Telephone Box Coincidence
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24 years ago when attending Chester College I had called my father from a public phone and he had called me back. One saturday evening on at the start of a lad's night out I was walking into town and as I passed the phone box it rang, a friend answered it and imagine our amazement when the caller asked for me by name and sure enough it was my DAD
Date submitted:Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:49:21 +0000Coincidence ID:6109
