I really am sorry for sitting at your table!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would it have been okay to sit down if she had been there on her own? I sometimes eat my lunch at a park with picnic tables near a playground and I would be bothered if some random person came over and sat with me when there were plenty of other tables. I would, however, not gotten mad and moved. I would simply have said that I was still using the table and that you could have it when I was done.

Seriously? The average picnic table seats 6-8 people, and you need the whole table to yourself? How big is your ass??

Never go to Europe. It's not unusual there for waiters in a crowded casual restaurant to seat complete strangers with you, at much smaller tables.

Its not that I need the whole table and I would gladly share if the picnic area is crowded. But, if there are empty tables nearby, I would expect someone to choose one of these. Why would you crowd someone when it isn't necessary? Life is noisy and crowded enough. Catching a few minutes to yourself is hard to do. The woman probably just wanted to enjoy a few minutes alone to relax while her husband was playing with the kids. Is it that hard to imagine that having the OP sit down at her table seemed a bit pushy?

[Anonymous]

Eyah. DC is not "life" (thankfully).