Tag Archives: gym

A book, a bereavement, and butcher’s pie (Rousse)

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Nearly everyone I knew had read the tragic novel, loved it, and discussed it whenever the opportunity arose. The one exception was my gym friend L. Whenever she approached any of us, we swiftly changed the topic of conversation. L … Continue reading →

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Top pilates dancer breaks bones in Australian well accident (Rousse)

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dreamaticus

While I had been away on holiday, the gym had undergone a massive transformation. Pilates classes were now taking place in a huge gym hall, with three instructors simultaneously leading sessions. The two instructors on the lower level favoured ‘traditional’ … Continue reading →

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Advice from Rishi Sunak (Rousse)

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Who better to offer advice on personal financial management and setting up domestic CCTV to catch a jewel thief than the UK Prime Minister (and former Chancellor of the Exchequer) Rishi Sunak? I found him in the unisex toilets at … Continue reading →

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Gym sex pest (Rousse)

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Dreamaticus

My father-in-law’s much younger brother Richard invited me to the back of the house to show off his ‘gym’. The old panelled bar – handmade by my father-in-law in the 1970s – still stood, and old water colours of sailing … Continue reading →

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Hotel free late check-out hack (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Dressed in a long white towel, I told the reception staff at the gym attached to the Jury’s Inn that if the hotel staff would not permit a late check-out, I would threaten to run naked through the hotel corridors. … Continue reading →

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A lochside home with a tiny, floppy, brown cow (Rousse)

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Dreamaticus

When we heard that BP was vacating his flat at the Pleasance, TPR and I said that we might be interested in it. However, since it was accessed through a gym, we had to wait until opening time to view … Continue reading →

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A lipstick promotion compensation (Rousse)

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The promotion interviews were arranged for a Saturday morning in a school gym. However, since I only learnt last minute that all candidates were required to give a presentation on their research, I arrived at the venue completely unprepared to … Continue reading →

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Death by double knitting (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The members of my old running group were gathering in the gym. When I spotted the SEB joking with them I found it it very difficult to resist the urge to strangle her with a length of purple double knitting … Continue reading →

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Gym gatecrashers (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The personal trainers had removed most of the artefacts that I had brought in to customise my corner of the gym. Now piled up higgledy-piggledy against the wall were the certificates and newspaper cuttings from my 10k races, the stereo … Continue reading →

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Terrifying taxi transport costs (Rousse)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My cousins T and SB complained of their lack of sleep. They had been forced to leave the ball ‘early’ at 03:30am and only managed a couple of hours in bed before they were obliged to cross town to collect … Continue reading →

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