Do something on page load, based on a previous page action
<p>I am building a site on wordpress and I have encountered a problem that I am not quite sure how to solve. </p>

<p><strong>The Situation:</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>User makes a selection from a <code>&lt;select&gt;</code> tag on one page and submits their choice</li>
<li>User arrives at a page featuring the same <code>&lt;select&gt;</code>. When the user selects an option, it displays content corresponding with that option using a little bit of jQuery.  </li>
</ol>

<p>-</p>

<pre><code>$('.result').hide();

$('#servicearea').change(function() {
  $('.result').hide();

  var optionValue = $ (this).attr('value');
  $('#'+optionValue).show('fast');

});
</code></pre>

<p><strong>The Problem:</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>I need the selection from the first page to carry over to the second page then run this script. </li>
</ol>

<p><strong>Solutions:</strong></p>

<ol>
<li>I'll be honest, I don't know where to start with this, maybe cookies? I was hoping there was a jQuery type of solution as I am sort of comfortable with jQuery. </li>
</ol>

<p>Any suggestions would be appreciated.</p>
