Shock in Cleethorpes
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My husband and I were travelling by car to visit an old friend in Hull. As we got up there earlier than expected we decided to go to Cleethorpes first, just to see what it was like. We parked the car on the promenade and decided to phone Margaret in Hull to see if she was in. I telephoned from a call box on the seafront, but there was no reply and no answerphone. We had a good walk along the front and had a bit of lunch to pass the time. On the way back to the car, as we passed the phonebox I went in to call again to see if she was back. As I entered the phonebooth the telephone rang and David said "pick it up then Rita", as I was hesitant to do so. When I picked up the phone it was my friend Margaret on the other end. She had dialled 1471 to see if anyone had called and then dialled the number. We were both absolutely "gobsmacked", in fact so much so that she did a lottery with the number - but unfortunately no luck!!
Date submitted:Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:29:21 +0000Coincidence ID:5822