to think it's really cheeky to invite someone to a BBQ then expect them to bring...

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...The BBQ!?

We were invited last week to a friends today for a BBQ. They called this morning asking to borrow our BBQ, we assumed there's had broken or the one they ordered hadn't arrived etc - but no. They don't have one. So we suggested they come to ours and bring some of the stuff they'd bought as our BBQ is very heavy and large (won't fit in the car without removing the child seats and lying all seats flat) but it turns out, that not only did they want us to bring our BBQ, they wanted us to leave it at theirs as they are having other friends this evening.

Was IBU to say no? That I didn't want to take our large BBQ and gas bottle to their house and leave it with them?

@Bananabuddy3

I’ve never considered asking people round for a bbq, purely for the reason that I don’t own one!

If you don’t have a bbq, you cook food in the oven, not ask someone to bring an actual bbq and expect to keep it.

Having said that, someone of FB that I know (though haven’t seen for years) has been asking around if anyone fancies lending them a hot tub for “weekends over the summer” because their “family would love one but they’re so expensive” and “We would only need it on weekends because of work and school”. Not quite sure what they think everyone else does over the week....

A fucking hot tub? How are they expecting that to be delivered?

Also, unless you have a log-fired one, don’t they need connecting up to the electrics or something? I don’t think you just run an extension cord out of the kitchen window, do you?

It sounds like a story line from the BBC sitcom Two Doors Down.

The cheeky buggers should get there own or make sandwiches for their mates.

@GlendaPickle

Thanks for the comments.

I am just outing the Walter Mitty attention bbq scuba 🤿 diver keyboard warrior.

I don’t think I am done anything wrong.

😂😂😂

CFers are this brassy, folks.

You haven't outed anything but yourself as, well, I'll let the rest of them say it again.

Only a complete and total CFer would arrange two BBQs and then think, 'I'll ring Dot and tell her to bring her best BBQ over, set it up, go home, come back, fuck off, then come back again to get it. No, I don't want that poxy charcoal one, it's Weber or nowt'.

Glenda would unplug your life support to charge her phone when it's on 90%.

Is the scuba equipment back yet?

Venison is not very deer

Venison would be awful on a BBQ - too lean - fattier meat is better

And of course it's deer, but we all know that

Oh Glenda don’t stop.. this is priceless

@GlendaPickle

Thanks for the comments.

I am just outing the Walter Mitty attention bbq scuba 🤿 diver keyboard warrior.

I don’t think I am done anything wrong.

You can't "out" them when you don't say anything about them that is "outing".

If it isn't the way the OP described it then lots of people might change their minds. But you give no reason to consider a different scenario, your argument seems to be - she's not really good enough for us, so it's okay that someone acted entitled towards her.

You insinuate the OP hasn't told the whole truth and has maybe lied, yet you haven't even provided an alternative scenario might be interpreted as the BBQ asker not being entitled and cheeky.

@GlendaPickle

Thanks for the comments.

I am just outing the Walter Mitty attention bbq scuba 🤿 diver keyboard warrior.

I don’t think I am done anything wrong.

The thing Glenda, that anyone advanced searching your username can see that you aren’t actually the BBQ borrower. You’re just a very strange person who comes into threads and tries to make them about herself.

@GlendaPickle

Thanks for the comments.

I am just outing the Walter Mitty attention bbq scuba 🤿 diver keyboard warrior.

I don’t think I am done anything wrong.

Are you actually the bbq CF friend?

@PussGirl

Is the scuba equipment back yet?

It is.

They did the whole "we aren't sure where it is" thing but DH held strong (it's a fucking gas cylinder, it's not easy to lose).

So it's back. It's no longer in test (despite them saying they'd get it tested in return for keeping it whilst I was pregnant) and missing the dust cap but it looks ok. We'll get it tested when we will go back to diving again.

The painting equipment is pretty much fit for the bin - rollers not cleaned, brushes with bristles sticking here there and everywhere but that's not a big issue. Shoes have not been returned, but I don't care.

DH said they were very prickly and rude when he collected it but at least it's all back now. They said we'd ruined their BBQs.

Venison can be deer - Depends how much doe you have.

How bloody awful they are!

Play nice.

You ruined their BBQs! Oh boo hoo.
Surely they ruined them by having a party centered around something they didn't have!

They sound dreadful.

OMG Glenda you come across as the epitome of fur coat and no knickers.

And I'm sorry but trying to play the superior act with such poor command of spelling and grammar just makes you look ridiculous. Hyacinth Bucket springs to mind

OP - you're will rid of these entitled users. If I were you, I would be raising a toast to a lucky escape tonight

You ruined their BBQs?????!

Er.... no.

Whilst you're on your our next rounds Glenda, cadge a couple of valium. You sound a tad overwrought.

They said we'd ruined their BBQs.

Your work there is done . . .

Sam it so only fur coat and no knickers when you husband is alone at a bbq xx

Glenda is a comedy genius. Every thread needs a Glenda.

@Mysterian

No doubt it's "can I borrow your BBQ?" one week and then "can I borrow your husband for kinky sex things?" the next. And they'll both come back with scratched bodywork and a wheel missing. Don't trust that sort.

Nothing to add except huge thanks for a very amusing thread, OP!

Glenda, you need to work on the insults, they really don't hit the mark, but they did make me larf!

I am now feeling guilty because I have my daughter's patio cleaner and still haven't used it.
Next on my list so I can return it with a nice bottle of gin.