Yesterday a group of about 15 travelled to another city (business related/network-y type thing but very casual) by a bus organised by the people at the place we were going to.
After a long day we split into three groups, one group who went to the pub, two people who went off because one wasn't feeling well (she could have travelled home earlier by bus or train as they are very frequent but she decided to stay) and the group I was in (the majority + included the organisers)who went for a meal.
As far as we were all concerned the bus was picking up at 10pm. I was the only one who had contacts for everyone.
At 9.45 I started getting texts from the others asking me where the bus was. The organisers then told me we were wrong and it was picking us all up at 10.30pm (which was great for because our food still hadn't arrived at the table)but couldn't get in touch with the driver to let him know there were some waiting early. I communicated this with the ones waiting.
Anyway - sorry this is dull! - I started receiving lots of pissed off texts and voicemails from the ones- I replied once to each saying what I had heard but they still kept coming in, all a bit 'WTF? I am freezing, wheres the bus' etc etc. I wasn't in any way in charge and couldn't have done anything to make everyone hurry up. No one else was getting texts, only me as they only had my number.
Anyway the bus picked everyone up at 10.30 but when I got on got blanked from all the ones who had been waiting earlier, lovely big dirty looks like it was my fault. It all felt quite immature!
Aibu to think don't shoot the messenger? I had another look at the texts today and it has really annoyed me that they seemed to be blaming me personally for the whole bus malarky. Yet I know they wouldnt have said anything like that to the organisers!