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rainsinger

Brighton and Babies in Bear Suits

Mar 07, 2005 01:16

On Saturday, I got to Brighton later than inteded, due to vagaries of a ticket lady who kept insisting my card was not valid because it had a crack in it (It is bloody valid, and it bloody well works, especially if you bloody swipe it again) and where the lively discussion I had with her lasted for about 20 minutes and made me miss my train, and ( Read more... )

friends, happiness, social whoring, travelling

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squaddie67 March 7 2005, 05:52:52 UTC

Brighton Rocks, I love that place.

squaddie67 March 7 2005, 05:59:42 UTC

Even dozing off I could hear his shouts of joy as he made his way down the carriages.

There is something to be said for people who are happy in their jobs no matter what they are. In The RAF News recently they published the obituraries for the Hercules crew that recently died in a crash in Iraq. The Loadmaster (bloke responsible for the safe weight distribution of cargo and passengers and also the bloke who pushes paratroopers out of the troop doors) was a bear of a man who was always laughing and smiling and was enormously popular with the Paras because he used to make what would normally be a tense experience (ie jumping out of a plane at altitude) more of a fun experience by joking with them and setting up speakers in the cargo bay that used to play Wagners Ride of the Valkyries at full blast as the Paras left the aircraft. It is a good thing to make another person smile.

rainsinger March 9 2005, 12:26:53 UTC

It is a good thing to make another person smile.

Yes, definately. Makes such a pleasant change, especially when the enthusiasm and niceness is genuine.

How are you doing? Is it still raining on you where you are?

squaddie67 March 9 2005, 13:42:19 UTC

It is now going into a phase where the days are warm and sunny and it honks down at night. We are expect temeratures of 28 Degrees C in a couple of days.

mockduck March 7 2005, 10:05:34 UTC

terrific hair

Ha ha, in your face, everyone!
Seriously, though - that's so nice!

rainsinger March 9 2005, 12:27:08 UTC

you're welcome :)

tubewalker March 7 2005, 10:12:42 UTC

That was such a lovely post, I'll not need to go back now for a while, don't tell scarletdemon.

rainsinger March 9 2005, 12:29:24 UTC

I'll not need to go back now for a while, don't tell scarletdemon.

okay.
*nods gravely and keeps secret*

Your new icon makes me grin, at first I thought it was a man with some sort of ear infection, and didn't realise it was a hardy explorer. But I think gromwell is right, and there is a resemblance in the expression.

smallblakflower March 7 2005, 12:53:07 UTC

I feel a mixture of sadness and adoration looking at other people's stuff because I'm easily mesmerised and sentimental. There's a particular fascination for the detritus and random exhibits of people's lives and a melancholy I feel for the strewn things for I feel a hollow and irrational sort of ache when people or things or places are unloved, and looked abandoned and lost
I experience much the same emotions at car boots - jumble sales etc. As a result i spend too much time on foundmagazine.com and am restricted to two car boot sales a year. *sigh*

That was a very fuzzy feeling post and I enjoyed it greatly. Esp the last ticket man. People like that always bring a certain unexpected joy to my journey's....

rainsinger March 9 2005, 12:30:18 UTC

People like that always bring a certain unexpected joy to my journey's....

Yes, mine too! Especially when they're not taking the piss.

Awwww, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I thought it was a nice change from the gloom and doom I've been spouting lately.

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