Tag Archives: names

Classic car investment (Rousse)

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Dreamaticus

I despaired at my parents who proudly showed off their latest acquisition. This was a set of four wrecked ‘classic’ cars that they considered to be valuable vintage vehicles. There was a badly bashed grey Golf GTi, a Ford Cortina, … Continue reading →

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Sheffield conference fail (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The conference was an excruciating experience. We had travelled to Sheffield with such high hopes, but here we were stuck towards the back of the lecture hall appalled at the poor standard of presentation. Even the supposed ‘big names’ failed … Continue reading →

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Strange happenings at the University of Newcastle recall scenes from 1984 (Rousse)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I called in for breakfast at my sister S’s hall of residence at Newcastle University. Each morning Barton Hall put out an elaborate spread for its undergraduates and I couldn’t resist returning to the buffet for yet another … Continue reading →

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A wasted trip to the University of Birmingham’s Muirhead Tower (Rousse)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I found my timetable on a scrunched up piece of brown paper in the bottom of my handbag. I’d looked at it so infrequently that I was unsure as to which way it read: were those the hours across the … Continue reading →

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Ed Milliband deposes David Cameron in commons revolt (Rousse)

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was one of 650 engaged in a parliamentary simulation. A voice at the front of the hall shouted instructions and each of us then took our place as instructed. We’d just completed a commons revolt, which left only four … Continue reading →

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Badge mishap brings end to beautiful relationship (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I had a huge row with NP over conference badges. Our relationship would never survive this – and all all because she thought it wouldn’t matter if delegates were asked to hand-write their own names on sticky labels…! I thought … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: names

Classic car investment (Rousse)

Sheffield conference fail (Rousse)

Strange happenings at the University of Newcastle recall scenes from 1984 (Rousse)

Ed Milliband deposes David Cameron in commons revolt (Rousse)

Badge mishap brings end to beautiful relationship (Rousse)

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