Just venting..not a happy camper - Page 4

SunValley · ‎04-19-2010

@cherry wrote:
I wonder if her husband has any idea she actually stole your food? Your husband might be surprised what his friend is capable of doing

A least they aren't your neighbors. I would never want to stay at anyone's home. I am strictly a motel type person. However ,if I had, I would make darn sure ,everything was clean, and ship shape, when I left ,and I would have sent you flowers, and a guest certificate ,to a nice restaurant

She sounds dreadful

Amen sister.

beckyb1012 · ‎03-09-2010

@chrystaltree wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
Sorry but you should NOT be angry with that woman at all. You should be furious with your husband. He must have known that you have a policy of not letting people stay there alone. And they were strangers. You should be furious with yourself because like a child, you allowed your husband to give up your home, your personal space to people YOU did not know. Be thankful that they didn't trash the place or damage something. You didn't know anything about them, you certainly didn't know what type of people they are. They got what they wanted, a free place for a week. The laundry situation was odd but, you gave the use of the RV with no rules. So, they made their own. They probably thought they were being responsible by bringing the dirty laundry to you. The food was in the freezer and they assumed they could eat it because....no rules. No do's & don'ts. Honestly, did your husband want a friend so badly that he would hand over your RV for week like that? And you did have a choice. You could have easily rescinded your husban's offer of your RV by saying "I am terribly sorry, I don't what my husband was thinking. We will be using the RV that week". Not a lie, you had planned to be there yourself. We all occasionally make terrible decisions and we do, we just have acknowledge it and use it as a learning experience.
You missed the point. I am not angry that they ate my food, etc. I am not happy that after all the hospitality they received, she called me a thief over a bag of salad mix. Imagine that...a thief!

I forgot the thief part....over a bag of salad. After enjoying your hospitality but that's who the woman and I bet anything that if you'd met that woman and spent an evening with her; you would have seen her for what she is and not allowed her to stay in your camper. Which is your home, your space. Honestly, I know there are rude, nasty people in this world. That's who the woman is. The part of the story that I can't wrap my head around is that your husband would make such an offer and that you....with a policy of not letting people stay there without you.....would go along with it. I think after you calm down, you'll feel fortunate that they didn't do any damage. You really were fortunate.

Remember her dear husband did not make the offer "they asked" . He felt put on the spot I am sure and probably as a good and kind heart. Never to make this mistake again.

"Live frugally, but love extravagantly."

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

@Carmie,

You are indeed a better woman than me; I would’ve gone off when she delivered the dirty laundry!

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

I am not sure why some do not read the posts. @Carmie said that she and her husband had a terrible experience in the past when he turned down a co-worker inviting himself and his family to vacation at their home.

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

wow, what a story, glad you were able to keep your composure, and told her never to ask again for another free week.

As someone said in an earlier post

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID.

these are true freeloaders.

didn't have as bad of a situation. many years ago we purchased a tent a very nice one sleeps 6. paid good money for it way back when, plus all the supplies for camping stove,dishes,pots/pans and so forth we were going to begin camping. we told some friends we had this they asked to use it one weekend. OK, it was never used,still in boxes. they used it and brought it back mangled, they owned a large german shepard. that dog tore up the tent, lost some of the pans taking them and running. We never went camping after that, never told anyone about any kind of fun things we purchased for ourselves again.

Group 5 minus 1 · ‎03-11-2010

Some people just do not know how to be a guest. AND you or your DH should NEVER have allowed them to use your RV. Case Closed.

LyndaGee · ‎03-11-2010

Just awful. So sorry you had to deal with such ingrates. Horrible rudeness. Ugh.

software · ‎06-08-2016

That's sad, that's just bad manners.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

Op - I understand where your coming from. Any and every time we have ever allowed anyone to use one of our campers we were aways sorry, honestly , these people you describe take the all time prize.

Last September the hurricane was bearing down on our town. We were in Pa. Looked like our town would get a direct hit. Our close friend from Pa who lives here in our area of Fl. in a mobile home with her mother asked if they could take shelter at our house. My DH said no but she begged & pleaded so he said OK.Then she asked if she could bring some others from her trailer park and my DH adamantly refused. These were total strangers to us! Any way long story short - the day after the hurricane we found out from our neighbor that there were 6 people in our house partying most of the night.Our friend and her MOM and the 4 people we had said she absolutely was not to bring, plus their pets! Just bringing animals into someone's home without permission - icing on the cake! DH & I were furious. It was sadly the end of our friendship. We hadn't seen or spoken to her for 10 months when we saw in the paper that she had died. I immediately called her Mom who said they didn't know what happened but she had died in her sleep.We were certainly sorry things had ended as they did between us , but what she had done was so unbelieveable to us ...

lovesrecess · ‎03-14-2010

I would never allow anyone the use of my place unless we both know them well or they are family,,,and some family I would not allow to use it unless DH and I were both present. We allowed a nephew and his family to join us at our beach house a couple of years ago. Never again.
At least OP was not there to have to be around these people.
I would be more upset with the husband than the other couple. Sounds like he gave them the run of the place and told them to make themselves at home....and they did!