Tag Archives: avoid

Avoiding the hen man (Rousse)

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Not long after I had accidentally broken a dozen eggs in a box, I spotted BEX cleaning out the chickens. He called me over to request a meeting. I said that I would see him later, but I was lying.

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Birmingham University students play on swings to avoid murder scene (Rousse)

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Dreamaticus

SPC, SH and I stayed in Birmingham at SH’s flat a couple of weeks before the start of our final year at University. Just across the road people were queuing to lay flowers at a murder scene. We tried to … Continue reading →

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Cambridge encounter avoidance tactics (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘Cambridge’ I heard her say – with meaning. I looked up and saw that awful woman. I hadn’t expected to come across her again so soon after our first encounter, but here she was. This time I vowed to keep … Continue reading →

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How to avoid accountants (Rousse)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I was so excited to be joining Belle as a co-worker in a City firm – but then I discovered that every other employee was an accountant. I took an empty notebook and left the building. I knew that I … Continue reading →

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Fine bone china and a Swatch watch (Rousse)

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Dreamaticus

After years of admiring them in the china cabinet, I took my grandmother’s teacups to work. CI and I enjoyed fine Earl Grey tea from the fine bone china while avoiding XY. I was also free and easy with some … Continue reading →

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Pink go-cart girls avoid police arrest (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Dreamaticus

‘You’re lucky that I am not going to arrest you’ said the police officer as she slammed the door of her patrol car. ‘Oh, what’s wrong with our pink go-cart?’ I enquired in a fashion as innocent as I could … Continue reading →

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Runners forced to change route to avoid bomb death trap (Rousse)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

KA and I were forced to run along the grassed central reservation. This was to avoid the primitive bombs that the terrorists had scattered along the pavement in a bid to kill us.

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Husband is master of disguise (Rousse)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was finding it hard work entertaining our dinner guests when TPR kept disappearing from the table for long periods of time. He would have enjoyed the company of my school friend MG, if only they had been there simultaneously. … Continue reading →

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Avoiding unwelcome music and copyright infringement (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Dreamaticus

While I had been on holiday “they” had dismantled my desk and moved everything into a massive shared office where music chosen by NU blared out all day. Only RK showed any concern for the effect of this on my … Continue reading →

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Rousse avoids a run

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I knew that I really ought to go out for a run, but how could I while KR was force-feeding me freshly-baked, soft, melt-in-the-mouth chocolate chip cookies – and the urgency of painting the doorway into my bedroom presented itself … Continue reading →

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