Mardi Gras
 

Just left lake sumter an hour ago. most of the tables already have chairs tipped up with a rope around the whole table. Personal lawn chairs filling up around the gazebo too. better hurry and get down there with your heavy duty rope and empty weighted walmart bag to leave on top of the table

This seems to be an accepted practice, in TV. The only way this will ever stop is for the Entertainment Dept. to put a stop to it. They would need folks in the the square to stop folks from reserving tables and then leaving.

Not worth getting upset over.... If you want a table, go early and rope off your own.

Just left there and the scenario is true. I don't know why it bothers me but it does. We went to Mardi Gras for a couple of years and I am not interested in going again.

I guess it is what it is. When in Rome, rope 'em up. Que sera sera.

When you get to the square if you see an empty seat just sit in it til the "owners" come to claim it. I decided to do that a while ago, no one showed up til almost 7 PM ! I had a nice two hours in their chairs which they "positively identified" as their Walmart bags ! Yeah, right. Decided not to cause a scene so moved on. It's a very annoying practice and selfish too I might add.

The "reservist" might discover
 

that the Villagers that occupied their seats temporarily might be their VERY BEST FRIENDS before the event is over, and probably a whole lot more fun...

Gracie Girl--It bothers me too. My husband rides his bike every a.m. to Sumter Landing--Leaves here at 9 a.m.--came back and said the same thing. Those deck areas completely roped off---just think it is rude and so inconsiderate. Life is too short and precious to spend one minute of it worrying about things I can't control.

If they disappear during the night then it prob. won't happen a 2nd time.
Midnight Raid anyone?

THIS IS "B.S."

What gives people the right to do this.

Rude, Crude and Sociably unacceptable !!!!!!!!

Grow some vegatables folks and put a stop to it. Sure wish I was there right now, I'm sick of this mess....

:boxing2::boxing2::boxing2::boxing2::boxing2:

I may get kicked off here, but I had to speak my mind ...

Normally I'm not a violent person, BUT !!!!!!

I admit I am confused. How does tipping a chair secure property rights?

I mean if resident A travels to LSL at 9:00AM and tips all the chairs around table X what prevent Resident B and his party from showing up early and securing (sitting at Table X)? I just asking.....doesn't first come first serve rule apply?

Maybe this type of reservation system should be covered as question in the annual survey.:Screen_of_Death:

Sounds like chair hogs on a cruise ship. LOL.

i wasn't going to bother going...changed my mind...am gonna go and sit in somebody's 'reserved' seat...am bringing my posse watergun, too! spanish springs - watch out! :22yikes: :smiley:

Imho
 

One fanny in a seat = reserved.

Ha,...I love it!:a20:

Sounds like the Neighborhood Watch SWAT Team better start getting their gear together...