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Posted: 13-07-2013 17:01 Post subject:

To return to the One Shoe Mystery from the one sock oddity, I've recently noticed two shoes!

The pair is widely sepereted, just as though in a stride. This one defies easy explaination. Even given the local female population's fondness for going barefoot, why abandon your shoes?

To clarify, this was not a single instance, I noticed this several time in a brief period, about three weeks, and these were shoes, not flip-flop sandals.

Odd.

Posted: 16-07-2013 12:19 Post subject:

On the first day of house hunting, we went to a particular small village, we spoke to a couple of Estate agents and fell in love with the village and decided that was the place for us.

When I got home a searched for the village on twitter and found a twitter user who tweeted about the surrounding area. (A parody account taking on an infamous persona, like “The Queen” or “Dianainheaven” etc.)

I followed this person and immediately got a Direct Message from them saying something along the lines of “We don’t like Estate agents round these parts!!!”

I had never mentioned moving house on twitter, or that we were in anyway interested in that area. The only contact we have had was with the 2 estate agents that morning.

I can only assume that it was: A) a random message that was pure coincidence that it tied in with my experience of the place or B) that the twitter account was run by one of the estate agents!

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Aliens!!

Posted: 23-07-2013 16:05 Post subject:

So, a few times last week I thought to myself "I hope I never loose this ring". And wouldn't you know it, between getting home on Friday night and waking up on Saturday morning I loose my ring. Crying or Very sad

It's one of those coinkydinks you really don't want to happen.

I just hope it's found & soon! I even asked "them", out loud to return it!

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Doh!! Bloody spelling Mad

Posted: 27-07-2013 22:09 Post subject:

OK, strange and minor...

A few days ago, about three am, or so I thought, I shuffled into the kitchen to get a cold glass of cola from the fridge. Looked at the Atomic clock on the wall, a big Canadian railroad system model Marathon wall clock, and it read 3:18.

I have a similar clock over the throne, and it told me a different story-a second look at the kitchen clock had that off by several hours-pm, not am- and some minutes. I checked the one by my bed, and the toilet time was right.

Remembering that the kitchen clock uses 'C' cells, I figured the battery power was low, and made a mental note to get some.

Back to bed, slept like a stone for several hours, got up and started for the store. Then I looked at the clocks, and they agreed. AM, date, day.....all correct.

I'm puzzled.

Posted: 27-07-2013 22:26 Post subject:

Today on my way into work, I spotted a pink paperclip on the ground and picked it up. No reason, I just did it. A few hours later I thought about it again and said to myself 'Why pick up a bloody pink paperclip? It wasn't even green!* I hate pink!'

Just then, at my feet, I saw, yes, a green paperclip. Laughing

What an exciting life I lead. Cool

*Green = favourite colour Wink

Posted: 27-07-2013 22:38 Post subject:

It's an omen I tell you, and not a good one. nooo

Posted: 28-07-2013 12:58 Post subject:

There's a lot of radio interference here, for example, I can't have a radio with automatic tuning, it just slides around the dial.

Radio is going to Hell these days, music stations are going to all talk formats, even NPR. I really miss All Things Considered and Prarie Home Companion.

Back on topic, the clock is still right-the inaccurate readout lasted for about three hours, it reset to right time with the next signal.

Odd?

Posted: 28-07-2013 13:34 Post subject:

The clock thing happens with my Dad's clock. He has a clock that uses radio to set the time by an atomic clock somewhere.
Occasionally it goes 'off' and loses the correct time for a while, then corrects itself. It could just be that when it requires a signal via radio it isn't receiving it, and the onboard clock circuit isn't very accurate by itself.

Posted: 29-07-2013 14:56 Post subject:

So, I'm at work and I visit the ladies toilets. I'm sitting there, cheaking my texts as nature takes its course and I feel a cat rub against my leg. I think nothing of it as I've got 3 cats at home that do that. Then it dawns on me that Im at work - There are no cats here. Shocked

Posted: 29-07-2013 15:12 Post subject:

A few times today I have had the feeling of water dropping on my skin, on either my forearm or my face, but there hasn't actually been any water there.

I was thinking that I always get this sensation on days when there is thunder and lightening, even though I am indoors and nowhere near to an open window or door to feel "real" rain.

I have kept this to myself, but my 4 year old daughter has just said she keeps feeling raindrops on her face.

Shocked