A chance encounter with a former neighbour
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My wife and I were holidaying in a national park in the middle of the Texas wilderness, on the border with Mexico. This place was truly the middle of nowhere, and had maybe 20 or so client-facing staff. One evening, we were served by a waiter with an English accent. It turned out that he and I had grown up four houses apart on the same street in the UK.
Date submitted:Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:48:36 +0000Coincidence ID:6088
