Thursday, July 19, 2007

COINCIDENCES?



Photo of Lynn Ludwig (top), and Tom McKibbin (with hat). They met up at the Bastille Day celebrations at Marion's last weekend. They got to chatting...

Submitted by Tom McKibbin:

On the weekend I was talking to Lynn Ludwig. We discovered some coincidences in our lives.

We travelled to the College together in the same compartment for entry in 1963.

We were in the same section but have not seen each other for 43 years.

We both taught Primary for five years.

We both then taught Social Sciences in the secondary school for the rest of our teaching days.

We were both head teachers but Lynn went on to be a deputy.

We both have a son in San Francisco.
I now find out that they (our sons) are living in the same street!
It is like we live parallel lives!

Editor: If any other ex-teachers have a son living in the same street we'll buy you a ticket to San Fran!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great pic of the group in front of the Winnebago. Recognize all but two - the guy on the far left and the gal in the doorway next to Sue (could it be Rhonda G?) Terrific that so many were there. You are true friends staying to help Marion finish the food :))

Anonymous said...

Thanks for that. There was one other link that adds to the total. In the mid 80's a dynamic female Social Sciences teacher transferred from eastern Sydney (Maroubra way) to Western Sydney (Jamieson HS in Penrith) due to her husband's relocation to a senior engineering position. You guessed it; from Tom's staff to my own. As Tom has said, this is X Files stuff.

Marion (Smith) Giddy said...

Tell me you are kidding!
Your sons live in the same street??
Some say coincidences happen for a reason....

Anonymous said...

What street is that? I think I have a son who lives in San Francisco!!!!