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Have you ever encountered anyone this cheeky?

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TastesLikePanda · 18/04/2013 17:30

Inspired roughly by a couple of threads recently...
I used to have a friend (used to being the operative) who would come round to my house to smoke. Her reason being that she didn't want her house to smell like smoke and she didn't like smoking in the street as she thought it looked 'common' (her words)

The punchline being that I didn't smoke
That friendship ended when I saw the light and realised that she was using me! She was happy enough to make my house stink and I was too polite (at the time) to ask her not to as I thought I was being a welcoming host.

Has anyone encountered anyone with more brass neck than that?

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Onautopilot1 · 23/01/2024 09:34

Bear in mind I was grieving when this happened.
My late sister passed away after many years of illness. In that time, she, her best friend and I planned her funeral, which was quite fun in a way.

She was a long serving member of a service organization, and held a position on the Committee and was active until the week before she passed.

So she was lying in her open coffin, wearing her favorite shirt and her service ribbons . Her friends were with me when the President asked me if I would take the officer badge off the ribbon, as it "would be a waste" otherwise.
I was quite stunned, but said, hopefully to put her off " do it yourself if a piece of plastic means that much". That's all I could think of.
She took it, my daughter burst into tears and others hustled her out.

The upshot was, at the next meeting a minutes silence was observed, and the vice president wanted it recorded in the minutes the disgust she felt; supported by the whole group. I still can't look at that woman without seething, and wishing I could have thought faster.

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Mellowautumnmists · 24/01/2024 18:24

Onautopilot1 · 23/01/2024 09:34

Bear in mind I was grieving when this happened.
My late sister passed away after many years of illness. In that time, she, her best friend and I planned her funeral, which was quite fun in a way.

She was a long serving member of a service organization, and held a position on the Committee and was active until the week before she passed.

So she was lying in her open coffin, wearing her favorite shirt and her service ribbons . Her friends were with me when the President asked me if I would take the officer badge off the ribbon, as it "would be a waste" otherwise.
I was quite stunned, but said, hopefully to put her off " do it yourself if a piece of plastic means that much". That's all I could think of.
She took it, my daughter burst into tears and others hustled her out.

The upshot was, at the next meeting a minutes silence was observed, and the vice president wanted it recorded in the minutes the disgust she felt; supported by the whole group. I still can't look at that woman without seething, and wishing I could have thought faster.

That's one of the worst things I've read. What did the President do when she was called out on her dreadful conduct at the meeting?

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Onautopilot1 · 24/01/2024 18:35

She said " Onautopilot said I could" ...she couldn't see that the initial request was appalling, and just carried on. A very frosty meeting by all accounts!
The other ladies apologised to me for not shutting her down but they were so stunned too..
President has never mentioned it, let alone apologised .

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RadFs · 31/03/2024 10:41

I’ve just spent days reading through this thread. Some great stories on here.

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Monkeybusiness09 · 06/04/2024 10:51

My sister is the cf. Two kids who she dumps on anyone because she has to work. I was a SAHM to my three kids. DS asked could I mind her two kids for a week after school as her DH had a trial for a new job. I agreed thinking it was a week. It turned into three months. I had two school collections, with one waiting in the car for an hour. She would send nephew down with sweets in his bag just for him and he would eat them sneakily. Never bought anything for my kids.

My niece was unwell for three days and I was the one who bought nurofen/7up etc. Kids got a homecooked meal and a small treat everyday. Sister never cooked and told me the foods they liked, it was basically mashed potatoes everyday. with meat and veg.Kids would be sent home with homework done and full bellies.

It was coming up to the summer holidays and I said I wouldn't be able to take care of her kids as I had plans of my own. That Friday she collected them at my house by knocking on my window to get her kids attention. They promptly walked out and she didn't speak to me for two years.

That Monday there was a post on Facebook from sister thanking her friend for minding the kids over the summer and hope they enjoyed all the sweets she bought them for their trip to the park.

I never got so much as a thank you.

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