Tag Archives: neighbour

Rousse’s rich skip pickings

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Dreamaticus

My former neighbour was a wasteful interior designer. This was great news for me and the new occupant of the flat above mine. We could take our pick of all the items that the spendthrift had abandoned in the skip … Continue reading →

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Hidden drugs and a Roald Dahl poster in a tube (Rousse)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I could tell that my neighbour JS was desperate to go to the lavatory so I offered her the use of our guest bathroom. She refused on the basis that it was at the back of the house and bound … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bathroom, daughter, drug, en suite, insult, lavatory, neighbour, problem, Roald Dahl, tidy, upet | Leave a comment

When your new neighbours are reality television stars (Rousse)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The new upstairs neighbours had moved in! I was able to confirm this to TPR and DM from the bedroom window as I watched a car arrive in the new parking space behind our garden. Before long we noticed that … Continue reading →

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A dump in Luton (Rousse)

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Our new house was not ready when we first moved to Luton so we wild-camped by the river for a couple of nights, with only a sleeping bag and dirty white sheet for cover. We were perfectly safe there, but … Continue reading →

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Anti-social noisy office neighbours (Rousse)

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Back on campus, the C corridor was swarming with builders – again. All my belongings had been moved into a massive room at the far end of the corridor while my ‘old’ room and two others were being knocked into … Continue reading →

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Christmas cake complications (Rousse)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Dreamaticus

It was meant to be a simple lunch at my parents’ house, but the complications began as soon as I invited the others to the table. First I noticed that my former colleague AT failed to turn up. Then the … Continue reading →

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Special services for ladies of a certain age (Rousse)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Dreamaticus

JTX and his partner set up a business to deliver special services to ladies of a certain age. I was astonished (yet delighted) that a couple of gay guys would be so expert in their new metier. My only criticism … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s rich skip pickings

Hidden drugs and a Roald Dahl poster in a tube (Rousse)

When your new neighbours are reality television stars (Rousse)

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