Tag Archives: driver

Ski-ing in the Philippines (Rousse)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Dreamaticus

NP marshalled everyone to spend over £1000 each on a ski-ing holiday – in the Philippines. I travelled out with TPR but soon lost him in the transfer between the airport and city centre hotel. He had all the details … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airport, bus, coach, colleagues, driver, holiday, hotel, lift, Malay, Philippines, ride, Rome, ski-ing, tears, TPR | Leave a comment

Travelling by minibus for tea with the Queen at Holyrood Palace (Rousse)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I was about to take my seat in the theatre when LF grabbed me from behind. ‘Hey’, she said, ‘Someone forgot the arrangement to meet outside!’ It was true. I had agreed to see her prior to the show, not … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged business, can, car, deal, dog, driver, feed, food, lodger, Manchester, opener, pooch, rescue, suit, survive, tin, TPR, trap | Leave a comment

A handsome driver (Rousse)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My school friend GB was still the most handsome man around and I could tell that everyone was puzzled why he was bothering to engage me in conversation. We were simply sorting out our transport to a meeting the following … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged conversation, driver, friend, handsome, meeting, puzzle, school, transport | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BMW, car, cash, clue, clues, driver, home, impoverished, journey, open air, passenger, rail, soap bag, steal, system, thief, thieves, transport, trolley, villain, villains | Leave a comment

Angry driver destroys degree show display (Rousse)

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We queued for the degree show. This year it was held in the middle lane of a very busy highway. The traffic was forced to a standstill and the drivers were becoming increasingly frustrated. For one enough was enough. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged angry, black, clothes, degree, destroy, destruction, display, distraught, dress, driver, Ecco, exhibit, frustration, gingham, highway, lane, middle, queue, red, shoes, show, standstill, student, taxi, TPR, traffic, visitor, work | Leave a comment

A cruel white lichen attack (Rousse)

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I hadn’t appreciated the poor state of public transport in the US until I attempted to use the service to get from a conference hotel to an airport. The driver and his lackeys were particularly unkind to passengers. They did … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airport, America, attack, British, company, conference, cruel, distress, driver, hand-knit, hotel, jumper, lackey, lichen, lucky, negotiation, passenger, pepper, public, service, shelter, sweater, timetable, TPR, transpot, Uniited States, unkind, US, white, worker | Leave a comment

A pointless trip to Aberdeen (Rousse)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR tugged me across the motorway – straight into the path of four lanes of speeding traffic. We managed to avoid death at the wheels of vehicles driven by angry fist-shaking drivers. Then we heard the police sirens. Were they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aberdeen, accommodation, angry, block, book, car, d=fist, death, driver, field, flat, forget, graffiti, journey, live, motorway, pack, path, peel, pointless, police, shake, siren, speed, tangerine, TPR, traffic, trip, tug, university, vehicle, wall, wheels | Leave a comment

A divorce and 15 year old drivers (Rousse)

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Although X and Y had been divorced for some time, Y was at X’s birthday celebrations. TPR and I were grateful for this. If Y hadn’t been there, we would not have known anyone. The only problem was that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 15, April Fool, birthday, bitter, career, celebration, divorce, driver, expense, February, helicopter, jamboree, kitchen, March, sacrifice, table, TPR, winter | Leave a comment

Fake cop chases the gangs of Hexham (Rousse)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I missed the party. This was just as well because I, amongst others, knew that there really was nothing to celebrate. The hostess was well aware of this too. She communicated her dismay at her failed marriage in her choice … Continue reading →

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