Mobile Phone Numbers
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A few years ago I tried to call an old, female, friend on her last known mobile number. We'd been out of touch for about 3 years. A male voice answered, so I said, "I assume that's not Louise?" He laughed, I apologised and put the phone down.
Assuming I had dialed the wrong number I tried again and the same voice answered. "That's still not Louise, is it?" "No. Is that Uncle Stewart?" I had called my nephew.
In the years since I'd last been in contact with my friend she'd changed her mobile number and my nephew had become old enough to have a mobile of his own and it seems as if he'd been issued with her recycled number.
Date submitted:Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:50:05 +0000Coincidence ID:6994
