I-pod tunes

Some years ago I was working on a project in Ethiopia, travelling backwards & forwards with a colleague who became a friend. We had 4 trips backwards & forwards, lots of hanging about. On one trip, we were stuck in Dubai airport & Dave persuaded me to buy an i-pod as they were so cheap. I got one that stored 800 pieces of music [same as Dave's, but green] which I quickly filled up, using it particularly when travelling. On our last trip, we were waiting for our plane in Gondar airport, sitting on the seats. I was listening to my i-pod on shuffle, as was Dave - we had a conversation about the fun of serendipity. A favourite of mine [First Song, played by Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny] came on & I showed my screen to Dave, as he'd introduced me to the CD. He held out his screen - same piece of music was playing! A few years later I was travelling on a train from London to Sheffield, sitting in airline-style seats. Again, I was listening to my i-pod on shuffle, when a Norah Jones track came on. I spotted Norah Jones on the screen of the lap-top being used by the guy in the seats in front of me - then saw it was the same song. One of the things I listen to on my i-pod is my dad, who was a trumpeter, playing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 2. He's been dead for 30 years now, so it's nice to hear him playing. 3 years ago I decided to move to Edinburgh, 400 miles from where I was then living by myself. I was lucky enough to sell my house quite quickly to a couple who had recently got together. The man was rather cold & legalistic but his partner [maybe in compensation] was terribly war & a bit over-familiar. I just wanted the sale to go through & wanted as little contact as possible. For instance, during one call the woman told me to be sure I had a supportive friend with me when leaving the house as it would be so traumatic. I felt irritated, as I just wanted her partner to sign the papers, not give me counselling! As I was moving to a smaller place, I gave away lots of furniture & arranged for the rest to be put in storage for a month [until I took possession of new property] so the van came 2 days before the new owners were to take possession. I could do this because I was staying with a friend & driving off from her house with house-plants, etc. So, on the day before the new owners moved in, I went there by myself with borrowed hoover, mops, etc to do a final clean. It was great - I put i-pod [on shuffle] in my ears - CD player was in the van and cleaned away. When I finished hoovering, I put the hoover in the car & finished up by mopping the floors. Kitchen, utlity, dining room & finally, tiled floor in the hallway, out the door & take the keys to the agent was the plan. Just before the front door, on came my dad's trumpet!