What a bunch of sad tw*ts

[diy_fun_uk]

Never would I see the appeal in this sort of 'holiday'

And they're off! Sunbed wars begin as holidaymakers sprint for spots

Some were reported to queue for 90 minutes first thing in the morning - waiting for some unknown signal before stampeding past opposing tourists towards the coveted sun loungers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[johnny2007]

These people are fools.
They put their towels on the sunbeds and go back to bed.
I get up earlier than them having had uninterrupted sleep.
Go for breakfast before them, so get a better choice of everything.
Then while all of these fools are stuffing their faces at breakfast, I go to the pool, pick the spot I want, remove the towels and hide them.
For good measure a remove a dozen of them.
When they arrive, usually they don't remember which sunbed they reserved and they take other free ones that I made free.
Next day do it all again in a different spot.
Works wonders.

 

[noseall]

Never would I see the appeal in this sort of 'holiday'

And they're off! Sunbed wars begin as holidaymakers sprint for spots

Some were reported to queue for 90 minutes first thing in the morning - waiting for some unknown signal before stampeding past opposing tourists towards the coveted sun loungers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You're lucky you have never had to suffer the indignation of having to do the towel run, lol.

There is a very good reason young families try and get a pitch at or near the pools' edge. None of us want to see our kids drown, nor do we want to be stood constantly by the pools edge spoiling the fun for everyone. These people in my opinion should be given priority. A kind of parent toddler thing like at the supermarket. The rest of the sad tw4ts can battle it out for what's left, including the likes of myself whose sprogs are grown up.

 

[Notch7]

Never would I see the appeal in this sort of 'holiday'

And they're off! Sunbed wars begin as holidaymakers sprint for spots

Some were reported to queue for 90 minutes first thing in the morning - waiting for some unknown signal before stampeding past opposing tourists towards the coveted sun loungers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

when my wife was young and on holiday with her family, one man was so desperate to get to the loungers first, he jumped over the balcony on the stairs and broke his ankle

 

[Notch7]

You're lucky you have never had to suffer the indignation of having to do the towel run, lol.

There is a very good reason young families try and get a pitch at or near the pools' edge. None of us want to see our kids drown, nor do we want to be stood constantly by the pools edge spoiling the fun for everyone. These people in my opinion should be given priority. A kind of parent toddler thing like at the supermarket. The rest of the sad tw4ts can battle it out for what's left, including the likes of myself whose sprogs are grown up.

its a very fair point, I hadnt thought of it like that

 

[noseall]

its a very fair point, I hadnt thought of it like that

It's no fun watching your sprog get practically drowned by a bigger fat chav, even though they have enough floatation stuff to keep a whale afloat. I remebr none of our cheaper early holidays fondly in that respect. When times were better, we hired a family villa with its own pool. Bliss, just bliss. The sprogs did miss the interaction though so we ended up back at a resort but paid large sums for multiple pools etc.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

None of us want to see our kids drown.

Well, not usually.

 

[transam]

Germans were notorious (are) for hogging deck chairs

That and organising belching contests

My mate booked a holiday to Egypt
Just prior to that Luxor terrorist attack

Plane was half empty all the Germans run up the white flag and cancelled

He got interviewed at the air port when he got off the plane by eygptian tv

They asked him if he had thought about canecelling

“ no we brits are made of sterner stuff “ was his response ( hic) granted he had few on the plane

But what an ambassador for his country

Knotted hanky Union Jack shorts and a vest and no fear

 

[motorbiking]

You're lucky you have never had to suffer the indignation of having to do the towel run, lol.

There is a very good reason young families try and get a pitch at or near the pools' edge. None of us want to see our kids drown, nor do we want to be stood constantly by the pools edge spoiling the fun for everyone. These people in my opinion should be given priority. A kind of parent toddler thing like at the supermarket. The rest of the sad tw4ts can battle it out for what's left, including the likes of myself whose sprogs are grown up.

you could get in the pool with your kids?

or go in the sea?

 

[motorbiking]

No shortage of space in this pool... the deep end was 600m

 

[noseall]

you could get in the pool with your kids?

or go in the sea?

Correct. There are two parents and two sprogs. Both sprogs (when very young) need constant attention in the pool or they could die. There are things like eating, fetching drinks, going for a pee, fetching errant floatation devices on windy days, even addressing other kids or parents means your attention is diverted.
Allowing parents with toddlers the same courtesy afforded to them elsewhere makes a lot of sense, especially by a pool.
The sea is great too but a lot more work than the pool. Young sprogs love eating sand! Lot more space though (thankfully).

 

[noseall]

No shortage of space in this pool... the deep end was 600m

A child could die in a couple of foot of water. Great that it's a pi$$ing contest for you though. 600m? Must make you almost feel like a man.

 

[crystal ball]

Germans were notorious (are) for hogging deck chairs

That and organising belching contests

My mate booked a holiday to Egypt
Just prior to that Luxor terrorist attack

Plane was half empty all the Germans run up the white flag and cancelled

He got interviewed at the air port when he got off the plane by eygptian tv

They asked him if he had thought about canecelling

“ no we brits are made of sterner stuff “ was his response ( hic) granted he had few on the plane

But what an ambassador for his country

Knotted hanky Union Jack shorts and a vest and no fear

Where did he fly from?

 

[Mottie]

It’s the same with the sun beds on most of the cruises we've been on. They put the beds out in the morning but P&O has a rule - any sun bed that’s not been used for 30 minutes has it’s contents taken away - towel, bags, books etc and that person loses it. Fortunately Mrs Mottie and I are not sun-worshipers so we always look for beds in the shade and the furthest away from the pools!

 

[motorbiking]

A child could die in a couple of foot of water. Great that it's a pi$$ing contest for you though. 600m? Must make you almost feel like a man.

I've has my share of cheap holidays, done plenty of Butlins breaks, even the odd Pontins. There is always a time or a place where you can find a bit you can make your own. You don't need to sit next to them, as long as you are watching, they wont drown in 30 seconds.

It’s the same with the sun beds on most of the cruises we've been on. They put the beds out in the morning but P&O has a rule - any sun bed that’s not been used for 30 minutes has it’s contents taken away - towel, bags, books etc and that person loses it. Fortunately Mrs Mottie and I are not sun-worshipers so we always look for beds in the shade and the furthest away from the pools!

These rules would ensure everyone can use the facilities rather than selfishly bagging a spot they probably wont use for most of the day. I don't get why people fly 1000s of miles just to sit by a swimming pool all day. They need to explore the place they are visiting. I imagine those in the video need a holiday to get over it.