So, tomorrow I've organised a big party. I posted earlier in the week here ranting about the bad manners of those I was having to chase for rsvps.
We finally managed to contact everyone who hadn't replied and this morning, we gave final numbers to the caterers which means the cost per head is now set and paid.
Then two wives phoned tonight to say their useless feckers of husbands had realised they had something else on. They didn't quite put it like that, but you get the drift. Not last-minute emergencies - one is working, the other has a football dinner booked. Ironically both were couples who'd rsvp'd early on, and one of the husbands even told me how much he was looking forward to it.
Bloody, bloody bad manners, and worse they didn't even have the balls to phone themselves to tell us and apologise. AIBU to:
a) tell the wives not to come either if they can't sort out their flakey husbands (I'd never let my dh pull this bad-mannered stunt)
b) Post something about useless feckers on Facebook
c) Never speak to any of them again
d) Put into practice any additional advice offered up on this forum.
I was out, so dh took the calls, which is probably just as well.
I won't do any of the above in reality, but am taking this chance for a rant here, as dh is telling me to calm down.
One of the couples are fundamentally a pair of freeloaders - they come to any occasion organised and paid for by other people, but never invited people to anything at their's. They are good fun though, which is why they we (and others) invite them.
I was expecting some last minute drop-outs in cases of genuine illness, children being ill etc - but these are just the actions of bad-mannered, thoughtless bloody men.
And....breathe.....