Wetherspoon Drinkers Leap Onto Tables And Chairs To Avoid The RAT

This is the moment screaming Wetherspoons drinkers leapt onto tables and chairs to avoid a rat that was scurrying around the pub. 
Sean Maguire was enjoying drinks with his friends in the Bishop Vesey Wetherspoon pub in earlier this month when the rat began causing havoc.
The 23-year-old trainee teacher filmed several punters standing on chairs and tables in hysterics after noticing the rodent running around.
Sean Maguire was enjoying drinks with his friends in the Bishop Vesey Wetherspoon pub in Birmingham earlier this month when the rat began causing havoc
In the clip, filmed on May 12, Sean can be heard shouting: 'Guys, there is a rat in the Bishop.'
In disbelief another shocked customer says: 'Mate.'
The pub then erupts into chaos as customers try to find out where the rat is hiding.
Sean is seen going to 'investigate' as he edges over a nearby table in the busy pub.
Within seconds he manages to find the chubby looking animal and shouts: 'Ah, oh my god.

Oh my god'.
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At this point the rat is scared off by the group and immediately scurries away out of sight - but not before Sean manages to capture the pest on a slow-motion video. 
He later shared the footage on TikTok, where it has attracted over 130,000 views.
Social media users were left shocked by the sighting.
One said: 'I would have ran away.'
Another wrote: 'I'd be gone.'
A third added: 'How are people still there?' 
The 23-year-old trainee teacher filmed several punters standing on chairs and tables in hysterics after noticing the rodent running around
The pub then erupts into chaos as customers try to find out where the rat is hiding and point in all directions 
Speaking today, Sean, from Birmingham, said: 'It was about 11 o'clock at night, I was sitting round a table with my friends when everyone started jumping on top of the tables and screaming.
'The rat then ran under our table so we did the same, I started recording and got it on camera.
'Then not long after that the bar staff asked everyone to leave.

They [Wetherspoon staff] were kind of just scrambling - I don't think they really knew what to do.
'They just told everyone to leave. I was laughing to be honest, I thought it was hilarious.'
In July 2017 a pub-goer filmed a rat at the James Watt in Greenock, Inverclyde, running across a seat before jumping and disappearing under a table.  
A close-up of the rat, which Sean managed to catch in slow-motion footage 
A spokesman for Wetherspoon said: "We are aware of a video circulating of a rodent in the customer area at the Bishop Vesey pub on 12 May.
"We can confirm that this was an isolated incident, where a rodent had entered the pub through the open doors.

It is thought that the pest activity was as a result of building works taking place next door to the pub.
"In the two weeks since the incident, a full pest management plan has been implemented, which includes weekly visits by pest management magazine contractor, Rentokil, and a number of other prevention measures.
"While it is unfortunate that the incident occurred, we are pleased to note that the measures appear to have been successful but will continue to be reviewed.
"Finally, the sighting is in no way a reflection of the pub, which was awarded the maximum food hygiene rating of 5 (out of 5) by the local authority and reflects excellent standards of cleanliness and hygiene in place." 


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