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To be annoyed I gave up my seat on train

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NameChangedJune · 12/07/2024 00:34

4 hour journey, late train so pretty empty carriage, most seats unreserved.
i take a seat on an empty table of 4 which has a laptop charger.

before train moves, a family get on (there are loads of empty twin seats but no empty table), but say they are a group of 3 and a baby them, do I mind moving from the table so they can have the table to lie the baby on?! They say they have reserved the seats but the seats themselves say unreserved. I see they have a small baby so say fine and close my laptop and move to a twin seat (now have no table or laptop charger).

the three adults (couple and I assume grandparent), and baby sit on the table. Baby doesn’t settle so after a few mins mum takes baby to another free twin seat to feed and they both settle to sleep there. The father then move to another empty double seat nearby and sleeps. This leaves the sleeping grandparent taking up the entire table with feet up on the seat opposite (plus a few baby bits/scattered about).

AIBU to now be annoyed I gave up the table and the chance to catch up on work as the other tables don’t have power sockets?

OP posts:
Mmhmmn · 12/07/2024 00:40

They sound very entitled!! Not surprised you’re pissed off, no wonder.

NameChangedJune · 12/07/2024 00:40

UncharteredWaters · 12/07/2024 00:38

Why did you not go back over and say ‘you don’t mind if I move back to the empty seat to charge for a bit since they aren’t in use, do you?’

why did you suffer in silence?

Because I would have had to wake one of them up to access a seat with power - they all have fell asleep straight away after moving.

OP posts:
UncharteredWaters · 12/07/2024 00:38

Why did you not go back over and say ‘you don’t mind if I move back to the empty seat to charge for a bit since they aren’t in use, do you?’

why did you suffer in silence?

FinalCeleryScheme · 12/07/2024 00:38

That would piss me off.

BePinkPanda · 12/07/2024 00:36

It’s just a seat

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