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Friday the 13th is on the horizon. It is commonly assumed that this day of bad luck relates to the bankrupt French King Philip IV who eased his finances by taking the wealth of the Knights Templar on Friday 13th October 1307.
I wonder if anything notable will happen on Friday 13th October 2017? 710 years later. 710 upside down spells oil. Perhaps shock moves in the fossil fuel industry, many owned by Templar affiliated organisations? Or perhaps something darker from the oil-rich Holy Lands?
I have an interesting Friday the 13th story from many years ago.
I was at school and we had an inter-form cricket competition in the afternoon. I bowled the spell of my life and took 6 wickets for 5 runs across two short games.
Then I got home and found that my parents had split up. Was a very surreal day.
As it happens, this Friday the 13th I'm going to the dentist. Wish me luck!