to get neighbour to pick DH up?

[lechatnoir]

DH was working late this eveninins 15 or so miles away in the middle of nowhere & he rang to say he's stranded & ask if our neighbours would sit for an hour whilst I go & get him. Neighbour agreed but then suggested her could DH go and get him if it's easier so I said yes thanks that would be great, gave him the address & waved him off thankful I didn't have to take off my slippers .

In normal circumstances I'd make DH hitch/walk/sleep there but I'm working early tomorrow so need him home & functioning plus we can't afford astronomical taxi prices. It somehow seemed ok for them to sit here but driving half an hour around unlit country lanes as a cheap taxi really doesn't sit right. So AIBU, should I have gone myself (or not asked in the first place) or, no big deal & save energy for bollocking DH when he gets in?

neighbour offered, but then they are now using their own fuel, and it would be polite to offer them the money for it..

as for bollocking your DH, why? he was working, not out on the lash wasnt he?

It depends how well you know neighbour, I would buy him a bottle of wine or something to say thanks and offer fuel ££. I would probably rather do the pick up than the kids sitting for someone else tbh and would do this for any of my neighbours who I know well....

I've sent DH to collect our neighbours a couple of times - it just seems easier and more convenient than playing musical houses to babysit whilst one of them goes out to collect the other. It's fine. I would prefer my neighbours not to offer petrol money to be honest as it puts pressure on us to 'pay' them for favours. Sometimes we do stuff for them, sometimes they do stuff for us and it evens out in the end.

My DH would happily do it for our neighbours, I'd rather baby sit their kids 'cos I'm a lazy cow..

YANBU, good neighbours help one another, but maybe you could buy them a little something to say 'thanks'.

(Got the 'Neighbours' theme tune going round in my head now )

Yeah, I don't get the bollocking either. He was working and left the car with you because maybe you would needed it more than he did.

why does he deserve a bollocking?

Sorry should have said - he went off to repair our car at tea time & I commented then are you sure you'll be done tonight because I couldn't come out (& has done this before although daytime so I've driven) will definitely we giving them petrol money.

In that situation I would far rather go out than babysit someone else's kids.