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WarmSausageTea · 27/08/2019 21:57

Okay, this isn't in the same league as Mexican House Thief, but I've got a couple of days with a CF visitor and need to have a little vent.

A friend of DP is visiting from tomorrow for a couple of days. He's been tracing his family tree, and has found ancestors in our (in the sticks) neck of the woods, mainly a village 10-15 miles from us. He asked if he could come up, and we fixed the date a couple of months ago.

Anyway a couple of weeks ago, we were with him at a friend's when the visit came up, and he mentioned that he'll be coming up by train, rather than driving up, as we were expecting him to do. Okay. And he's also mapped out the places he wants to go while he's up; none of which are accessible by public transport from here. So basically, he expects to be ferried around all day to various churchyards, and some pubs that he's identified in the area. Hmm

Anyway, it is what it is, and he's been through a horrible time recently, so I'm going to suck it up, do the driving (DP will do the cooking, bed-making and vacuuming, which we've agreed is a fair division of labour) and chalk it up to experience.

I'm determined not to be in a bad mood about it, but I'm feeling a bit taken advantage of, so would anyone care to share their CF stories to cheer me up?

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Troels · 27/08/2019 22:13

Why didn't you tell him no one is availible to ferry him around and he needs to bring the car? Total CFery.

WarmSausageTea · 27/08/2019 22:17

He’d already booked the train tickets; we could have said we won’t ferry him around, but I’d rather just suck it up and tell him to drive himself next time.

To be honest, even if he was driving up, we’d offer to drive him around; it’s just the assumption that we’ll do it that’s bothered us.

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greenwaterbottle · 27/08/2019 22:20

Send him the number of a car hire company as yours has just gone to the garage, hide it round the corner

Cherrysoup · 27/08/2019 22:21

Seriously? He’s expecting (asked!) to stay and that you’ll drive him round all weekend? That’s beyond cheeky, I wouldn’t dream of asking/assuming this.

TheFlis12345 · 27/08/2019 22:24

Well he clearly had you pegged for pushovers and you are proving him right. Just say no!

littlepaddypaws · 27/08/2019 22:45

why can't he hire a car ?

LaMontser · 27/08/2019 22:59

My ex h started to trace his boring family tree and made contact with random relatives across the world. Two Australians turned up at my house one day - they were staying at a nearby luxury hotel as part of their round the world trip to discover their ancestry. He agreed that I would do all their washing and ironing because he felt the hotel laundry service was expensive. Prick. He made a massive deal out of Special presents they had brought for my kids. Key rings. He also took time off work to ferry them round the bloody country.

WarmSausageTea · 27/08/2019 23:28

Bloody hell, LaMonster, that’s another level.

We assumed friend would drive, because the last time he visited, that’s what happened. I like the various suggestions, but I’ll do the driving... and there will be a conversation about it. It’s not going to happen again.

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