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A man of financial substance, Robert has a wide range of interests and opinions to match. More Posts

A dinner in absentia

Last night our dining club was due to meet in the absence of A who passed away on Saturday. He was going to provide drinks and canapés at his home and afterwards the remaining three would eat locally. We decided to preserve the booking and meet up and the universal reaction was we were pleased we [...]

January 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

A sad passing

Unlike some of my esteemed colleagues on the Rust I am not always comfortable about sharing personal recollections with our readers but last night there was such a momentous, devastating call that to write of anything else is impossible. My best friend at university and a constant and valued friend [...]

January 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

More internet travails

The subject of Internet frustration is one which regularly fills up our pages. I experienced this big time yesterday with a booking I made through British Airways Holidays to the West Indies. I duly completed my registration a few months ago and paid a deposit online. Having heard nothing at all, I [...]

January 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Tenerife

Our journey from Lanzarote to Tenerife was no simple island hop largely because of the lack of signage in Canarian airports. The taxi driver in Lanzarote dropped us off at the international terminal – not the domestic one – though neither seemed marked. At the correct terminal we could [...]

January 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Second Day/Lanzarote

I cannot claim to have suffered a Xmas of family argument, turkey leftovers and boring telly but this was my first festive period in the UK for many years and so I was delighted to sign up for the latest Rust tour with the promise of winter sunshine. I had never visited the Canary Islands before [...]

January 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

My New Years Eve

It was another first for me last night: a New Years Eve spent in the UK. The last three have been in Sydney, the South China Seas and Cape Town respectively. New Years Eve is overrated, an excuse for restaurants to charge much more and the minicabs taking you there and back. However it is also the [...]

January 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

In praise of the NHS

The NHS is a political football that a moaning public sometimes likes to kick around. Middle class friends of mine with private doctors and private medical insurance to the hilt, the critical media and anyone who has suffered a delay or worse love to tell us it’s in a crisis. My own personal [...]

December 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

More banking woes

The subject of poor banking service is one visited by our correspondents and yesterday I fell victim to it. In using an ATM first thing yesterday the machine retained my card for no reason nor explanation. This means that for the second time in a few months I have to undertake the rigmarole of [...]

December 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

A stressful upgrade

My old iPad never really recovered from a drop onto the hard flooring of the flat I rent in Nice. He staggered on valiantly but was never quite the same. I realised with sadness the time had come to replace him. I knew this would be a stressful process. It first required a visit to the Apple Store. [...]

November 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

St Paul’s School (1967-71)

I always enjoy reading my old school magazine called Pauline. In my day it was a light blue and A3 in format. It was little more than a formal record with Salvete welcoming new teachers and Valete an appreciation of those departing. There were sections on the sports teams, societies, play reviews [...]

November 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

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