would have taken just as long. Then again, I'm just thinking of my phone, which has slow internet. Maybe it works faster on smartphones.
Still, I'm glad to hear everything was alright in the end!
ETA: Haaaa, whoops, just read the whole article which mentions people getting stuck on hold. Looks like he made the right call!