[Indydealmaker]

How would Tony Soprano handle this?

[scarecrow1]

I have a question. How many people from outside tv come in and save seats for themselves and friends? Anybody know?????

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by scarecrow1

I have a question. How many people from outside tv come in and save seats for themselves and friends? Anybody know?????

Now THAT throws a different light on the subject!

That would really be not fair!!!

[Indydealmaker]

The Town Square is public access and the Developer and whomever he sells it to in the next few years count on the revenue flow from both TV as well as "outsiders". Of course, TV resident or non, that still does not make "fair" and "equitable" to save a row of seats without having earned a special right to do so or without having paid for that privilage.

[Walt.]

Originally Posted by K9-Lovers

...Human nature dictates that there will not be people to track the minutes items are unattended, patrol tables and chairs, remove items, and be available for their retrieval. That would take too many people and too much time. So forget the idea of the "Polite Police"...

C'est la vie.

You would only need one person to walk through the area hourly... perhaps carrying a garbage bag. If there is an unattended table with a sweater and the post-it from the walkthrough the hour before (see my earlier post) then just toss the abandoned sweater into the bag and that's it. Perhaps once a month or so the collected sweaters could be donated to the Hospital Thrift Store. The previous owners could "retrieve" them there for a few bucks.
If I leave a home-made sign that said "I'm saving this table" would somebody clearing the area be obligated to save the sign until I claim it? No different than a "Table Saving Sweater."

[AnonChick]

It doesn't need any kinds of policies, or sweater-police, or garbage bags, or table to hold abandoned stuff.

All it needs, are residents with the tiny itty bitty cojones necessary to SIT DOWN and not worry about that scotch-taped fake sign claiming that table for someone who isn't there. If the chair has something on it, drape it over the arm and SIT DOWN.

If the people who claimed it actually show up, then move your own things over a few inches and invite them to pull up a chair and join you.

If you're not willing to sit down, then you really have no cause to complain about an empty chair that no one is actually occupying.