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Cash-collecting criminal caught on CCTV (Rousse)

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I added to my fortune whenever I paid a visit to the cash dispenser just outside Edinburgh’s Balmoral Hotel. Here each morning on my way to work, I pretended to make a transaction. In reality, I was picking up wads … Continue reading →

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A Russian spy and dangerous old English sheepdog in John Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Dreamaticus

The University Principal found out that we were harbouring a Russian spy. She first tried to capture him by inviting us all to breakfast at her town house (with newly astro-turfed front lawn). Her servant served us, taking our orders … Continue reading →

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A spiked drink victim (Rousse)

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I was probably an easy target after TPR left me. When I awoke, I knew that I was in a hotel bed in Italy. I could also remember taking a walk through the woods with a nice man called Peter … Continue reading →

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A messy office Christmas party followed by seaside coffee and cake in Aberdeen (Rousse)

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Dreamaticus

A mixture of colleagues from all stages of my career came to the staff Christmas party. These included: my old boss JH; the wife and eldest daughter of my old office-mate SM; current colleagues DB and LD; a tall, skinny, … Continue reading →

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Doing the dirty work for HR (Rousse)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Dreamaticus

I was the toast of our HR department. WT congratulated me on having persuaded a hopeless colleague to give up a role for which he was clearly unsuited. It now looked like I was going to be asked to complete … Continue reading →

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Masters supervision without Margaret (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Dreamaticus

When I came out of MR’s office I found a Chinese student waiting for me in the corridor. Once we had cleared up whether or not she was Margaret (she was not), I led her to the room that I … Continue reading →

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How to flirt 1980s style (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

My expertise did not stretch to biomedical science, yet I was charged with delivering a lecture to the new first years. I won them over in the first few minutes with a couple of jokes, then kept their interest by … Continue reading →

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Post-its as visual aids (Rousse)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

It was much easier for our project team to work in the new office. With the extra space we weren’t so much in one another’s way. I just wished that I had been kinder when I gave B feedback on … Continue reading →

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Missing blue dachshund found after 13 years (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The drilling truck was enormous, and looked a bit strange with a mini-trailer attached to the back, but we needed somewhere to carry our plastic beach spades. We manoeuvred the vehicle onto the mudflats and set off in the direction … Continue reading →

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