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| Saved spots around the pool |
There's nothing that seems to annoy people more than "saving" seats, and yet so many people do it that I sometimes wonder about the universality of the annoyance. In our parish, the pastor put an end to seat saving for popular ceremonies, like school events, Christmas Eve and the Easter Vigil. I was surprised that he succeeded, because the practice prevailed for many years without any evident opposition.
At nearly every resort, the seat savers run to the pool early in the morning and get what they consider to be the best spots, usually for the sun exposure. I hardly ever care, because all I need is any dry surface for my swim bag or, often, just my towel, cover-up and glasses case.
This morning, seat saving seemed a little excessive, especially for a cloudy day. I'm laughing at the prospect of a fight -- and I'm sure I'll see one some day, though perhaps not among this population of relatively quiet vacationers.
