john b

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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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When about six years old during the mid 1940s I recall meeting two Land Girls in a barn on a farm near my home village in South Leicestershire; nothing memorable occurred and the incident remained forgotten for many years. Later, during the late 1970s or 1980s I was queuing at a local Post Office in Northampton when I was approached by a lady who knew my name and recalled the incident, saying that she was one of the Land Girls concerned and was now living in the town, I do not recall any mention of the other girl. We had a pleasant conversation and then both went about our business. Unfortunately I did not take any details and have not meet or heard either lady since that time. Time between the two incidents was about 35 years.
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Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:16:08 +0000Coincidence ID:5371