AIBU in thinking some people have no manners when it comes to parades.

[Dizzybintess]

We did the remembrance parade today with my guides and our girls were a credit to us.

We were one of the last groups on the March and this year I was so upset, we had 2 sets of public families decide to cross to the other side of the road in front of us. They literally walked through the parade. They would not have had to wait long should they have had the patience to wait as there was only 2 scout groups and a police escort behind us.

It happened on 2 separate occasions, including one lady literally elbowing her way past me!!! The kids had to slow on both occasions. I found it super disrespectful.
We then went into a service in our memorial hall and there is limited seating and we literally had the public barging past the guides to get to the seats we had 10 year olds broken off from the group all confused.
There was one family behind us and one of their phones went off playing "who let the dogs out" it was really loud.

I appreciate people come to these things but AIBU in thinking they should have some respect.

I am sorry to hear that Dizzy. It isnt the same everywhere. In my town the whole event is organised with great precision. It is a sight to see when parade commander calls the parade to attention and everyone from the former and current service personnel to the smallest girls brigader stands smartly to attention.

The highlight of ours today was the wee one who had been given a poppy cross to plant in the memorial garden, getting cold feet at the last minute. The very friendly Sergeant Major running the parade took the wee one by the hand - such a lovely image - but he dug his heels in and ran back to mum! Only a toddler can defy the SM and get away with it!

As they were trying to form our parade today there were cars insisting on making everyone keep moving back onto the pavement so that they could get past. Then when the police van went onto the roundabout to block the parade path, people were driving around the van to carry on anyway. We ended up starting a good 5/10 minutes late just because of impatient, inconsiderate arseholes.

I had twenty minutes at our memorial today (after the parade has finished). I like to have a think, read the names and so on.

A woman was trying to get her (12-ish?) daughter to pose next to the wreaths for a photo. Both were wetting themselves laughing because the daughter was unable to compose a suitably somber face. Anyone further away would have just seen Mum and daughter laughing and pulling stupid faces next to the memorial. I was

I took my DDs to the service at the village memorial and the 2 yr old thought that the last post was good music to jump up and down to with glee. I was mortified but she didn't really understand why I was frantically shaking my head trying not to cause a kerfuffle. I was glad we were at the back. I hope no one minded

No one minds a little one xxx it's good that they are there they will learn in time what it's all about.

It's a shame the grown ups can't behave x the vaping would get on my wick too.

That sounds so lush with the SM helping the little boy x

I just found a pic of this woman literally riding her mobility scooter along side me with a look of pure determination despite there being an empty pavement next to her. One of my guides is visibly pointing at her and the other is giving her some serious resting bitch face!
This woman almost took me out a few times until she overtook me!