Tag Archives: car

Adding a second floor to a bungalow (Rousse)

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Dreamaticus

‘We need to get this car fixed’ I said to TPR as it juddered up Burnland Terrace in Hexham. I was embarrassed that SM was a passenger in our old Fiat Stilo, and witness to its poor performance. The problems … 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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Classic car investment (Rousse)

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I despaired at my parents who proudly showed off their latest acquisition. This was a set of four wrecked ‘classic’ cars that they considered to be valuable vintage vehicles. There was a badly bashed grey Golf GTi, a Ford Cortina, … Continue reading →

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Canadian cousins, bathers, a family row, and South Yorkshire pop bands in Whitby (Rousse)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My sister J planned an ambitious itinerary for the visit of our Canadian cousins N and D. I doubted that it were possible to squeeze everything into a single day. I was proved right in Whitby. It would never be … Continue reading →

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Husband’s mystery trips to Manchester while wife heads north to Inverness by foot (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The day that I made the round trip by car to Manchester to fix JC’s blinds I discovered that TPR had made the same trip the day before and had another planned for the next. He claimed that these visits … Continue reading →

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Toothless tigers roam Glasgow park (Rousse)

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Dreamaticus

JM took my car keys and drove us both over to Glasgow. I asked whether he was insured to do this, but he didn’t care. He just wanted to take me to the park. The park was really beautiful. I … Continue reading →

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Shoes, socks and underwear in Swindon (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Dreamaticus

In a strappy black vest top and black trousers, I probably wasn’t suitably dressed for a memorial service – even if I had the approval of AH who peered lustily down my cleavage. My main concern was the fashion faux … Continue reading →

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Dumped wife doubts husband’s car ‘lies’ (Rousse)

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR dumped me. I should have guessed that something was afoot when he took to dying his hair black and driving a BMW. Then he appeared to think that nothing had changed and we were back together again. But it … Continue reading →

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Belle seduced by saucepan seller (Belle)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The sparks flew between me and the man selling saucepans in Deptford Market. He offered to let me drink my polystyrene cup of tea in the passenger seat of his car and we sat in the dark in tense silence. … Continue reading →

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A car, a castle, and a sunset (Rousse)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Dreamaticus

DMcL was not at his workshop, but TPR and I knew what to do. We drove the car onto the raised platform, shifted our weight to prevent it wobbling off, then jumped down over the pillows and cushions. DMcL could … Continue reading →

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