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

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dotdashdashdash · 11/04/2021 16:35

...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?

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ProfessionalWeirdo · 17/04/2021 12:40

I realise this isn't quite in the same league as the OP's story, but is it acceptable for a host to contact someone on the day of a BBQ and ask them to bring a side-dish - after they've already turned down the original offer of a contribution?

DdraigGoch · 17/04/2021 13:14

@ProfessionalWeirdo

I realise this isn't quite in the same league as the OP's story, but is it acceptable for a host to contact someone on the day of a BBQ and ask them to bring a side-dish - after they've already turned down the original offer of a contribution?
Depends on the circumstances. If they said "thanks, but we've got it covered" and then closer to the time said "Please can you help out? The dog has got at the coleslaw!" then obviously it is an unexpected change of events and I'd help out.
DustCentral · 17/04/2021 19:56

@HebeMumsnet

Hey, OP. Can we just borrow your thread for Classics? If you could just drop it off and then leave, as we have some better friends coming over to post on it, that would be brill. Thankseverso.
Pure gold Grin well played @HebeMumsnet ... very well played.
Dontwanttolivewithmylover · 18/04/2021 10:42

NO, YWNBU. Definitely.

KevinTheGoat · 19/04/2021 13:46

CFs are taking over, here in Hell's barbecue...

Gobbeldegook · 19/04/2021 17:16

@HebeMumsnet

Hey, OP. Can we just borrow your thread for Classics? If you could just drop it off and then leave, as we have some better friends coming over to post on it, that would be brill. Thankseverso.
Gold. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
CreakingatTheWhinges · 20/04/2021 20:58

a little off track but do you think 'being Glenda'd" is the 2021 equivalent of being wendied? Grin

For those who have seen Wicked The Musical, I keep hearing Glenda voiced in the same way as Galinda "It's Glinda now!"

CattingTime · 20/04/2021 21:17

Any updates @dotdashdashdash ?

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