Pour honey on the seats :laugh:

If there are no rules (signs posted) against taking your own chairs and setting them up in advance of a parade, why encourage vandalism on someone's personal property? If meant as a cute statement, it wasn't!

I have never seen signs prohibiting setting up personal chairs in advance of a Villages parade. You could do it, too! It is not the "sense of entitlement" - it is the gumption to get out early and do it!

Wasn't complaining....just stating what I saw. I never go to these events so doesn't effect me not one little bit. I just couldn't believe that someone would go approximately 8+ hours ahead of time to set up chairs and prior to the performance and they either wouldn't be removed it stolen. It appeared to be a few chairs from the square and the rest bag chairs. There no need to mock those with an opinion Cwguy. Last I knew everyone had the freedom of speech. It never fails but when people post things on here be it good, bad or indifferent there's people like you who have to attack. Your comments is what makes others not want to be a part of this forum.

In the Villages? How about the whole country.

Just put some signs on the chairs. "Free chairs, take all you want".

I think it is a human trait.
Not limited to the folks of Spanish Springs.
It is done by millions everyday where people want to get a good spot, a good deal, beat the crowd, a space on the curb at the parade a spot on the grass to see the fireworks and on and on and on.

Some how it all works out.....and the crowds get bigger every year....

I think as we get old(er) some get a little crankier.....it is not like these "function/entertainment preppers" take up all the space.......it is just annoying.....and just as easy to ignore and enjoy with the rest of the crowd.

There ya go. Problem solved.

I'm not aware of any law against it either.
But I wouldn't bother to do it, but we're all different aren't we,
and that Kind of makes TV interesting doesn't it?

Ya know that some folks really like holiday parades, movie premiers, big after holiday store sales and in some cities the people camp out for days just for them.

As long as no prohibition is being broken, I say to just let them do it!

I call it "The Privileged/Entitled". It is really prevalent on all the golf courses (both executive and championship); people are either too privileged/entitled (or maybe too damn lazy) to fix balls marks, sand divots or rake bunkers. C'mon people, think of all the golfers playing behind you and fix your marks, divots and footprints; try caring for the courses.

Isn't it about time we stopped these silly parades and holiday celebrations in the squares?

It's absolutely horrible for anyone who is trying to get somewhere or shop in the areas near the town squares. We went to a few when we first moved here but gave up when we had to wait in line forever to get crappy food and then eat sitting on the sidewalk because of the ignorant people who get there early and plop themselves down at the table that are meant for food service customers. People stay in those chairs for the entire day. The people running the food really need to police the eating areas.

I had an awful experience today just trying to get to Publix. Then I had to park a quarter of a mile away.

There will be plenty of people on the squares at five o'clock on holidays. The vendors will do fine without this silliness. In fact with the food trucks and booths I wonder if the restaurants lose some business.

I like parades when I was a little kid. Not so much any more.

Lol I fixed five ball marks today and I never hit the green.....I had an ambassador tell me a woman didn't rake the trap and when he told her toremember to rake she told him she lived in a premier and therefore she didn't have to

Now that you mentioned it, I don't recall any language in my closing documents requiring residents to rake bunkers....

There was an up roar when the parades stopped, I don't think there are as many as years past. If there is something going on at the square we just go elsewhere.

Most people don't go to the parades any more, it's too crowded.