AquaAdventurer Posted December 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Ode to the chair hog Look to the left, No, look to the right, The chair hog has taken flight! He was just here, Or right over there, Except for the towel, the chair it is bare! But he might leave a bag, And sometimes a book, But for sure, he’s really a crook! He left for a moment, He wont be gone long, But really, he’s long gone. This is a dilemma, It’s a pitiful state, There isn’t any place for my mate! We need to sit somewhere, What should I do? Perhaps, an appeal to the crew? Such a state of affairs, It’s just too bad, No, really it’s quite sad. Why not be more courteous? Why be so darn thoughtless? Are the rest of us just so worthless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted December 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Cute. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfairers Posted December 5, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted December 5, 2014 #4 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Lol! Very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 5, 2014 #5 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 5, 2014 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Funny! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koshlong Posted December 5, 2014 #7 Share Posted December 5, 2014 You should get a batch of these printed up and put them on appropriate loungers on your next trip. It would probably make the point in a rather polite manner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karysa Posted December 6, 2014 #8 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I Like It. Unfortunately, this will never get better. Could never sink so low as to hog a chair. If only others really felt the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAdventurer Posted December 6, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted December 6, 2014 You should get a batch of these printed up and put them on appropriate loungers on your next trip. It would probably make the point in a rather polite manner! I Like It. Unfortunately, this will never get better. Could never sink so low as to hog a chair. If only others really felt the same way. Thanks to all of you for your more than generous comments ;) I've never been a poet and I don't claim to be one :rolleyes: It's just so frustrating and so déclassé on their part. Shows an 'ungenerosity' of spirit and an in-your-race attitude. Sometimes you look around and half, or more, of the lounge chairs are empty and there are four people in the pool. To Koshlong - you know I was thinking of the same thing. Only, if some one does it, make the attribution 'Sergeant KARMA.' :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koshlong Posted December 6, 2014 #10 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAdventurer Posted December 7, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I Like It. Unfortunately, this will never get better. Could never sink so low as to hog a chair. If only others really felt the same way. So long as the concept of courtesy survives in the human soul, some of us will try to carry the banner. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 7, 2014 #12 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAdventurer Posted December 8, 2014 Author #13 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Notice how no one has leapt to the defense of the elusive chair-hog :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCMiller Posted December 8, 2014 #14 Share Posted December 8, 2014 This is wonderful - may I have permission to use this on my upcoming cruise? I think a print out of this poem, placed gently on an offending chair, would be a useful thing! KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredgram Posted December 8, 2014 #15 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Ok, I am going to leap to the defense of the chair hog There have been several times that I hurry to the pool area, usually the Solarium, I grab a lounge chair and then run to get coffee, but I come back. So just because you see someone drop a towel and take off, does not mean they won't be right back. Loved the poem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfairers Posted December 8, 2014 #16 Share Posted December 8, 2014 If you come back and use the chair I wouldn't call you a chair hog. My definition of chair hogs are those that are gone for more than an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PORT ROYAL Posted December 8, 2014 #17 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Ode to the chair hog Look to the left, No, look to the right, The chair hog has taken flight! He was just here, Or right over there, Except for the towel, the chair it is bare! But he might leave a bag, And sometimes a book, But for sure, he’s really a crook! He left for a moment, He wont be gone long, But really, he’s long gone. This is a dilemma, It’s a pitiful state, There isn’t any place for my mate! We need to sit somewhere, What should I do? Perhaps, an appeal to the crew? Such a state of affairs, It’s just too bad, No, really it’s quite sad. Why not be more courteous? Why be so darn thoughtless? Are the rest of us just so worthless? Could you compose one for the oafs in the Lounges on RCI?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAdventurer Posted December 8, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted December 8, 2014 This is wonderful - may I have permission to use this on my upcoming cruise? I think a print out of this poem, placed gently on an offending chair, would be a useful thing! KC Sure ;) If you want to add an attribution, make it Sgt KARMA :D and let me know how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAdventurer Posted December 8, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Ok, I am going to leap to the defense of the chair hogThere have been several times that I hurry to the pool area, usually the Solarium, I grab a lounge chair and then run to get coffee, but I come back. So just because you see someone drop a towel and take off, does not mean they won't be right back. Loved the poem. Thank you :o I was thinking of those folks who disappear for more than 20 minutes or so. I have often taken a chair in out of the way areas to read and no one returned the entire time I was in the area ~ half to a whole hour later. On our last cruise there was a notice posted to the effect that if a chair was vacant for a half hour or more the articles on the chair could be picked up at the towel return area - never enforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAdventurer Posted December 8, 2014 Author #20 Share Posted December 8, 2014 If you come back and use the chair I wouldn't call you a chair hog. My definition of chair hogs are those that are gone for more than an hour. For that hour I'm sure several courteous folks have looked longingly at that chair and couldn't bring themselves to remove the objects. Though I've also seen a few (granted, not many) more forceful folks check the pool for an occupant and then plant themselves. I never witnessed a confrontation thankfully. Personally, and this is the honest truth, unless it's a run the lav, I take my stuff so as not to be thought a chair hog. I had my time and figure it's time to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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