Saw, then found, in 1 hour
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I was in an auto parts store 10 miles from my house in very rural southern Ohio, glancing at bottles on a shelf while waiting in line. I quickly looked over all the objects on the shelf, but I became interested in a certain product called Sea Foam Motor Treatment because it was odd seeing something that was boat related and had a big wave on it in land-locked Ohio. I real the label, then realized I was next at the counter to pay for my spark plugs. I paid and drove home, then changed my spark plugs. Right after changing them I thought maybe I should take a drive down the road to check to make sure the car was running right. I drove down my street, a way I hardly ever go, maybe only 5 times a year. At the fork in the road about 1/2 mile away, I turned around but noticed what looked like a pressurized can of some sort in the road. I thought that I should go pick it up so no one would hurt their tires, so I got out of my car, picked it up and it was a full can of Sea Foam Motor Treatment!
I was completely stunned because most coincidences seem well within the realm of chance to me, but the odds of the above events happening seemed astronomical, especially in less than 1 hour!
1. To see 100 objects in front of me and only focused on 1 then finding it 10 miles away within 1 hour.
2. I hardly ever drive down that part of my road.
3. If I hadn't decided to test out my car
4. If I hadn't have waited in line
5. I live in a very rural county with only 13, 500 people
Date submitted:Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:44:52 +0000Coincidence ID:7264