House Renters

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Over 20 years ago, we rented out our house for 6 months when we were working away. My husband met the couple briefly to get a lease signed, then our son was in charge. 3 years ago, I was at a linedancing class in Spain, I heard a lady talking and recognized her accent as being like mine and found out she lived quite near to me in UK. On returning home, I phoned to invite her and her husband round for a drink, I told her where we lived and asked if she knew where our road was. She replied that she did, as they had rented a house there quite some time ago. Of course, it was our house!
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:07:17 +0000Coincidence ID:4062