Tag Archives: swimming

Problems at the public baths (Rousse)

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Normally I swam in the pool of my private members’ club. Fancying a change, I popped along to the public baths. This was a mistake: the water was filthy; the clientele common; and someone stole my striped tunic from my … Continue reading →

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The drunkard at the swimming pool (Rousse)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was now so friendly with the lifeguards at the gym that I would often pop in and out of their staff room for a chat. One day when I left the staff room to return to the swimming pool, … Continue reading →

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‘David Bowie algebra’ and ‘Wild swimming Shakespeare’ (Rousse)

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I accepted the job with the Trump lookalike at his stationery emporium, even though each of us had doubts about the other. My biggest gripe was that he kept dodging my questions about a contract. On the first day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged algebra, comprehensive, D, David Bowie, employment, false, grade, leg, maths, O level, school, Shakespeare, stationery, swimming, TPR, Trump, wild | Leave a comment

Pink, fish-shaped swimming googles mistaken for lawyer (Rousse)

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Dreamaticus

On day two of the work weekend away, I hoped to have an opportunity to wash my hiar. Instead I was paired up with two male colleagues, told that I would be sharing a bedroom with them later (they would … Continue reading →

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Christian evangelists invade Florida (Rousse)

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I came into ownership of a hotel in Florida. Whenever we visited, we stayed in a separate adjoining apartment with access to three private swimming pools. One day as we crossed the hotel lobby on the way back … Continue reading →

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Limbless torsos in Speedos, a bare-breasted woman, children in litter disguise, and booklet giveaways in Morningside (Rousse)

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Dreamaticus

I abandoned weeding a municipal planter on the southern outskirts of Edinburgh so that I could catch a 23 bus back into town and meet my mother on Colinton Road at 6:30pm, as previously agreed. The bus was frustratingly slow. … Continue reading →

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A hundred in Haltwhistle (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Dreamaticus

RB planned to celebrate her 100th birthday with a pool party in Haltwhistle, the UK’s outdoor swimming capital. Everyone would be there, including EA from Hexham, and DE of Rhyl. On the day, I arrived wearing a long silky dress … Continue reading →

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Displaying a nipple and swimming with baby dolphins in lockdown (Rousse)

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Campus was open again. I was there once more attending lectures, and they were even measuring the water levels in the swimming pool. On most days I sat next to my primary school ‘friend’ ST, delighted that I was admitted … Continue reading →

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Lewis ladies lose pool position (Rousse)

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Dreamaticus

TPR took charge of the ladies’ swimming club at the Isle of Lewis guest house. The moment that the families arrived, however, we were all ordered out of the pool. This was the disadvantage of taking annual leave during the … Continue reading →

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A dip in the cold (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was telling my sister an elaborate tale of undergraduate risk (how could I ever have been so stupid?) as we approached the beautiful Italian swimming pool. I was not tempted to take a dip – it was far too … Continue reading →

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