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Originally Posted by Cedwards38
I am against the practice of roping off or in any other way holding a section of seats at the various town squares. I think this is rude, selfish, inconsiderate, and wrong and I want to see a policy to bring it to an end. We all pay for those seats and I believe all seats at the squares should be available on a first come, first serve basis, with one seat for one person. This is in no way intended to prohibit a person from saving a seat that has already been taken while that seat occupant is otherwise engaged and away from the seat for a short period of time.
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How do you define a short period of time? 5min.? 10min.? 15min? 20min.? More?
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I don't care if you're having a class reunion, neighborhood gathering, or the family is in from up north or whatever other reason you feel is justification for inconveniencing the rest of us. Seat holding of large groups when the occupants are not there is wrong and unfair and must end.
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Large groups? How large is large? What if the group consists of several members of a disability club, like Parkinson's, COPD, or other disability? Some disabilities are not always obvious by looking at the person.
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If you agree with this petition then please post stating that you agree. Any who disagree, please feel free to express your disagreement here as well. Hopefully it will all be reviewed by The Villages Entertainment Division and action will be taken to resolve this issue.
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This being "America's Friendliest Hometown" I would give people the benefit of the doubt. The group may be Alzheimer's patients with their caregivers. There are so many disabilities these day you never know what the situation might be. If there are handicapped parking spaces around the square, I assume there may be handicapped people coming to the square for entertainment.
If you can still stand up for a long period of time, consider yourself lucky. Standing is better for your health and you will be better off physically and mentally for having done so.