I must protest! Rather vehemently, I might add.

This has gone too far.

While I am a supporter of the quaint practice of a Fourth of July parade, I am quite ambivalent about putting out chairs to reserve viewing spots for said parade.

At first, chairs would appear the morning of the Fourth of July. The, people started setting out their chairs days before the Fourth of July – chained up I might add. But this – setting out chairs on Main Street at the beginning of the new year!

What next? The city of Bothell taking on line reservations for prime spots? Perhaps VIP packages will be available complete with wait staff?

Really, this is too much.

Enid Strict, Bothell