Best ideas for getting out of hosting

[40ouncesofgin]

Is it too extreme to pretend to beeak my leg?

'I'm not hosting' 🤷‍♀️

Hosting what for who?

Pretend to have Coronavirus? I'm not saying I would, but it is an option.

Lots of advice on this thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/4926787-polite-way-to-say-no

Said it, they will still come...

Who will still come and when?
Go away for the day/weekend/week.

Hide behind the curtain

Who though and why?

Can you put a little bit more info in your posts so we can try to help?

Who will still come? Why?

Just be clear that you're not hosting, and ideally get out of the house. If you just want to be peacefully at home without guests, ignore the doorbell, respond to text messages by saying you're in the bath or in bed and can't come to the door.

Or even better, switch your phone off or into do not disturb mode.

No idea of the context, since OP thinks we're all mind readers

Do a zammo

Just say no

Norovirus.

Highly infectious and nasty symptoms.

Most people understand it involves diarohea without any explicit comment of the fact, which is enough to put most people off coming for food.

Don't answer the door? Hide behind the sofa when they arrive?

Who are these rude people who you've said no to who think it'd still be appropriate to turn up at your house anyway? I'm assuming family, and Christmas? Who volunteered you to host in the first place?

Go out

Go away

Lock the door

Turn up at theirs a hour before they'd think about visiting you

Throw a complete wobbler , wave rolling pin around and wail about harresment and threaten to call the police

Send them a bill for last time pointing out they still haven't paid

It's silly isn't it.

Totally and utterly pointless... why go to the trouble to post? 🙄

Depends when
If ages away organise to be working or away.
Short notice claim to have gastro/vomiting as no-one wants gastro.

Depends. You could just be a grown up and put the kettle on?

When, for what? Why and what do they think you’re hosting?

Just message them and say you’re not so don’t come, why would anyone then turn up?

Then you have to exit the building

How about laying off the gin and explaining things properly.

Sinister poltergeist. One who harms guests as opposed to throwing the odd spoon.

@StopPissingMeOff I love your username! So apt on a thread like this 🤣🤣

Thanks for that... I'll have that earworm in my head for the rest of the day now! 😂(also both showing our age, I suspect @backtowinter )

@WhateverMate 😁 Thanks. I only just changed it, it's been that kind of week 😂