tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post3820206051377711121..comments2024-03-13T04:34:44.504-07:00Comments on Being Me: Three people who made Tenby the place to be last weekFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-29118030823976657352010-05-03T16:04:25.067-07:002010-05-03T16:04:25.067-07:00Did the bus driver have a brain the size of a plan...Did the bus driver have a brain the size of a planet? If so, it was Marvin (the paranoid android). A lot of bus drivers in Wales are androids. <br /><br />I live in Wales. I might be an android too.<br /><br /><br />ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-68296400181020451712010-04-24T10:50:07.039-07:002010-04-24T10:50:07.039-07:00Stan - thanks for your comment. Eccentrics are th...Stan - thanks for your comment. Eccentrics are the ones to watch, that's for sure. I will start my husband on 'Stage 1 People-Watching' this very evening.<br /><br />Mise - how nice to meet you! If you do go, please have a rum and raisin icecream at Fecci's and let me know whether you did or didn't nearly have an out-of-body experience.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-46883664549170213052010-04-24T09:40:31.025-07:002010-04-24T09:40:31.025-07:00Oddly enough, I'm half inclined to go to Tenby...Oddly enough, I'm half inclined to go to Tenby after reading this. I came here via A Novice Novelist, and am glad I did.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-12729068139950077072010-04-24T07:08:46.348-07:002010-04-24T07:08:46.348-07:00What marvellous portraits, Fran — you have brought...What marvellous portraits, Fran — you have brought these eccentrics to life.<br /><br />You could teach your husband the invaluable art of discreet people-watching. It's even more fun when done socially.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-56510763270848646442010-04-24T00:50:19.625-07:002010-04-24T00:50:19.625-07:00Alan - yes, I think you're right. Tenby is a ...Alan - yes, I think you're right. Tenby is a risk, but a great one if it works out. And if it rains, you can stay on the buses for a very, very long time.<br /><br />Karen - The great thing about buses is that if you sit at the back you can watch everyone else, and if you're on a high seat, even better. Not that I'm nosey or anything.<br /><br />Suzanne - me neither. Shops are a great place to people-watch because you can pretend to be looking at something while making mental notes on everything they do.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-44441225019517582762010-04-23T12:36:19.488-07:002010-04-23T12:36:19.488-07:00Hee hee - the lady with the talking monkey puppet ...Hee hee - the lady with the talking monkey puppet is a picture I won't be able to get out of my head for a long time.<br /><br />XSuzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-81206738197307909762010-04-23T09:27:51.480-07:002010-04-23T09:27:51.480-07:00There's definitely a story in there somewhere!...There's definitely a story in there somewhere! Buses are great for (strange) people watching :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-14122064998831864452010-04-23T00:37:29.952-07:002010-04-23T00:37:29.952-07:00I told you that you would love Tenby. There is now...I told you that you would love Tenby. There is nowhere nicer (if the sun shines, the rain doesn't fall, it is not closing day, the bus drivers' are polite ...)Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-56416004989090754682010-04-22T12:07:58.929-07:002010-04-22T12:07:58.929-07:00Deborah - thank you! I agree that bus rides would...Deborah - thank you! I agree that bus rides would do everyone an enormous amount of good. I really think they should be prescribed by the National Health Service.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-34464390441644162452010-04-22T00:46:43.740-07:002010-04-22T00:46:43.740-07:00Had to come back to read all the comments and your...Had to come back to read all the comments and your replies - a double-whammy for the price of one post! <br /><br />I just told Friko on Fridge Soup that my life is more boring than hers, and having read Moptop's brilliant suggestion, have realized that what's missing is a bus ride or two. By gum, I think that's what I'll have to do!! We could compare notes, although I could never come up to the standard of your funniness. Really enjoyed all this, Me.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24902221046707394232010-04-21T14:47:18.689-07:002010-04-21T14:47:18.689-07:00WW - I guess it's the job of the writer to be ...WW - I guess it's the job of the writer to be nosey, so we can get away with it ....<br /><br />Moptop - look forward to the call.<br /><br />Rachel K - Bus drivers are a breed apart. I'm warming up to a post about all the different ones who drive my bus.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-53287394416579212662010-04-21T14:25:09.920-07:002010-04-21T14:25:09.920-07:00You do seem to have a talent for ending up on publ...You do seem to have a talent for ending up on public transport with some characters. I love the bus driver; that's the kind of bus driver you want - the ones who tell you the unvarnished truth. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-87894190739213353282010-04-21T07:02:32.385-07:002010-04-21T07:02:32.385-07:00Fran - I'll get my people to speak to you peop...Fran - I'll get my people to speak to you people.Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-67736633662961936192010-04-20T21:06:55.041-07:002010-04-20T21:06:55.041-07:00I do the people watching thing too. I try not to m...I do the people watching thing too. I try not to make it obvious though but some people are really interesting.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-86853579630977079882010-04-20T14:29:31.957-07:002010-04-20T14:29:31.957-07:00Friko - buses are where it's at. Believe me. ...Friko - buses are where it's at. Believe me. Please, please go and ride on a bus and talk to a monkey puppet while you're there. Then let us know how you got on ...<br /><br />Hillel - don't you mean some kind of Hammer horror parody?<br /><br />Christie - What's the alternative in the States, or is it too rude to put on here? (My kids read this, and they tell me off if anything's too rude.)<br /><br />Moptop - OK, I like your suggestion, and I have three questions to ask about it. How much? How much? How much?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80638757692112544702010-04-20T14:20:47.687-07:002010-04-20T14:20:47.687-07:00Right, here's the plan. You give up teaching a...Right, here's the plan. You give up teaching and get sponsored by the B&B Association to travel around the seaside towns of Britain.<br /><br />Then you blog about them.<br /><br />Then I put you on the Essential Reading List for all the Young Scholars, we syndicate your columns, bring out an anthology, then employ alter egos (The Tribute Blogger) to enjoy the, er, joys of Skegness (out of season) whilst we retire to somewhere clement.<br /><br />Your thoughts?Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24787787374200750232010-04-20T13:51:52.480-07:002010-04-20T13:51:52.480-07:00I love the word "bloody" used in the Bri...I love the word "bloody" used in the British context. Wish we said that here in the states. :-)Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769700320834756050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-68636848223885407682010-04-20T13:45:37.978-07:002010-04-20T13:45:37.978-07:00I love the idea of people just lifting his head up...I love the idea of people just lifting his head up to get past and putting it back afterwards. It's like a comedy moment from some kind of American sitcom. <br />Oh hey! You could write a sitcom about your life! It would be far funnier than most of the rubbish on telly nowadays...<br />PS word verification: Habbi. I think that's some kind of Jewish hermit.The Japanese Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182127841795118496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-31370283068007493502010-04-20T13:29:46.570-07:002010-04-20T13:29:46.570-07:00I absolutely must start travelling on buses; acc. ...I absolutely must start travelling on buses; acc. to you all of life is there.<br /> Thinking what I'm missing makes me come out in shivers. Or is that just thinking about the Welsh weather?<br /><br />btw, what's wrong with talking to monkeys puppets? I've had some of my best conversation with them.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-30848492683257695102010-04-20T13:08:16.971-07:002010-04-20T13:08:16.971-07:00Chris - I am shocked! Your poor daughter, being m...Chris - I am shocked! Your poor daughter, being mugged by a seagull! My son had his chips attacked by Welsh seagulls a few years ago. They obviously prey on the vulnerable.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42586752736548859182010-04-20T12:28:53.421-07:002010-04-20T12:28:53.421-07:00There you are, that is the fabiosity of Tenby for ...There you are, that is the fabiosity of Tenby for you! The seagulls can be a bit feisty though - one of them stole my younger daughter's ice cream there. Mind you, she was being a right misery that day so she deserved it.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80700489443723572182010-04-20T10:37:42.264-07:002010-04-20T10:37:42.264-07:00Deborah - No, I don't snore. At least, I don&...Deborah - No, I don't snore. At least, I don't hear it, so I guess that's the same thing?<br /><br />Jinksy - I think you're right - we're just here to entertain each other. It's just a big zoo, really, society is. We're just not in cages.<br /><br />Alexandra - you made me laugh in return, thinking of you laughing in the library, and being laughed at. Hang on. I'm lost now.<br /><br />Talli - me, too. It's just the best thing. Of course, one has to watch out for people watching US, too. I wonder who's written on their blog about a woman they saw in Tenby who was ALWAYS attached to a rum and raisin icecream.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-28554473287801245182010-04-20T09:51:48.208-07:002010-04-20T09:51:48.208-07:00Sounds like a great trip! I love watching random p...Sounds like a great trip! I love watching random people.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-4425454141360086202010-04-20T03:49:26.537-07:002010-04-20T03:49:26.537-07:00Well, you made me laugh out loud when I read about...Well, you made me laugh out loud when I read about that woman. So now everyone in the library thinks I'm strange. Thank you for that!<br /><br />But seriously, though, that woman was extremely funny:)Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018596012893869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-66143908998675025782010-04-20T01:42:49.339-07:002010-04-20T01:42:49.339-07:00Your people watching skills are enormously endeari...Your people watching skills are enormously endearing - what else were other people invented for, I'd like to know, if it wasn't to keep us watchers guessing?Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com