Anniversary coincidence

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I went for an appointment at a dentist I had not used before and, as you do, picked up the nearest book to read in the waiting room. It was a glossy book (which I had never heard of) of photographs all taken on the same day around Britain, mostly of people at work, with a foreword by the Duchess of York. When I looked at the date the photos were taken, it was 10 years to the day before the date I was looking at it - and, no, the dentist's name was not Sarah Ferguson! I have two far more amazing work-related coincidences, which are probably too complicated to relate in this format. john.skeeles@ntlworld.com
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:54:50 +0000Coincidence ID:3969

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Sat, 14/01/2012 - 5:58pm

After a long search, I finally found the item which I posted some hours ago. The following anecdote is about Geoff Hamilton - I was at school with him!