Merry Christmas All you Tabbers!

written by Ella Brown........

`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!

To continue the story for this year:

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.

Merry Christmas All you Tabbers!