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Originally Posted by rustyp
So far about 30 replies - not one in favor of saving seats. I also do not like this practice. However I do not go for the idea that an event person can selectively single out someone doing this. Something does not add up on the original story. Did the event person clear out all saved seats? Did the event person throw the cushions in the bushes (hard to believe)? I would hope that if this practice is a new standard that we would at least be informed of the new situation - like the "no coolers, etc speach before each set starts). FYI - If I go to the square and there are no seats and some are being saved with no one in attendance I sit in it until the party comes back and politely give it back - why should it go unused.
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Well it's common that those that are heard from are going to be the "complainers."
Yes, the event person admitted to going around and getting rid of all the "saved" items, cutting the ropes, untying the bags, etc. And yes, he did throw things in the bushes. Ours included. The event person who did this was the supervisor, the guy in blue with the yellow hat. And, yes, he was still doing so when we spoke to him after the event had started. He phrased it to those sitting next to us "Are you with the people saving the chairs?" They answered "no" and he got rid of the "chair savers."
If you want to sit in my chair until I get there, you are welcome to do so. If you want to bring your own chair, you are welcome to do so. If you want to go early and put a "saver" on a chair for later, you are welcome to do so. No one is hurting anyone here. If you come late and there aren't any chairs, you learn to bring a chair the next time. So big deal. We learned by coming late to events to get there early and save a chair. Did we complain? No. Did we throw the "savers" in the bushes? No. Did we start a fight? No.