To say no?

[caitbake]

Me and two friends are going away on Saturday to Edinburgh to a show,it's a 3 hour drive from us,the show starts at 8pm.
My friend is taking her car and we are each driving a hour each.
She says il pick you up at 9am,I say can you make it 9.30 am as my sons dad can't pick him up till then.
She says "no I want to beat the traffic"
I said "30 mins is hardly going to make a lot of difference"
She says "well il get there slightly after 9"
There's nothing I can do,I won't be ready till 9.30am
I ask what's the plan when we get there and she says they are going to have a couple of hours napping in hotel.
So rushing and we aren't even exploring.
Aibu here?
I've said 3 times I can't be ready till 9.30 am
I'm not doing it to be awkward.

Bluntness100 Is usually spot on. I quite like her/him

Just get the train.

Carlisle?!

This is off topic but why does liking sleep make you a snowflake? blush

I was thinking the same thing! I get all the other objections to OPs 'friend' timing (clearly you can't leave till your kid is picked up), but having a nap in the afternoon so you can have a big night out/stay up late etc, sounds perfectly reasonable to me!

And I have friends we share the driving with. Shrugs. It's not 'neccesary', anyone of us could drive the whole way, but it's friendly, makes it feel like a group thing etc.

@bonniebanks yes!!! At the playhouse 🤣🤣

@junebirthdaygirl yeah he does,he does it every weekend.
Well he takes him to his mums till 1pm then takes him back.
He probably grabs a couple of hours

Apart from babies and the very elderly I've never heard of an adult needing a nap before going out! Also if your going away from the weekend surely you'd want to out exploring not in bed napping!
Sounds a bit pathetic to me.

Naps are amazing! All you haters are either oblivious to the joy of a nap or are just jealous 'cause you don't have the luxury of curling up and snoozing for an hour in the afternoon. I'd rather "waste" that hour too if it means being alert for longer at night when the fun is happening.

Take the Train OP and when you get to Princess Street, juts look up.. the Castle is right there.. lol

Honestly I live naps. I need a disco nap before going out after work, but planning one at lunchtime just to 'beat traffic' when you can't check in anyway seems...odd

I occasionally have naps before I go out. By 10pm / 10:30pm I am ready for sleep, so a nap gives me extra energy to stay up later.

Don't do it often, just when I get the chance.

I agree, you wouldn't need enemies if you had friends who talked about you the way you do about your friend but I also agree she seems rather selfish to not understand yay can't leave until your child's father arrives. So neither of you seem to be acting like a good friend!!

If you were to get the train to your show would that then make the evening awkward after the show ?

So what's the end plan then OP?

Hope you enjoy your day!

I ask what's the plan when we get there and she says they are going to have a couple of hours napping in hotel

Hotel won't let you in until 2 pm, or even later. So this is not a plan.

And if the train is quicker, why are they driving?

Are you going with them today @caitbake?

just invite her to come in and wait

I've seen the show already and it's AMAZING! Pure 90's cheese-fest and so much fun! Hope you enjoy!

Are you on the train op?!

Hopefully OP is having a lovely time!

Well I had a pretty decent time at spice girls (even if my 8 year old wouldn't dance with me😢) hope you had a fab time too op and enjoyed Edinburgh it truly is a beautiful city!

How did it go OP

I’m a bit gobsmacked that people who live in Newcastle have no idea what side of the country Edinburgh is on
It’s a couple of hours drive straight up the A1 and less than that on the train!

@Gingersstuff don't tar us all with the same brush! Everyone I know knows where it is (and I know a lot of people!)