Tag Archives: iPhone

Stolen iPhone misery (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Dreamaticus

While scrolling madly through incoming text and images on their mobile phones, the crush of teenage girls in the tube carriage shouted over the heads of all the other passengers. What vile behaviour, I thought. I realised that I should … Continue reading →

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Escapees from the Gaelic choir discover a ‘horny’ Victorian (Rousse)

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Dreamaticus

VJ and I made our escape from the Gaelic concert at Edinburgh airport and ran along the cycle path in the direction of Duddingston Loch. To make the race fairer, I agreed not to use my arms. This soon gave … Continue reading →

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David Beckham’s affair and an athletic hairy beast (Rousse)

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Dreamaticus

David Beckham and I snuggled up together in bed. We hadn’t known each other very long, and were still married to our spouses, so our relationship was a very special secret. Our game was up on the afternoon that three … Continue reading →

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New Apple iPhone 13 in Sunshine yellow (Rousse)

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Hot on the heels of ‘Alpine green’, Apple launched the ‘Sunshine yellow’ iPhone 13 mini. My sister was one of the first proud owners of this beautiful new device.

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Burglars target tech indoors, and hunt buried treasure in the garden (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Dreamaticus

From the far side of my bedroom, I saw a black form bound across the patio to the flower bed in front of the window. A black Labrador was set to dig up my plants! On closer inspection, however, I … Continue reading →

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An iPhone’s watery end, and a climber frozen in fright (Rousse)

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I watched in dismay as my top of the range iPhone slid out of my jacket pocket and dropped to the ground, sped down the sheep-mown grass bank all the way to the cliff end, slipped over the edge, and … Continue reading →

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Otters in the wild (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I waited with a couple who had travelled all the way from the most southerly tip of Ireland to join the wildlife photography course. It was good to have their company, but where was our coach? When we heard that … Continue reading →

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An iPhone and an accident on the way to the Isle of Skye (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I blame DP of Strathclyde University for the debacle over my iPhone. Under her watchful eye, I plugged it in to charge for ten minutes in the café of the Forth Road Bridge service station. Then we we set off … Continue reading →

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iPhone switch scam (Rousse)

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Someone had switched my iPhone 11 for a 4. It worked fine, with all my contacts and stored messages and photographs still intact – but it wasn’t my phone. Later TPR managed to work out the identity of the culprit … Continue reading →

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A kitchen break-up drama (Rousse)

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I knew that it was unfair to drag our new lodger R into my personal crisis, but I was desperate. Was there anything that she could do to persuade TPR not to end our marriage? K was extremely cross with … Continue reading →

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