OLD FRIEND PART 1

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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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I commenced my career with Woolworths & in 1959 they sent me out to Barbados.Shortly after arriving I met a girl,Madeline & we became good friends. However in 1968 she left the Island with her girl friend for North America. From that date we have had no contact in any form & I had no idea what part of N.A. she had gone to. On tuesday last week I came across a small photo of her dated 1962 on the reverse. Understandably this brought back many happy memories. On friday my wife told me that there was an "overseas" call for me. It was Madeline calling from Toronto where she is happily married.A 43 year gap ! She told me that she was sitting in her lounge & had decided to track me down via the WEB . PART 2.PECULIAR EVENTS. Later I was to meet a Trinidadian girl-now my wife.Shortly after meeting her & when she had returned home I decided to call her. As I finished dialing her phone was picked up-it had not rung her end.Her response was "I knew you were going to call so I went to the phone". We have now been married 37 years & I am fully aware that ,peculiar events do occure between some people & that distance is no deterent. PART 3 HAPPENINGS. A further ,oddity are the palms of my wife,s hands which reflect ,happenings,.The lst being good ones & the right ,not so good,.Areas of the itches on either palms differing different meanings. In early day,s I decried it BUT no longer. Good luck with you research. Derek.
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:34:04 +0000Coincidence ID:5062