My OH has ben hounded by the number 57 - it recurs in so many events during his life, where he's lived, car nos. etc - his age when he met me! or is it just we get something in our minds that makes us see the number more, whereas normally you wouldn't noticed - for me , it was buying a new car a few years ago, I decided that I'd like a Focus Estate, but couldn't remember seeing one, and now there see to be so many of them on the road (they are probably one of the most sold cars in the UK now!)