small world it has to be said...

[incisor]

Just had a guy walk in and want a job done on a system

thinking to myself, seen this face before...

so i ask him where we have met before and he says yeah, your face is familiar...

25 years ago this week we were working together for one day in gladstone :p

he was master on a vessel that was helping launch one that i had just helped build..

blew me away...

[winaje]

Funny how that happens.

I was sitting a job interview (didn't get it thank goodness), and similar thing, couldn't shake the feeling I had seen the guy before. Ended up that I had sold his wife a camera 10 years previously and he had been with her...

[jonesfam]

Yep,
Had a lady come into work a couple of months ago & said hello to me & used my name.
I looked at her but no recognition.
She even told me her name but still nothing.
Finally she told me that we had dated a couple of times in around 1978 or 9.
Obviously she found the dates more memorable than I did.;)
Jonesfam
PS I did remember her eventually.

[JDNSW]

Forty years ago I was in the restaurant at the Hook of Holland, waiting for the ferry across the English Channel to Harwich - and met the proprietor of the motel I had lived in three years earlier in Port Moresby.

John

[Tombie]

Ask BMKal about a small world...

He was in China, waiting for a flight and browsing some photos I had posted of my work site.

Guy next to him looks over and says "Hey, thats my plant"... :cool:

[FeatherWeightDriver]

My wife's boss is married to the sister of my good mate's wife.

Only took us 3 years to work it out...:o

[Bushie]

Last year at the Louth races, a young guy from Bathurst introduced himself, and came over to discuss Landies - we were at the end of our Simpson Centreing trip (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/multi-state-reports/203738-2014-edjits-simpson-desert-centreing-tour.html#post2204048) .
A few weeks later my son (who had met up with us in Louth) was out and about with his sister, it turns out that the young guy was the mate of my daughters partner.


Martyn

[V8Ian]

A few years ago, I met a fellow in Bamaga, he lived 200 metres from me in Bald Hills, Brisbane. I'd never met him before.

[Chenz]

I was sitting in a pub in Lighting Ridge and the guy next to me had a KIWI accent so I asked him where he was from. He said Pukekohe. I said my wife comes from there. He asked her name and when I told him he said I know her I used to drive trucks for her father.

[Simon]

I needed the house sprayed for bugs. Not having had to have this done before (I'm from the UK) we just picked a yellow pages ad based on nothing in particular

The guy turns up, we chat whilst he works, turns out he was same school as me back in Blighty, 2 years above

[Discofever]

I was listening to an talk on William Wallace up top of the William Wallace Monument in Scotland around 1998-1999. Across from me in the same group of about 12 people was a girl I dated for 7 years from Geelong with her new boyfriend.

My son and I went camping in the Wonnangatta Valley a few years ago. No one in sight for kms except one family about 100 metres away. Turns out the family had a boy who my son does Aikido with in town and they live about 2 blocks from us.

[Ferret]

While walking across a bridge in Venice I met a mate from Sydney. Had no idea he was even in Europe at the time.

Went skiing in Japan with the family. The son met one of his school mates out on the slopes, again no idea he was even in Japan at the time.

[flyinglandrover]

While on hoidays in the UK I went to board a train at Kings Cross station, looked at the people in front of me and it was my cousin and her husband! They live 1000km from me here and I had no idea that they would be over there!
Also a couple of years after doing some work in China I was invited out for dinner with friends while working in Houston. One friend went to introduce me to his new wife. She said "I know that man!" it was the seceratary from the company office in China who arranged my flights etc!

[Sprint]

6 years ago when i was selling cars a couple came in looking for a car, found what they wanted, and while my boss was doing the paperwork, they chatted, he found out where they were from, asked if they knew so-and-so.... turns out my boss and the customer were 2nd cousins.....

A co-worker worked on a farm in victoria maybe 20-25 years ago..... where one of our current customers grew up....

[Basil135]

It might be a small world, but I wouldn't want to be the one to paint it :D




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[Tank]

Worked up at Gove in the early stages, had a roommate, we became good friends, my stint was ending a few weeks earlier than his. So I arranged to meet him in Sydney when he got back.
If need be he could stay at my old mans' house till he got his own Crib.
After 2 weeks I hadn't received any news (he had lost his wallet with my contact details).
So a week later I was riding through Hurstville shopping centre, I stopped at the PO and sent him a Telegram to see what was happening.
After the PO I walked into a Gun Shop to peruse some rifles. while looking at a tasty Sako .222/varmint barrel, I gets a tap on the shoulder, you guessed it, it was my mate from Gove, well I'll be ......, Regards Frank.

[LandyAndy]

When Deb was in hospital after her stroke there was a loud mouth woman in the diagonal opposite bed,very friendly lady,just loud.
I kept telling myself I know her somehow.
I told Deb I know that lady over there,just cant work out how.
The more I listened to her barking out to the other ladies in the ward I nailed it.
She was my ex partners(before Deb) auntie.
She kept saying she was from Bunbury,I asked her was she from Brunswick Junction before that.The look I got was priceless.I told her I had stayed at her place several times,the look was even more priceless.
I then revealed I once dated Paula,her neice,the look was even more more priceless.She was speechless for a few minutes,then asked a few questions to validate my claim.My mum was there at the time,she piped up and said she had been on thier launch to Rottnest Island several times too.
You are Andrew that dated Paula Marie??? YES,its me.
She was so sad when you guys broke up.Told her she was amazing but had too many issues I couldnt deal with.Be gees old auntie went off,saying the family tried to educate her that I was such a nice bloke:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
The sad news was Paula married a bloke and they now have 2 badly autistic children,plus the husband rolled their car and now isnt the full quid due to brain damage.
When we split,I left the ball in her court,told her sort her issues and Im happy to keep going,she couldnt handle that,shame she was a real nice girl.Not to worry,I got with Deb and she has been the rock of my life.I actually hoped to catch Paula on a visit for a chat,she didnt show unfortunately.
Andrew

[Bytemrk]

When my kids where about 11 or 12 we stopped overnight in one of the caravan parks in Coober Pedy on the way back from a trip to the centre.

I just finish setting up the camper trailer and a car pulls up on the site next to it.... out jump 2 kids - that went to kinder with my 2..when they were 3 :D

'tis a small small world.


Inc, I've got to ask.... how the hell do you remember the face of a bloke you met once 25 years ago!.....I'm flat out remembering what I had for breakie last Tuesday :angel:

[DBT]

Long ago, I dropped into to my old University, about 12 months after moving house. I had lost my transcripts and was applying for a new job. So I went in and requested reprints. The guy in the admin office looked at the form I had just filled in and asked if I used to live at x/xx Whatever street, Hornsby.

"Yes". I replied suspiciously "Why do you ask?"

"I live there now." He says.

"How do you know I used to live there?"

"Cause I have a stack of your Four Wheel Drive magazines from your subscription you forgot to redirect. Thanks, I really enjoyed reading them."


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[incisor]

Inc, I've got to ask.... how the hell do you remember the face of a bloke you met once 25 years ago!.....I'm flat out remembering what I had for breakie last Tuesday :angel:
beats the hell out of me... my head is so full of useless crap :angel:

i have a shocking memory for names, but some faces seem to stick...

[ATH]

The Cook and me were going for a trip back to the UK some years ago and when changing flights in Singapore we were riding an elevator up to see some shops ( why does the Cook always want to go shopping???) and coming down the other side was my elder bro and his wife on their way to Germany.
He lived in Singas at the time but it was still very lucky to catch them like that.
Another story. Back in the early 70s I was sitting in the traffic in Punt Rd, Toorak and looking across at a car place and thought I'd check out a couple of vehicles on the way back later.
Which I did and when looking over the roof of one vehicle a face appeared on other side which belonged to a bloke I'd known for years in the UK.
No idea he lived in Oz but knew he'd left the UK some years previously. I never saw him again as I moved to Perth but about 5 years later when I was living back in the UK but about 10 mile away from where I used to....and drinking in the local pub one day got chatting to a big ex Royal Marine and he said "My son lives In Australia".
I'd had a feeling this blokes face was familiar and then it clicked...."I'll tell you his name and where he lives" I said and proceeded to do so.
Tell you what this bloke nearly fell over in amazement!:D
I'd never met this bloke before as he'd split from the boys Mum but the facial likeness was amazing he couldn't have been anybody but the lads Dad.
Small world alright.
AlanH.

[3toes]

Was in Wales on a training course a little while ago. The trainer mentioned he was from Yorkshire. Turns out is from the same village and lives about 500m from me.

Later that evening was in the office and one of the sales people sat down for a chat. Told the story above about the trainer. He said can add to that I grew up in your village although now lives in Cardiff.

Further conversation revealed that we both had partners from Ireland. Sales person says wife is from a small village would not have heard of. You guessed it both wives from same village in Ireland.

Tell story to my wife who relays it to one of her sisters who still lives in family home. Turns out she is friends with sister of the sales persons wife, was able to tell me where they lived in Cardiff, about the house and where they had last gone on holidays.

Just too much for one day !!!!

[Chucaro]

beats the hell out of me... my head is so full of useless crap :angel:

i have a shocking memory for names, but some faces seem to stick...

You are due to use Revo uninstaller and de-fragmentation :p :D
I am like an old PC, very little memory :(

[Tombie]

You are due to use Revo uninstaller and de-fragmentation :p :D

I am like an old PC, very little memory :(


As long as no one needs to punch information in you'll be fine :)

[bob10]

As long as no one needs to punch information in you'll be fine :)


All class

[Chucaro]

As long as no one needs to punch information in you'll be fine :)

:D :thumbsup:

[Dark61]

few years back on a train to the South Coast of England from London - was sitting opposite a bloke with his son - overhearing the conversation - the Dad said he could waggle his ears - and showed the son - I mentioned I could do the same thing by which time his son thought we were both x-men. Forward a few years - I'm in Cairo , just up from Luxor and needing a Chemist for some immodium - the Pharmacist says "Hello fancy meeting you here " - he looks familiar - but I cant place him and my need is urgent - and then he waggles his ears !

[digger]

I was in a pub in the UK in that town for only one more day when a man stumbles up to me, the only other patron in a bar and asks if I could buy him a drink. He seemed OK so I said,"Why of course".

The bloke then asks: "Where are you from?"

"I'm from South Australia. "

The bloke says: "You don't say, I'm from South Australia too! Let's have another round to SA!."

"Of Course", I replied

Curious, I then asked "Where in South Australia you from?"

"Flinders Ranges", comes the reply.

"I can't believe it", I says "I'm from the Flinders too! Let's have another drink to those beautiful ranges"

"Of course", replies the man.

Curiosity again strikes and I ask: "What school did you go to?"

"Wilmington", replies the man. "I graduated in '80."

"This is unbelievable!", I says. "I went to Wilmington and graduated in '80, too!"

About that time in comes one of the regulars and sits down at the bar.

"What's been going on?", he asks the bartender

"Nothing much," replies the bartender. "The aussie twins are drunk again."




.... ok maybe this didn't happen... but its a small world and it could!

[loneranger]

In 2012 we went to Albany for Xmas. On the day we arrived as we were setting up a Nissan Patrol went by towing a Jayco camper. I only caught a glimpse of the driver but from the setup I thought we might know the driver. Sure enough we wandered down later and it was my wife's old boss who had just retired and his wife who if my wife went back to her substantive position would have been her boss.

At the same time we got to know the people camping opposite us. This year we went to Shark Bay for Easter and I walked out of the toilets straight into them.

Also last year when we went to Exmouth it turned out the man staying next to us with his wife had worked with my dad in the 80's.

[loneranger]

My wife had an interesting day at work today. She was talking to the Senior Executive in charge of her area and in the process they found out they are second cousins. They've been working together for 3 and a half years and neither of them knew.

I found out earlier this year that the Senior Executive in charge of my area was someone I was friends with at school but as he had changed his name and is in Melbourne neither of us knew until I was mentioned in an email he received.

[Dark61]

I should add -


the Mrs went to the local e-go courier place on the way home from work to pick up some seats I bought from debruiser for my 75 diesel.When she came back out to the car a series three had parked up next to her!
D

[GregTD5]

My partner is Cambodian and spends a bit of time between Perth and Phnom Penh in Cambodia.
Earlier this year, she dropped into a Large fruit and veg shop in Wanneroo, where she was asked if her name was Nary. Ended up being a young guy that stayed in a hotel that her friend owns, where she has only worked a few times to help out.
She has also ran into other Khmer friends of friends in the local Kmart.

Greg

[carjunkieanon]

Years ago I bumped into a bloke at a convention. I recognised him, greeted him by name, he greeted me by name and we had a lengthy conversation?.up until the point we both realised we'd mistaken each other for someone else. Turns out we'd never met.