In Reply to: pool loungers again !!!!!!! posted by dog on Friday, 19. March 2010 at 04:15 Bali Time:
had a laugh so I did find the funny side!my story goes back about 15 years ago at Mandira Hotel Legian where we went for a years before with the kids.My daughters were very young - toddlers they were always up early so we would head down to pool playground early to let our neighbours get some sleep, Id watch this two german tourists - very unfriendly get up early place their towels on deck chairs in perfect spot facing the beach and then go back to bed.About 10,30 after they had breakfast would wander down sit on chairs for about 1 hour then head off for the day shopping or tours then back around 4pm.Same everyday except one day when no chairs were available around lunchtime I took their towels folded them nicely placed on table beside chairs and let my children sit and watch all the goings on on the beach under the loverly shade on the perfect position chairs.I turned my back to talk to staff about 5 metres away and low and behold the chair hoggers came back early screaming at my kids and pulling my littlest one off the deck chair(in german language)my children had no idea what was going on and were in tears.I went over tried to stay calm tryed to apologised etc. but no they wanted the manager so on so on!My husband who at that time was a professional footballer and built like a brick wall came in from surfing seeing his children in tears and scared took the guy aside and without the staffs intervention heaven knows what the german tourist would have looked like after!Then it became chair wars (very child like)my husband would get up every morning for surf 5.30-6am and put towels on these 2 chairs the german tourists loved so much.Watching them come down and rant and rave in german but the staff knew us and the story and would have a little giggle everytime it happened.We didnt need chairs all day noone does you take your chances if not enough chairs request hotel supply more?It was a silly game my husband played and weve never done that again. I do know its frustrating and should be spoke about thats part of the forum yeh better still lets have lucky draw tickets you get chair or you dont wouldnt that be fun?