tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88514013899142968312011-11-27T15:52:51.044-08:00Randall Bytwerknoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851401389914296831.post-46211377051959840122009-04-12T05:55:00.000-07:002009-04-12T08:15:06.838-07:00Our son is studying health physics, and recently began buying a few pieces of old orange-red Fiestaware, which was <a href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/994/is-red-fiestaware-radioactive">made with uranium ore</a>. It's safe enough to use, but sets off a geiger counter rather loudly.<div><br /></div><div>My wife and I walked into an antique shop in Petoskey, Michigan, and there some was — we thought. But we weren't sure. Another couple walked in. They, two, were interested, and for the same reason. Well, he had a geiger counter. And the Fiesta items set it off. We split the pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div>What are the odds of two people walking into the same store at the same time looking for radioactive Fiestaware?</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8851401389914296831-4621137705195984012?l=coincidence-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Randall Bytwerknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851401389914296831.post-40674842898741554292009-04-12T05:53:00.000-07:002009-04-12T05:55:26.806-07:00Most of us have coincidence stories that make for interesting conversation. In this blog, I'll report some of my own, and encourage others to send me theirs.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8851401389914296831-4067484289874155429?l=coincidence-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Randall Bytwerknoreply@blogger.com0