Derek took the parcel off Claire and went straight to his TNT mini van and placed the bomb, timed to go off at 20:00 hours, in the back of his van. He had two more hours of work and then…
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On Monday 7 January, Walter kissed his wife goodbye and went back to work after his long Christmas break. He felt refreshed and pleased with his new life as a married man. Riesling cleaned the house, fed the cats and…
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The following few days passed very slowly for Walter, Riesling, Claire and Steve Bawtree. Walter was not getting enough inspiration to progress his CarCom invention; Riesling had typed and retyped the text she needed for her forthcoming meeting with Claire;…
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As she sat in the Queens Hotel lounge drinking her third coffee to sober up before driving back to Bristol, Claire received a phone call from Stephen Bawtree: Steve: Hello, is that Claire? Claire: yes, who is this please? Steve:…
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While Claire was causing mayhem in Newport, in Cirencester Steve Bawtree opened the package he has just received and was pleasantly surprised by the amazing device he was handling; it was compact, tactile and beautifully put together. He placed the…
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Having given Walter his breakfast and sent him to work without his milky and feathery duffle coat, Riesling started on her busy schedule. She fed the cats and tidied the house. She then sat down and wrote a letter on…
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And so it was that Walter Dampatch had his first invention, the CarCom officially registered at the Patent Office on Thursday 14 February 2008, St Valentine’s Day! Riesling thought it was apt that they should have the fruit of their…
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At 3:30 p.m. on Friday 21 March 2008, Adam Newsence, Walter’s supervisor walked over to Walter’s desk and said the Patents Director wanted to see him in her office immediately. Walter had never spoken to her before and asked Adam…
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Because I am an awkward and uncooperative son-of-a-gun, I have recently passed an opportunity to find out about the “new and exciting” product my bank had on offer and lost a compensation package from an unidentified insurance company who sold…
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There is a barbers shop in London’s Fenchurch Street that combines old-fashioned gentlemen hair dressing and modern metro man grooming. Recently, I was passing by with an hour to spare before my next meeting and seeing the shop was not…
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