Tag Archives: goods

The Paris Apple iwatch thief (Rousse)

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Dreamaticus

When we rented a one-bedroomed studio holiday apartment in Paris, we didn’t expect that it would be open to other visitors day and night, and completely insecure. The thief who stole my iwatch cleverly replaced it with another watch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apartment, apple, crowd, France, goods, holiday, iwatch, locker, Paris, stolen, stranger, switch, thief, tourist, watch | Leave a comment

Conference stand goodies (Rousse)

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I recognised several faces in the huge crush around the UK Electronic Information Group stand, including KB, MR and JG-T. The main attraction, however, was the hidden display of fancy goods behind the stand. I had my eye on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1950s, bracelet, conference, crush, decoration, display, emerald, fancy, freebies, goodies, goods, hair, hidden, pearl, stand, UK Electronic Information Group, UKeIG | Leave a comment

Witty trading app to challenge eBay (Rousse)

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dreamaticus

SL designed a new online trading app. Like all other similar tools (e.g. eBay), you could use it to buy and sell goods (obviously). Its USP, however, was its extremely witty on-screen instructions. The first time that I used it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged app, buy, challenge, choke, death, eBay, goods, instuction, laugh, laughter, on-screen, Online, sell, tool, trading, witty | Leave a comment

Princess Anne’s trip to Jenners (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I bumped into my old pal Princess Anne (the Princess Royal) in Jenners. TPR and I were there (having arrived by helterskelter slide) to purchase some large electrical goods. The Princess was rather confused by the layout of the shop, … Continue reading →

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Live ‘badgers’ for sale in Edinburgh store (Rousse)

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Dreamaticus

KD and I stumbled across a new set of interesting shops in a mews building at the west end of Edinburgh. Amongst them was one that sold ethnic goods such as Turkish rugs and handcrafted wooden furniture from the Far … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged badger, claustrophobia, colour, display, dog, dye, Edinburgh, ethnic, far east, furniture, goods, live, mews, rug, sale, shape, sheep, shop, smell, store, Turkish, wood | Leave a comment

A Norwegian odyssey (Rousse)

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

TPR took out the map and showed me the route. He was going to catch a boat from Newcastle to Norway, then cycle the length of the famous fjords. I was not invited because – as his wife – it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bike, boat, cycle, delivery, famous, fjord, fjords, goods, invite, map, Newcastle, Norway, Norwegian, odyssey, responsibilty, route, summer, TPR, white, wife | Leave a comment

When to recycle means risking your life (Rousse)

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The new system for recycling household waste was very dangerous. You had to carry the unwanted items to an old-fashioned steel dustbin, then climb onto an underwater conveyor belt. This took you to the seabed where you could make your … Continue reading →

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Photo opportunities and a lecture on spending (Rousse)

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We raced to the top of the hill with the dog to photograph the amazing sunset over Oban. We almost caused an accident when a red setter chased us and then ran into the road. Then it was back to … Continue reading →

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Chinese clamour for Christmas goods (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The day before our trip to China I wandered around the warehouse watching the workers select goods for the trade exhibition. Christmas-branded materials were supposed to be very popular amongst the Chinese population. Now I understood why the Chinese cash … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cash and carry, china, Chinese, exhibition, goods, range, trade, warehouse, worker, workers | Leave a comment

Toilet drugs haul (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I heard that there was “free stuff” in the men’s toilets. I hovered by the door and managed to catch a glimpse of the goods on a desk: a mix of pink 40th and 50th birthday cards, plus some pens … Continue reading →

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