tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post4512783836587016611..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: OddballsTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-3115347023590993792010-02-22T08:50:30.137-06:002010-02-22T08:50:30.137-06:00anthonynorth ~ Yes it was a learning experience al...anthonynorth ~ Yes it was a learning experience alright. <br /><br />I did wonder whether the lifestyle still exits - you answered my question. I guess it's too expensive now to house and feed staff, as they did in those days.<br />Or thather , it cuts too far into the God PROFITS. ;-) The "magical" addictive quality will have been removed from hotel life now, I suspect. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-14851876855368629822010-02-22T08:47:49.409-06:002010-02-22T08:47:49.409-06:00WWW ~~~ I know! Fawlty Towers kept coming to mind...WWW ~~~ I know! Fawlty Towers kept coming to mind as I wrote that. And I didn't even get around to mentioning any hotel proprietors/managers i knew - some of whome rivalled old Basil F. for weirdness. ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-47725215109640891292010-02-22T08:46:16.443-06:002010-02-22T08:46:16.443-06:00Shawn Carson ~ Yep! I thought the same thing myse...Shawn Carson ~ Yep! I thought the same thing myself as I drafted the post (and deleted a long paragraph mentioning even more "characters".)<br />Life and Soap Opera are hard to distinguish between at times. ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-80136504109367360932010-02-22T08:44:26.501-06:002010-02-22T08:44:26.501-06:00myrlock ~ Don't think so - Christian came fr...myrlock ~ Don't think so - Christian came from Harrods zoo and before that a zoo in a seaside town. Had to look that up though - hadn't heard the story.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_the_lionTwilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-65341960705561960602010-02-22T08:41:06.965-06:002010-02-22T08:41:06.965-06:00RJ Adams ~~~ True, and as they say in Yorkshire &q...RJ Adams ~~~ True, and as they say in Yorkshire "All t'world's queer save thee an' me - an' even thee's a bit queer". ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-90434051043605431002010-02-22T03:12:47.042-06:002010-02-22T03:12:47.042-06:00That sounds like you had a good time. Mindst you, ...That sounds like you had a good time. Mindst you, the catering industry has changed very much over here now. One of my sons is a chef, and it's hard to find a vacancy with room any more. Moving from hotel to hotel involves much flat hunting. They've ruined a great way of life.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-70164626884436318732010-02-21T22:14:38.203-06:002010-02-21T22:14:38.203-06:00I'd love to read more about that era, T, I am ...I'd love to read more about that era, T, I am reminded of one of my very fave shows "Fawlty Towers".<br />I am only comfortable with oddballs, never can quite 'get' the more mundane.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-68133892630466272692010-02-21T17:27:21.358-06:002010-02-21T17:27:21.358-06:00it seems that aquarians tend to show up, just abou...it seems that aquarians tend to show up, just about the time things get interesting...<br />sounds like there may be a great novel full of interesting characters, just waiting for you to write more about them.Shawn Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290241481890970687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-84650567399388151762010-02-21T16:32:35.231-06:002010-02-21T16:32:35.231-06:00the H from the safari park? is that the safari par...the H from the safari park? is that the safari park that "Christian" the lion came from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-14843151469848274322010-02-21T14:16:24.086-06:002010-02-21T14:16:24.086-06:00It's strange, isn't it, how few 'norma...It's strange, isn't it, how few 'normal' people there are in the world?R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.com