Gas man had lived in my home
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We had recently moved to our new home and were considering replacing a gas pipe connected to the mains. I called a central number for Transco, the company, which in those days (2002), owned Britain's gas pipelines. I spoke to a gentleman to arrange for someone to give me a quote. When he took my address, he discovered it was the same property he had once lived in. He accurately described the layout of the house and told me that he and others had rented individual rooms from a landlady. This explained why a house which had maintained most of its original features had bedroom doors replaced with lockable fire doors.
Date submitted:Sat, 25 Feb 2017 21:19:03 +0000Coincidence ID:9027
