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Bring your own! Step Ladders that is and just stand above the crowd.:1rotfl:

I agree that saving chairs with plastic bags is an annoying Village habit. However I try to avoid confrontational people. IMHO, having an altercation with someone about an empty chair would "ruin the mood" far more than not being able to sit in the empty chair.

It's just rude...very rude! :rant-rave:

I agree, it is rude, selfish and inconsiderate. And the same people do it over and over again!

[QUOTE=buggyone;461767]BestMickey,

Remember this is called "Florida's Friendliest Hometown".

It IS Florida's friendliest HOMETOWN and the hometown is pretty darn friendly some of the people tho....not so much...especially this time of year

:agree: It would ruin my mood for the rest of the evening. Shrug it off and move on.

The other night at SS when Scooter was there, ALL seats were "reserved" when we arrived at 4:15. By 5:00, many, if not most, of the chairs were occupied. However, there were 10 seats roped off in the front row that had not been occupied by 6:30.

I wanted to leave a note on each chair telling the people that if they wanted to reserve the chairs, the least they could do was sit in them at 5pm. There were many people with canes and walkers that needed a chair. How inconsiderate. I would be embarrassed to show up and sit in the seats.

IMHO, at 5, all bags, ropes, hoses, electrical cords, etc should be removed and all the seats open for others. There was a large section marked off by bags. Each bag had a knot in it that was slipped through the slits in the chair backs. As the many people arrived, they collected the knotted bags for use the next time. At least they were there at 5.

Last night at LSL, there were plenty of seats, but someone had roped off 1/3 of one of the raised decks.

I don't like the practice of saving seats at all.:rant-rave:

But...there appears to be an ever increasing acceptance of the practice by folks I respect on this forum and by old neighbors who I know are not in the least selfish.

Maybe it is something that I need to move over to the "accept" column from the .....pi**ed off column.

I have an idea.
When this occurs just go back home; do not purchase a drink in the square and do not eat or shop at the restaurants or shops.
The shops and restaurants will then complain about lost revenue and maybe then something wil be done.
Good old fashion boycott by the masses.

I always do the wrong thing in these situations.
 

:a20: Whenever I speak out in these situations, I always feel badly, afterwards. Whenever I keep quiet I always feel I should have spoken up. I guess chilling out in retirement is a acquired skill.

I agree, Gracie, and I want to be added to to your pi**ed off column.

I think it is indicative of the type of a lot of people who populate the squares.
That is why I seldom visit there. When I do visit there I do not plan on sitting. I mingle with the "minglers". I like their type better.

Imho
 

...I think it's fair to mark a seat (or spot) during an intermission (during a show on a ship or if you have to go to the restroom or get a drink), but not hours ahead for a spot for a parade or show. It is a bit discourteous. But if it is the "norm" in The Villages, I will come down with a nicely made sign labeled "Reserved for xxxxxx yyyy" (just joking...I would never be that disrespectful). Whenever my wife and I are in a situation and want to get a good seat, we get there early enough and sit. If one of us has to leave for a break, the other "holds" the seat (i.e. "my husband/wife is sitting there"). We would never leave signs/towels or any other item while we went out to get dinner and then come back expecting to have those seats for ourselves. The only exception to this would be for handicap areas. Again, IMHO.

If we had more people like you may be something would be done about these inconsiderate reprehensible reprobates. But instead we just whine and stand.

Receivewd my letter about the annual Villages Resident survey.
This would be an ideal place to vent our frustrations about saving seats at the squares........along with your suggestion on how to handle the seating in a better way.
Hey, it may not change anything or maybe it will.

Excellent idea!