tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post542582701186886159..comments2023-10-31T11:40:27.906+00:00Comments on TROY'S BLOG: 6 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT METroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-80235391373771729462008-11-18T11:30:00.000+00:002008-11-18T11:30:00.000+00:00Brilliant post (I've been away and am just catchin...Brilliant post (I've been away and am just catching up) your random facts were fascinating!!<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry to hear about your parents...my grandfather suffered from Alzheimers so I know how tough it is on everyone involved. I hope you have a fabulous trip with your Dad!!<BR/><BR/>C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-42574371311261069662008-11-17T10:23:00.000+00:002008-11-17T10:23:00.000+00:00Rob - hi! Nice to see you here. Yes I rather wish...Rob - hi! Nice to see you here. Yes I rather wish the $850 million were USD but then I'd have a flunky to write my blog and it wouldn't be as personal. Or you'd be reading about me in "Hello" magazine instead. <BR/>Thanks for tagging me - I'll need some time to come up with all those answers.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-50732391190378829272008-11-16T12:56:00.000+00:002008-11-16T12:56:00.000+00:00Ha ha! $850 million. Excellent!I've tagged you. ...Ha ha! $850 million. Excellent!<BR/><BR/>I've tagged you. I know it's a little soon after your previous tag, but if the result is as interesting, it'll be worth it for the rest of us.Rob Clackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461714931300617149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-60588729270181595662008-11-15T17:33:00.000+00:002008-11-15T17:33:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment, and good to see you on min...Thanks for the comment, and good to see you on mine. I scored highly on that test as blogging has stimulated a number of 'arty' interests which I plough back into the blogs during creative phases!virtualjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653404509129835617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-82054689941010484182008-11-15T15:31:00.000+00:002008-11-15T15:31:00.000+00:00Hello julie, thanks for dropping by and leaving a ...Hello julie, thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Hope to see you here again. I found your blog interesting with some great photos and I found the link to "How Addicted Are You To Blogging" very interesting. I scored 57% and Mrs Troy just 27%. Bearing in mind how much time I spend online it must take some doing to score 100%.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-18735861037388733322008-11-15T14:14:00.000+00:002008-11-15T14:14:00.000+00:00Came from Aspie, and enjoyed your post. I'm a Brit...Came from Aspie, and enjoyed your post. I'm a Brit, currently in Kent but hail from Yorkshire originally. My grandad was pals with Billy Butlin - in the same regiment during the war. Hope your Dad thoroughly enjoys his holiday.virtualjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653404509129835617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-72006077393516627422008-11-14T15:29:00.000+00:002008-11-14T15:29:00.000+00:00Hadriana - don't get too excited about the TV thin...Hadriana - don't get too excited about the TV thing. If we feature at all it will probably be just for a few minutes, its not a whole programme about us.<BR/>It is not going to be "Troys R Us" - although I do like that idea now I see it in writing!Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-23900572602751487892008-11-13T22:53:00.000+00:002008-11-13T22:53:00.000+00:00I'm definitely intrigued about the forthcoming Tro...I'm definitely intrigued about the forthcoming Troy family documentary. Keep us posted, Troy, I'm sure we'll all want to see it! (Thank you for the very kind comments on my blog BTW.)<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about Alzheimer's affecting your mum. It truly is a devastating disease for all concerned.Hadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-55245100040599656752008-11-13T16:09:00.000+00:002008-11-13T16:09:00.000+00:00FF - I appreciate your kind words. I really don't...FF - I appreciate your kind words. I really don't deserve the halo though - I'm just pleased that my father now takes respite breaks as at first he was reluctant.<BR/><BR/>My Butlins work experience was back in the '70s. There was an interesting combination of students working their Summer vacs. and some very poor but most friendly seasonal workers who returned year after year. Many had no jobs through the winter.<BR/>The worst guests, and this is just observation not prejudice, were the Scottish who tended to complain at the end of their week looking for a reduction!Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-2396114268331042932008-11-13T15:21:00.000+00:002008-11-13T15:21:00.000+00:00Mr Troy. I think your six random things were fasci...Mr Troy. I think your six random things were fascinating. I feel for you with regard to your parents - your poor dad, but then again he has a son like you to take him on fantastic holidays. <BR/><BR/>I used to do voluntary work with Mind and once accompanied a group of people with Downs to a Butlins camp, I<BR/> think it was the Bognor one. The staff were fantastic, not so most of the guests there who kept giving our party - who were not really misbehaving - dirty looks. <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to finding out more about the tv prog.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-27593486275065847242008-11-12T09:13:00.000+00:002008-11-12T09:13:00.000+00:00TT (or should I say ma'am) - I found yours fascina...TT (or should I say ma'am) - I found yours fascinating; I'm glad you enjoyed mine.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-19302570725375678662008-11-11T12:49:00.000+00:002008-11-11T12:49:00.000+00:00Glad I tagged you. Your random facts were far more...Glad I tagged you. Your random facts were far more interesting than mine. I hope you and your dad have a great time in Hong Kong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-26464203016653539132008-11-11T10:56:00.000+00:002008-11-11T10:56:00.000+00:00Trixie - only booked a 5 star hotel as I couldn't ...Trixie - only booked a 5 star hotel as I couldn't find another 10people to justify renting a 3 bed apartment ;-). Seriously though,my father deserves the 5 star treatment for a few days. He is going to find HK absolutely fascinating, nothing you read beforehand prepares you for it.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-12264620178399045932008-11-11T09:59:00.000+00:002008-11-11T09:59:00.000+00:00Hong Kong, great place, I stayed there for 2 weeks...Hong Kong, great place, I stayed there for 2 weeks 13 years ago. But that wasn't in a 5 star hotel...I stayed with some english friends, 12 of us in a 3 bedroom apartment...a bit like the houses full of Antipideans in Earls Court, but the english version Hong Kong!Trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444757419149336359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-35091730195128011042008-11-11T09:36:00.000+00:002008-11-11T09:36:00.000+00:00Sarah - your comment is much appreciated, thanks!E...Sarah - your comment is much appreciated, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Elaine - ditto the response above. No its not Wife Swap (I thought people might think it was that or a home makeover programme). Its not that interesting either - but at least for now it is intriguing!<BR/><BR/>DJ - I'm pleased you appreciated the folding air guitar item - for some reason no one ever takes this idea seriously (!). This will be my second break away with my father - he had a brilliant few days last June and completely relaxed. He knows my Mum is in good hands and his biggest regret is that she can't be sharing it with him.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-88539655048861080572008-11-11T06:35:00.000+00:002008-11-11T06:35:00.000+00:00Wow this was such an interesting post! Lol to Mrs...Wow this was such an interesting post! Lol to Mrs Troy's comments, I think I'd like to meet you and I also think that Chopper and Troy are very similar. Huge lol about the folding air guitar and I lol very loud so the rest of the house is now awake too... I did a few of these posts last year before my diagnosis. That is such a cool thing to do for your dad. I wonder, does he enjoy himself or fret about your mom while he is away? Will wait on more news about your TV show and the book.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-52274966275874471752008-11-11T06:15:00.000+00:002008-11-11T06:15:00.000+00:00What a wonderful thing to do for your Dad. Thats's...What a wonderful thing to do for your Dad. Thats's just lovely :)<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to hear about this TV thing. It's not wife swap, is it? LoL.Elaine Denninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640829930815645105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-85640706339378943092008-11-10T22:20:00.000+00:002008-11-10T22:20:00.000+00:00Very interesting random facts. I think it's wonder...Very interesting random facts. I think it's wonderful you are taking your Dad on that break in HK. My grandad had this awful disease, so we went through a similar thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-8439626623449993752008-11-10T21:25:00.000+00:002008-11-10T21:25:00.000+00:00Debs - thanks for your kind words. I'm afraid you...Debs - thanks for your kind words. I'm afraid you'll have to keep watching the blog for further news, if any, on the TV item.<BR/><BR/>Mrs T - You ain't seen nothing yet.<BR/><BR/>CJ - yes, we are both eagerly looking forward to the trip. Between 1995 and 2006 I used to go regularly on business several times a year but I haven't been for a couple of years. Our trip is just before Christmas and they make a big do of decorating all the shopping malls etc.<BR/><BR/>LWM - thanks for your kind words too. Good job you don't live near Heathrow.<BR/><BR/>Kitty - glad you liked them<BR/><BR/>Dotterel - it was the Filey camp. I also spent a lot of my childhood holidays on the Yorkshire coast. There is a pub called The Dotterel a few miles from the camp.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279890687481412751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-37740040116379469372008-11-10T20:56:00.000+00:002008-11-10T20:56:00.000+00:00Come on - which Butlins?Come on - which Butlins?Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-42868037053637789912008-11-10T18:58:00.000+00:002008-11-10T18:58:00.000+00:00Interesting facts! Thanks for sharing - these meme...Interesting facts! Thanks for sharing - these memes always give us a lovely glimpse of the person behind the blog. And I don't know about you, but I always find them far more thought-provoking in execution than I thought they'd be (in advance). :-)Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-45069129092745022742008-11-10T18:54:00.000+00:002008-11-10T18:54:00.000+00:00Love your random facts. Your dad sounds a complet...Love your random facts. <BR/>Your dad sounds a complete hero. I know Alzeimers all too well, my darling granny had it. Awful for everyone. How good that your dad will have a wonderful time away, and then be able to look forward to the next break. so important.<BR/>Cool about the comet! I thought I discovered one once, only it was a plane landing at Stanstead Airport. Damn.Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-5055680752964287872008-11-10T16:33:00.000+00:002008-11-10T16:33:00.000+00:00Well that was all extremely interesting. You had ...Well that was all extremely interesting. You had a very busy decade during the 70's! Good on you for taking your dad away. Our parents is so important.<BR/><BR/>CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-85544517311541302862008-11-10T14:11:00.000+00:002008-11-10T14:11:00.000+00:00Not being selfish, but I too hope they find a cure...Not being selfish, but I too hope they find a cure for Alzheimers very soon. Troy is hard enough to look after now!Potty days!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06451006030890709841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110266514688952362.post-26689678811380976162008-11-10T13:25:00.000+00:002008-11-10T13:25:00.000+00:00That was so interesting. Your father sounds fabul...That was so interesting. <BR/><BR/>Your father sounds fabulous and certainly deserving of his holiday. I hope you both have a wonderful trip.<BR/><BR/>How can you not tell us more about your family/tv/spring? Can't wait to hear more about it.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.com