Fuse Wire.
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My daughter asked me if I could repair her broken necklace.I thought that very thin fuse wire would do the job.I had just started aforementioned repair when the phone rang,it was my daughter-in -law."Do you have any fuse wire"? she asked.I was bewildered.She was equally bewildered when I answered that I did and I was holding it in my hand.
You may not consider this coincidence worthy of upgrade to 'amazing coincidence' until I tell you that I had not seen or touched the fuse wire for some 2 or 3 years before this occasion.I have not seen or touched the fuse wire since,some 10 or twelve years.
Les Kinsey.
Date submitted:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:16:55 +0000Coincidence ID:5480
