Your best coincidental moments
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I was racing at Mugello last year and my family came with me. Was chatting to my Mum in the car on the way to the airport to return home about an Italian mate (who she had met a couple of times) from my old job that I hadn't seen for a couple of years. We were trying to remember whereabouts in Italy he lived as we thought it might be near Florence as we drove past.
Turned out it was indeed near Florence as we bumped into him at the airport! Bearing in mind he works in the UK and only goes home to Italy a few times a year... Weird
Turned out it was indeed near Florence as we bumped into him at the airport! Bearing in mind he works in the UK and only goes home to Italy a few times a year... Weird
Got another one.
This time last year I advertised for sale a very rare Ferrari model kit on ebay. Knew it was going to be sought after across the globe and would fetch interest from everywhere, so I lugged it round to the post office, got it weighed to get the exact postage, took loads of photographs, spent time doing a massive write up.
Bloke from three miles up the road bought it....
This time last year I advertised for sale a very rare Ferrari model kit on ebay. Knew it was going to be sought after across the globe and would fetch interest from everywhere, so I lugged it round to the post office, got it weighed to get the exact postage, took loads of photographs, spent time doing a massive write up.
Bloke from three miles up the road bought it....
baldy1926 said:
In the 80's i was in the RAF at Northolt i'm a Norwich fan- yes i know.
Norwich were in the Milk Cup final against Sunderland.
I was offered a ticket to the game on the morning of the game so no one else knew i was going.
I rock up to Wembley with another 100k i was walking around just taking the atmosphere in. I then walked into my uncle and cousin neither of us knew the other was going.
I thought it was pretty cool at the time with that many people walking onto them
Plus we won as well
What trade?Norwich were in the Milk Cup final against Sunderland.
I was offered a ticket to the game on the morning of the game so no one else knew i was going.
I rock up to Wembley with another 100k i was walking around just taking the atmosphere in. I then walked into my uncle and cousin neither of us knew the other was going.
I thought it was pretty cool at the time with that many people walking onto them
Plus we won as well
Smiler. said:
Went to see War of the Worlds at Wembley.
Sat behind Colin Pillinger.
A million to one, they said.
I had a "liason" with a lady at work many years ago at work. It fizzled out after a while and we used to have contact via email occasionally.Sat behind Colin Pillinger.
A million to one, they said.
Fast forward 10 years, met a girl, got married.
A friend did a wedding video and as a gift, we bought him a ticket to see Gloria Estefan at Wembley, we also went.
Night of the concert arrived. Took our seats. "Liason lady" was sitting immediately behind me.
A couple of years back I was looking for a Fiesta for my son. Found a nice one being sold privately around the corner from Southend Airport. Went to see it and gave them a deposit. I couldn’t collect the car until the weekend as I was visiting a mate in Geneva. I said I would get the flight back to City Airport and get the train to Southend on the Sunday.
Was at Geneva airport on my way back and it was a day when City Airport was closed due to strong winds. There was talk of long delays and diversions. Anyway, after a 4 hour wait, boarded a flight that was diverted to Gatwick, sat down and then there was an announcement, flight is going to Southend Airport instead
! Quickly sent a text to the vendor with flight details, they picked me up at the airport and I was able to drive home to Kent. What are the chances?
Was at Geneva airport on my way back and it was a day when City Airport was closed due to strong winds. There was talk of long delays and diversions. Anyway, after a 4 hour wait, boarded a flight that was diverted to Gatwick, sat down and then there was an announcement, flight is going to Southend Airport instead
! Quickly sent a text to the vendor with flight details, they picked me up at the airport and I was able to drive home to Kent. What are the chances?Posted thus before but, one more time.
When I was 17 I met a lovely girl called asusan Edge, who quickly had me hooked.
Relationship lasted about 4 months and then, painfully fizled out over a period of months.
Roll on 18 months and met a lively girl called Susan Edgley. Been together 39 years now.
I guess the first one was missing a couple of letters. :-D
When I was 17 I met a lovely girl called asusan Edge, who quickly had me hooked.
Relationship lasted about 4 months and then, painfully fizled out over a period of months.
Roll on 18 months and met a lively girl called Susan Edgley. Been together 39 years now.
I guess the first one was missing a couple of letters. :-D
The Hypno-Toad said:
Got another one.
This time last year I advertised for sale a very rare Ferrari model kit on ebay. Knew it was going to be sought after across the globe and would fetch interest from everywhere, so I lugged it round to the post office, got it weighed to get the exact postage, took loads of photographs, spent time doing a massive write up.
Bloke from three miles up the road bought it....
A friend of mine purchased a model he had been after on ebay and it turned out the seller lived three doors away This time last year I advertised for sale a very rare Ferrari model kit on ebay. Knew it was going to be sought after across the globe and would fetch interest from everywhere, so I lugged it round to the post office, got it weighed to get the exact postage, took loads of photographs, spent time doing a massive write up.
Bloke from three miles up the road bought it....
I was out on NYE 2015 in London. Met a girl; had a good night; got her number. Anyways didn’t call her as she was based up norf so didn’t see the point.
Fast forward to June 2015 and I am in Thailand at a Full Moon Party; I am hammered on drink and ahem other stuff. I see this girl that I thought I recognised and I see her looking at me; must be the drink talking right?!
Anyways turns out it was the same girl! So from randomly meeting her in a Club in London- 200 odd miles from where she lived and 60 odd miles from where I lived to meeting her on a beach in Thailand! Mental.
The sheer coincidence was enough for her to be putty in my hands! Again she gave me her number; again I didn’t call… though I will take her out on a date if I randomly meet her
Fast forward to June 2015 and I am in Thailand at a Full Moon Party; I am hammered on drink and ahem other stuff. I see this girl that I thought I recognised and I see her looking at me; must be the drink talking right?!
Anyways turns out it was the same girl! So from randomly meeting her in a Club in London- 200 odd miles from where she lived and 60 odd miles from where I lived to meeting her on a beach in Thailand! Mental.
The sheer coincidence was enough for her to be putty in my hands! Again she gave me her number; again I didn’t call… though I will take her out on a date if I randomly meet her
cambiker71 said:
Years ago I bought an old mini, my girlfriend at the time ended up driving it a lot and liked it so went out and bought herself a slightly newer one.
When she got it home she locked it up and hung the keys up, next morning she got up went to work in her new mini and used my minis keys she had been doing, I had a bit of a panic trying to find my keys before realising she'd taken them, tried her keys in mine and it worked.
They were exactly the same, the key numbers matched when we checked later on, only the fuel cap was different!
Mum bought an early one, Maroon with a white roof. Parked it at the services & drove off in someone else's car. She managed to get back before they drove off in hers.When she got it home she locked it up and hung the keys up, next morning she got up went to work in her new mini and used my minis keys she had been doing, I had a bit of a panic trying to find my keys before realising she'd taken them, tried her keys in mine and it worked.
They were exactly the same, the key numbers matched when we checked later on, only the fuel cap was different!
Dad made her sell it when they got married, they didn't need 2 cars as he was away at Sea.
When I was 10ish, it turned up living in the cul-de-sac opposite
When I was 18 years old and knowing that I was going to do rubbish in my A-Levels because I'd been lazy I was moping in the lounge looking like a sick puppy. My old man's a tough old bu99er and has no time for whingers. Anyway, he picked up The Daily Post and told me a dreadful story about a Merchant Navvy Captain who had been killed in the Gulf by a missile fired at his ship. The man left two young kids, a ten year old daughter and a seven year old son and a widow. That was me taught a lesson in the reality of life.
14 years later I met a beautiful girl in the town I had moved to a year before. It was love at first sight and we are still together after 16 years.
Guess what? She was the girl in the story from the newspaper 14 years before which my father had used to teach me not to moan about life.
Still sends a shiver down my spine now.
14 years later I met a beautiful girl in the town I had moved to a year before. It was love at first sight and we are still together after 16 years.
Guess what? She was the girl in the story from the newspaper 14 years before which my father had used to teach me not to moan about life.
Still sends a shiver down my spine now.
Edited by Trophy Husband on Thursday 3rd March 16:42
Trophy Husband said:
When I was 18 years old and knowing that I was going to do rubbish in my A-Levels because I'd been lazy I was moping in the lounge looking like a sick puppy. My old man's a tough old bu99er and has no time for whingers. Anyway, he picked up The Daily Post and told me a dreadful story about a Merchant Navvy Captain who had been killed in the Gulf by a missile fired at his ship. The man left two young kids, a ten year old daughter and a seven year old son and a widow. That was me taught a lesson in the reality of life.
14 years later I met a beautiful girl in the town I had moved to a year before. It was love at first sight and we are still together after 16 years.
Guess what? She was the girl in the story from the newspaper 14 years before which my father had used to teach me not to moan about life.
Still sends a shiver down my spine now.
Have to ask: What's her take on that story?14 years later I met a beautiful girl in the town I had moved to a year before. It was love at first sight and we are still together after 16 years.
Guess what? She was the girl in the story from the newspaper 14 years before which my father had used to teach me not to moan about life.
Still sends a shiver down my spine now.
Edited by Trophy Husband on Thursday 3rd March 16:42
Very mundane one, however, driving home yesterday, dry conditions, spotted a mk4 silver Astra coming the opposite way with the windscreen wipers stuck solid pointing upwards.
"Unlucky" I thought.
About two left turns and two miles later i spotted another mk4 Astra, this time navy blue, with the same issue.
Terribly dull story to clog the Internet with but very odd to witness.
"Unlucky" I thought.
About two left turns and two miles later i spotted another mk4 Astra, this time navy blue, with the same issue.
Terribly dull story to clog the Internet with but very odd to witness.
Vandenberg said:
Went to visit some friends living on a kibbutz that I had met the previous year, when I arrived they were working so made my way down to the volunteers house to say hi, as I approached i heard a familiar accent and discovered 3 girls from the same village as me. All they wanted to talk about was back home so as soon as my Israeli mates rocked up I left the others and more importantly got familiar with the charms of the lovely Galitte.
Some years later, I was dumped a day full of interviews due to a colleague being ill, the second candidate rocked up and I had a vague nagging feeling that he was familiar, as I asked him questions and read his Cv, I twigged he was the gimp who had bullied me in the first two years of high school.
assume he didn't get the job. Did you let on you knew him?Some years later, I was dumped a day full of interviews due to a colleague being ill, the second candidate rocked up and I had a vague nagging feeling that he was familiar, as I asked him questions and read his Cv, I twigged he was the gimp who had bullied me in the first two years of high school.
ali_kat said:
Parked it at the services & drove off in someone else's car. She managed to get back before they drove off in hers.
Back to co-incidences, long ago when I was young and skint I sold my camper van to a chap in north London.
That weekend I went to visit a mate in Salisbury to drown my sorrows, I was crossing the road between pubs and my old bus drove straight past me.
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