DH disappeared from campsite

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My DH went to the shop to get some bits for tea (shop 10 minute drive away) about an hour and a half ago. He isn’t answering his phone. We are on a camp site in the middle of nowhere. How long do I give it before I start stressing? And what do I do? Something about being so far from home is making me panic more than I normally would.

But, just for a moment OP, you gave Mumsnetters another thing to worry about😂Glad he is back safe and drama free.

What a crock…

This is the answer to everything on here husband buys the wrong butter he is cheating with the staff, husband is 20 mins late from work he is sleeping with boss, husband goes to the toilet in the middle of a meal at a posh restaurant he is cheating get out now

Wonder what happens if he washes the car or does school pick-up?

I am very happy to read your "boring" non-event! Much better than the alternative!

Ha,ha! - Glad it ended up okay.

It seems very like most times my DH does a similar task while on holidays.
He talks politely for long periods with old locals, is fussy about making sure he brings back what is on the list (goes to a few shops) and seems to get lost or forget which road turn off or room number.
Sat Nav is fine when it is working but when it is not we have lost some of our sense of bearing.

I was totally shocked some people suggested 'oh he just went to the pub' etc.

Are they actually married to men who would happily just bugger off to a pub like that while his family is waiting for them at the campsite? 🤔😳

He only does school pick up to see the school mum he's having an affair with.

He's only washing the car to seduce the neighbour

😂😂😂

Glad he’s ok.I think phones make us so used to getting updates that when there’s no signal, we automatically think the worst!

oh that's good to know.
bad satnav!

Another one here saying get a proper road atlas from The Works and keep that in car as a back up for SatNav!

It's a pet rant of mine but I'm amazed at the number of young folk who (a) can't really read a map and (b) don't really know where they are on a car journey as they are totally reliant on vehicle SatNav or their phone. This includes my DD, although she's getting a lot better!

What?

You'd rather OPs DH have something dreadful happen to him?

Or

You rather the endless troll posts with preposterous stories over multiple threads?

Weird.

😂
But I’m glad it didn’t turn out to be a fascinating disaster!

I completely agree!!

I’m glad he’s ok OP.

As the PP said, it is always better to turn out to be a non-event rather than him having an accident or something.

Phew! Glad to hear he's fine and it was a boring non-event.

To be fair, I'm a fan of boring non-events in general. I recently joined the Dull Men's Club on Facebook (I'm a woman but being a Dull Man is a state of mind ) and thoroughly enjoy everyone's non-events and musings over there.

I am glad it all ended up well.

This is EXACTLY the sort of thing that happens to me and my DH - with either of us in the forager or the anxious waiter role, so it isn’t that one is more competent than the other.

We’ve now given up and we all go together, so at least if we’re lost, we’re lost together and hopefully we can muddle through between us.

Could he have got lost? Surely he has a mobile phone, have you tried calling his number? Does he know the area, is it somewhere you have stayed before. I hope he is home soon.

Bit late to the party.

Couple of tips, use see all on the OPs posts and read them, it literally says in the first post that he's not answering the phone 😂

Glad everything turned out OK, OP.

I came on here to say that maybe he came across my DD and her DF trying to put up their new tent, and ended up helping. Last time they camped, they took ours and the chap next door took pity on them struggling (big tent) and literally put it up for them.

Just glad ‘happy ending’!

It’s like a magic trick! 😹

The point about ability to read a map is well made, even if it does not apply to the OP or her DH.

I am pleased its sorted out. I am fairly new here, so allow me a bit of flack!

So glad you are all safe and sound. Happy ending!
Enjoy the rest of your holiday x

If you can't be bothered to read all the posts and quite frankly no one has time for that. Click on 'see all' on the OPs post then at least you know where we are up to in whatever the drama is.