I'm behind on reading posts since Thanksgiving, and couldn't believe how wonderful this poem is! Did everyone read this? TT
--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "kathyd45385" <kathyd45385@...> wrote:
>
> Loved this!Hope to see more next year.
>
> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Ella" <taberellatogo@> wrote:
> >
> > I wrote the first edition of this poem in 2007 and added to it in 2008. Last year I didn't get around to it, but I picked up again this year. Hope you enjoy the ongoing saga of Santa and his T@B:
> >
> > (Posted in 2007:)
> >
> > `Twas the night before Christmas and TABbers this year
> > were excitedly waiting for holiday cheer.
> > Knowing that Santa this year, on this day
> > Was planning to try out his brand new Tab Sleigh.
> >
> > He was older and slower and ready to try
> > An easier ride for his fly through the sky
> > Something cushy and comfy and easy to tow
> > That allowed him some ease of arthritic wow.
> >
> > And maybe a place for a drink to inspire
> > A nap and a rest, and maybe a fire,
> > To warm up his body deep down to his bones
> > a break between housetops, and chimney and homes!
> >
> > It was not all that big, not too tall or too wide
> > For Santa to snuggle and rest when inside
> > And if he got lonely and wanted a friend
> > It had enough room for Mrs. Clause within!
> >
> > The sleigh flew through the night with ease and so quick
> > Santa had much more time to enjoy his trip.
> > Across the nation he stopped in to see
> > Those Tabbers and friends that traveled like he!
> >
> > And all did agree the new sleigh was the coolest,
> > more modest, so simple, and oh just the cutest!
> > While everyone watched it was up and away
> > Merry Christmas to Santa and his great new Tab Sleigh!
> >
> >
> > (Continuing the story in 2008:)
> >
> > Remember last year when Santa decided
> > to try a TAB sleigh and was oh so delighted?
> > He'd bought a brand new one all the whistles and bells,
> > and it worked out just perfect, for him and his elves.
> >
> > In fact, Santa was so delighted with it,
> > he modified his TAB and had it re-fit
> > and transformed it from a flying TAB sleigh,
> > back to a camper for traveling and play.
> >
> > To help plan his mods he got in the loop
> > And joined a TAB forum – a great YAHOO group.
> > He read all the posts and began to compile
> > a to-do list after a search of the files.
> >
> > He read all the postings and words of great wisdom,
> > and learned ins and outs of the electrical system.
> > He even ventured to post his own question,
> > answered by many an expert and craftsmen!
> >
> > The first thing he did was get rid of the table,
> > A couple of slats, and the bed was real stable.
> > And the space that this saved was a great boon
> > For such a big man needs lots of room.
> >
> > And as for the water, he needed a lot,
> > not just 5 gallons, and he needed it hot.
> > City water hook-up was installed by his elves,
> > hot-water-on-demand, he did by himself.
> >
> > And more on the YAHOO group site he did read
> > about screen doors, converters and lights –– L-E-D!
> > And all of these mods, he completed each one,
> > till his TAB was customized and ready for fun.
> >
> > Come spring it was ready for his first camping trip,
> > he longed to meet TABbers – for fun and kinship.
> > He returned to the group site and looked for a rally,
> > one that was close would be right down his alley.
> >
> > Of course, from the North Pole nothing is close,
> > but he looked and decided on a rally – West Coast.
> > And dressed incognito, his person disguised,
> > he attended the rally ---- unrecognized!
> >
> > It all was the way that he'd heard it would be,
> > the camping with TABbers and the comradery.
> > It felt like a family, one he'd known all along,
> > he'd only just met them, but knew he belonged.
> >
> > So went the summer, one trip then the next,
> > From West coast to East, he camped with the rest.
> > Not once did he let anyone know who he was
> > Camper by summer, come Christmas Santa Clause!
> >
> > At the end of the season, he returned to the Pole
> > ready for his annual around-the-world goal.
> > As he transformed his Tab back into a sleigh
> > He knew he'd see TABers, on another day.
> >
> > Now, think back you TABbers – did you ever attend
> > a rally and meet a round, jolly old friend?
> > A guy who about where he lived never told?
> > It could have been Santa – his time off from the Pole.
> >
> >
> > (Picking up in 2010:)
> >
> > Last year poor Santa heard news oh so bad
> > No longer was Dutchman making the T@B!
> > Oh MY! Oh NO! This just couldn't be true,
> > Santa cried out in protest, (`long with me and with you.)
> >
> > No T@B for delivering his gifts round the globe?
> > No T@B for his rest stops with comforts untold?
> > No parts and no pieces to repair what might break?
> > His dear T@B was left to this terrible fate?
> >
> > And so all last Christmas preparing for cheer,
> > Santa's heart wasn't in it – his heart was in fear!
> > His T@B-Sled-Sleigh's future was stopped in it's tracks
> > From economy failure and factory cutbacks
> >
> > How could it have happened? What plot was alive?
> > Discontinue the T@B? No, it must survive!
> > With that cheering thought Santa sprang into action
> > To save his T@B sleigh . . . that was his new mission.
> >
> > Back at the trusty Yahoo web site
> > Santa saw with a smile, things might be alright.
> > T@B owners were talking, and rallying `round
> > They no longer were silent, no longer dumbfound.
> >
> > The owners, and dealers and the T@B wanna-bees
> > Went into to high gear with a heart-felt decree,
> > To all that would listen, they announced this result:
> > "The T@B's on it's way to becoming a cult!"
> >
> > And as the this new thought materialized,
> > Santa saw in the future (to his happy surprise)
> > That love for the T@B would not fade away,
> > In fact it would grow, by month and by day.
> >
> > As word spread to all the fanatics and fans
> > The movement did grow to a great big T@B Clan.
> > All knew that change was the wind in the air
> > soon T@B would be back, but, when or just where?
> >
> > So Santa set out Christmas 2010
> > Spreading cheer and T@B joy again.
> > As he planned his big trip, `round the world in the night
> > He'd be spreading good news – the T@B was alright.
> >
>
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