What Are The Chances? is a blog I decided to create after the number of coincidences began piling up. I find them fascinating and hope you do too. Would love to read your comments which you can post below.
October 27, 2014 Brook n Wood Campground
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Over the weekend I heard activity coming from the large Infinity Class A rig next door. "People!", my Gemini self called out and I went out to "meet and greet" Harley and Tina. They're in their fourth year here as seasonal "residents" but came up this weekend to finalize winterizing their rig. Conversation went on between Harley and me about each of our RVs as Tina, former landscape designer, tended to her small patch of land, removing dead twigs, branches, and leaves. I invited them over to visit Winnie after they completed their chores. They came, they visited, and, in typical RVer fashion, brought a wonderful bottle of wine with them. "Apothic Dark, Limited Edition." Tasting notes stated, "This 2013 blend of Shiraz, Merlot, and Zinfandel seamlessly integrates flavors of blueberry and blackberry with enticing notes of coffee and dark chocolate for a rich and smooth mouthfeel with layers of texture."
A most delicious, smooth tasting and highly recommended wine for my red wine loving friends. During this brief encounter, the things we learned about each other were worthy of note. So, what are the chances that, here 72 miles from home on a chance weekend, in the remotest section of an unoccupied campground I meet people who:
1. Live in Croton, and
2. At Half Moon Bay.
3. Tina knows and works with a mutual friend who lives there and who, last year, gave my name for airport transportation and
4. With whom I spoke on the phone but never met because I was in Florida for the month of April, And who's
5. Husband, Harley, when finding out I retired from teaching in the Hendrick Hudson school district, asked if I knew a fella he worked with at Entergy in Buchanan.... a graduate of Hen Hud. Wouldn't you know? I did. That 12 year old I taught is now contemplating retirement at age 55!
What are the chances?
February 1, 2015 at Elite RV Resort, Clermont, Florida
The couple next to me in a huge fifth wheel at Elite RV Resort in Clermont, FL and I got to chatting and it turned out he worked at Sing Sing in Ossining....as an employee, not a resident. He, along with 4 of his friends, rented an apartment in Peekskill. "Oh yeah?" says I, "Where?" When pressed for its name he couldn't remember because this was back in 1985-88. When I mentioned the River House, it clicked for him and believe it or not, he lived where I do now...he on the third floor, me on the sixth. He and his wife now reside in Buffalo.
What are the chances?
February 3, 2014 at Del-Raton RV Park
After getting settled and within 3 hours of my being here, I took a walk to check out the rest of the campground. I introduced myself to STEVE, the owner of the RV to my right (site #15) from out on Long Island. As I continued on the way, I met STEVE and his significant other, Kimberly, both from Texas. I mentioned the coincidence and STEVE said, "yeah, there's a STEVE down on the last site on the left (site #33)". I didn't get a chance to meet that one. The next day as I returned from visiting at the front office, the RVer to my left (site #12) got out of his pickup and I noticed New York plates. He and a friend just returned from golfing. I introduced myself and he responds with, "Hi, I'm STEVE from Albany."
So now I'm up to four people in one location that I met in a two day period called STEVE.
Update 2/7/15: The sentence above, "I didn't get a chance to meet that one" must be changed. I met him today. I've seen him on previous occasions walking with a cup of coffee but found out today he's the STEVE in the rig down the road. He prefers STEVEN, however. Now, here comes the good part. I told him of the STEVEs I know and he adds, "Oh, the fella over there on site #53 is STEVE . He's the fella that came around earlier in the week to give me flier indicating his intention to make this campsite a environmentally "green" by beginning a Recycling Program. He has bins set up on his site to receive the usual; all the things we recycle at home. In Florida they do separate their garbage and co-mingles but they do not offer deposits for bottles. So, there you have it. 5 (that I know of) of the 60 sites have a STEVE That's 8%
Update 2/7/15: The sentence above, "I didn't get a chance to meet that one" must be changed. I met him today. I've seen him on previous occasions walking with a cup of coffee but found out today he's the STEVE in the rig down the road. He prefers STEVEN, however. Now, here comes the good part. I told him of the STEVEs I know and he adds, "Oh, the fella over there on site #53 is STEVE . He's the fella that came around earlier in the week to give me flier indicating his intention to make this campsite a environmentally "green" by beginning a Recycling Program. He has bins set up on his site to receive the usual; all the things we recycle at home. In Florida they do separate their garbage and co-mingles but they do not offer deposits for bottles. So, there you have it. 5 (that I know of) of the 60 sites have a STEVE That's 8%
What are the chances?
Coincidentally: I have a bumper sticker on my car that says "COINCIDENCE Is when God chooses to remain anonymous." M
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