Strange Coincidences?

[eziofan]

I was, in my younger days, standing in the chicken run. Do you go to Stratford?

I was a West Side boy! Moved to East Yorkshire 28 years ago so dont get to go much. I was born and raised in Stratford so when I do go back its a bit mind blowing seeing it as it is now.

 

[uair01]

 

[Sid]

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Definitely a Tax dodge move I would guess!

 

[Sogna]

I was a West Side boy! Moved to East Yorkshire 28 years ago so dont get to go much. I was born and raised in Stratford so when I do go back its a bit mind blowing seeing it as it is now.

You are right there. I worked in Stratford in the 80s and 90s and there was nothing where there’s now practically a new town.

 

[Sogna]

My older brother had a season ticket in he chicken run. Then his work changed and couldn’t go on Saturdays, so I used to blag his ticket.

That was years ago though. I’m happy to say that his allegiance has changed ever so slightly over the years, and that these days he has a season ticket with me at Brisbane road, along with his son and his grandson

Football and I have fallen out unfortunately, but I went to Brisbane Road a few times and always enjoyed it.

 

[Sid]

You are right there. I worked in Stratford in the 80s and 90s and there was nothing where there’s now practically a new town.

I guess Shakespeare would say exactly the same!

 

[escargot]

This morning I was listening to Michael Caine on t'wireless reading from his memoirs. One of his anecdotes was as follows:

He lived near George Harrison and they'd socialise at each other's houses.

One day when Harrison popped round, Caine said 'Oho, brought your guitar then?'

Harrison said 'No, it's not a guitar. It's a ukulele. I'm a member of the George Formby Society.'

He then entertained Caine's delighted family and guests with a selection of George Formby songs.

So... today at work I spotted a customer holding a ukulele. I'd never seen someone open carrying one before!

He enjoyed the Caine/Harrison story.

 

[Sid]

I guess Shakespeare would say exactly the same!

 

[Trevp666]

today at work I spotted a customer holding a ukulele. I'd never seen someone open carrying one before!

I thought we had laws about that sort of thing?
Surely he must've submitted his details to the police to get a licence, and needs to keep it in a locked cabinet, and is only allowed to have a certain number of replacement strings?

 

[Dick Turpin]

I was thinking about redheads earlier on this morning and checking the racing post I noted Sassy Redhead was going in the 2:25 at Chelmsford. Sure enough she won at odds of 11/1. I was a bit miffed as I had noted it but not acted on it. I have seen this name type occurrence in the past in relation to picking horses. It has always interested me on how there appears to be something odd about being drawn to a name that subsequently wins but its pure coincidence isnt it!!

Your story reminds me of an incident that happened back in the late 1980’s. I was walking to a bookies in Farringdon London, to place a bet on a horse called Take- the- Biscuit . As I rounded a bend in the street, I noticed a commotion going on further up the road near Farringdon tube station. A car’s engine had caught fire and smoke was billowing out of the open bonnet. A quick-thinking guy who worked in a shop next to the station came out with a bucket of water and affectively put the fire out.

Nothing more to see so I waked past and entered the bookies and noticed that there was a horse running that afternoon at Doncaster, called “Burning Car”. I took this as a sign so put £10 on it each way - which was a lot more than I was originally going to put on Take- the- biscuit.

It came second from last unfortunately. Stupid signs and omens etc

 

[Trevp666]

Sorry but I must digress into an old joke you have reminded me of:

I was on my way to 'the bookies' to place a bet on a horse and on the way there I saw a police car with '999' on the reg plate, attending to a car crash involving 9 vehicles, outside a pub called "The 9 of Diamonds".
So I went in 'the bookies' and a race due to start at 9.09am had a horse called "Nine times Nine", at odds of 9/1.
So I bet £99 on it to win.
It came in ninth.

Back to the topic now thank you.