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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Killing Time

Whilst killing time in Cardiff, I visited my old address, 31 City Road. The building is empty now but it was once the centre point of one of the happiest years in my life. We occupied the first floor flat. My bedroom had a huge picture window, overlooking the Road. I arrived there after work one evening with all my possessions packed into a single taxi. Put everything away in what little furniture there was, made the bed and turned in for the night. I didn’t possess any curtains and with the window, not being overlooked by any other vantage points, they seemed unnecessary. When the alarm went off in the morning I stumbled naked out of bed and for a short while blinked uncomprehendingly at the window where the top deck passengers of a stationary bus stared back, just a couple of feet away.

26 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yay, I'm first!

Thanks for the laugh. I've picked myself up off the floor now - and at this hour

12:06 PM  
Blogger The Mistress said...

Missed opportunity.

You could have charged admission fee.

12:46 PM  
Blogger Snooze said...

I wonder if those passengers are now blogging about how hot naked guy became part of their daily trip. Did you invest in curtains right after that?

2:05 PM  
Blogger Tickersoid said...

Fifth Floor- I'm here for the gigle.

MJ- Too complicated, I'd have to get involved with collecting my portion of the special upper deck tickets.

Snooze- No, just peeked before getting out of bed.

2:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The exact same thing happened to me - really.

5:26 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Ahh, the road famous for the takeaways in practically every building. So you had chicken curry for breakfast every day then?

7:48 PM  
Blogger Tickersoid said...

Mutters- Really?

Ickle_Bro- The Albany Rd end had all the take-a-ways. There was the curry house across the road which gave us extra large portions if we took over our own containers.
Poets Corner took most of my weekday money.

9:08 PM  
Blogger FirstNations said...

oh lordy! morning wood and all????

3:35 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I used to do tht regularly.

After about the 5th time, I no longer had any shame nor embarrassment.

I don't know if thats a good thing, or not.

9:49 AM  
Blogger Inexplicable DeVice said...

How delightful.

Here's the 'a' you dropped Piggy, you thick mong.

6:41 PM  
Blogger Tickersoid said...

First Nations- In those days, morning wood had to be kindled and extinguished before properly waking up and getting out of bed.

Piggster- A bit like those dreams I used to have of public nudity. After a while I found I could cope with it.

HRT- He's used up all his 'a's having sex.

10:54 PM  
Blogger Frobisher said...

Ha! I always travel on the top deck - it's good for nosing over fences, etc.

10:31 AM  
Blogger Tickersoid said...

Are you still allowed to smoke on the top deck?

10:54 AM  
Blogger phlegmfatale said...

precious memories, how they linger!

12:16 AM  
Blogger FirstNations said...

i['m stoned. go get naked and stand in front of your window.
See? I'm waving! can you see me?

4:37 AM  
Blogger Divian said...

Hmmmm...naked. Such impure thoughts run through my mind now.

4:46 AM  
Blogger BEAST said...

I bet they were thinking , I dunno what hes wearing but it needs a good iron :-)

8:09 AM  
Blogger Tickersoid said...

Phlegmfatale- Oh yes. A bit like the cat smell from that old flat.

First Nations- OK. Can you see what I'm waving back with?

Awaiting- And now in mine too.

Beast- I've learned to keep my arms above my head. Keeps everything taut.

9:23 AM  
Blogger QChique said...

And someone else's blog is reading "This one time I was minding my own business while riding the top deck of a bus..."

Cheers my good man!

7:36 PM  
Blogger Divian said...

Well, think on and then trek to Mississippi. I have a surprise for you.

7:03 AM  
Blogger BEAST said...

Oh and HELLO PIGGY AND TAZZY

6:18 PM  
Blogger The Aunt said...

We used to have a building site opposite the office, and a canteen on the 11th floor.

One lunchtime, we were all sitting eating when the crane turned to reveal that its driver was not merely shirtless, as initially surmised, but completely starkers except, for some reason, for his sports socks.

A lot of lunches went unfinished.

2:42 AM  
Blogger phlegmfatale said...

Cat smell? Ah, the heady tang of nostalgia. Loved this post. It's funny to cast one's mind back to the times when we traveled lightest, and yet were the most rich.

6:51 AM  
Blogger Tickersoid said...

Qchique- LOl, yes you're probably right. Nice to see you doing the rounds again.

Awaiting- *does double flick of eyebrows in intreque*

Aunty Marianne- Good story, Sounds like a TV advert.

Phlegm- It's all about the people you know and the lack of responsability

8:50 AM  
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