[Sandtrap328]

I certainly do not believe that one very minor incident calls for any action being taken by anyone. On the really popular entertainment nights, if you can, bring your own chair. If not, you may have to stand to see acts like Rocky or Uncle Bob.

[Walter123]

A friend of mine saved my Axx once.

[asianthree]

For some bring a chair they can use it as a temporary walker and alleviate two problems.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by 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.

I don't know who you are, but you are one smart person. You sound like my husband which is the highest compliment I can give anyone.


We are lucky to have you on this board.


Hope your sage advice and your attitude toward life brings you years of happiness.


Your fan,


Gracie.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Unless the people responsible for maintaining and supplying the village squares take affirmative action this sort of thing will continue. if there is a policy of not saving seats then it should be enforced; otherwise it is not a policy

I agree with you, Rubicon, but that doesn't seem to be The Villages Way. Their way is to make rules and then let everyone enforce each other.

This subject has been beaten to death. If it ever becomes inconvenient for the powers that be in some fashion (such as club people parking in the lots to take buses), they will do something about it.

I love The Villages, but they do have some very strange ideas. Take three of the gate people away and employ them to hand out chairs a half-hour before the entertainment starts.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I agree with you, Rubicon, but that doesn't seem to be The Villages Way. Their way is to make rules and then let everyone enforce each other.

This subject has been beaten to death. If it ever becomes inconvenient for the powers that be in some fashion (such as club people parking in the lots to take buses), they will do something about it.

I love The Villages, but they do have some very strange ideas. Take three of the gate people away and employ them to hand out chairs a half-hour before the entertainment starts.

It has been beat to death. Cruise lines and public events everywhere offer no valid answers for rudeness and selfishness.


The ballsy and the brash always seem to find a way to win. They don't even KNOW or have ever HEARD what Ohio' mama's have told their children; "That isn't nice. We don't act that way. You act like you are the only person in this world. You don't live alone. That isn't what we do in this family. SHAME ON YOU.".


They haven't been exposed to the Golden Rule. I think it will get worse. Small children are being kept alive and fed by people who have no reason to CARE how they turn out and directions to NOT give them moral direction.


They used to be raised by people who had a stake in their future and who were instinctively connected to love them so much so they could yell at them, put them in a corner and swat their fannies......and hold them and love them and talk to them afterward.


Good luck world. It ain't lookin' pretty.

[looneycat]

maybe if some of the priests and pastors from the 50 or so churches here stood at each of the squares the people would act like the good christians they profess to be.

[rcook715]

Just exactly who are "The people who run the square"? Is their an office as part of the Community districts, etc called square management? Obviously these are the folks at fault for not enforcing the no saving policy.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by rcook715

Just exactly who are "The people who run the square"? Is their an office as part of the Community districts, etc called square management? Obviously these are the folks at fault for not enforcing the no saving policy.

The Entertainment is owned by a private business group who is paid by the merchants on the squares.

[airbear]

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

[outlaw]

Originally Posted by rcook715

Just exactly who are "The people who run the square"? Is their an office as part of the Community districts, etc called square management? Obviously these are the folks at fault for not enforcing the no saving policy.

The squares are owned/controlled by the developer. If the developer cared about this issue, it would be eliminated overnight.

[rcook715]

Give us a call!

I did track down The Villages Entertainment

The Villages Entertainment * Special Events Department: (352) 750-5411
The Villages Box Office (automated): (352) 753-3229

It seems the enforcement falls under their auspices.

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[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by outlaw

The squares are owned/controlled by the developer. If the developer cared about this issue, it would be eliminated overnight.

In all the time that I have lived here, and all of the things that I have read on this forum and witnessed with my own eyes, there is very little that I can perceive about the developer that doesn't speak of deep thinking, planning and great wisdom and an eye for the bottom line. I like that too..


There are mostly people living here who are kind, fair, honest, trustworthy and community spirited. But it doesn't take many selfish and uncaring folks to mess up the best ideas and plans.


The developer has sold the entertainment company to a private company Every company has a financial margin for profit. It they hire people to enforce the seat issue, then there will be less money for the entertainment.


I see this issue as having been discussed endlessly by the people who can make decisions about it. Whether it would destroy the pleasant ambiance of entertainment at the squares to confront seat savers and enforce the rule or ignore seat savers.


I have met a lot of people who are very good with people and a few large strong men who could get the job done. It will not be pretty if the enforcement happens. I HATE confrontations.


I will wait and see how this will pan out..

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by rcook715

Give us a call!

I did track down The Villages Entertainment

The Villages Entertainment * Special Events Department: (352) 750-5411
The Villages Box Office (automated): (352) 753-3229

It seems the enforcement falls under their auspices.

LEAVE A COMMENT

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[BS Beef]

Originally Posted by airbear

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

OK, I agree with you and I hate the whole chair saving thing, but I'm pretty sure Edmund wasn't referring to people saving chairs in the village squares.