12-01-2017, 12:25 PM
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Re: Friday 13th
No, I'm not superstitious, in fact it worked out to my advantageMy previous house was a not very well maintained, scruffy terraced house, and I had wanted to move for a while.
I was on a Housing Association's waiting list, but as a single man I wasn't very high priority
Then I was offered a flat much faster than I had expected, and it's very good; as nice as you could wish for.
The reason for the preferential treatment? It's number 13, and had been turned down for that reason by two prospective tenants before me. I've been here nearly 5 years now, with no problems at all.
12-01-2017, 12:45 PM
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Re: Friday 13th
Actually, even though I'm not superstitious, I had one of the worst days I'd had in a good long while on a Friday the 13th. I probably should not have gotten out of bed that day.I don't normally work on Friday's. But an emergency came up and my boss called and asked if I would come in for a while. I said sure and got myself ready and jumped in my car and headed in. I backed out onto the street and started on my way. After turning the 1st corner, I ran over something in the street; I heard it clanking a few times before it finally fell off - I had run over and picked up (it stuck in my tire) someone's wrench or pliers or some kind of tool that was lying in the street. When I heard it fall off, I was thinking 'well that was weird' and continued on.
By the time I got onto the highway, my car began swaying back and forth and, at that point, I knew the tool had punctured my tire. It was going flat. I had no choice but to pull off into the middle median and call a tow. But while waiting for the tow, I was terrified - a sitting duck in the middle of the highway with cars and huge trucks speeding past me in both directions. I also called my boss and told him I wouldn't be in after all, that I had to take my car back to my end of town and get a new tire.
Fast forward, the tow truck took me to a used tire place. Found a nice one, the guy put it on, then tells me they take only cash, no credit cards. I had no cash. But he trusted me to run to the bank to get the money to pay for the tire. On my way to the bank, turning a corner, I nearly ran down a homeless guy that walked in front of my car. Then at the bank, the machine spit my money out too fast for me to grab and it hit the ground. So I'm now in the parking lot chasing my money down because it was windy that day. Some guy in the car behind me got out to help, which was very nice of him.
I went back to the tire place and gave the guy his money. I think he was a little shocked that I even came back. He probably didn't expect me to. He had no identification of mine, I could have easily went on home with a free tire. But I wouldn't do that because I'm an honest person and I would never steal from anyone. He smiled huge when he saw me and thanked me for coming back. I said, "Of course I came back, you helped me out and I still owed you for the tire."
So that was the GOOD part of my day. Needless to say, I went directly home and stayed there.
Coincidence or curse?
12-01-2017, 03:53 PM
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Re: Friday 13th
Originally Posted by Mups
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Aah, what's the matter Floydy 
you having a bad weak?Come and talk to Auntie Mups, we'll sort it for you.
It doesn't bother me, my birthday wass 13th (last month) and sometimes it has fallen on a Friday, so I'm used to it.
Many moons ago, I had a flutter on a horse on holiday in Devon, it was no. 13 and it won.
I was born on the 13th too (October), but it was a Wednesday all those years ago. I'm not really superstitious tbh, it's just a bit of a bad January this time around.
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Mups, You'd never get your arms around Floydy's impressive torso! Now that would be unlucky for you!!
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