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Author Archives: Dreamaticus
Advantages of wasting away (Rousse)
TPR and I struggled to find privacy anyway. There were even passengers queuing for ferries in my bedroom at the White House. I walked into the upstairs kitchen where I found my shrunken sister. At under 5 foot in height … Continue reading
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Tagged advantage, advantages, bedroom, ferries, ferry, Hartburn, height, ill, kitchen, passenger, passengers, privacy, queue, shrunk, sister, Stockton-on-Tees, upstairs, waste, weight, White House
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A top floor house sale and an errant husband confesses (Rousse)
As soon as KA told me the date of her party I knew that there would be a problem. I had to be in Reading on that date. However, I arranged things so that I could call in at her … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th, Birmingham University, birthday, bus, buy, chat, confession, destination, drive, Edinburgh, entrepreneur, errant, flat, for sale, guest, gunge, hangover, house, house-warming, hungover, husband, Internet, journey, lane, Manor House, party, priorities, purchaser, purchasers, Reading, ring, sale, shoes, south, staircase, street, top floor, TPR, University of Birmingham, vile, window, work, yellow
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What to do when you miss a charter flight, and fancy lace underwear (Rousse)
TF came with us on a winter sports holiday package included both skiing and tandem riding. On the last day there was some confusion over access to the hotel. I was lucky enough to find my room (eventually) although its … Continue reading
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Tagged access, airport, bike, bird, ceiling, charter, complain, confusion, departure, extend, flight, holiday, home, hotel, house, journey, lace, miss, mother, office, operator, prey, rain, riding, room, skiing, snow, sports, staff, tandem, tour, transfer, underwear, undress, vole, wildlife, window, winter
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Poor lavatory location and an inadequate fire alarm (Rousse)
There was no mistake: this bed and breakfast was awful. How had they got away with positioning a toilet in the tiny dining room, and what use was a fire alarm system that relied on the proprietors shouting ‘Fire, fire’? … Continue reading
The dangers of tractor detailing (Rousse)
TPR’s new role in life was tractor detailer. I watched him set up a machine for washing. I was very worried that he might accidentally start the tractor engine while underneath it and be crushed to death.
A close encounter in the shower (Rousse)
I was staying in a big chain hotel with thin walls and communal showers. I declared that I needed to wash my hair and KH (a pal from my undergraduate days) volunteered to assist me. I let him come as … Continue reading
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Tagged cubicle, hair, hotel, pal, shower, showers, TPR, undergraduate, volunteer, wall, walls, wash
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RyanAir cancels flight then holds customers in airport overnight (Rousse)
The RyanAir flight to London was cancelled and we were forced to stay in the airport overnight until 5:00am. No arguing with NI would persuade the staff to open the doors and let us out – even when I pointed … Continue reading
From student accommodation in Sheffield to unwelcome attention in the garden (Rousse)
I left the conference with a PhD student who was also heading north. She offered me a bed for the night in her student house in Sheffield, which I willingly accepted – and then instantly regretted as we walked through … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation, attention, black, brown, companion, conference, cow, cows, dinner, Edinburgh, fur, garden, graze, guest, guests, husband, invasion, leg, leg-warmers, net, north, party, PhD, privacy, red, Sheffield, student, submit, table, thesis, train, tutu, unwelcome, warmer, warmers
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Aidan Turner signs autographs at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse)
Poldark star Aidan Turner was signing autographs in person at an Edinburgh Fringe venue. When I asked HH if she was certain that he was actually there she reminded me of her insider role as wardrobe mistress. The person that … Continue reading
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Tagged Aidan Turner, autograph, company, Edinburgh, Fringe, mistress, pen, Poldark, rep, venue, wardrobe
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An insider’s view of the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse)
It was Fringe time in Edinburgh but this year was different because I was now one of the organisers. (I actually resented the extra work as committee secretary, and resolved to resign as soon as I was promoted.) BR and … Continue reading
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