Oxford Street Coat
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I reckon it was about 15 years ago and I was shopping in Oxford Street, London with my girlfriend.
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<p>I remember having a cigarette outside a shop my gf had gone into to.<br />
On the other side of the road was a shop that sold jeans and t-shirts and I remember seeing a clothes hanger outside the shop. I could see a coat hanging there I liked the look of.<br />
I don't know how it caught my eye as it was very busy.
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<p>I thought about crossing the road but never did as I'd had enough of bumping into other shoppers and we were about to leave London and travel back home in the West Midlands.
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<p>I remember driving back wishing I'd bought the coat that caught my eye. I'd hardly bought anything that day and although there were a few things I wish I'd bought, for some reason the coat was top of the list.
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<p>Anyway, back home later on that night I was watching the news on the telly.<br />
There was a 30 second story about a suspected package found in Oxford Street that same day and part of the street had been cordoned off. This had happened just after we had left for home.<br />
I remember standing up when I heard this and I moved closer to the tv.<br />
I couldn't believe what happened next - they showed a clip of where it had been found and I nearly fell over - it was outside the jeans shop and the cameraman had filmed it from where I had stood earlier..........I was at home looking at the same coat again on the telly.
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Date submitted:Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:47:49 +0000Coincidence ID:6744