My landlady

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I was living near York attending college and 2 Australian girls I knew were on holiday, got my landlady's tel no from my mother and rang her. She said I was at college and would be home at 16:30, but left them the address. She then went to York shopping. When she returned and when I got home, she said she was approached in York by a young lady who asked her if she knew how to get to the village and house in which she was resident. My landlady asked if she was one of the girls who had phoned her earlier. Of course it was. Now York's a pretty big place, so the odds on asking my landlady are? Well, go figure.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:19:19 +0000Coincidence ID:3811

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Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 10:21am

Of course the girls may have asked other people previously, but not many before finding some one who knew, any business owner for example.