[BS Beef]

Originally Posted by tomwed

I think whenever the music starts everyone has to dance. And whenever it stops everyone has to run to a chair. Whoever is left standing, has to go home.

[Nucky]

Maybe, hopefully when we make it to you guys we can have a peaceful, fulfilled happy life. The second someone puts their hands on you it's all bets off. So if you see a slightly overweight, happy looking, bald headed man who has a wife that's way over his head looks wise and you decide to touch him his wife or you appear to be picking on someone who is much weaker that you on the food chain just be sure your health insurance is paid in full there is a good chance your going to need it. By the way in my presence don't ever touch a women improperly..ever..even if she takes a poke at you first. Haven't touched another human being improperly in 30 years. Is a chair really that important?

Is it possible that one of the lawyer types who post here could straighten me out by letting me know if the law is different in Florida. Maybe your supposed to get pushed around and just stand there and take it?? I guess anythings possible.

Who wants to live the last best years of their life in turmoil? Your thoughts?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by tomwed

I think whenever the music starts everyone has to dance. And whenever it stops everyone has to run to a chair. Whoever is left standing, has to go home.

I think you attended way too many birthday parties when you were a lad.

[Chatbrat]

Some old special forces types can really kick the butt of people 30 years younger--thats when training & memory kicks in--you never know whose butt you're tweaking

[justjim]

How about putting up signs on the squares that saving seats is prohibited? How are people to know (especially non-residents) unless they are told?

So everyone can enjoy the
Entertainment
NO SEAT SAVING PLEASE

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by justjim

How about putting up signs on the squares that saving seats is prohibited? How are people to know (especially non-residents) unless they are told?

So everyone can enjoy the
Entertainment
NO SEAT SAVING PLEASE

Makes way too much sense
I prefer the "Mad Max" solution----put a cage off to the side, the seat saver and the seat taker are locked in. Two Villagers enter, one Villager leaves.
While the crowd watches, everyone else can take a saved seat.

[Cedwards38]

Alcohol + Ego + Sense of Entitlement + Inflated Sense of Physical Ability = Town Square Disaster

Ultimately we are going to need law enforcement at public gatherings, just like they have in real cities.

[Cathy H]

Originally Posted by MUHLBACH1@HOTMAIL.COM

Maybe, hopefully when we make it to you guys we can have a peaceful, fulfilled happy life. The second someone puts their hands on you it's all bets off. So if you see a slightly overweight, happy looking, bald headed man who has a wife that's way over his head looks wise and you decide to touch him his wife or you appear to be picking on someone who is much weaker that you on the food chain just be sure your health insurance is paid in full there is a good chance your going to need it. By the way in my presence don't ever touch a women improperly..ever..even if she takes a poke at you first. Haven't touched another human being improperly in 30 years. Is a chair really that important?

Is it possible that one of the lawyer types who post here could straighten me out by letting me know if the law is different in Florida. Maybe your supposed to get pushed around and just stand there and take it?? I guess anythings possible.

Who wants to live the last best years of their life in turmoil? Your thoughts?

FLORIDA "stand your ground law would let you shoot someone over that. looks like "paradise below" (the villages") ain't so hot after all

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Cathy H

FLORIDA "stand your ground law would let you shoot someone over that. looks like "paradise below" (the villages") ain't so hot after all

No. it wouldn't, not even close

Don't forget, TV has one of the lowest crime rates in the country

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Cathy H

FLORIDA "stand your ground law would let you shoot someone over that. looks like "paradise below" (the villages") ain't so hot after all

I seriously doubt that getting finger poked in the chest would qualify as justification for fearing for your life. Those with weapons who have received training and permits understand the difference.

[MikeV]

Originally Posted by Cathy H

FLORIDA "stand your ground law would let you shoot someone over that. looks like "paradise below" (the villages") ain't so hot after all

First, Florida Stand Your Ground Law will NOT protect you in that situation. Secondly if "paradise below" ain't so hot after all then Florida Law I'm sure will allow you to leave.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

According to the online news;


With droves of snowbirds on the verge of returning to The Villages, the squares soon will be even more crowded.
But even with the snowbirds away, the age-old controversy of saving seats at the squares, has hardly been dormant this sizzling summer.
Residents frequently mark their seats prior to the first cocktail being served at 5 p.m. Colorful ropes, ribbons, string and cushions have long been the resident-recognized way for Villagers to “reserve” their seats, particularly at Spanish Springs Town Square. The “reservations” can sprout up on chairs hours before the first song of the evening is performed.
Officially, “saving” seats at the squares is prohibited in The Villages.
[IMG]http://www.**************.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/A-row-of-seats-is-marked-off-with-rope-and-cushions-at-Spanish-Springs-Town-Square-600x463.jpg[/IMG]A row of seats is marked off with rope and cushions at Spanish Springs Town Square

Saving seats at the square twice ended in arrest this summer.
Most recently, a 65-year-old Water Oak resident is alleged on Sept. 9 to have pushed a 77-year-old Villager who dared to sit in a seat “saved” by the Water Oaker at Spanish Springs Town Square.
When the Villager attempted to sit in one of the “saved” seats, (Name of person) informed the Villager that the chair was “taken.” When the Villager ignored him, (name of person) “jumped up and pushed (the man) back and jammed his fingers into the upper chest area,” of the Villager, according to an incident report from the Lady Lake Police Department.
(name of person) told police that the “chairs were taken,” but denied pushing or poking The Villager.
(Name of person) was issued a notice to appear Sept. 29 in Lake County Court to answer to a charge of misdemeanor battery.
This week, a 70-year-old Village of Santo Domingo man paid a nearly $300 fine in Lake County Court after pleading no contest to charges of disorderly conduct and resisting a police officer.

Trouble maker!

[buzzy]

Look for the new taser booth on vendor night.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Cathy H

FLORIDA "stand your ground law would let you shoot someone over that. looks like "paradise below" (the villages") ain't so hot after all

Oh, no it won't. Don't even think about pulling a weapon over a poke in the chest. IF a person lays hands on you and you cannot defend yourself, hit them where it hurts - in the pocketbook. Call the Police and have the
person(s) arrested for assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence).

[Retiring]

Turn the other cheek and leave. The best part of an evening out is when you get home, it’s done. Call the police and start a court battle and you will be dealing with that poke to the chest for a long time. If I were being poked in the chest, and I was in the right, I still would not want to take another’s freedom away – even for a day.

Fight when you can’t flee. But if you can safely flee, do so. If you take the road of involving the legal system, you will definitely wish you had fled. He or she, poking you in the chest, is not worth all the aggravation you will experience in the court system. Not to mention the enemies you will create.

We all have to pick our battles in life, for me, a poke to the chest isn’t one of them.