Amazing coincidences
Feb 18th 2004, 7:12 am
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Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Feb 18th 2004, 7:20 am
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Originally posted by Servant24kids
We were in NZ over Christmas.
Whilst in Nelson, we climbed a steep hill in a park which is supposed to be the 'centre' of New Zealand. As we watched the sun set at the top, a couple with English accents struggled to the top. They were from our town, a little town of 12,000 in Essex.
Such a weird feeling.
We were in NZ over Christmas.
Whilst in Nelson, we climbed a steep hill in a park which is supposed to be the 'centre' of New Zealand. As we watched the sun set at the top, a couple with English accents struggled to the top. They were from our town, a little town of 12,000 in Essex.
Such a weird feeling.
subliminaly the words 12000 have been mentioned 3 times so far !!!
Feb 18th 2004, 7:25 am
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Originally posted by Go Banana's !!
Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Feb 18th 2004, 7:35 am
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A couple of years ago, we were on holiday in Ibiza. Went on one of them stupid `Hoe Down` excursions. Kids had to get dressed as cowboys and keep shouting Yeeeehaaaa. Anyway the bloody noisy kids sitting next to us (apart from my kids) were my eldest sons best friend fron school.
Feb 18th 2004, 7:42 am
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Originally posted by Go Banana's !!
Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Yea c'mon Jill you can't just leave it like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Petra
Feb 18th 2004, 8:00 am
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My wierdest would be last May. I was in Brisbane airport and as I walked past the baggage reclaim I bumped into my Mum and Dad.
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Oh - hang on - I had gone there to pick them up - doh!
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Oh - hang on - I had gone there to pick them up - doh!
Feb 18th 2004, 8:18 am
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Or the double glazing man.....
Originally posted by Go Banana's !!
Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
Gets even wierder when you have friends who's husbands, you've - eh eerm - known ...................
Anyone got one of those stories ?
Jill
:scared:
Feb 18th 2004, 9:40 am
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Re: Amazing coincidences
Originally posted by podgypossum
I was at the marina yesterday having lunch with several other expat wives. I went into the cafe to buy a drink. Whilst waiting, a man appeared in the doorway.
Suddenly, he yelled "AHA!!..English accent..has to be Nicki!" ...to my complete astonishment, it was one of the drivers who worked for me back in UK!!!!!...he is here on holiday with his girlfriend who also worked for me in my office. I am still in a state of shock.
Now, what are the odds of two people meeting 12,000 miles from home, who lived in the same street and worked together, being in the same place at the same time 5yrs after saying goodbye!! :scared:
Anyone else had this happen?
P.S. he now wants me to help him get into Oz permanently..LOL
I was at the marina yesterday having lunch with several other expat wives. I went into the cafe to buy a drink. Whilst waiting, a man appeared in the doorway.
Suddenly, he yelled "AHA!!..English accent..has to be Nicki!" ...to my complete astonishment, it was one of the drivers who worked for me back in UK!!!!!...he is here on holiday with his girlfriend who also worked for me in my office. I am still in a state of shock.
Now, what are the odds of two people meeting 12,000 miles from home, who lived in the same street and worked together, being in the same place at the same time 5yrs after saying goodbye!! :scared:
Anyone else had this happen?
P.S. he now wants me to help him get into Oz permanently..LOL
And will you ?......
Feb 18th 2004, 9:50 am
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Re: Amazing coincidences
Originally posted by podgypossum
I was at the marina yesterday having lunch with several other expat wives. I went into the cafe to buy a drink. Whilst waiting, a man appeared in the doorway.
Suddenly, he yelled "AHA!!..English accent..has to be Nicki!" ...to my complete astonishment, it was one of the drivers who worked for me back in UK!!!!!...he is here on holiday with his girlfriend who also worked for me in my office. I am still in a state of shock.
Now, what are the odds of two people meeting 12,000 miles from home, who lived in the same street and worked together, being in the same place at the same time 5yrs after saying goodbye!! :scared:
Anyone else had this happen?
P.S. he now wants me to help him get into Oz permanently..LOL
I was at the marina yesterday having lunch with several other expat wives. I went into the cafe to buy a drink. Whilst waiting, a man appeared in the doorway.
Suddenly, he yelled "AHA!!..English accent..has to be Nicki!" ...to my complete astonishment, it was one of the drivers who worked for me back in UK!!!!!...he is here on holiday with his girlfriend who also worked for me in my office. I am still in a state of shock.
Now, what are the odds of two people meeting 12,000 miles from home, who lived in the same street and worked together, being in the same place at the same time 5yrs after saying goodbye!! :scared:
Anyone else had this happen?
P.S. he now wants me to help him get into Oz permanently..LOL
Feb 18th 2004, 9:54 am
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Originally posted by debsy
Come on Jill - spill the beans
Come on Jill - spill the beans
jill
Feb 18th 2004, 10:05 am
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Jill, you tease .......
I once flew to Sydney and went into an irish pub.
12.000 pints later i found that I was really pissed
I once flew to Sydney and went into an irish pub.
12.000 pints later i found that I was really pissed
Feb 18th 2004, 11:20 am
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Re: Amazing coincidences
Originally posted by jeannie
And will you ?......
And will you ?......
I would love to help him as he's a nice guy, but not sure if i can. Although he has money coming out of his ears (he dabbles in the stockmarket and has got lucky SEVERAL times!!) he doesnt have skilled qualifications or family out here. I doubt he could get a business visa as he's still officially a taxi driver....LOL
If anyone has any ideas let me know!
Feb 18th 2004, 8:06 pm
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A really weird thing happened in Jan of this year. I was at work and serving customers when in walks a girl I went through school with and we used to play together when we were youngsters. We lived in the same area and always new each other. After leaving school we lost touch...as you do..and didn't see each other really for 20 years...until January that is.
We get talking and I happen to mention we're emigrating and the conversation went like this;
'we're hopefully emigrating this year' said I
'so are we' she said
'we're off to Perth' I say
'us too....oh and Maggie and her family as well (another girl we went to school with)'
The other customers in the shop must've thought we were mental patients on day release we were so excited by this!!
well, a long story short it turns out that we're all heading for Perth, to an area called Carramar, both our husbands are in Printing, our daughters have the same birth date and to top that I've been reading her posts on here for ages without knowing it was her...she's brummiebird!
How weird would it have been if we'd not had this conversation, turned up in Carramar, walked down the street and bumped into each other!!
Small world eh?
We get talking and I happen to mention we're emigrating and the conversation went like this;
'we're hopefully emigrating this year' said I
'so are we' she said
'we're off to Perth' I say
'us too....oh and Maggie and her family as well (another girl we went to school with)'
The other customers in the shop must've thought we were mental patients on day release we were so excited by this!!
well, a long story short it turns out that we're all heading for Perth, to an area called Carramar, both our husbands are in Printing, our daughters have the same birth date and to top that I've been reading her posts on here for ages without knowing it was her...she's brummiebird!
How weird would it have been if we'd not had this conversation, turned up in Carramar, walked down the street and bumped into each other!!
Small world eh?
Feb 18th 2004, 8:21 pm
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Tracy,
I was just about to post our story when i had read them all, and there it was the last story!!!!!
Another spooky coincidence
PS Its starting to freak me out now!!!!
pps you havent slept with my hubbie have you
I was just about to post our story when i had read them all, and there it was the last story!!!!!
Another spooky coincidence
PS Its starting to freak me out now!!!!
pps you havent slept with my hubbie have you
Feb 18th 2004, 9:23 pm
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We arrived in Perth in June 1998 absolutely broke (after spending most of our money in NZ!) Needless to say it was imperative that one of both of us got a job asap. Hubby went off to join computery agencies and lo and behold the lady who answered the phone of the very first one he rang happened to be the same person who had found him his job in Manchester after graduating. Unfortunately she didn't find him one in Perth . . . but he did get one eventually.
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