Tag Archives: city

Motorist caught driving backwards through Edinburgh city centre (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Dreamaticus

TPR interpreted the ban on cars on Edinburgh’s Princes Street as applicable only to vehicles that travelled forwards. This gave him a clear conscience to put his black BMW into reverse and head west along Princes Street with his eyes … Continue reading →

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Tricks when parking a car in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I had been away from work for so long that a new boy had to show me around our office premises south of the Edinburgh city bypass. First he took me to the car park that we shared with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boy, bypass, car, city, Edinburgh, firm, hand, New, office, park, pharmacuetical, premises, seat-belt, space, trick, work | Leave a comment

Almost sacked in the City (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When I travelled back in time to 2006 I found that my six-month secondment to the City was not the success that I remembered. In fact, my employer had tried to sack me twice, first for incompetence and second for … Continue reading →

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Checking for Czechs (Rousse)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I tried walking home along country lanes at night time, but this proved too dangerous. Even in flashing trainers it soon became obvious that drivers could not see me, and that I was risking my life. I changed my plan … Continue reading →

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Fat woman in White Stuff tunic dress is reckless on the roads (Rousse)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Dreamaticus

When they heard our news, my elderly parents drove all the way (all on their own) to visit us at our new house in East Lothian. They stopped off at White Stuff in Edinburgh city centre on the way. There … Continue reading →

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Sisters, a husband, and parents on holiday (Rousse)

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Dreamaticus

It seemed inappropriate that two little blonde sisters aged six and eight wearing white shift dresses would be showing tourists around a World War I theme park. It was also rather odd that TPR was not staying in the plush … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America, blonde, Boarding, camp, city, dread, dress, drive, home, hotel, house, husband, journey, modernity, parent, plate glass, Polish, pub, sister, skateboard, TPR, tummy, US, World War I | Leave a comment

Settlers of Catan in San Francisco (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Dreamaticus

As the coach pulled into San Francisco nobody could doubt that we were in free and easy California. From the window I saw pastel painted houses, rainbow flags, and hippies in the street. I checked into the same hotel as … Continue reading →

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Seattle is twinned with Settle under new ‘orthographic’ rules (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Thanks to the new Orthographic Rules the North Yorkshire market town of Settle (home to 2,564) was now twinned with Seattle (the biggest city in Washington State with a population of 686,800). Apart from six letters in their names, these … Continue reading →

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The chance of a year in France and Marmite tinfoil in a Little Chef (Rousse)

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I sat through the sandy-haired lecturer’s explanation of how to apply for a year abroad in France then took the ‘handout’ at the end. This took the form of three tiny orange cards, rather like rail tickets. There was little … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged car, card, chance, city, cover, duvet, explanation, foil, France, handout, lecturer, Little Chef, Marmite, Orange, park, rail, sandy, sheet, ticket, tin, tinfoil, TPR, year | Leave a comment

A failed family get-together at Newcastle-by-the-sea (Rousse)

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Newcastle city centre was packed on the first Saturday after the January pay-day. We should never have agreed to meet my mother and sister S there. As things turned out, we didn’t manage to find one another. This was because … Continue reading →

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