True Stories – Page 2

Life After…Life After Retirement

Here’s how I passed up a chance to make a friend whose company I would have thoroughly enjoyed. What a shame! He’s now teaching me such a lot…

Confessions of an Agonised Cyclist

Do we really have to spend our lives atoning for our past misdeeds? An episode of BBC’s ‘Broken’, and a cycle challenge, set me thinking…

Naughtiness – Good for the Soul?

As Claire sat listening to her friends’ patter, troubling thoughts crossed her mind. The accounts of their turbulent love lives sounded rich and juicy. Yes, some of her friends had cried on Claire’s shoulder when their marriages had fallen apart. But it seemed as if they’d become stronger, wiser people through having to rebuild theirContinue reading “Naughtiness – Good for the Soul?”

A Cover Story

“How on earth do I get this wretched cover off?” I muttered angrily to my daughter Helen. “O Damn!! Here comes another stupid car. I’ll have to get out of the way again. Grrr!” -o-O-o- Helen’s flat is located on the Field Lane estate. When the houses were built, few people owned cars, so manyContinue reading “A Cover Story”

A Tanker Driver’s Nightmare

“It’s no good – we’ll have to call the police. No-one’ll wait for us,” exclaimed the tanker driver. “How’s that going to look for you?” I asked. “Will that mean trouble?” His face fell, as he nodded. He was an experienced petrol tanker driver but this had never happened to him before. -o-O-o- It allContinue reading “A Tanker Driver’s Nightmare”

What goes on behind Bars?

I enjoy our Beer Festival. I love the way you end up talking randomly to people of all types, especially on the bar. I enjoy manning the ticket desk, too, provided it’s busy. Alas, I got the late shift on Friday and eventually became bored. David James and I had enjoyed a good natter, butContinue reading “What goes on behind Bars?”

Seventy Times Seven

Most people are familiar with the film, ‘The Bridge over the River Kwai’. This tells us about the building of the infamous railway bridge going from Thailand towards Burma during the last three and a half years of World War II. The Japanese conscripted many thousands of allied POW’s and local Thai people whom theyContinue reading “Seventy Times Seven”