Ronn Blankenship wrote:
>
> BTW, "Blankenship" is not an uncommon name in these parts. Until a few
> years ago, an "Eddie Blankenship" was president of the local city
> council. No relation. In fact, we are of different races. And then
> there's the Realtor who had the same name as my father, which is why my
> father used his initials rather than his full first name for business
> purposes. Then there's my stepmother Ruby, who lives across the street
> from me. Need I bring up how often two people named "R. Blankenship" who
> live on the same street get each other's mail and phone calls?
>
> Next?
Gee, and I thought it was irritating that we were getting credit card
offers for Velma J. Thompson for awhile there. When I looked her up in
the phone book, she was listed at the same apartment complex Dan was
living in for 19 months, and I was living in for the last 5 of those
(having married Dan 14 months into his residence there). You beat
anything I could come up with hands down.
Of course, it's possible that my brother-in-law can come up with
something good -- he's the 4th in a line of males with the same name,
bought the house from my parents-in-law when they moved, and may have
just assumed payment on some of the accounts for utilities, etc. and not
bothered to change the name. I don't know, though.
Julia
