I am late.
I am expected in Leicester and now my only option is to catch the last train.
The last train to Leicester is a slow train and also appears to be experiencing difficulties.
Stopping where there are no stations.
That sort of thing.
It becomes clear that many of my fellow passengers are not going to get to their destinations and as the ticket inspector makes his round they discuss alternatives together.
As this is an unfamiliar route I assume that Leicester too is now out of the question.
A strange thing about the ticket inspector, although this is a new route and I have never met him before, he knows my name…
“Yes, Stu…”
…and uses its familiar form.
“You’ll be in Leicester in twenty minutes time.”
Not only does the ticket inspector know my name and use its familiar form, he is also incredibly accurate.
My alarm clock is due to go off in precisely twenty minutes time.
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Thank you…
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Love those “dreams” 🙂
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Reassuring… 😉
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Brilliant, Stuart.
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Thanks, Robbie… 🙂
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Thank you…
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Love the punch line!
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Thank you 🙂
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Great dream. I like the way you have told it. 😊
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Yes brilliant 💜
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Reblogged this on willowdot21 and commented:
I don’t feel up to blogging but here is a great little curiousity from Stuart France or is that just Stu.💜
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Thanks for sharing, Willow… 😉
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It a great story, as deep as dreams are this tells a clear story 💜
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“A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives exactly when he means to…” 😉
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Of course he does, there are lots of wizards about!
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We have those anxiety moments in dreams, but save by the alarm clock! I loved it, Stuart.
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Time anxieties, especially, it seems… Leicester as a ‘seat of light’ intrigues me… 😉
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Thank you for telling a great story about that> 🙂
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🙂
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Reminds we of a time I was sitting in a train in Liverpool, It failed to move for quite a while. Then the inspector came over the tannoy to apologise. Ten minutes later he came on again to apologise once again for the continuing delay. At the end of his announcement he said “I will let you know when the train is moving.” Thoughtful or what? I think that can be best filed under “or what”. 😀
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Delving into Harry Potter, I presume??? Stuart, you are one amazing person, and you should become a professional writer! Chuckles. Oh wait, you ARE . . .Excellent and you certainly held me spellbound for that few minutes!
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Thanks for sharing, Traci… 😉
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You’re welcome, Stuart!
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