Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:14 pm
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1) (I'll title this one 'Annoying coincidences') We were nearing the end of a walking holiday, exploring a relatively un-used path in a narrow gorge. It was a fair way from any road, in fact we had off-roaded the hire car to get nearer to the gorge entrance
After a while I noticed 2 hikers on a reciprocal heading. Looking more closely I saw it was my boss. It was impossible to avoid him. Dang. Had to make polite small talk.
(He'd made a last minute booking and this was their first day's hike)
2) We bought three tickets for The Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Tickets were in high demand, selling to tourists from all over the world, and it was impossible to get seats together. In fact we were seated on different rows in different tiers, allocating our tickets randomly between us.
After the event my Mum excitedly told us that the chap she had sat next to knew of her tiny Scottish village (that no-one except fly fishers has ever heard of). It turned out that the chap was pals with her dear friend who lived in the next street.
After a while I noticed 2 hikers on a reciprocal heading. Looking more closely I saw it was my boss. It was impossible to avoid him. Dang. Had to make polite small talk.
(He'd made a last minute booking and this was their first day's hike)
2) We bought three tickets for The Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Tickets were in high demand, selling to tourists from all over the world, and it was impossible to get seats together. In fact we were seated on different rows in different tiers, allocating our tickets randomly between us.
After the event my Mum excitedly told us that the chap she had sat next to knew of her tiny Scottish village (that no-one except fly fishers has ever heard of). It turned out that the chap was pals with her dear friend who lived in the next street.