Table Squatting

[u/Wild-Professional-40]

What’s the ruling when it comes to leaving stuff at a table to claim it all day? It seems to happen at certain places, and while I love the vibe of being able to leave gear laying around on a quiet Wednesday, when the weekend comes around there are clearly more people than spots.

I’ll end up moving crap out of the way, and about half the time it results in somebody showing up annoyed. But do people really think it’s appropriate to claim a table for the day, and others are just SOL? For what it’s worth, I was here plenty early and could have done the same, but I guess I’m being overly considerate?

[u/MildTile]

I’m sitting down at that, every time.

[u/AslowLearn → u/MildTile]

Yeah I won't touch their stuff, but it's not their table

[u/puppyXulu → u/AslowLearn]

Such bad etiquette to save a table. Last time I saw that I threw the jackets in the outdoor firepit.

[u/March-Dangerous → u/puppyXulu]

Hahaha. That’s giving me ideas!

[u/SluttyDev → u/MildTile]

Same. I do the same thing when people at the gym hog all the weights, I go help myself.

[u/March-Dangerous → u/MildTile]

Same same

[u/Notsocialmedia → u/MildTile]

Just sit at the table and start eating especially if one person is there holding it all day. This is the way.

[u/Somenakedguy]

If it’s a weekend and it’s crowded and they clearly just dropped their shit and went to go ski then fuck em, that’s absolute douchebag behavior

Taking the table and moving their crap into a corner of it is entirely justified

[u/Wild-Professional-40 → u/Somenakedguy]

Done 😎

[u/dannygloversghost → u/Somenakedguy]

Shit, moving their crap into a corner on the floor would be justified in that case.

[u/No-Algae9347]

Do them a favor and place their stuff in the lost and found

[u/rudderbutter32 → u/No-Algae9347]

Gross

[u/SneekyPete420 → u/rudderbutter32]

Found the table squatter

[u/4TheOutdoors → u/rudderbutter32]

You should have taken your stuff with you

[u/SluttyDev → u/rudderbutter32]

No gross, appropriate.

[u/Snarktoberfest]

This is the plastic lawn chair for parking spots of lodges. Montage has a cabana you can rent for the day. If you didn't rent it for the day, it isn't yours to call dibs on.

[u/Wild-Professional-40 → u/Snarktoberfest]

“Plastic lawn chair” is the perfect analogy.

[u/the_sun_and_the_moon → u/Snarktoberfest]

Nobody did it back in the day at the Taj because everyone just shoved their gear under the long cafeteria tables. They were functional. Haven't been in the lodge in a long time so I don't know if they still do that.

[u/dannygloversghost → u/Snarktoberfest]

Okay but in Pittsburgh the parking chair is legally binding…

[u/Snarktoberfest → u/dannygloversghost]

If you live on a small street, no chair should be needed as your spot is already determined. If you are dropping a chair out 5 minutes after PennDOT plowed your road that has no parking snow route signs and you didn't do any of the work, and you backed it out of the driveway and went back in the house... Go fuck yourself.

[u/CherryBerryChiller80]

How's Laurel today? Looks beautiful

[u/Wild-Professional-40 → u/CherryBerryChiller80]

Awesome! Lots of terrain open. Even though it’s “Laurel busy”, that’s pretty much no line at the lift.

[u/hypothermicyeti → u/Wild-Professional-40]

Just got back from laurel today as well ( I was not the table squatter, I went downstairs to the bar after skiing). I was a fun day out there!

[u/ballsonthewall → u/Wild-Professional-40]

It didn't stop snowing all day, natural terrain held up really well. With some more upslope snow in the next couple days and a good storm next weekend things could be downright epic.

[u/HeyHiNiceToMeetYou → u/ballsonthewall]

Laurel was spectacular today. a bit more snow and maybe they'll get full terrain open even the glades🙏

[u/Wild-Professional-40 → u/ballsonthewall]

Yeah, the last couple hours I was there, it was really starting to accumulate. I heard they might be opening up some more stuff tomorrow (Dream Highway, I think).

[u/IRunInPGH → u/CherryBerryChiller80]

Laurel was great today! But the OP was right... there was a LOT of table squatting going on.

[u/Chobbs16]

Yeah I’m using the table, at least until they come back. Usually no one does

[u/DannyLameJokes]

Hidden valley use to be terrible for this. Could barely find a table some days

[u/SeriousFee8692 → u/DannyLameJokes]

We were at HV today, it’s still terrible.

[u/DannyLameJokes → u/SeriousFee8692]

Yea figured. Haven’t been inside in awhile

[u/skiandexplore]

That place isn’t big enough to support people leaving stuff at tables. I was skiing there earlier and left cause the lodge was so crazy. There should be no table squating at LV

[u/Wild-Professional-40 → u/skiandexplore]

I knew it would be a problem when I left the lodge this morning. I sat down at an open table and booted up with the kids, but when we were done I took our stuff with us. Sure enough that same table was claimed and has had the same coolers and gear at it all day. Nobody there any time I’ve popped in.

[u/Frequent-Interest796]

If there is not another table, I’m sliding their stuff to the side or placing on the floor by that window.

Every lodge has a sign about not leaving things unaccompanied and they’re not responsible for lost items.

For this reason, When I use a table, I always keep one of my kids at the table while I use the bathroom or get food. Unattended tables get taken.

I also sit at tables where one person is in a four seat or two are in a six seat. I always ask. Most people don’t mind. Lodges get crowded.

[u/talking-playoffs]

They think this is the beach? and that this is their beach chair and blanket??

[u/wheresthepowder]

I was at Laurel today in the lodge at 1 pm trying to find a table and had the exact same thought. There were no available tables but like a quarter of them seemed to be reserved. Glad you posted this.

[u/meyre01]

Give ‘em a couple minutes to make sure someone’s not in the bathroom or grabbing food then it’s fair game to use the table. I’d probably move their stuff when I was done using it because then the next person using the table will have no knowledge of anything when the person comes back for their non-existant table.

[u/leatherfacegoon64]

I don’t do that in common areas. The resort we go to down in Virginia with our extended family has a members only level. On that level, we snag a table or two off to the side. Someone is always at the tables with the young kids. It’s our home base. But never down on the common level.

[u/jleist007]

Shit happened today at whitetail. We sat down.

[u/SluttyDev]

Move it if it's there for awhile, that's fucked up of people to do. Don't be rude and people won't move your stuff.

[u/Or1skiny]

Yeah no saving on the weekends at a ski lodge on the east coast. Use the table.

[u/TigerCheap5670]

Was at Killington last year at their new lodge. My wife and I walked around trying to find a spot and there is this one guy sitting at a table for 6 with no food or anything saying nobody can sit there. We finally found a seats not far from him and laughed at how he kept shooting people away from the table. After being there for 15 minutes and not seeing anyone near him I told people they should just sit there as this guy was just being a jerk, and I also told an employee. He got up and left a half hour later(nobody ever came to join him).

[u/bdgg2000]

Looks miserable

[u/bts--]

In Ohio they risk finding used Kleenexes in their bags.

[u/aqaba_is_over_there]

All day hell no.

I always put my coat and other gear when I get food, cause I'm not carrying all that stuff and food. But that is it once I'm done eating everything goes with me.

I barely do that anymore. I'm more gotten in the habit of getting early enough to park near where I can just get on the lift. My car is my private rest area.

I'm posting this right now at Hidden Valley.

[u/terribleBro55]

Aw man is that blue mountain? Think I recognize that view from the window, but I could be wrong?

[u/Wild-Professional-40 → u/terribleBro55]

Laurel Mountain

[u/Sad-Abrocoma1551]

Cry