tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post5197508179657840314..comments2023-10-31T11:40:27.906+00:00Comments on TROY'S BLOG: 7 THINGS I DO NOWTroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-21054815853009772062008-11-28T10:27:00.000+00:002008-11-28T10:27:00.000+00:00Quite agree about the stress-reduction of early re...Quite agree about the stress-reduction of early retirment, even if I can't bring myself to follow football.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-31195546556229401852008-11-28T09:49:00.000+00:002008-11-28T09:49:00.000+00:00Hadriana - thanks for the award. I'm displaying i...Hadriana - thanks for the award. I'm displaying it proudly already.<BR/><BR/>CJ - send me a diamond and I'll send you 24 carrots (fair exchange?).<BR/><BR/>Carol - remember the old saying "Money doesn't bring you happiness but at least you can be miserable in comfort".Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-91247924121075253442008-11-27T12:12:00.000+00:002008-11-27T12:12:00.000+00:00I have to say that Chris was offered a large wad o...I have to say that Chris was offered a large wad of cash to go work for a company in central London. We talked about it and decided, after living in Bangkok and the hours he's had to put in here, that the money was just not worth it....we actually would prefer to be poorer but have more time together!!<BR/><BR/>C x<BR/><BR/>PS. Rumours of another coup are spreading like wildfire. We've heard that the army is on the move....it's going to be an interesting night!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-30143790329380727412008-11-27T11:15:00.000+00:002008-11-27T11:15:00.000+00:00Better not read about Ipswich Town!Gold sounds ver...Better not read about Ipswich Town!<BR/><BR/>Gold sounds very exciting. If I send you a diamond will you make me a ring!<BR/><BR/>I think you were right to retire early, life is far too short to work.. I also think that people become like robots in these cities, like roll on-roll off cargo from a train.<BR/><BR/>CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-8688465564977553932008-11-26T18:22:00.000+00:002008-11-26T18:22:00.000+00:00Award for you over at my place...(Hospital bed/hai...Award for you over at my place...<BR/><BR/>(Hospital bed/hairy biker...that's a troubling thought!...gosh!)....<BR/> :)Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-49607155216580544552008-11-26T17:12:00.000+00:002008-11-26T17:12:00.000+00:00LWM - its a small world isn't it. So you're an IT...LWM - its a small world isn't it. So you're an ITFC fan then?<BR/>Sorry to hear your husband is a half dead looking man with a determined face (or has he recovered?). The trains are pretty crowded by the time they get to Manningtree.<BR/><BR/>Catharine - hi! and welcome to my blog. Have you considered Ware/Hertford? Nice countryside and less than an hour door to door to the City. Or around Cuffley or Brookman's Park in Herts?<BR/>I think the only easy way to make a few million is to start with several million more than you actually need!Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-36335262162644127772008-11-26T16:06:00.000+00:002008-11-26T16:06:00.000+00:00One of the reasons I am reluctant for my husband t...One of the reasons I am reluctant for my husband to take a job back in London is that we have a choice of (a) central London - expensive house, no garden but minimal commuting time or (b) suburbia - potentially affordable with green space, but hours of daily commuting and thus no family time.<BR/><BR/>Still working out how to make my millions so we can retire early though...Catharine Withenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936767499911371984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-66151075996163353692008-11-26T11:59:00.000+00:002008-11-26T11:59:00.000+00:00Used to sail on Walton Backwaters, near Landermere...Used to sail on Walton Backwaters, near Landermere... loved it. <BR/>Ipswich Town... YES!!! Will never forget Ipswich winning FA cup in 1978. There was a terrible song they sang called Follow the Town. <BR/>My husband did that joyful commute from Manningtree before we moved here. I once went on 6.10 train or thereabouts, full of half dead looking men with determined looks on faces. Ghastly. Never again.Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-40653638053879574602008-11-25T22:38:00.000+00:002008-11-25T22:38:00.000+00:00Hadriana - once I was in hospital with a duodenal ...Hadriana - once I was in hospital with a duodenal ulcer and the company biked out some documents for me to sign. Lying in bed with a hairy biker standing next to me whilst I studied the paperwork before signing it!<BR/>We joined the "road to ruin" in 1997. However I can understand why many people wanted change then and trusted Blair. But they got re-elected twice is TOTALLY beyond me. I suspect Obama will be the same in the US (I had deja vu on their election night).Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-52622886004654629602008-11-25T22:17:00.000+00:002008-11-25T22:17:00.000+00:00Yes Troy...know what you mean about commuting into...Yes Troy...know what you mean about commuting into London. I got really fed up when I was ill one day and my clients were still ringing me up! If I get some dosh together I will think about investing in gold. I rarely write about politics but I think we are the road to ruin if government borrowing goes up to 60% of GDP by 2013. (That's what "The Politics Show" was saying today anyway.) Good grief: we'll be a banana republic yet!!!Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-2467423291192395602008-11-25T17:23:00.000+00:002008-11-25T17:23:00.000+00:00Julie - Dovercourt is my favourite LOCAL beach. G...Julie - Dovercourt is my favourite LOCAL beach. Given the choice I'd opt for Grenada, Aruba or Barbados. Well done Hull City - I'm a true Dean Windass fan and enjoyed his autobiography.<BR/><BR/>Trixie - gold goes up and down like everything else but in the long run it should prove a good investment. Buying your own home, especially whilst house prices are depressed, is better still though.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-16428352303334946622008-11-25T16:41:00.000+00:002008-11-25T16:41:00.000+00:00Ooooo...I'm going to have to check out that gold w...Ooooo...I'm going to have to check out that gold website! You're not the first person to tell me this, the coppa I met in Spain who retired at the age of 49, also mentioned this. I think it's a bit too late for me to retire early, but I've still got to sort out SOME sort of retirement fund, because I have NONE!<BR/><BR/>I've just posted my first 7 things list DJ tagged me with. I thought I would do it like you (gave you credit for it...oh, and I've put you on my sidebar so you don't go into a little hissy fit - cause ya know I really do love reading you!)Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444757419149336359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-66710281982164810922008-11-25T16:04:00.000+00:002008-11-25T16:04:00.000+00:00...have just spent a pleasant few minutes browsing......have just spent a pleasant few minutes browsing Panoramio photos of the Dovercourt beach - distinctive lighthouse! We are currently enjoying being Hull City supporters.virtualjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653404509129835617noreply@blogger.com