tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post4183519400474487950..comments2024-03-28T18:43:48.393+00:00Comments on Scroblene...: 'Tis nearly the season...Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-49968705702530857302007-11-26T09:18:00.000+00:002007-11-26T09:18:00.000+00:00I had no perm Scrobs, but the hat was purple felt,...I had no perm Scrobs, but the hat was purple felt, with feathers ;-)<BR/><BR/>TT is back :-)lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-71080509424709842282007-11-24T20:31:00.000+00:002007-11-24T20:31:00.000+00:00Hey Lilith; Mansion House is only a couple of hund...Hey Lilith; Mansion House is only a couple of hundred yards from Cannon Street Station.<BR/><BR/>I wish I could have realised that when I was rounding all the corners - seemingly on my hands and knees - trying to find a train home...<BR/><BR/>I bet you looked good in that hat! Was the perm in place then? I love hats now, Mrs S bought me an Australian Kakadu Hat for my birthday, and she's having one for Christmas... (a similar sort of hat don't you know...;0)<BR/><BR/>ps why do we all have to be special friends of Tuscan Tony to talk on his blog now? He sent me a super bottle of olive oil, and now I can't talk to him!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-36295521269996458262007-11-24T15:30:00.000+00:002007-11-24T15:30:00.000+00:00The only official dinner I have been to in decades...The only official dinner I have been to in decades was lunch at Mansion House. I had to buy a hat, and I didn't get drunk :-(lilithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011676751221508167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-12329212242184941752007-11-23T13:53:00.000+00:002007-11-23T13:53:00.000+00:00Oh yes, always be nice to the ones serving the win...Oh yes, always be nice to the ones serving the wine!Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-68830146410833388302007-11-23T12:26:00.000+00:002007-11-23T12:26:00.000+00:00you have to let me know her secret scroblene...as ...you have to let me know her secret scroblene...as i go out and get my own...just to think 24 years of it...i am owed some money here!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-13941429807854356392007-11-23T12:21:00.000+00:002007-11-23T12:21:00.000+00:00Ed, luckily, these bashes are made of fairly open ...Ed, luckily, these bashes are made of fairly open people, usually above being unkind to staff. <BR/><BR/>I was amazed at the staff at one particular Lawyer's bash this week; they were great, and if you can smile at them the moment they see you, they'll keep the old wine glass ticking over all night, and also you always get the first dive into the canapes!<BR/><BR/>Daisy, That's a hard call you have there! Mrs S would demand a dress allowance for each event, but she now prefers not to come along. I did take one or other Daught on a couple of occasions, and they were fabulous company for me, and the hosts really made us welcome.Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-58562075493800504502007-11-23T11:32:00.000+00:002007-11-23T11:32:00.000+00:00i am glad mrs s is able to keep your attention...a...i am glad mrs s is able to keep your attention...a lot of times people don't have the other half and the social events make up that missing piece for them...as my husband is general manager for his company i have the distinct pleasure of accompanying him to several of these over the next month...I HATE THOSE PARTIES!!!!!!!!!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-46139598143958153372007-11-23T10:46:00.000+00:002007-11-23T10:46:00.000+00:00I haven't reached the lofty heights of being invit...I haven't reached the lofty heights of being invited to many shindigs but I do remember being asked to help out with the champagne at a family friends' Christmas business drinks and for some reason everyone there acted like a-holes towards the "staff" even though I was only there as a favour.<BR/><BR/>My uncle used to get sent on snazzy trips all over the world but he said it was rubbish because all he saw was the inside of a Hilton Hotel.Old BEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974090439936326476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-63292022727203891302007-11-23T06:56:00.000+00:002007-11-23T06:56:00.000+00:00Fuchsia; you're probably right, but I do need to g...Fuchsia; you're probably right, but I do need to get about, and sometimes this is the only way, however the liver grumbles...<BR/><BR/>Elecs; I agree with you there, stop-overs can be incredibly lonely and boring. I think the bashes, (not only corps, but more property orgs etc.) use them as continuation of contact with everyone in their line of business. I used to question their value, but realised that if I didn't go, I began to lose touch with a fundamental part of my business, just by not being there!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-77829927138474552102007-11-22T20:19:00.000+00:002007-11-22T20:19:00.000+00:00I really enjoyed our social bash at the Rowing clu...I really enjoyed our social bash at the Rowing club - we know people there and have a right laugh. I'm also going to a railway do with comedian and Status Quo tribute which I'm looking forward to immensely.<BR/><BR/>Corporate events sound ghastly. And so many of them to attend when you're in that line of country.<BR/><BR/>Like business stop-overs in hotels it wasn't until I did them (with Eurostar) that I realised how much I hated it.<BR/><BR/>Why do corporations bother ? Does it really achieve what it's meant to ?Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-55326381735617685982007-11-22T17:35:00.000+00:002007-11-22T17:35:00.000+00:00Me and my other half (my other half and I?)are qui...Me and my other half (my other half and I?)are quite happy to curl up on the sofa with a good bottle of wine and a movie. Noisy crowded parties don't do anything for me these days.fuchsia groanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076664879726283304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-7264098930963860302007-11-22T17:14:00.000+00:002007-11-22T17:14:00.000+00:00Don't go Idle!See you in the pub instead!I'm reall...Don't go Idle!<BR/><BR/>See you in the pub instead!<BR/><BR/>I'm really glad I'm not going out tonight, and seriously looking forward to the witching hour at 6.00pm - especially as the Darling/Brown fiasco will be on the news; even the BBC!Sen. C.R.O'Blenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482646859547203051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951383775805178587.post-3769809217629440782007-11-22T12:22:00.000+00:002007-11-22T12:22:00.000+00:00Too true, scrobs.I have just been reminded that I ...Too true, scrobs.<BR/><BR/>I have just been reminded that I have not yet said Yes to an office party in Geneva on a Friday evening in mid-Dec. A Friday evening? And wake up in a Swiss bed with no hope of a hangover-busting breakfast, and have to spend most of Saturday getting home again? Yougottabejoking.idlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938525768274527540noreply@blogger.com