Friday the 13th
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I do apologize for posting this not in all respects frenetic story again, but the one posted yesterday - on the 13th, Friday - remained full of mistakes . (It can be considered as my personal disaster on such a gloomy day. )
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This is the second time within less than 2 years
that I traveled on a Friday on the 13th.
There is absolutely nothing "mystical" about this.
These were cheap flights and because lots of
people are superstitious they are reluctant to
choose such a day. Consequently a flight on the Friday
on the 13th is, as a rule, cheaper than a
flight on the 12nd or the 14th (Thursday, Saturday ).
I don´t attach much importance to this and wanted
the cheapest possible day.
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(It was on the 13th of January 2012 when I last
time traveled on the Friday the 13th.
That was the day of the Costa Concordia disaster.)
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:56:53 +0000Coincidence ID:7206
