In my life, I have successfully fitted a few toilet seats. I am not sure what the collective noun is for toilet seats. A parliament of toilet seats? A smack? A crash? A clattering? No matter. The point being that… Read More ›
Hospital
Dying For My Award
With award ceremonies in full swing, I’m reminded of the occasions I picked up my own awards. My early childhood was largely uneventful, certainly not a tale that could be converted into a Hollywood blockbuster to win any screenplay Oscars. … Read More ›
Sue Bidgood
A while back, I wrote a column – Wasp On The 334 Bus – about how a wasp had boarded a bus that I was travelling on, which caused a mild alarm among the fearful, confined passengers. The panic was… Read More ›
Night-Time TV
It’s hard to believe that not so long ago, terrestrial tv would completely shut down and go off air overnight. The unseen continuity announcer would wish everyone goodnight soon after midnight – probably because his wife had said: “Please don’t… Read More ›
Emergency Talks
Last week my frail and weak, elderly dad pulled his red helpline cord at his sheltered housing accommodation. The Lifeline operator called me to say that an ambulance had been sent because my dad was having trouble getting out of… Read More ›
Russ Writes 