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Friend is now 2 hours late

79 replies

cocoboots · 25/12/2017 14:46

And she only lives a 5 minute walk away.
Invited her over for Xmas lunch as she' be on her own otherwise. She happily accepted. I said come over for 12.30, we'll have a drink and chat and food will be ready at 2pm.
She called at 1.30pm to say she was just getting dressed. I said ok, no problem. She said she'd be setting off before 2. Not worries I said.
It's now almost 3pm.
Food is sitting in the oven, starters have been out over half an hour .,,,
Aibu to say to my DP let's start without her ?!

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Doublegloucester · 25/12/2017 14:47

Yanbu!!!

Pengggwn · 25/12/2017 14:47

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Newinthegame16 · 25/12/2017 14:47

Start without her. CF at its finest

AlexanderHamilton · 25/12/2017 14:48

That's rude to be that late without warning. Text her & say you are going to have to start serving the food.

userofthiswebsite · 25/12/2017 14:49

Unless there's something you've missed out of the post, then go ahead for sure. Maybe drop a text saying something along the lines of 'Where are you? I'm serving now...' But do eat yourselves...

expatinscotland · 25/12/2017 14:49

Start without her! Duh!

Iloveanimals · 25/12/2017 14:49

That would be being polite. I'd text her and tell her not to bother coming as you've eat it all! Just plain rude. Start without her op. Does she have a habit of bring late? Or is it out of the ordinary? Should you check of she's OK otherwise?

PinkHeart5914 · 25/12/2017 14:49

Start without her!

You’ve invited and offered to cook for her so she isn’t alone, I mean fucking hell she could at least turn up in time

AtrociousCircumstance · 25/12/2017 14:51

Just tell her good was ready at 2pm as you said, and is now getting burnt so you are starting the meal.

Rude and weird!

AdalindSchade · 25/12/2017 14:51

What a twat!!!

AtrociousCircumstance · 25/12/2017 14:51

*food

cocoboots · 25/12/2017 14:51

We've spoken on the phone (at 1.30pm) she said she was getting dressed. So assume up to then she was in bed. Oh hang on, she's here ...

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ChrisPrattsFace · 25/12/2017 14:51

I would have started and finished by now...

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 25/12/2017 14:52

I’d text and ask if she’s ok. You’d feel bad if you sent a shitty text and she’d been run over en route. Definitely eat though.

Rainbowsandflowers78 · 25/12/2017 14:52

I hope she apologised!

RhiannonOHara · 25/12/2017 14:52

EAT, for Christ’s sake! When/if she turns up, tell her her dinner’s in the dog.

And don’t bother inviting her again.

ethelfleda · 25/12/2017 14:53

Has she any decent explanation??

LemonShark · 25/12/2017 14:53

YABU to have fannied around on here asking for permission to start without her and leaving your family hungry waiting for cheeky fucker 'friend'!

KrisCringleWinterWonderland · 25/12/2017 14:54

Start!

cocoboots · 25/12/2017 14:56

She had no explanation. She's said sorry.
I'm secretly fuming but I'll get over it when o get my glass of wine

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Mxyzptlk · 25/12/2017 14:58

She got pissed last night and wasn't alone at home this morning??

diddl · 25/12/2017 15:01

Sounds as if she intended to just come for the food at 2.

Mind you, if she was getting dressed at 1.30-what the hell happened??

AtrociousCircumstance · 25/12/2017 15:02

No apology?! No invites in the future!

Rainbowsandflowers78 · 25/12/2017 15:04

Don’t invite her again for sure

ssd · 25/12/2017 15:07

make this the last time you invite her

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