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Live now in N Uist, in a Colt house built for M Handley Page in1965, bought by us thirty yrs later from a dentist. Intervening owner ...nothing known except he was a lawyer. Mybhusband at funeral of ex Shell manager colleague in rural Cheshire. Introduced to a lady, got chatting, turned out it was her husband who owned the house...
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:14:30 +0000Coincidence ID:3913

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Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 11:21am

At meal in hotel in Uist, sharing above story with friend, people at next table chime in with story much as follows ' I was in New Zealand on narrow walkway in nature reserve, voice behind said 'move on Maggie Bates' (or such) and she looked round and there was man who was boy in primary school with her fifty years before, using maiden name, in Yorkshire as children, never seen or heard of since

Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 11:29am

Friend, lives HS6 5B area of remote and little known North Uist, from whence I write and where we live, was on cruise and in or near Australia. Was in jacuzzi with other older ladies. Was struck by similarity of one Canadian lady to local Hebridean faces and asked if she had any UK connection...the lady said no but she had Scotish ancestors. Friend said Oh I live in Scotland, where were theyy? lady said, oh you wdnt have heard of it , a little island called N Uist. Friend said that is where I live!, where in N Uist, do you know? Lady said, oh, it was on an island called Vallay'..my friend said I live on Vallay strand..... In the end turned out that location of where each were meant they wd have beenjust the hearest neighbours, none nearer, just a few hundred yards of tide separating them. Turned

Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 11:33am

Above happened all the time , to exaggerate only slightly, with a friend...picking up phone or texting at the same but not predictable Boring probably.. But happens..