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Dog survives 36 hours trapped under car (Rousse)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We drove all the way to Manchester with CM’s dog P trapped underneath the car. TPR was so busy on arrival setting up business deals (in his suit) that he completely forgot about the dog for a further 24 hours. … Continue reading →

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Lost black spaniel returns – with American children (Rousse)

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We’d acquired a dog, but I knew that TPR already regretted taking on this bouncy black spaniel. One morning I discovered that he had not taken the poor pooch out the house even once the previous day. Even so, she … Continue reading →

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Jack Charlton fisherman (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I spotted Jack Charlton from the back seat of a car as we drove through the outskirts of Newcastle. He pointed out where he lived: a small ex-council house on a very busy road. He said that he would rather … Continue reading →

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Texan travel anxieties (Rousse)

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I moved to Texas, where I took a job at a university at which DT was a student. I was extremely grateful that each day DT gave me a lift to work. One day DT explained that she … Continue reading →

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Rolls Royce and rural railway dilemmas (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We were about to tuck into a big plate of fried bacon and black pudding at the communal table of the Hebridean guest house when we heard another party pull into the drive. They evidently had some problems parking the … Continue reading →

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Lost in Hexham (Rousse)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JS and I were my mother’s passengers in the tiny red car. Our route us along the dangerous cliffs of the north east coast of Northumberland, and then west along the A69 towards Hexham. We considered calling in on KA, … Continue reading →

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Car cliff tumble (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was so accident prone that others were avoiding me – but not RG. He boldly climbed into the passenger seat of the Fiat Stilo as I put it into gear to move it to a more suitable parking space. … Continue reading →

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Thieving pair steal BMW and wads of cash (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I started our journey on the open air rail system. Seated on the tiny trolley side-by-side we travelled at over 100 miles per hour along the track clutching our small stack of belongings (but not the soap bag, … Continue reading →

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Hanky panky with a young project manager (Rousse)

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I got off with Stuart, a young friend of TPR’s former colleague MS. Stuart worked as a project manager. This was useful for PS’s Masters project. He also drove a fast car. But this romance would never work. For a … Continue reading →

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Jill Archer steps in (Rousse)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Jill Archer was running around looking after my cousins and their families. Only that morning she had booked N’s wife J’s car in for repair following the accident, and dealt with the insurance claim. This meant that the three brothers … Continue reading →

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