Category Archives: Prick of the Week

People I see being arseholes with their cars.

Farewell to the market

As I explained to the woman at the olive stall this morning, I was a bit sad today. She’d asked me how I was, like she has done every Saturday, but wasn’t expecting such a miserable response. Her face dropped … Continue reading

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Lighting the night

It being a Wednesday, I waited in with the cleaners. They are a jolly bunch who seem to like their work. While I sat at the dining table, Mirinda took the girls down to the sea, where she discovered a … Continue reading

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Lewis, Lewis and Lewis

So, we have found a place in the New Forest that we actually like. Not that there are many pedestrian crossings, but it does feel safer and the main road is further away. And it ticks a lot of boxes, … Continue reading

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Where’s the café gone?

In a great shock this afternoon, I walked into Tyresö centrum to find that the café opposite the ICA, Mirinda’s favourite, had gone. It was there yesterday. But this was all that was left today. It had always been popular … Continue reading

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A lack of good driving skills

This morning, while waiting for the bus to take me home from the shops, I was almost witness to a couple of fatalities. I was under the misunderstanding that Swedish drivers were somehow more sensible than those in the UK … Continue reading

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Hopefully we’ll see more of Seymour

Being a Tuesday, I headed straight back from the gym to ring mum. Apart from the fact that she actually answered the phone this week, she was also reasonably cheerful. None of the strange Walker chat or moving to an … Continue reading

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Noisy boys

The morning sky was gorgeous today as I walked to the gym. Okay, shepherds were probably not that keen. As it turned out, there was nothing to be warned about. The day was beautiful. Cold, sure, but beautiful. The photo … Continue reading

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