He would be part of the memory of a nightmarish time.

And guardedly, and only when absolutely certain they were alone, about the current nightmarish time in their homeland?

What this nightmarish time loop from the bowels of Hell hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

As a puppy-walker for Irish Guide Dogs with a four-month-old guide dog pup in my care it was indeed a nightmarish time!

For others, it's a relentlessly nightmarish time where you're forced to spend time with people you're supposed to love but may not necessarily like.

A number of South Africans will be in action on Saturday -and not all of them at completely nightmarish times.

"Years from now, you'll be grateful I did." But in the meantime, it was a nightmarish time.