To ask for your best examples of brass-neckedness to entertain us all on this dull day?

On an overnight bus in India, everyone getting on in dribs and drabs at the first stop- ticketing system was admittedly a bit confused - tickets were numbered but bunks weren't, and some people had been expecting they would be, others had tried counting bunks and taking the one they thought was right. But the end result was that there were enough bunks for everybody and everybody on the bus was okay with this, just went with the flow and got ready for the journey. Except one girl who went ABSOLUTELY SCREAMING MAD with anyone and everyone, demanding demanding demanding that she had a particular bunk. Furious entitled squawking at the driver, the bus conductors, other passengers, storming up and down the bus, with outbursts which were rapidly heading into racist territory. It was dreadful to watch, embarrassing and horrible. Several of us told her to get over herself and many of us apologised on her behalf to the driver etc. Never seen anything like the cheek of it.

When my oldest child was at nursery I went to collect her and found that she was seriously ill, they should have called an ambulance for her. I rushed her to hospital myself and they sorted her out. She never went back to that nursery. I later got a letter threatening legal action because I hadn't paid the fees in lieu of notice.

Reading it back it all sounds so far fetched..honestly, it isn't. I swear, it's the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Kids were about 3 and 6 at the time too.

Oh and when I say drop the kids off early, I mean she would pull up in her car, kick the kids out and drive off. Not even seeing them to the door. I wouldn't have believed it if I and other neighbours hadn't seen it for ourselves.

I know someone who royally took the piss with their childminder.

I used to do the school run with her so used to get all the gossip.

Everything from not even bothering to get the kids ready for school/nursery before dropping them off unwashed and unfed with dirty uniform (if any at all), being up to 5 hours late to pick them up, goats in the road being one excuse...goats, in the middle of Manchester city centre...yep...expected childminder to feed, entertain and look after kids with 10 minutes notice. Would drop kids off 2 hours early on a regular basis...nearly always 2 months late with payment..the list goes on. She did this with "friends" and the parents of the kids friends too..needless to say there were a lot of relieved people when they finally moved. Childminder ended up refusing to take the kids, reported her to social services and tried to take her to court (payment made by exh a couple of days the letter was sent).

This is the same woman who used to do the "Run for Life". Twice a year, not even doing it when the race is actually happening...not only did she collect money from it, she used it for a holiday to Mexico. Her own mother even reported her to the police for this and she STILL doesn't understand what she did wrong..when questioned if this rumour was true by the childminder, she not only just admitted it, but bloody BRAGGED about it and what a fuss everyone was making...

This woman not only has a brass neck but no morals to go with it...and this is the tip of the iceburg apparentely...I don't want to know anything else about her.

Wow there are some seriously funny/awful stories here!

Can't believe the cheek of some people.

oldgrandmama oh my god, that is dispicable, I hope u punched the pair of them! There are actually no words for that.....

As part of the mothers group I'm in we organize regular social nights out, usually just the 'moms' together so there's no need to arrange a babysitter. Someone volunteers to coordinate the nights out, usually booking a restaurant or wine tasting etc.

A new member joined the group, volunteered to set up the nights out for the year - great, really nice of her we thought...

Her first night out? Well, it was a moms night IN at her house, a good half hour drive for many of us and she pitched it as a moms and dad's night out saying 'hubbies' should join too. This obviously was done so her DH could socialize at home too without feeling awkward.

The icing on the cake was when she decided her good friend was going to cater the evening with 'yummy apps' - at a cost of $20 each

... So we're supposed to hire babysitters to come and socialize at your house and then PAY your friend for any hospitality offered??? Er, how 'bout no?

Couldn't believe the brass neck of her, especially not even knowing most of us that well! Amazingly about 6 people in the group and their DHs showed up and happily forked over $$ for the privilege... so I guess it pays to be cheeky...

MamaLazarou I used to work as a childminder and the amount of times friends would ask if I'd collect their kids from school or help out during holidays and be funny with me when I said no.

I could only have a set number of mindees and yes I charged for them it was my job.

OMG oldgrandmama that is truly dreadful. The betrayal from both

My aunt and uncle , who ran a small B&B, once invited my grandparents ( his parents) to stay in the house part for a few days. They had a lovely time and Aunt asked if they wanted to stay on for a few more days-to spend some time with their grandson who had just broken up from school. They did so but were quite surprised at the end of the week to be given the bill!

I still can't think of any - some of these are absolute shockers. The one about the dog is particularly awful - I hope the "friend" got his comeuppance.

I have one from my lovely ex boss. She discovered her DP had an OW and all turned into a big drama. They had been together for years and had weathered some tough stuff and everyone thought they were made for each other. Anyway it descended into a pretty acrimonious situation but she was brilliant and held it together well. Until the day, a few weeks after he had moved to the USA with OW and she opened her credit card statement.......... And discovered 2 business class flights for him and OW, including additional luggage on her credit card!
I never did find out his justification for this, but I heard some very choice views from her on the subject!

My best friend was in the habit of asking me to look after her four year old son - he was the same age as my DS. The kid was a bit of a brat -whiney, spiteful and my kid didn't like him, but hell, I'm a good friend so I oblige.

Often she'd leave him with me for the day, because she wanted to go 'Up West' for clothes shopping.

Eventually the shit hit the fan when I found out that far from 'shopping', she was spending those days rolling round in a motel room with someone. My husband.

Today at work I had a phone call from a parent who had had their child's place suspended because they hadn't osidcthw nursery fees
Despite having a payment plan which hasn't been followed.
We are talking hundreds of pounds hers
She balled me out because its not fair to her child that she can't come to nursery.
No its not fair. So pay your bloody nursery fees then
Or shall I just not pay my staff this month?
Some people !

Several years ago a couple moved onto our street and bought a very run down house.

They posted flyers through everyone's door suggesting it would be a 'fun community project' if we all pitched up to theirs one weekend and helped them paint, wallpaper, strip floors and generally tart their house up for them in return for absolutely fuck all.

I don't think they got many takers

Robin Ye Gods did they?! I didn't! but this might come down to my experience of being taken advantage of in very similar circumstances

Roussette there were quite a few posters who thought the OP was being unreasonable with that story!

All this reminds me of the thread with the poster who has a mobile home and she lent it to a work colleague and partner for 1 night but they wanted to take 4 friends with them and go for 3 nights or something like that

I could write a book about my SIL's brass neck. A few examples:

She, pregnant, rang up one weekend to invite herself and her toddler to our flat for the afternoon. I was pregnant too - at the knackered and nauseous stage. I explained that DH was at work and that I'd been away all week for work and had to hand wash work clothes but she could come if she liked (I think anyone else might have said, 'Oh, no, I can see that's not convenient - not to worry!')

She came. She lounged on the sofa in our not at all childproofed flat and in between naps told me, 'Oh, you'll have to move those, otherwise DS will have them. Oh look, DS has your stuff, you'd better get it off him. The only way to cope with small DC in the place is to move everything out of reach. I think he's found your wine rack... Really, you need to move everything out of his reach.' As she did NOTHING, though she could plainly see that moving everything out of his reach wasn't possible in that flat.

She came to stay a year or so later, leaving her DC2 at home, but bringing her DS. She was, unsurprisingly, the laziest house guest I have ever had. I spent hours entertaining her DS. I bought expensive foods I would never have bought normally, at her request, with her there, and though she knew we were less well off than she was, she didn't part with a penny. Every evening, she repaired to the living room with a bottle of wine to talk to DH leaving me (who had cooked) with all the washing up. DH said it would be rude to leave her or ask her to help. DH wasn't popular.

Scroll on a few more years. She was due to come for the weekend and I was dreading it. She phoned up. 'Oh, DS has a friend staying this weekend. I'm bringing him too if that's alright.'

No, it wasn't alright. I said he couldn't come, so none of them came. I don't think she's been to stay since.

I have a small apartment in a ritzy-ish destination. A friend (albeit not a close one) wanted to come and stay with me for the duration of a sporting event, because hotel prices are steep at that time. I said yes, but explained that as it is a 1-bed, I would be sharing the bedroom/double bed with my closest mate (who was also visting for the same event), but she was welcome to the single sofa bed in the study.

She turned up with a friend I had never met and said that they were hoping to "hang out together" at the apartments' shared pool. I was (just about) fine with this. Then her friend said she didn't want a drink but was going to go into the bedroom for a nap. I was so shocked I just said yes and she got undressed and went to sleep in my naice fresh clean sheets just put on for me and my bestie! She covered the pillowcase in orange foundation, slept for 3 hours and didn't even say thank you.

We ended up coming back from the event separately. My bestie and I were drunk really tired and collapsed into the double bed. Woke up next days and there was a pair of men's shoes outside my study and a pair of inside out men's jeans on the sofa with some dodgy looking stains. When I got out the shower my friend was sitting on the sofa trying not to piss herself laughing while a strange man helped himself to toast and tea in my kitchen...

I am afraid I turned into my mother for a second and used the immortal phrase "Don't you dare treat my home like a cheap hotel!" They left shortly after and although she has asked me every year since, amazingly there is always something terribly important going on at work when she wants to come and visit...