tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post2204966789672387047..comments2023-09-22T18:27:42.657+02:00Comments on A Wanderer near Paris: RoutineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-9639708055932295942007-11-20T18:41:00.000+01:002007-11-20T18:41:00.000+01:00That button phobia certainly isn't rare Marie ;)Ye...That button phobia certainly isn't rare Marie ;)<BR/>Yeah Sam, I feel like life has taken on a whole new feel. I'm feeling very inconvenienced by the strike, and then I feel that it is important that ordinary people have some method of negotiating with the Government (see Apprentice's comment above) and then again I also feel that if things go on when (if I ever) retire I'm not going to have much of a pension fund. It's a tricky thing that I don't fully understand. I suppose I should make more of an effort really...<BR/>Know what you mean Jon, but I'm already looking forward to my curry on Friday!<BR/>Hi Apprentice, I don't wear a watch either. In fact I don't have a clock in my house. I discovered that was a wee bit problematic a couple of weeks ago when YET again my phone got trashed! And as for the phobia that's how I feel about buttons. I wonder what made us hate these things?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-6088633293124390922007-11-20T12:18:00.000+01:002007-11-20T12:18:00.000+01:00Now I have the luxury of not dragging myself into ...Now I have the luxury of not dragging myself into an office every day and i have few routines, although I have invented some for myself, so that shows how ingrained the habit must be. My best one is not to wear a watch. I judge my day by the available light and BBC Radio 4's schedule.<BR/><BR/>I remember you mentioning the button phobia before. Mine is lollipop sticks, can't beat to touch them, it feels like chalk on a blackboard sounds.<BR/><BR/>Poor you on the strike. France looks like it's going to go through the convulsions we did under Mrs T. However when you've had a record of revolution and cut off the heads off the aristocracy I think you are probably better equipped for the fight. <BR/><BR/>We won the freedom to shop on tick in malls at all hours of the day and night. And to work the longest hours in Europe to pay for a mortgage that is a pension fund andkids teriary education fund - and that's when we next get to see our kids, when they're all grown yp. Hurrah! ;(apprenticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784785172285984036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-33041125917526761682007-11-19T22:36:00.000+01:002007-11-19T22:36:00.000+01:00I love and loathe routines! Indian on Friday routi...I love and loathe routines! Indian on Friday routine sounds manageable though!Jon Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299901366453310075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-64544172747916225872007-11-19T19:31:00.000+01:002007-11-19T19:31:00.000+01:00Strikes are SUCH a pain.My son missed a day of uni...Strikes are SUCH a pain.<BR/>My son missed a day of university - and his friend, who is in Nanterre, is in even worse shape. Tomorrow my daughter has no cafeteria - honestly - why are They striking? And half her teachers are going AWOL as well. <BR/>Fucking French! (pardon my French, lol)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-29190377848000524482007-11-19T19:19:00.000+01:002007-11-19T19:19:00.000+01:00I hate routine. Sorry about your button phobia. It...I hate routine. Sorry about your button phobia. It's not as rare as people think.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507037483019197630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-10926798063254226112007-11-19T18:35:00.000+01:002007-11-19T18:35:00.000+01:00Hi JD, yeah I hate them, but it seems that I live ...Hi JD, yeah I hate them, but it seems that I live my life by them! Damn. And ooh don't use that phrase. What can I say, I just don't like them.<BR/>And Minx, yeah them cats seem to have an internal clock. I guess I do too, I sure as hell know when I am hungry!<BR/>Thanks Shameless, and on to day 7 and on and on... I think if this goes on much longer there will be a spate of Spontaneous Human Combustion. <BR/>And Kimy. You are not alone, I have met three others (we all worked/studied in the same place). There are others out there. I did think last year when the buthingy kept falling off my jeans that I should try and get over it, but I picked it up with a tissue and threw it away and just wear the jeans with a belt now! <BR/>Theresa we are not alone, see Kimy above! Lifts, yep I got stuck in a lift in Paris once, I was also with 7 people and a case of champagne!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533913253403252799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-76496191729071981702007-11-19T11:13:00.000+01:002007-11-19T11:13:00.000+01:00Button phobia, that's a new one. I have an elevat...Button phobia, that's a new one. I have an elevator phobia, which has gotten worse since getting stuck in one at the Eiffel Tower. I like Paris (except for that elevator) and wee kitties, so I'll be coming back to visit again. :)Mother Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09648404612737553605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-61822579449341013962007-11-19T03:16:00.000+01:002007-11-19T03:16:00.000+01:00oh my I never have met (well we actually haven't m...oh my I never have met (well we actually haven't met in the flesh, but still) anyone else with a button phobia! although after years/decades of beeing plagued by sweats over buttons, I have worked at it and can claim I'm cured. when I was a kid and would actually cut the buttons off my clothes and have to resort to safety pins! <BR/><BR/>that transit strike is quite an inconvenience! geez not being able to retire at 50....what a hardship! best of luck! 2 hours to get home...yuck!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-43128155967074714192007-11-19T01:38:00.000+01:002007-11-19T01:38:00.000+01:00I sympathise totally, V! :-)I sympathise totally, V! :-)S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-59050842662332155482007-11-18T00:41:00.000+01:002007-11-18T00:41:00.000+01:00Routines are horrible things, but I suppose we wou...Routines are horrible things, but I suppose we wouldn't get anything done if we didn't have some sort of structure.<BR/><BR/>The cat feeding thing is weird - never thought of it before, but if I am late he lets me know - loudly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27369146.post-74365688022142577292007-11-17T23:15:00.000+01:002007-11-17T23:15:00.000+01:00Spontaneity is fantabulous. I hate time tables an...Spontaneity is fantabulous. I hate time tables and alarms that wake me before dawn! :)<BR/><BR/>So, how is the wee kitty? Growing, I bet. :)<BR/><BR/>And, what's this phobia with buttons? Come on, don't tease us. Spill the buttons! :)Jefferson Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066053797672764654noreply@blogger.com