Knowing the same person
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In the late '80's I was in Munich with the BMW Car Club of Great Britain on a Factory Visit. Members had come from all over the UK and one of them brought his father. Chatting one evening he asked what I did and I told him I worked for Marconi in Chelmsford at their Research Centre. When he was a young lad, one of his neighbours and playmates, who he'd not seen since his teens, was a clever lad who later went on to work for an electronics company, which he seemed to remember was Marconi and maybe it was Chelmsford? Did I know him? At that time, we had around 10,000+ people working for Marconi in the Chelmsford and surrounding areas so I said it was possible but pretty unlikely.
He told me that chaps first and surname, not a common name, and it turned out to be my Manager, who confirmed the coincidence.
Date submitted:Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:55:01 +0000Coincidence ID:6539
