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Seaside town tourist car parking woes (Rousse)

My old head of department JH found the perfect parking spot right next to the harbour in the crowded seaside town. We considered ourselves very lucky – until a huge wave crashed over the harbour wall and left the car … Continue reading

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The six-inch shrunken body of Queen Victoria and illegal car manoeuvres (Rousse)

The old man cradled the six-inch shrunken body of Queen Victoria, then offered to lend me his hire car. This was perfect. Now I would be able to reach the river and take a lovely walk. I conveniently forgot that … Continue reading

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Parking scam at the University of Edinburgh (Rousse)

Bold as brass, TPR pulled into a ‘visitors only’ parking space outside Edinburgh University’s Informatics building. A parking warden immediately scurried over to us to ask about the nature of our visit. TPR guessed at the name of a host … Continue reading

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Parking in Newcastle and the mean streets of Jesmond (Rousse)

There was no way that I would pay £45 to leave my car for a single day in a Newcastle multi-storey car park. Instead, we took our chances and hunted for a free space on the mean streets of Jesmond.

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Keeping clutter in container 78 (Rousse)

I kept my belongings in Container 78 at a storage facility in central London. While this was a convenient means of dealing with my clutter, accessing it was problematic. Whenever I parked my red Peugeot 205 nearby (assuming that I … Continue reading

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A family drive along the south coast (Rousse)

With my mother at the wheel, and all three sisters on the back seat with Baby Ted and my panda, we drove along the south coast of England. ‘Is that the Isle of Wight?’ I asked, pointing to a beautiful, … Continue reading

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Battle of Britain reenactment – body and beetles (Belle)

My grandmother and my mother were attempting to get a body to the Battle of Britain reenactment and wanted me to drive them there in my stupid three-wheeler. However I was having trouble maneuvering it out of the parking space … Continue reading

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Inconsiderate motorists bring news of competition windfall (Rousse)

I had the best night’s sleep with TPR in a tent in a field at the foot of the Pentland Hills. The original plan was to pack up the tent in the morning, then head to the hills for a … Continue reading

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Books, visitors, and plans for Christmas 2016 at the newly acquired guest house (Rousse)

The guest house was now in the hands of MB. This meant that there was a completely different library of old books from which to retrieve your reading material. I soon worked my way through modern literary fiction, but then … Continue reading

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Car cliff tumble (Rousse)

I was so accident prone that others were avoiding me – but not RG. He boldly climbed into the passenger seat of the Fiat Stilo as I put it into gear to move it to a more suitable parking space. … Continue reading

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