Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Wonderful World of Odd
“We had a page called “Amazing Coincidences” in our last book!
NOT SO “LUCKY” In October 2006, a small plane crashed into a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan, killing pilot Tyler Stanger and his passenger, New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle. Not on the flight were Bob Cartwright and Robert Wadkins, both of whom had been invited by Lidle to attend a Yankees playoff game. But both had declined the invitation. Their “good luck” and the bad news hit both of them hard. A month later, Cartwright invited Wadkins to join him on a trip from their home in Big Bear, California, to Las Vegas. Wadkins couldn’t go—and for the second time he avoided disaster as the small plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Cartwright, the pilot, and another passenger were killed.
STRONG WILLED WOMAN In November 2006, a 65-year-old woman in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was visiting her husband’s gravesite. After his death a year earlier, the woman began to plan her own funeral very carefully, right down to se...lecting what music she wanted played and having her name inscribed on the family headstone.MoreLess
NOT SO “LUCKY” In October 2006, a small plane crashed into a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan, killing pilot Tyler Stanger and his passenger, New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle. Not on the flight were Bob Cartwright and Robert Wadkins, both of whom had been invited by Lidle to attend a Yankees playoff game. But both had declined the invitation. Their “good luck” and the bad news hit both of them hard. A month later, Cartwright invited Wadkins to join him on a trip from their home in Big Bear, California, to Las Vegas. Wadkins couldn’t go—and for the second time he avoided disaster as the small plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Cartwright, the pilot, and another passenger were killed.
STRONG WILLED WOMAN In November 2006, a 65-year-old woman in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was visiting her husband’s gravesite. After his death a year earlier, the woman began to plan her own funeral very carefully, right down to se...lecting what music she wanted played and having her name inscribed on the family headstone.MoreLess
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