Obviously the writing gods must know I’ve been a bit lax about working on my novel lately. Who would have thought there’d be an actual crime scene out the front of my house on Christmas Eve, followed by a medical emergency on the train to Yamba. Writer’s block over.
We love a spa in Thirroul, so I’m on my way home from the head Twat’s house on Christmas Eve, after several red wines and wrapped only in my towel, to find a gaggle of police officers forming a perimeter around a POI (Person of Interest) out the front of my house.
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Clearly the correct course of action was to stand there in my towel, filming the arrest. The police were being very gentle with said POI, while he had quite a few rude words to say to them. Eventually number one son came out and made me go inside. Who is the parent and who is the child?
Soon after, a paddy wagon came and the POI was taken away. I guess he opened his Christmas presents in jail.
Christmas itself passed without incident, other than some pretty serious arguments about Harry and Meghan. There seemed a 50/50 split of lovers and haters. Is there a correlation between people who watch MAFS and Harry and Meghan fans? Please feel free to leave comments, friends.
Now I find myself on the XPT train from Sydney to Grafton. It’s a 10 hour trip, which is a little longer than driving except at Christmas when there is terrible holiday traffic. So, like the rest of my life decisions, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Until the elderly lady across from me got up after 3 hours to exit the train. I looked down at her feet as she struggled to walk up the aisle. Her shoe was filled with blood, which had left a huge puddle on the floor and a trail all along the carpet.
We all got up to help her, while stopping other passengers from stepping in the crime scene.
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The lovely staff performed first aid and called an ambulance, then returned to the train to disinfect the whole carriage. They all deserve a medal!
Luckily, they are also skilled at multitasking. They are back in the café car now, serving us cute little wines in a glass and turkey roasts in plastic containers.
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It’s like Murder on the Orient Express without any of the luxury. But I haven’t even been bored once.
Hi Chris what an interesting piece of writing and trip !
Life is never dull with you 😁 love Jen
I wish I’d had a blog when I met you! Oh the stories we could tell. Love Chris
Joyeux Noël et Bonne année! I hope that you are feeling better and that I will see you in 2023. In the meantime, I will continue to laugh along with you and the FOT!!
À toi aussi! I’m back live and already planning more visits. Let’s talk soon. Thanks for laughing along with me. I plan to keep it going so saddle up!