Hitch-hiker connection
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On my way to Cornwall, I picked up a hitch-hiker on the outskirts of Aberdeen. He was heading to Dundee to meet a friend to go climbing. In conversation it came out that he actually lived in Edinburgh. I was stopping at Edinburgh to meet an old flat-mate. The hitch-hiker said that, though he currently lived in Edinburgh, he was actually from a small town called Aberfeldy (pop. 2000 at the time). My old flat-mate came from Aberfeldy, and, indeed, the hitch-hiker knew her and had been in the same sports team as her. More, my flat-mate had just moved into a new flat, on the same street as the hitch-hiker.
Date submitted:Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:40:44 +0000Coincidence ID:8500
