tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post4207505550055802208..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Another Bonkers Road Trip: Part 1 – Grote Verkeershinder And Strange Things On PolesVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-45122013520763525172011-06-26T22:45:43.681+01:002011-06-26T22:45:43.681+01:00Hi Wordbird,
"Gratifyingly odd" is exac...Hi Wordbird,<br /><br />"Gratifyingly odd" is exactly right. Well worth the nostalgic detour. <br /><br />Now I am not sure I stopped in a Belgian service station on this trip, though I clocked a few called something like Cacherel, though obviously not that. I will make a detour for one of those next time - I am agog with curiosity now about the loos! <br /><br />I have to say that Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65801038750298632862011-06-26T19:32:20.593+01:002011-06-26T19:32:20.593+01:00Loved the Trabant. That's so gratifyingly odd....Loved the Trabant. That's so gratifyingly odd.<br />My memories of driving in Belgium (apart from the infamously bad and often drunk drivers - and that's a slur I got from a Belgian friend!) are of the fact that the road surface changed drastically as soon as we got over the border from France. Blimey O'Reilly! France = normal motorway; Belgium = potholetastic! <br />And oh my word, Wordbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-12990913373772476982011-06-25T01:42:00.948+01:002011-06-25T01:42:00.948+01:00Hi ScentScelf,
D'you know, I didn't even ...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />D'you know, I didn't even notice the geometrical fudging with Bermuda and instantly thought that "somewhere between 'Wagner' and 'Bermuda'" sums the vicious circle up perfectly! But you are right, technically it is the wrong shape. Could Saturn be usefully referenced here, I wonder? Hmm, I sense the exertion of a malevolent pull is Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76849817771347276802011-06-24T21:43:26.764+01:002011-06-24T21:43:26.764+01:00Shoot. The "Bermuda" would be a triangl...Shoot. The "Bermuda" would be a triangle, of course, not a ring. Implicit, but feel the need to acknowledge what I did not make explicit. Shape wise.ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-29650775901602844862011-06-24T21:39:32.203+01:002011-06-24T21:39:32.203+01:00You are back! I was careful to come to the first ...You are back! I was careful to come to the first installment first. Natural world order and all.<br /><br />But now that I have, I am now going to have the haunting idea of an "Antwerp Ring" in my head, somewhere between "Wagner" and Bermuda...with all difficult associations absolutely attendant. <br /><br />As for things on poles...Bwa ha ha!!! Love it. I think maybe we ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-50159298590444003992011-06-24T17:00:06.217+01:002011-06-24T17:00:06.217+01:00Hi anotherperfumeblog!
I did think at the time - ...Hi anotherperfumeblog!<br /><br />I did think at the time - especially during the photocopying quest, as I wandered around the waste ground behind the train station - that if this story ended happily it might be quite funny to look back on, and so it has proved... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2793148104695010862011-06-24T16:46:31.099+01:002011-06-24T16:46:31.099+01:00Welcome back! This and your (newer) post about you...Welcome back! This and your (newer) post about your tooth and copies were much more enjoyable reading for me this morning than they were probably experiences for you at the time. Your loss is our gain? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59392611864829105192011-06-23T00:26:11.888+01:002011-06-23T00:26:11.888+01:00Hi Anna,
Thanks for that - "slo-mo no-go gro...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Thanks for that - "slo-mo no-go ground" is excellent! The next time I am stuck in a jam...as I surely will be...I will remember your phrase and have a chuckle. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2703158789173536232011-06-23T00:01:45.377+01:002011-06-23T00:01:45.377+01:00Hooray - you're back.
All is well with the wo...Hooray - you're back.<br /><br />All is well with the world now.<br /><br />Don't envy you the mileage - ouch.<br /><br />cheerio, and good luck recovering from covering so much slo-mo no-go ground,<br /><br />Anna in EdinburghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58522107631867842332011-06-22T21:06:37.184+01:002011-06-22T21:06:37.184+01:00Hi Hazel,
Crikey. That's a novel twist on th...Hi Hazel,<br /><br />Crikey. That's a novel twist on the old Philip Larkin poem on the subject of parenting, certainly...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-7560597809725810282011-06-22T19:48:43.303+01:002011-06-22T19:48:43.303+01:00Apropos...top of the Amazon best sellers is curren...Apropos...top of the Amazon best sellers is currently a bedtime picture book called 'Go the F*ck to Sleep' - admittedly targeted at parents rather than children. But I can see somebody cracking under the 50 thousandth iteration of Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie and saying: 'No, darling, tonight we're having THIS one...'Hazelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-78360177387403126622011-06-22T17:21:58.703+01:002011-06-22T17:21:58.703+01:00Hi Cymbaline,
Funnily enough I sleep with a bite-...Hi Cymbaline,<br /><br />Funnily enough I sleep with a bite-guard myself - or "occlusal splint", as it pleases my dentist to talk it up - but clearly I could have done with additional "calming measures" to get through this harrowing experience.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34590140304788110442011-06-22T16:59:46.735+01:002011-06-22T16:59:46.735+01:00Argh! What a tooth-gnasher! I'm going to go pu...Argh! What a tooth-gnasher! I'm going to go put in my bite-guard now : )Cymbalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869997513487478698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-41195969795808209132011-06-22T14:05:53.750+01:002011-06-22T14:05:53.750+01:00Hi lovethescents,
Behind those bushes would stil...Hi lovethescents, <br /><br />Behind those bushes would still have been a bit conspicuous, actually - it was the university campus, I think (which may also explain the machine). But there were a couple of über louche clubs round the corner, so the machine may have been handy for their patrons.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56922930114999355662011-06-22T14:02:20.627+01:002011-06-22T14:02:20.627+01:00Hi lovethescents,
I confess I did say the "F...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />I confess I did say the "F" word aloud, with the window open, but I am hoping that the children were out of earshot - they were a little way off and the windscreen may have acted as a partial sound barrier. And if they *did* hear there is hopefully the chance that they might not have understood an English swear word, especially at that young age...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87744130531174462402011-06-22T13:46:58.313+01:002011-06-22T13:46:58.313+01:00Okay, I'm posting twice because I think my pre...Okay, I'm posting twice because I think my previous post warranted a post all to itself. Now I'm glad you're safely back home and those poles are hilarious. I wonder if there's a lot of coital activity going on behind those highway bushes?lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24020794673750204432011-06-22T13:44:10.296+01:002011-06-22T13:44:10.296+01:00You DID NOT say the "F" word to those ch...You DID NOT say the "F" word to those children, Veee!!! Please say you didn't! If in fact you did, being a mother of two small children, I think I'd have to have a few words with you....lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76870393202979158332011-06-22T12:21:23.374+01:002011-06-22T12:21:23.374+01:00Hi olfactoria!
Funny to think of you reading this...Hi olfactoria!<br /><br />Funny to think of you reading this in the tube - a much better way to get about, let me tell you. Further instalments to follow...and I do also hope to catch up with everyone else's blogs soon. : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38724179549565221982011-06-22T12:10:27.739+01:002011-06-22T12:10:27.739+01:00Haha, that was worth the wait! Very enjoyable read...Haha, that was worth the wait! Very enjoyable reading, people in the tube are looking strangely at me now. ;) Glad you are back in one piece, V.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-16707462792669579892011-06-22T08:37:23.462+01:002011-06-22T08:37:23.462+01:00Hi Angela,
They were little boys actually, but it...Hi Angela,<br /><br />They were little boys actually, but it is a good image! : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-15159497454856468802011-06-22T08:20:30.417+01:002011-06-22T08:20:30.417+01:00I have visions of that line of school girls lookin...I have visions of that line of school girls looking like Madeline with a Nun in charge !!Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64825442276253600772011-06-22T08:19:51.394+01:002011-06-22T08:19:51.394+01:00Thanks Bloody F! It is good to be back.
Lots mor...Thanks Bloody F! It is good to be back.<br /><br />Lots more travel bits to come...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8508176869357703042011-06-22T02:34:42.730+01:002011-06-22T02:34:42.730+01:00I love the things on poles, but I would have torn ...I love the things on poles, but I would have torn my hair out in those traffic jams! Welcome home!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.com