London to Ibiza

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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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When younger I temped for a while in an office in NW London. While there I got a job as a holiday rep and our receptionist, I forget her name but also young, wished me well etc. I didn't know where in Europe I would be posted, and I lost touch, so she never knew where I went. A few months later I was bringing a coachload of holidaymakers back to the airport in Ibiza after their holiday, and I popped down to see which desk they would be checking in at. As I was going into the airport who should be coming out but the receptionist, who was just starting her holiday...we were amazed.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:31:05 +0000Coincidence ID:4962