Amazon Prime Video doesn’t have the new Quentin Tarantino film that has just come out at the cinema. Ergo Amazon Prime is a waste of money.
The shower screen in the guest bathroom has a stationary rather than hinged shower screen.
That someone used the loo in the middle of the night and he could hear them flush - his bedroom door was 3/4 open.
We have stair gates, so our children don’t break their necks. “Really inconvenient”
The Thai restaurant sent us too many prawn crackers. They sent an appropriate amount for the number of people, actually.
My deodorant is blue. And what?
We don’t have an endless supply of spare clothes in his size and to his taste.
His hair was still in the shower in his en suite when he went back to use it the next day.
The towels I put out for him are white.
Our front gate is too squeaky.
The planes overhead are too low.
We have too many rugs.
He can hear traffic when in the garden.
Our dogs won’t cuddle him.
Our children wear shorts.
The settings of the seats in the car we lent him weren’t to his liking.
He doesn’t like the preset radio stations on our car radio.
My DH (his brother) “doesn’t wear a hat”??????
We don’t have his very specific music taste available to him on vinyl, although we did think to search out appropriate Spotify playlists for him but “that’s not quite the same authenticity”.
The local swimming pool (in a large city) keeps “provincial, British hours”.
Microwave steamers are “excessive gadgets”. Then 30 minutes later, “I suppose you could steam veg in your steamer, have you thought of that?” No shit!
None of the 3 duvets we offered him were suitable.
I use my inhaler too frequently.
Why do I have rosehip oil in the bathroom, it’s of no use to anyone.
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BanKittenHeels · 15/09/2019 15:50
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popehilarious ·
15/09/2019 15:55
keep em coming!
Have you suggested going to a restaurant without bringing a bag of doughnuts for the kitchen staff?
(honestly though, I'd be seeeeething)
SleepwalkingThroughLife ·
15/09/2019 15:56
Please keep us updated frequently and invite him back again very soon.
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