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Lucky seven, five times over
Daily commuter from Sharjah to Dubai gets bus ticket printed at 07:07 on 7/7/07.
- By Daniel Bardsley, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:23 July 8, 2007
- Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News
- Rashad Pallikandy will hang on to the special ticket in the hope of good luck.
Dubai: Yesterday's date was remarkable enough - but one traveller was handed a bus ticket that was special five times over.
Rashad Pallikandy, an office assistant, was presented with a ticket that was printed at 07:07 on 7/7/07.
Pallikandy, who travels from Sharjah to work in Dubai, is going to hang on to the ticket hoping it will bring him good luck.
"I looked at it and thought: 'What is this number?' I will keep it for myself," he said.
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