[ssmith]

...at times I am afraid you may have felt picked on....the truth is you would do yourself a favor by reading the other threads Gracie gave you the link to .....there is a very, very long history on this subject.

You see, although this may not be you, there are many times when chairs are saved and the savers do not show up for a long time. This would leave hours of people having to stand....while the savers were not there. The savers did not even have to stand a bit so their legs were not tired. You see it as posiibly being smart to have played the seat saving game well but in this community...it have become very boorish. Remember there are many with mobility issues that could sit while others are not there.

We are regular visitors at The Villages, we rent and cannot bring our own chairs....we like to enjoy the entertainment at the squares and or bring our guests to the squares but you can imagine how they view it when they see all those roped off seats not occupied while they are at the entertainment for the entire evening standing!!!!

Redwitch expressed it well....there is a long history that used to include bringing tables to special events and them mostly being empty for periods of time. You see if you have ...say a neighborhood event and they know someone has saved a seat ...people would be in no hurry to get there and occupy the seat or table and many others could not even enjoy the event at all. With all of this in mind, many have long anticipated with hope the day when the seat saving issue would be stopped by the "Powers that Be".

Keep posting. BTW there are several 'hot topic' posts that get addressed over and over. Just thought I would mention it in case you notice some strong opinions on certain matters.