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Old 18 Jun 19, 10:31 AM  
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Table Hoggers in Coffee Shops

I went into a Costa the other day with 3 of my family and we struggled to get a seat. In the end we pushed a couple of tables together so we could sit down with each other. Whilst sitting there I noticed people sitting at tables without even a drink with laptops open and working away. They often had earphones in, with papers spread across a table, tapping away on a laptop. Even if they did buy a drink to use the place, they obviously finished it a while ago, but seemed quite happy to sit there for ages working away. By the time we had finished and left a lot of the same people were still in there on their laptops. No-one working in Costa seemed to notice/care. It seemed from a business point of view not a good situation. Why would you let people sit for ages and ages working at a table when other customers could come in, see no free tables, and leave? Does anyone else notice this, or is this annoyance to me just another string to my grumpy old man bow?
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Old 18 Jun 19, 10:35 AM  
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You could always go over to them and asked if they had finished with the table (in a polite and nom-sarcastic way - I may struggle with that!)

I bet they are the same people that put their laptop bags etc on the seat next them on the train so no-one can sit there.

Can I join the grumpy club please ?
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Old 18 Jun 19, 10:40 AM  
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Originally Posted by BerkshireBugsy View Post
You could always go over to them and asked if they had finished with the table (in a polite and nom-sarcastic way - I may struggle with that!)

I bet they are the same people that put their laptop bags etc on the seat next them on the train so no-one can sit there.

Can I join the grumpy club please ?
Of course you can!

Now we have a president and vice-president in the club, we can start recruiting ready for our first AGM where we can draw up a list of modern-day annoyances. Doing this list with others will make me feel better knowing I'm not the only one who thinks like this
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Originally Posted by BerkshireBugsy View Post
You could always go over to them and asked if they had finished with the table (in a polite and nom-sarcastic way - I may struggle with that!)

I bet they are the same people that put their laptop bags etc on the seat next them on the train so no-one can sit there.

Can I join the grumpy club please ?
Ha ha I would struggle with that...the sarcasm would just flow!
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Old 19 Jun 19, 10:29 AM  
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Guilty as charged - table hogging right now, but this is the view!
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Guilty as charged - table hogging right now, but this is the view!
Norway ?
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Norway ?
Yes - Ålesund.
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Guilty as charged - table hogging right now, but this is the view!
Alesund?

Beautiful apart from the inevitable, ugly huge cruise ship spoiling the view...
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Guilty as charged - table hogging right now, but this is the view!
Ahhh stunning!
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