Another Whiner Story

[Carol Eskra]

When I sailed on the Norway I could hear the person in the next cabin
snoring!

[Warren]

On Jun 12, 8:32*pm, CLEs...@********** (Carol Eskra) wrote:
> When I sailed on the Norway I could hear the person in the next cabin
> snoring!

You must have been in one of the cabins on one of the top decks added
in '90. They were designed to be very lightweight with the side-effect
being that soundproofing was virtually non-existent.

Warren

[Gadget World]

Overhearing noise can be an advantage!

I was a speaker on a convention cruise, and asked the convention
organizer to be speak first at the meeting, he had the cabin next to
mine and I overheard him telling his wife about my nerve to ask to speak
early.

I called him which embarassed him into changing his schedule.

This little incident was appreciated by the entire audience, when I made
a joke of it at the meeting!

Gadget

[Nonnymus]

Gadget World wrote:
> Overhearing noise can be an advantage!
>
> I was a speaker on a convention cruise, and asked the convention
> organizer to be speak first at the meeting, he had the cabin next to
> mine and I overheard him telling his wife about my nerve to ask to speak
> early.
>
> I called him which embarassed him into changing his schedule.
>
> This little incident was appreciated by the entire audience, when I made
> a joke of it at the meeting!

.. . . admittedly OT to this thread and newsgroup:

I was at a seminar hosted by our national organization. There were
about 500 or so of us in the audience and the President of the
organization was there to welcome us to the seminar and to introduce the
speaker. I felt that his "welcome" speech seemed a tad rambling and
long, and sure enough, when he'd rambled on for about 15 minutes, he
turned red as a beet and said, "The reason I've been rambling so long is
that I've forgotten the name of the guest speaker, seated here to my
right. Here he is: a man who needs no introduction." <grin>

--
Nonny

You do not make a stupid kid smart by
handing him a diploma. Schools need standards
to measure the education actually absorbed
by children. Don’t sacrifice our smart kids to
make the dumb ones feel good about themselves.

[Seehorse Video]

"Nonnymus" <howdydoodie@cox.net> wrote in message
news:veVYl.9294$f36.6372@newsfe19.iad...
> Gadget World wrote:
>> Overhearing noise can be an advantage!
(SNIP)>
> . . . admittedly OT to this thread and newsgroup:
>
> I was at a seminar hosted by our national organization. There were about
> 500 or so of us in the audience and the President of the organization was
> there to welcome us to the seminar and to introduce the speaker. I felt
> that his "welcome" speech seemed a tad rambling and long, and sure enough,
> when he'd rambled on for about 15 minutes, he turned red as a beet and
> said, "The reason I've been rambling so long is that I've forgotten the
> name of the guest speaker, seated here to my right. Here he is: a man
> who needs no introduction." <grin>
>
> --
> Nonny
>
(SNIP)

Hi Nonny,

I made my living as a public speaker and I always, always carried cheat
sheets with the names of people I would introduce or mention. Under the
pressure of being your best, sooner or later you will forget the names of
your wife and kids. Note the president and his teleprompter.

Harry Cooper

[Seehorse Video]

"Gettamulla Tupya" <snapper@pookmail.com> wrote in message
news:eb2935l88d2hp4s9tjsigieavq4dsh6pik@********...
> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:32:49 -0400, CLEskra@********** (Carol Eskra)
> wrote:
>
>> When I sailed on the Norway I could hear the person in the next cabin
>> snoring!
>
> Earplugs are the first thing I pack for a cruise.
>

I have never had noise bother me on a cruise, but then, I'm very easy to
satisfy on a cruise.

Harry Cooper

[Jr]

"Surfer E2468" <pocomount@**********> wrote in message
news:21028-4A357636-3458@storefull-3171.bay.**********...
> Noise of people or music do not annoy me on a cruise,what does IRK me is
> when a cruise line tells you it will upgrade you to a better cabin,and
> then puts you in a very first forward cabin right over the anchor and
> the space below you where the work crew start dragging supplies around
> at 4am. and when you ask to change your cabin are told sorry all filled
> up. Now we never take an upgrade,always select the cabin
> we want.
>
>
>
Also, on Princess, whenever we receive an upgrade, they tell us exactly
which cabin they are upgrading us to. There is no mystery as to where we
will be on the ship.

[Dillon Pyron]

[Default] Thus spake "Seehorse Video" <hpc@seehorsevideo.com>:

>
>"Nonnymus" <howdydoodie@cox.net> wrote in message
>news:veVYl.9294$f36.6372@newsfe19.iad...
>> Gadget World wrote:
>>> Overhearing noise can be an advantage!
>(SNIP)>
>> . . . admittedly OT to this thread and newsgroup:
>>
>> I was at a seminar hosted by our national organization. There were about
>> 500 or so of us in the audience and the President of the organization was
>> there to welcome us to the seminar and to introduce the speaker. I felt
>> that his "welcome" speech seemed a tad rambling and long, and sure enough,
>> when he'd rambled on for about 15 minutes, he turned red as a beet and
>> said, "The reason I've been rambling so long is that I've forgotten the
>> name of the guest speaker, seated here to my right. Here he is: a man
>> who needs no introduction." <grin>
>>
>> --
>> Nonny
>>
>(SNIP)
>
>Hi Nonny,
>
>I made my living as a public speaker and I always, always carried cheat
>sheets with the names of people I would introduce or mention. Under the
>pressure of being your best, sooner or later you will forget the names of
>your wife and kids. Note the president and his teleprompter.
>
>Harry Cooper
>

Yeah, I'm a Toastmaster (ATM-B, right now) and professional speaker
and I still pack some pocket notes, especially for presentaitons that
run for approaching an hour.

Please note that Clinton was much hated by both the teleprompter
operators and those "pundits" who commented on a speech (typically
SotU) using the pre-published instead of what he said. This according
to an article titled "That's Not What it Says Here."
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Jimmy, I'm sorry your girlfriend turned out
to be a cylon."
-Special Agent Tim McGee, "NCIS"

[Dillon Pyron]

[Default] Thus spake "Fred Probst" <fredprobst@**********>:

>
>"Gettamulla Tupya" <snapper@pookmail.com> wrote in message
>news:eb2935l88d2hp4s9tjsigieavq4dsh6pik@********.. .
>> On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:32:49 -0400, CLEskra@********** (Carol Eskra)
>> wrote:
>>
>>> When I sailed on the Norway I could hear the person in the next cabin
>>> snoring!
>>
>> Earplugs are the first thing I pack for a cruise.
>>
>
>Moot point with me.
>
>Nonny

What?
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Jimmy, I'm sorry your girlfriend turned out
to be a cylon."
-Special Agent Tim McGee, "NCIS"

[Warren]

On Jun 30, 7:45*am, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@***************> wrote:

> We've had three upgrades on HAL, and only one of them was satisfactory

You do realize that your TA can indicate on your reservation that you
aren't interested in an upgrade or you will not accept upgrades
without approving them, don't you?

On our recent cruise on Solstice we were upgraded three times and
offered a fourth. I was consulted every step of the way and was not
upgraded until I gave the OK. I declined the final upgrade.

There is no rule that says you must take an upgrade or lose control of
your booking.

Warren