Reserved seat!!!

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My mum lived in Brigjton and my Granny in London, both hardly ever used the train for travel. My mum decided to visit her mum in Yorkshire (she'd always previously taken her van but decided to take the train for once). </p> <p>My mum brought a ticket and sat in what she thought was an available seat. </p> <p>As the train passed through London, more people got on. An old women (who had previously reserved a seat) approached the reserved numbered seat to find my mum in it. She politely began to explain how she had reserved that seat when my mum looked up and saw my Granny who shrieked!! </p> <p>I often would pick up the phone at the exact time my Granny had called but before any rings were heard, but this event makes even those occasions pale into insignificance in terms of coincidence. </p> <p>My mum and granny both told me about this and were equally amazed.
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Date submitted:Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:06:40 +0000Coincidence ID:8314