Sims Blocking Refrigerator
I've noticed an uptick in this lately, although it seems more likely in some houses than others. Perhaps the table is placed too far away? (In this house, there are barstools and a kitchen island two build squares away, so SOMETIMES they'll eat at a designated dining area.) Maybe it has to do with gallery/Game Changer houses that are very cluttered? (It happens ALL THE TIME in Henford-on-Bagley and less often in base game Willow Creek houses.)
Sims will choose to eat standing directly in front of the refrigerator, blocking any other Sims from getting food out of the fridge. This is annoying because I like to have my Sims eat a lot of leftovers (because family meals are impossible if you play with autonomy on).
If I tell them to sit in a chair at the table, about 50% of the time they'll finish their meal in front of the refrigerator, wash their dish, and then go sit at the table without a plate. If I'm annoyed enough, I'll reset object, causing them to drop the plate, put the plate on the table, and click eat, which leads to the desired eating-at-table behavior. If I'm less annoyed, I'll drag a dish onto the counter for the rest of the family to eat... assuming this person didn't eat the last serving. The rest of the family will then stand around stupidly in the kitchen eating rather than eating at the table.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy is standing in front of the refrigerator preferable to sitting down at the table like a civilized Sim and eating there?
@xochiquetzl_xkvn Hi! I definitely feel your pain. So, your first mistake was playing with autonomy on. (half joking ;-) But seriously, I've noticed this mostly on one lot in particular in Windenburg. I placed an A-frame that I built on that lot. The only difference that I can think of, between that one and other lots, is that the dining table is further away than the barstools. Based on your image, I don't know where the dining table is but here is the layout in the A-frame I mentioned.
In this house, when I direct a sim to grab a serving, most of the time they will stand right in front of the fridge. If they're standing there, no other sims will go, just as you described. Sometimes, the sim will choose to sit on the barstool furthest to the right, which is technically the closest one to where they're standing in front of the fridge. Ugh!
So, at some point, I just started grabbing plates of food and dragging them to either the bar or table. Once the food is closer to the table, the sims will choose to sit there. Although, in some houses with a square table, I can't put the food in the middle because only two sims will grab food and sit at the table. For some reason, the plate on a square table takes up too much space? Sims are weird! Anyway, hope this helps and good luck!
