Parade SG
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:34 am
Just a quick post to ask folks to pass on some kudos to the CMs who were working parade crowd control in Liberty Square for the Main St Electrical parade last night (Monday) just before 7pm...
A 20-something male SG with an empty stroller decided that he wanted to watch the parade from the railing just in front of the bell, on the wrong side of the garbage can from the roped-off viewing area...right at the corner where the floats have to navigate the turn. It started with one CM politely asking him to move, and thanks to his verbal abuse, repeated rude hand gestures, etc. it escalated up through a few levels of management (and one 1000yo security officer, who hobbled over to watch) before the SG snuck off into the crowd when the huddle was deciding who to call next.
Through it all, the CMs were polite, calm, respectful and handled themselves so well that those of us over in the peanut gallery by the bell applauded the CMs when it was all over. That's one awesome group of CMs, and we all appreciated the way you stuck to your guns and finally drove the SG off.
Kudos to the crew! You were a pleasure to see in action!
A 20-something male SG with an empty stroller decided that he wanted to watch the parade from the railing just in front of the bell, on the wrong side of the garbage can from the roped-off viewing area...right at the corner where the floats have to navigate the turn. It started with one CM politely asking him to move, and thanks to his verbal abuse, repeated rude hand gestures, etc. it escalated up through a few levels of management (and one 1000yo security officer, who hobbled over to watch) before the SG snuck off into the crowd when the huddle was deciding who to call next.
Through it all, the CMs were polite, calm, respectful and handled themselves so well that those of us over in the peanut gallery by the bell applauded the CMs when it was all over. That's one awesome group of CMs, and we all appreciated the way you stuck to your guns and finally drove the SG off.
Kudos to the crew! You were a pleasure to see in action!