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Tag Archives: wait
Checking for Czechs (Rousse)
I tried walking home along country lanes at night time, but this proved too dangerous. Even in flashing trainers it soon became obvious that drivers could not see me, and that I was risking my life. I changed my plan … Continue reading
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Tagged A40, accommodation, bonus, boy, car, check, city, conversation, country, Czech, dangerous, daylight, deal, demean, driver, Edinburgh, flash, flat, foreign, friendship, growl, hair, hitch-hike, holiday, holiday-maker, home, in-laws, intinerary, lane, life, location, man, Manchester, Manchester Metroplitan University, map, night, north, Nottingham Trent University, old-fashioned, passenger, pet, plan, plate, risk, see, slip road, student, trainer, trick, trip, wait, walk
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Bra-less wife misses dinner date with Amanda Holden (Rousse)
The coach was due to leave at 18:30 for the conference dinner at the other side of town. At 18:15 I watched TPR cross the road to climb aboard and save a couple of seats for us. I knew that … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Holden, black, bottom, bra-less, burgundy, business, change, clothes, coach, conference, corduroy, cry, date, delegate, dinner, door, dress, elevator, finery, French, frustration, green, hotel, hurry, kilt, Korean, late, lift, lobby, makeup, meal, men, outfit, Phase Eight, room, seat, shoes, silk, stupidity, tears, time-keeping, top, TPR, undress, vest, wait, wife, women
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£10 fine for library book ten years overdue (Rousse)
DMcA left the library having confessed that the book that he had just returned was ten years overdue. Now it was my turn to be served. I hastily waved my library card over the machine reader. In doing so I … Continue reading
Tiny disabled Chinese criminal forced to live in a pocket (Rousse)
OC’s new charge was a tiny disabled Chinese ex-con with a miniscule human head and the plastic body of an Action Mall doll. He’d given up his life of crime after his gang leaders found he was more of a … Continue reading
A surprise encounter in Rhyl (Rousse)
We returned to Rhyl and waited outside the church. TPR, HJ, SL and I expected to see DE as soon as the service ended. As soon she emerged through the church door, I sidled up to her to say hello. … Continue reading
US air show “disaster” miracle (Rousse)
I wondered whether a holiday in Scotland was sufficient entertainment for my two girlfriends. However, all my doubts evaporated on our last day when the skies cleared, the sun came out, and we stumbled upon a spectacular air display. We … Continue reading
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Tagged air, air show, American, anorak, approach. pouch, bag, bank, belongings, binoculars, boys, camera, cameras, case, crowd, disaster, display, engine, engines, entertainment, fly, force, girlfriend, girlfriends, grass, Hull, Humber Bridge, hunt, impact, loop, loops, man, men, miracle, north, photo, photograph, photographs, photos, pit, plane, planes, possessions, retrieve, river, riverbank, roar, safety, scatter, Scotland, scream, share, shots, show, sky, sun, Sutherland, teenager, thud, trousers, US, vantage, wait, watch, waterproof, Yorkshire
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Student presentation overload (Rousse)
This was going to take forever. Every student that I had ever taught was lined up to give a 5-minute presentation. I most pitied those at the back of the queue. What a wait it would be for them!
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Tagged overload, presentation, presentations, queue, student, students, wait
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Door handle magic (Rousse)
I was too fat to follow EH through the small cat-flap sized hole cut out of the door through to the kitchen. I would just have to wait outside and miss out on the fun. Then I noticed that the … Continue reading
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Masters supervision without Margaret (Rousse)
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 →