Topic: Why do books sunbathe?

or Polar Books publishing for the Arctic?

Or for those people who cannot master the staircase arangements on many Princess class ships "You can't get there from here" by Ogden Nash.

You could cover a lot of ground with this theme for instance smoke get's in your eyes when sunbathing behind the funnel,or stormy weather whilst crossing biscay.

Here's a rare occurrence - not one lounger is reserved!

Towards the end of a day at sea on Marco Polo my wife and I decided to have the last 40 mins or so on the prom deck, there were 5 sun loungers 2 of which we occupied, and just two yards away a group of 3.
Minutes later along came a group of four Germans three of which clamed a lounger each and the fourth stood while they talked, after 25mins or so I got up and walked to the rail to survey the scene through my binoculars which I did for about two minutes, on turning round my lounger had GONE no' sorry it had been moved two yards to the right and was now occupied by a German, the fourth man!!!

Being the sort of chap that calls a spade a spade I was just going to,... but one look from my wife quelled that idea.
As it was now late in the day we decided to leave, and back in the cabin I asked my wife why she had not said that the lounger was taken, and she said that she could not get the words out, as she was totally speechless.
We still have a good laugh about it, but I can't understand if the Germans just don't understand what cheek is, are just plain tactless, or have no regard for other people, who ever they are, but they do give the comedians plenty of good material for jokes.

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Probably crossword puzzle books. Couldnt do them so left them to their fate.

Or maybe Sundoku?

I'll get me coat.

I am deciding which books deserve to go sunbathing with me on my cruise on Eclipse in May. 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy doesn't want to go as its already about global warming and my book doesn't want to be left in the sun for any length of time. :p

...suntan lotion likes to bask in the sun as well.

It's 8am, and the bottles are enjoying a spot of early morning sunbathing!

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...suntan lotion likes to bask in the sun as well.

It's 8am, and the bottles are enjoying a spot of early morning sunbathing!

did they get sunburnt or were they a high factor? :D lol

Has anybody witnessed any altercations between anyone over the saving of sunbeds? Has anyone been brave enough to remove the items themselves?

I have done so in the past. After seeing some sunloungers in a prime position around the front of the pool with the usual book and lonely pair of sandals. I sat for 30 minutes on the ledge around the edge of the pool with my eye on these two sunbeds. After no-one appeared, I politely asked the neighbouring people if they knew the occupants, took the offending articles of the bed and tucked them underneath. I occupied the lounger for around 40 minutes to and hour.

No-one ever came to confront me or to reclaim the items. Everyone kept saying good on you. But would you be brave enough to do the same?

Actually though I really dont know what I would have done if the person had returned or perhaps they were just too embarrassed!