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Chance Meeting in a Chinese Restaurant Saved a Man's Life

David Couture told Good News Network he handed a sad, intoxicated man his business card at a Dover bar; the restaurant closed in 2011.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA man in Dover, New Hampshire says a tiny washing machine in his townhouse led him to a laundromat, and that is how a chance meeting happened.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love it. Small appliance, big heart. Everything happens for a reason, Hank, and the reason here is a washer that was too small.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDavid Couture told Good News Network he struck up a conversation with a sad man at a Chinese restaurant bar, who was getting quite intoxicated.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe gave him a business card and said call any time.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the washing machine gets the credit. Not the man, not the card. The washing machine.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWell, he called it the most unpleasant of places. The laundromat. And look what it gave us.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the most successful bad review in history. One star for the laundromat, and it still delivered.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHang on. He left the bar to check his laundry. The card was the hand-off.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLet me finish. If the card saved a life, shouldn't we be thanking the printer?

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVerdict: destiny, with a laundry cycle.

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFifty years in business, closed in twenty eleven. If everything's for a reason, somebody owes us that one.

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