To expect a lift from the airport

[Pinkpanthershow]

I am not sure if I am being unreasonable or not. My DH, 4 year old DD and I returned from a visit to Glasgow to see my parents last night. Our flight got in at 7.30pm and I had thought my DH parents would pick us up. They live a very short drive from the airport and it wouldn't have been a long round trip. We have done it for them in the past, and would think nothing of it. This time we were told that MIL had a cold and so wouldn't be up to it and basically FIL couldn't be bothered. He wasn't going out but said he may be tired. He is 60 by the way.

We got a taxi which was expensive due to the bank holiday and got home to find the shops all shut and no milk - I had planned to see if MIL could give us a pint of milk. We generally pop in with bread and milk when they are away.

Am I unreasonable to be annoyed by this? Perhaps I am, it is just not how I was brought up and my lovely parents would always pick us up. We had all the inlaws for Christmas Day at our house and yet none of them, including SIL and BIL could pick us up?

I think YABU. I don't follow the explanation that if you'd known they wouldn't pick you up you'd have taken your car to the airport. Won't parking fees be more than the taxi fare?

As for not calling to check you got home safely - you were travelling from Glasgow airport to somewhere just outside Glasgow. I think that complaint sounds utterly precious.

Sorry got the places wrong but the principle still applies.

It isn't always possible to take one's car. The charges for parking at the airport which I use for example are far more than the blasted taxi! I did consider leaving my car in a side road near the airport, but a friend told me I risked having it pinched or vandalised, or reported to the Police as not belonging to any resident.

And I forgot to add that my lovely neighbour had looked after my cats AND got in milk, bread and some eggs. (I do the same for them when they go away.) Op haven't you got some nice neighbour who could help you out? You could offer them the petrol money.

YANBU, they let you down when you couldn't do anything else about it. Had they said in advance instead of agreeing you could have made other arrangements. I wouldn't put myself out for them if they don't for you. Next time they need a lift you're all busy.

YANBU. Its just basic kindness and helpfulness, isn't it? The sort of things that families do. Its so unwelcoming and bad mannered, I'd be worried that PIL had something seriously wrong with them.

What oddly unfriendly families some people must have.

As for not calling to check you got home safely - you were travelling from Glasgow airport to somewhere just outside Glasgow. I think that complaint sounds utterly precious.

But in the context of someone who had failed to provide the lift that they had promised, it's not exactly unreasonable to expect them to at least show an interest in how the people they had let down got home.

Oh for goodness sake "got home safely" . This is 2 adults in the Uk who are capable of flying and finding their way round airports having to get home by taxi.

They're hardly negotiating the streets of [insert current war torn hell hole]. Utterly precious.

YANBU because it was bank holiday and the taxi was double price. If they live nearby it makes more sense to pick you up and save the money.
Only one person needed ro come so i don"t see what mil's cold has to do with this??
Unless you wanted a welcoming ceremony at the airport with the whole family waiting for your arrival. Tbh your post sounds a bit like this.

Anyway only for the practical reason -double taxi fare- YANBU.

Are you sure they are not upset from anything over Christmas? Presents?
Food?

Regarding the bread and milk YABVU. Don't you have a freezer?

Ah I don't think YABU if it was something preplanned. My family would always come to pick us up from the airport as would my in-laws. I think unless your FIL was ill in bed then he should have come as planned or given you plenty of warning so you could have asked someone else.

Oh for goodness sake "got home safely" . This is 2 adults in the Uk who are capable of flying and finding their way round airports having to get home by taxi.

They're hardly negotiating the streets of [insert current war torn hell hole]. Utterly precious.

Yes, you've already said that - it's not that I need you to repeat it with slightly different wording, I just disagree.

laquitar, frozen milk is a bit difficult to get into your tea!

Hatespiders
good point Lol but you can have bread straight from the freezer to the toaster.
You can have long life milk in your tea, milk from your neighbours, black tea, no tea .
I wouldnt expect someone to bring me milk fo my tea because i went away for 2 days tbh.

I think YABU. My dad has a bad cold at the moment, my mum is knackered from looking after him, there seem to be quite a few nasty colds doing the rounds and they can really knock you out. I wouldn't ask my parents to get themselves out in the cold under these circumstances I'd be encouraging them to stay safe and warm at home! It's half 7 at night so surely not too late for your little one.

If it's a short round trip for them, surely the fare wouldn't be too hefty in a taxi? It's not your ILs fault you travelled on a bank holiday.

I think YABU as it's the expectations someone should do all the donkey work for you. I'm sure two adults are quite capable of getting a taxi and some milk, if you knew the day before they couldn't pick you up, why didn't you sort out getting milk and bread before the shops closed the next day?

My 65 year-old taxi driver BiL would have picked you up, cold or no cold!

YANBU. Some people are just thoughtless and mean. Remember that next time they want a lift.