it's Rittenhouse Square, not RittenHouse Park.

it's one the loveliest spots in the city to sit and enjoy being outside.

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Maybe to get away from people like you -- lol
Maybe their feet hurt
Maybe they had been feeding the squirrels and they're out of peanuts
Maybe they're enjoying the nice spring weather

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My hubby and I bring a blanket and some food and maybe a book, and just sit there and stare at people and look up at the sky or read or talk. It's quite relaxing and I wish we had time do it more. We went on memorial day and this past Sunday. We're not beach people, we're park people. This time of year is perfect- enjoy it before it gets too hot! And best of all-- it's free!

Are you looking for a Tab Hunter look alike that drives an old Corvette?!

I hear the PPA is looking to charge $3.20 for the first ten minutes of sitting on a bench and $1.00 for each additional person sitting on that bench.

You'd drink gasoline if it were in a bottle!
Francine, you've always retained your fluids!

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Maybe some of them are horny, or enjoy looking at people of the same sex.

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I invented a people watching game in Rittenhouse a few years ago. "Kittens or Severed Head" You spot someone walking through the park with a bag or a box and try to guess what's inside. Your choices are: a bunch of fluffy kittens or a severed head. (Remember homicidal maniacs look like everyone else)

Strange game, I know.. but one day, after we'd been playing it for about a year, I saw my sister walking with some guy, and she was really really really upset. I called to her a few times but she was too busy freaking out and didn't notice me until the guy pointed me out.

She was on a field visit as part of a new job selling commercial exterminating services to office buildings. The guy was an "extermination technician". She was freaked by the plastic grocery bag he was carrying. He'd emptied the traps from the basement of some building and it was filled with dead rats. He was taking it back to his truck to dispose of them later.

The game still stays "kittens or severed heads" though, "kittens or dead rats" is just weird.

sometimes I sit in the square with a few others on a blanket and have dinner...sometimes I bring my dog to play....and sometimes I sit by myself and chill out after work. you'd be surprised what you see...I saw someone get engaged the other day. nothing is better then doing nothing in rittenhouse square.

How do you know they are bored? Some people actually like people watching.
And it's not Rittenhouse *Park*. It's Rittenhouse *Square*.