chance meeting

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My wife and myself were going on holiday to Bournemouth and decided to randomly take a trip into London to see some relatives. Our best friends at the time were going to Scotland for a short break. We decided to take a sightseeing trip and take in the tower of London. On our way into the tower who should be walking the other way but our best friends whose Scotland trip got cancelled so they decided to visit London instead. This was well before mobile phones and was a pure chance meeting. What are the odds on that.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:53:38 +0000Coincidence ID:4923