Tag Archives: fly

The flying academic (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Even though I gave the new professor a public dressing-down for instructing me to make the arrangements for the staff night out, I still went ahead and made some enquiries. I really needed to get used to the idea that … Continue reading →

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Fly-tippers and drunks (Rousse)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I expected to sit with JB (resplendent in a green dress) at table 19 at the staff meeting, but instead found myself next to GR. Even though retired for almost a year, LM joined us. GR had just swept the … Continue reading →

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A flying dog and flat tyres (Rousse)

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Dreamaticus

A small, yet overweight, black dog came flying through the air and knocked me to the ground. The dog’s owner looked up briefly in concern. However, of more interest to her was her silver Volvo. The car had just collapsed … Continue reading →

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Saving Sir Anthony Eden from infected flies and imprisonment (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was warned not to travel across London to the crescent that was swarming with infection-bearing insects. However, I argued that it was essential that I attend the meeting. There I found Sir Anthony Eden expressing concerns about his forthcoming … Continue reading →

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A flying visit to Nine Mile Burn (Rousse)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dreamaticus

JM gave me very little time to consider the sense of his suggestion. ‘Just hold my hand tight, and everything will be fine’ he instructed. Then we jumped the twenty feet from the balcony into the school hall below. JM … Continue reading →

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A flight to Leith by way of Leicester (Rousse)

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dreamaticus

All our friends were at a party on the top floor of a plate glass tower block in Leith. I wanted to join them, but I didn’t have the right change for the bus. Eventually I took the long route … Continue reading →

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Flying on Air Force One – but not sleeping with the president (Rousse)

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I flew the international skies on Air Force One as a member of the US president’s core team. Unlike LM, however, I was not also sleeping with the leader of the free world.

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VIP wedding guests on the Thames (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Dreamaticus

KJD invited me and TPR to her son J and K’s wedding. Since we had never before met KJD, nor any of the rest of the family for that matter, we were especially honoured to be seated next to the … Continue reading →

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A good deed turned bad (Rousse)

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I stepped out of my seat to help the old lady left standing in the middle of the bus. My intention was to prop her up. Instead I accidentally pushed her over. All the contents of her shopping trolley went … Continue reading →

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Chinese burns in Cincinnati (Rousse)

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Dreamaticus

We were going to join FR in the US. The idea was to first fly to her town in the north. then we would travel south with her to Cincinnati. We checked our bikes in as hold luggage in the … Continue reading →

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