The big test on "politeness" and "reserving your spot" will come this Thursday at Spanish Springs. That is Oktoberfest - parade and all. And, for the second time (first time at Spanish Springs) there is only one parade and that will be at SS. Italianfest had only one parade but that was at LSL, and the weather was less than totally cooperative. Anyway, 8 AM or so on the 27th and I'll bet you dollars to donut holes you can go to the town square as SS and you will already find some "reserved" places on the square and maybe at the eating tables in the streets. The real "fun" (make that "Confrontations") will start later in the day, say around 2 to 3 PM and increase in frequency until the parade actually starts at 4 PM. In the past, I have seen near fist fights over "reserved seating" (the Entertainment Department will tell you there is no such thing at either square but they do nothing to enforce that). This year, I predict it will be more than "near" fist fights, especially if we have beautiful weather and large crowds.
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