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Ever Seen A 'Table Buzzard'? And How Do You Handle Them?
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janoimagine
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Pecos did it for us in Oct. 2012, but in both May of 2013 and most recently Nov. of 2013 I didn't notice them monitoring the tables. I think it was an effort to keep people from trying to save tables before they had food.
luv
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I've been thinking. It might be difficult to get a taser through security in the summertime. Might not, but might.
Instead, you could buy some of those African club-like things or a tiki statue and just knock the buzzards unconscious. That might be easier...although the taser would draw less attention to YOU. You'd be walking away when people noticed the member of the Buzzard family falling.
Hard to say, really...
Instead, you could buy some of those African club-like things or a tiki statue and just knock the buzzards unconscious. That might be easier...although the taser would draw less attention to YOU. You'd be walking away when people noticed the member of the Buzzard family falling.
Hard to say, really...
JillC LI
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LOL, this brings back memories. Actually I have encountered an "eating buddy" at WDW and elsewhere. If we have an extra seat at our table, and I see an individual struggling to find a single seat and glancing at the empty seat at our table, I will usually offer that seat and try to make the person feel welcome with our group if s/he is inclined to chat.
jaklgreen
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My girls and I become eating buddies with people if there are no open tables and someone has seats available. Mostly we try to eat at off times so its not an issue. I have found that most people(especially older couples) are very nice and are more then willing to share a table.
Phonedave
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We were never rude or stand-offish to a eating buddy in college, they just seemed to be inclined to be shy or anti-social. There was one instance where the person who sat down with us was so anxious to leave that he picked his plate up to his mouth and used his fork to just push the food in (or maybe he just ate that way).
I have no problem eating with other people ( such as on cruises, or at Biergarten) but strangers just don't seeme to sit with me at WDW at random. It could also be that I don't eat a lot of QSFB.
-dave
Scooter
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The "Table Buzzards" are at their absolute worst at the Yorkshire County Fish and Chips Shop in The United Kingdom Pavillion at Epcots World Showcase. There are not enough tables in that area to begin with so if you are lucky enough to get one, people will stare at you the whole time you are eating hoping you'll gobble down your food so they can sit down and eat theirs. Normally it's just my wife and I so if I see another couple looking for a place to sit I have no qualms about asking them to join us. It's a great way to make new friends.
danpam1024
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We invite them to join us- if they buy us a drink or a snack- sometimes they do, the rest of the time they are scared away- win-win! The ones that HAVE joined us, we all had a great time enjoying new company! 
JohnD
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We invite them to join us- if they buy us a drink or a snack- sometimes they do, the rest of the time they are scared away- win-win! The ones that HAVE joined us, we all had a great time enjoying new company!
I think you have more success with that if the layout is long bench style. People have no choice but to sit across and next to each other. The issue is probably from the separate smaller individual tables that seat 4. If your party is larger then you're going to put together only so many that fit your group.
danpam1024
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usually it happens with a 4 top or a larger round table, and it's just DH and myself. Met some great people
JohnD
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usually it happens with a 4 top or a larger round table, and it's just DH and myself. Met some great people
Good point. Large round tables would put you in the same situation. Actually, the burden would shift to you really. It's one thing if the table is completely full for your whole party. (Buzzards, buzz off!) But if there are empty seats, then absolutely offer them.
lazyboy97o
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There really is a lack of individual or couple seating at Walt Disney World. I've done the opposite of this in the past. I'd invite families to join me at the table.
rael ramone
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Why would one have to worry about this when you can just walk into a Disney run Table Service?.....
oh....nevermind...
oh....nevermind...
DisneyDebNJ
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This has happened to us alot especially in MK. (two places that we had encountered very rude families at were Casey's and Sleepy Hollow) Our worse encounter was at Sleepy Hollow last year. Three of us sat at a table, and a family of 5 asked us, maybe three times, were we finished.. we said no, then demanded to know when we would be done LOL... My son got up to throw out napkins and the mother sat in his seat. I politely told her, that the seat was occupied. She said "yeah, by me". Let me apologize now for my reply LOL... I told her I saw two endings to this situation.... one.. was to get her out of my son's seat and I would signal to her when we were finished or two... I could get real Jerzey on her a&& and make a scene.... choice was hers, but did suggest she choose wisely. She did get up, after saying two not-so-nice words to me. When we were done, we signalled to another family who couldn't have been nicer.. Needless to say the young lady who wasn't so nice, didnt get our table.
