[aln]

I'm sure the Entertainment department is very tired of hearing of these types of complaints.

Be carefull what you're looking for people.

The next thing you know is THERE'LL BE NO CHAIRS !

How would everybody like to bring their own?

Don't get me wrong; I don't condone saving chairs but I'm sure cooler heads can prevail ...

[kencam]

Originally Posted by SABRMnLgs

What was going on last night 27th at Spanish Springs Town Square? I was absolutely appalled! My two little granddaughters dropped by for an overniter and wanted to go see Scooter.
We got there about 4pm as we know how crowded it can get and hard to find seats.
BUT ............................... even getting there at 4PM there were a bunch of cushions sitting on the chairs in the front row Not just a couple but probably 20-30 lining up two entire sections of chairs. And not one person sitting in any of them. I do not know who perpetrated this and why no one has said anything. I really can understand saving a seat or two for friends but 20-30?????
And .................. that wasn't the topper. I kept an eye on that section
until about 7:30-8:00. Still not one person sitting in those sections except for one guy with a crew cut, white shirt and a cup of beer.
As many people who were at the square and 30 seats unoccupied because someone put cushions down (wonder when they got there with the cushions?)
Who would one complain to about this type of behavior?? This really bugged me all night!

Not the first time it's happened and I'm sure not the last. At least once before, the people put the pads down and went to dinner, returning around 6:30. Takes a lot of whatever to pull that off, and in one case I know of the pads were stacked up on one chair in order to free up the chairs that were not occupied. It's getting to the point, (when Scooters here) that some kind of authority should step in to insure the "squares are fair". Guess that would be the Event Staff, (good luck with that one). Kencam

[Hawkwind]

SABRM

You stated that there were a large number of chairs already set up. Now my question is did ALL of the chairs have cushions or just a few? Also were the chairs already set up when you arrived or did you see someone set them up and then walk away?

Was there some other activity at the square that used the chairs earlier in the day and only a few people left their cushions as they maybe went to get a bite to eat?

My take would be that the chairs were set up for another activity and most of those people left before you arrived. The chairs with cushions were going to be used but the owners were elsewhere. The unoccupied chairs could have been used after a reasonable time.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by aln

I'm sure the Entertainment department is very tired of hearing of these types of complaints.
Be carefull what you're looking for, people.
The next thing you know is THERE'LL BE NO CHAIRS !

You got that right!

Crew cut guy? That's "Mr. Wiggles".

Skip

[Bryan]

Most Villagers are mature. If some "rules" or guidelines were clearly posted, I am sure we could self police ourselves. The problem is the Entertainment Department won't even go so far as to put up some guidelines on saving chairs. As far as I am concerned, a chair empty at one band break and still empty at the next band break is a chair abandoned and up for grabs - first come, first served. Before an event starts, chairs unoccupied for over 30 minutes are up for grabs - first come, first served.

[Peggy D]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Most Villagers are mature. If some "rules" or guidelines were clearly posted, I am sure we could self police ourselves. The problem is the Entertainment Department won't even go so far as to put up some guidelines on saving chairs. As far as I am concerned, a chair empty at one band break and still empty at the next band break is a chair abandoned and up for grabs - first come, first served. Before an event starts, chairs unoccupied for over 30 minutes are up for grabs - first come, first served.

That sounds like a reasonable rule to me. I feel its unfair to plop down a chair cushion to reserve a chair and not use it all night. I also think its
unfair to reserve 30 chairs at one time.

Where do the handicap sit? Those with walkers? I would think it would be much easier for them to sit in the front row. Do they not come to the squares?

The Entertainment Dept doesn't need to police this. The Villagers don't need to tolerate this behavior either. You're not in the seat in a resonable amount of time--its mine!!!

[cmj]

Originally Posted by collie1228

Anyone who has ever taken a cruise will recognize that "chair hogs" exist everywhere, and even the cruise lines, who have pretty much figured everything out, can't seem to deal with them. Around the pools on the cruise ships, people come out before 8:00AM and put books and towels on "their" chairs, then they may or may not bother to come back during the day. Maybe we do need chair police! I try to never sweat the small stuff, but the behavior of the chair hogs just gets to me, as it seems to get to many of the TOTVr's.

We go to a resort in the Dominican Republic that does have a chair policeman! There are signs (and a flyer given to guests upon check-in) that state you may not save lounge chairs by placing towels, person items, books, magazines, etc. on them prior to the 8 am opening of the pool. If you do, the items will be taken off of the chairs and put at the "towel hut" where that you can re-claim them. It was a hoot to watch people come and put a shoe, a magazine, a towel, a noodle, the other shoe on chairs and then walk away only to have the chair-man come pick everything up and take it away. An hour or so later the "savers" would come strolling back and ask the people now sitting in "their" chairs where their stuff was. It was a little daily soap opera.

I always wonder about people who save a lounge chair in the pool area and another chair somewhere else. Then there are the people who save lounge chairs for children who never sit on them because they're playing in the water. I've also seen people turn a group of lounge chairs on their sides and clip towels on them so their kids can play out of the sun. Four people, eight lounge chairs.

We learned early on about the folks who "save" groups of chairs at the squares. No, I don't mean a couple who get there and put something on their seats while they dance. I mean people who "save" for their neighborhood. To me, it's "entitlement." (What is a "regular"? For Pete's sake!) It's "I'm more important." It's "my needs come first." It's junior high. (Remember the kids who stretched out their arms to save places in the cafeteria?) It cliquey. People know that most of the time other people won't call them on it. Ignorance is bliss. Feigned ignorance is about the same. To me, it's just evidence of bad manners. Remember learning to share.... like when you were in kindergarten?

If I'm not mistaken, there have been activities cancelled by TV powers that be because of people "camping out" at the squares with folding tables and chairs; arriving at noon for a 5:00 start. New Year's Eve festivities, if I recall.

[Russ_Boston]

CMJ - You shouldn't be posting on this site.


You make too much sense!