Saving seats for people who aren't even there

[General Tso]

might now be my top pet peeve.

We get to our kids' Christmas program 30 minutes early. There are tons of open seats, but literally every section we tried to sit in with a decent view was being saved by family or friends for people who weren't even there yet. I asked four separate times if the people the seats are saved for were even there yet and got awkward 'well, no... but they're coming answers'. Fine if you're saving seats for someone going to the bathroom or something. Maybe my wife and I were being wusses by not just sitting down somewhere being saved; we wound up sitting on the side with a bad view. CSB

 

[BubsFinn]

Why would you save a seat for someone who is there?
Lighten up. It's a kids' Christmas program.

 

[QChawks]

 

[Huey Grey]

Get there earlier. Problem solved.

 

[SolarHawk]

lol, I will never regret my decision to not have kids.

 

[HawkMachine]

I’ve almost gotten into fights at state wrestling.

People try to save entire ROWS, and more than one.

You might have 4 people trying to save 40 seats, if not more.

 

[SolarHawk]

Get there earlier. Problem solved.

30 minutes early is already stupid early…..

 

[BrianNole777]

might now be my top pet peeve.

We get to our kids' Christmas program 30 minutes early. There are tons of open seats, but literally every section we tried to sit in with a decent view was being saved by family or friends for people who weren't even there yet. I asked four separate times if the people the seats are saved for were even there yet and got awkward 'well, no... but they're coming answers'. Fine if you're saving seats for someone going to the bathroom or something. Maybe my wife and I were being wusses by not just sitting down somewhere being saved; we wound up sitting on the side with a bad view. CSB

Did the saved seat people ever show up?

 

[Huey Grey]

30 minutes early is already stupid early…..

Then just sit in one of the seats.

 

[SolarHawk]

Then just sit in one of the seats.

I would

 

[millah_22]

I would

I'm saving that one.

 

[SolarHawk]

I'm saving that one.

For me obvi

 

[stickman80]

might now be my top pet peeve.

We get to our kids' Christmas program 30 minutes early. There are tons of open seats, but literally every section we tried to sit in with a decent view was being saved by family or friends for people who weren't even there yet. I asked four separate times if the people the seats are saved for were even there yet and got awkward 'well, no... but they're coming answers'. Fine if you're saving seats for someone going to the bathroom or something. Maybe my wife and I were being wusses by not just sitting down somewhere being saved; we wound up sitting on the side with a bad view. CSB

Be the bigger man and walk away.....as you cropdust the seats.

 

[HROT]

Sounds like the people that prob set the alarm on vacation to save their beach/pool chairs

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Bring your own chair and go sit in front. If anyone asks say I tried to sit in a row but all the seats were reserved……

 

[General Tso]

Get there earlier. Problem solved.

Tell the ****ers who aren't even there to get there earlier

 

[General Tso]

I’ve almost gotten into fights at state wrestling.

People try to save entire ROWS, and more than one.

You might have 4 people trying to save 40 seats, if not more.

This is exactly what the situation was tonight ... Two people trying to save entire rows of seats. To hell with em

 

[Bonerfarts]

I wish Covid would come back and I was forced to never go anywhere with anyone again, those were the days

 

[sabula]

True story. I was at a football game in the unidome one saturday. Sitting in a row with a bunch of people. The guy in the row in front of us was sitting on the end and was chewing people trying to sit in the whole row of empty seats. Probably 20 seats, telling everybody that came that they couldn't sit there even though it was general admission. A guy comes with his two kids about 10 years old he sits in the opposite end of the row from the guy saving them. The guy saving them walked all the way over to him told the guy he was saving those seats. The guy said too bad me and my kids are going to sit here. The guy saving the seats grabbed the little girl's foam finger and threw it about three rows forward. The guy got up with his kids and left. I went out and bought a large orange pop. Came back to my seat and accidentally spilled it all over the guy saving the seats, who was wearing a bright white sweater. He got pissed screaming and yelling finally an usher came and threw him out. Best $6 I ever wasted on a pop.

 

[General Tso]

True story. I was at a football game in the unidome one saturday. Sitting in a row with a bunch of people. The guy in the row in front of us was sitting on the end and was chewing people trying to sit in the whole row of empty seats. Probably 20 seats, telling everybody that came that they couldn't sit there even though it was general admission. A guy comes with his two kids about 10 years old he sits in the opposite end of the row from the guy saving them. The guy saving them walked all the way over to him told the guy he was saving those seats. The guy said too bad me and my kids are going to sit here. The guy saving the seats grabbed the little girl's foam finger and threw it about three rows forward. The guy got up with his kids and left. I went out and bought a large orange pop. Came back to my seat and accidentally spilled it all over the guy saving the seats, who was wearing a bright white sweater. He got pissed screaming and yelling finally an usher came and threw him out. Best $6 I ever wasted on a pop.

"Accidentally"

 

[JMNSHO]

This is boomer behavior in my experience.

 

[HawkMachine]

This is exactly what the situation was tonight ... Two people trying to save entire rows of seats. To hell with em

I’ve always stood my ground, which is how fights have almost started.

I’ll stick up for complete strangers as well.

 

[Pinehawk]

I’ve been asked to save seats and I’ve said, I’m sorry, I can’t do it.
I can’t look at some stranger asking to sit down and basically tell them, ‘sorry, I know you came early, but my lazy ass friends/family asked me to provide security over these seats, so go sit in the bad seats and watch them slip in right as it starts, and then loudly pack up and leave as soon as their kid/grand kid are done.’
Earn your seat by showing up, or head to the back.
We were never the ‘save seats’ or ‘leave early’ family, but there were plenty of them.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

What Rico does is ask if the person or persons they are saving the seats for are in the building? if the answer is yes I'm good with that if they say no, I explain to them people save stamps not seats and Mr. & Mrs. Rico sit down.

 

[Hawkman98]

At my hometown football games, people go on Friday morning to put chair backs and blankets on to "reserve" their spot. It's ridiculous.

 

[Dr. Phil Seuss]

lol, I will never regret my decision to not have kids.

When you’re dying alone, you might have second thoughts

 

[Dr. Phil Seuss]

At my hometown football games, people go on Friday morning to put chair backs and blankets on to "reserve" their spot. It's ridiculous.

Lol

 

[luvmyhawks]

I’ve been asked to save seats and I’ve said, I’m sorry, I can’t do it.
I can’t look at some stranger asking to sit down and basically tell them, ‘sorry, I know you came early, but my lazy ass friends/family asked me to provide security over these seats, so go sit in the bad seats and watch them slip in right as it starts, and then loudly pack up and leave as soon as their kid/grand kid are done.’
Earn your seat by showing up, or head to the back.
We were never the ‘save seats’ or ‘leave early’ family, but there were plenty of them.

The leave early people are far worse than the save seat people. It’s ****ing rude to get up and leave early. Is it really that hard for you to sit there another 10 minutes? Judging by the smell of the people leaving early ay my daughter’s concert tonight, they were either sobering up or in desperate need of a smoke. Probably both.

 

[luvmyhawks]

lol, I will never regret my decision to not have kids.

Meh. To each their own. I’ll never regret my decision to have kids and have a reason to go watch my daughter thrive in volleyball then hustle her off to her Xmas choir concert. Love watching her do the things she loves.

 

[bojihawk44]

I’ve been asked to save seats and I’ve said, I’m sorry, I can’t do it.
I can’t look at some stranger asking to sit down and basically tell them, ‘sorry, I know you came early, but my lazy ass friends/family asked me to provide security over these seats, so go sit in the bad seats and watch them slip in right as it starts, and then loudly pack up and leave as soon as their kid/grand kid are done.’
Earn your seat by showing up, or head to the back.
We were never the ‘save seats’ or ‘leave early’ family, but there were plenty of them.

God damn it.

 

[Mister_Man]

Did the saved seat people ever show up?

In my experience like 5 minutes late with a sense of entitlement 🤬

 

[Tenacious E]

Sounds like the people that prob set the alarm on vacation to save their beach/pool chairs

I hate those people. @3boysmom if you know of resorts that actively ban and patrol that let us know!

 

[Ferentz_Fan]

Happens at food and drink joints before big games too.

 

[hawkdave007]

Here are the rules:

Kids' school program seats can be saved at a "1:1" ratio. That is to say one person can save one additional seat other than their own for a kids' school program. For instance, two people attempting to save three or more seats would violate the rule. Also, a two or more person seat-save requires the seat-savers to sit apart, flanking the seats being saved, and to demonstrate that you are sacrificing your socialization time (and being inconvenienced just a bit), with the sole focus is on seat-saving until the others in your party arrive. Note, a single seat save by one person should always be executed by sitting in the second seat in a given row, and designating the aisle seat as the target save-seat. See examples below:

Allowed:

___ 🙍🏼‍♀️
🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ ___ 🙍
🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ 🙍
🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ ___ 🙍 ___ 🙎‍♀️

NOT allowed:

🙍🏼‍♀️ ___
___ 🙍🏼‍♀️ ___
___ 🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ ___ 🙍
___ ___ 🙍🏼‍♀️🙍

Also, saved seats should be designated, whenever possible, with the customary and preferred "jacket placement" method, so as to avoid the constant telling to others that the seats are in fact being saved. If you are not wearing a jacket due to warm climates or Midwest hardiness, another item of clothing (scarf, gloves, hat, etc.) or personal item (camera, purse, glasses case, book, etc.) is an acceptable substitute. Note, a paper copy of the school program which is being performed is NOT an acceptable item in order to effectively designate a seat-save.

 

[Tenacious E]

Heres the rules:

Kids' school program seats can be saved at a "1:1" ratio. That is to say one person can save one additional seat other than their own for a kids' school program. For instance, two people attempting to save three or more seats would violate the rule. Also, a two or more person seat-save requires the seat-savers to sit apart, flanking the seats being saved, and to demonstrate that you are sacrificing your socialization time (and being inconvenienced just a bit), with the sole focus is on seat-saving until the others in your party arrive. Note, a single seat save by one person should always be executed by sitting in the second seat in a given row, and designating the aisle seat as the target save-seat. See examples below:

Allowed:

___ 🙍🏼‍♀️
🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ ___ 🙍
🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ 🙍
🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ ___ 🙍 ___ 🙎‍♀️

NOT allowed:

🙍🏼‍♀️ ___
___ 🙍🏼‍♀️ ___
___ 🙍🏼‍♀️ ___ ___ 🙍
___ ___ 🙍🏼‍♀️🙍

Also, saved seats should be designated, whenever possible, with the customary and preferred "jacket placement" method, so as to avoid the constant telling to others that the seats are in fact being saved. If you are not wearing a jacket due to warm climates or Midwest hardiness, another item of clothing (scarf, gloves, hat, etc.) or personal item (camera, purse, glasses case, book, etc.) is an acceptable substitute. Note, a paper copy of the school program which is being performed is NOT an acceptable item in order to effectively designate a seat-save.

The upshot of my kids having no musical talent is that we never cared about the seating game at grade school shows.

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

True story. I was at a football game in the unidome one saturday. Sitting in a row with a bunch of people. The guy in the row in front of us was sitting on the end and was chewing people trying to sit in the whole row of empty seats. Probably 20 seats, telling everybody that came that they couldn't sit there even though it was general admission. A guy comes with his two kids about 10 years old he sits in the opposite end of the row from the guy saving them. The guy saving them walked all the way over to him told the guy he was saving those seats. The guy said too bad me and my kids are going to sit here. The guy saving the seats grabbed the little girl's foam finger and threw it about three rows forward. The guy got up with his kids and left. I went out and bought a large orange pop. Came back to my seat and accidentally spilled it all over the guy saving the seats, who was wearing a bright white sweater. He got pissed screaming and yelling finally an usher came and threw him out. Best $6 I ever wasted on a pop.

Not all heroes wear capes.

 

[NI hawk]

Tell the ****ers who aren't even there to get there earlier

Exactly..

 

[DirtyJohns97]

"These seats are saved"
As I sit down, "That's crazy, I saved these seats too!"

 

[Joes Place]

might now be my top pet peeve.

We get to our kids' Christmas program 30 minutes early. There are tons of open seats, but literally every section we tried to sit in with a decent view was being saved by family or friends for people who weren't even there yet. I asked four separate times if the people the seats are saved for were even there yet and got awkward 'well, no... but they're coming answers'. Fine if you're saving seats for someone going to the bathroom or something. Maybe my wife and I were being wusses by not just sitting down somewhere being saved; we wound up sitting on the side with a bad view. CSB

I'd just plop down and inform them they're in the seats I saved since last Tuesday....

 

[EagleHawk]

Depends on the time of the show for me. Our school usually runs double concerts due to the number of music groups we have, one at 6:00 and one after that. Early concert can be tough for people to make it from work and kids usually have to be there at least 30 minutes early so at least one parent is going to be way early and the other (maybe with the family) will come in closer to concert time. I have no problem with them saving seats. Don't see too many saving more than four seats so I don't have a problem with that.
We are building a new auditorium with 50% more capacity for next year, so that shouldn't be a problem going forward, unless you really need to be that close to your child.