Neighbours
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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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Our coincidence happened on a far flung beach in Ghana. It was a 5 hour drive from the airport and tucked next to a tiny fishing village. The guesthouse was owned by my husband's best friend Tom. If we didn't know him, there was no way we would have found it. The year we went to stay there was also the year that me and my husband moved in together. We had bought a flat in Stockwell, London and had been living there for 6 months before going to Ghana for a Christmas and New Year holiday. We only knew one set of neighbours from our new home, but as we emerged from our hut on the beach on Christmas eve in the Western Region of Ghana, there they are - our neighbours from Stockwell. Neither of us had even discussed going on holiday never mind the destination, so it was a complete and utter shock to see them there. Unfortunately we have moved on and have lost touch with them, but remembering it always makes me smile.
Date submitted:Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:04:23 +0000Coincidence ID:6805
