Entitled house guests expecting to charge their mobile phone
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Mates
This has happened twice now. Old friends come to stay for the weekend for a catch up, drinks etc. As they and we have done with each other many times over the last twenty plus years. Friends are up country a bit, London and Hertfordshire, and we're on the south coast. They arrive, then expect to plug their phone in to charge for an extended period.
SWMBO's chums (Hertfordshire) came and stayed over Easter. Generously bring wine and contributions, again as we've all done over the years. They stand their round in the pub, don't generally take the mick and we have an enjoyable weekend. They turn up with their Apple thing. All as has happened many times over the years, and exactly as we have reciprocated and had many adventures together. Although we don't have a mobile phone to charge in their house.
Early pub Friday, then back to ours for BBQ. Chummy says, 'oh can you put an extension lead out so we can charge the phone please?' I was a bit taken aback, I manage to disguise my shock. grumpy Ran the lead out to his 3 pin charger, then forgot about it. Saturday morning I say something along the lines of 'All charged up now, shall I bring the lead in?' Chummy says, 'oh no, may need a few more hours.'. furious I'm a bit pissed now, and told SWMBO, who told me to wind my neck in. They go out on the Saturday afternoon locally with SWMBO, leaving the charger curled up on the ground, still connected to the extension. So I take the fuse out of the extenson lead. Petty I know, but the way they asked was just so entitled. Feign confusion as to why it doesn't work when they come back and keep changing the subject. Not like them at all, as we've all got on like a house on fire over the years. There isn't (wasn't) and entitled bone in their bodies.
fk me. My chums this weekend, proper lad and his other half. Shared loads over the years. Same story. We were looking forward to them coming, it's been booked for ages. They turn up, with their Samsung twunt thing, a few contributions to the weekend as is the norm. We do pub, BBQ, moderatly heavy drinking. This time at least he has the courtesy to wait until Saturday. 'Oh, do you have a phone charger?' He damn well knows I don't. 'Can you run a lead out so I can get some charge?'. I joke about public charging and Tesco near us having chargers, he stands there 3 pin plug in hand looking like a cross between pitiful/annoyed and a bit surprised why I haven't get the extension out already. I get the lead out, plug him in and we carry on. I'm annoyed. Saving grace this weekend as storms due over Saturday night, so couln't leave the extension out exposed to the elements. I unplugged the charger from the extension and put the extension away, only announcing I'd done this at about 11PM as we're all going to bed.
My issue is the entitled arrogance of both couples to expect free charging for the duration. If they'd said, we're down to the last 1 bar or so, can we get some emergency juice to get us to the nearest public charger or something similar, I'd do all I could to help.
What do I do? Get over, change friends or keep moaning? Is this the norm now and I'm just out of touch? In terms of monetary value, It's probably less that £2-£3 of electricity, just the entitled arrogance I can't get over. Also both couples tirelessly banged on about their phones through the weekend.
We live near a couple of towns, both have phone chargers on the street, in local service stations and in the local Tesco, so we're not in a remote area bereft of public charging.
Rant over. Not sure how to reciprocate now. Looking up frozen sausages....
This has happened twice now. Old friends come to stay for the weekend for a catch up, drinks etc. As they and we have done with each other many times over the last twenty plus years. Friends are up country a bit, London and Hertfordshire, and we're on the south coast. They arrive, then expect to plug their phone in to charge for an extended period.
SWMBO's chums (Hertfordshire) came and stayed over Easter. Generously bring wine and contributions, again as we've all done over the years. They stand their round in the pub, don't generally take the mick and we have an enjoyable weekend. They turn up with their Apple thing. All as has happened many times over the years, and exactly as we have reciprocated and had many adventures together. Although we don't have a mobile phone to charge in their house.
Early pub Friday, then back to ours for BBQ. Chummy says, 'oh can you put an extension lead out so we can charge the phone please?' I was a bit taken aback, I manage to disguise my shock. grumpy Ran the lead out to his 3 pin charger, then forgot about it. Saturday morning I say something along the lines of 'All charged up now, shall I bring the lead in?' Chummy says, 'oh no, may need a few more hours.'. furious I'm a bit pissed now, and told SWMBO, who told me to wind my neck in. They go out on the Saturday afternoon locally with SWMBO, leaving the charger curled up on the ground, still connected to the extension. So I take the fuse out of the extenson lead. Petty I know, but the way they asked was just so entitled. Feign confusion as to why it doesn't work when they come back and keep changing the subject. Not like them at all, as we've all got on like a house on fire over the years. There isn't (wasn't) and entitled bone in their bodies.
fk me. My chums this weekend, proper lad and his other half. Shared loads over the years. Same story. We were looking forward to them coming, it's been booked for ages. They turn up, with their Samsung twunt thing, a few contributions to the weekend as is the norm. We do pub, BBQ, moderatly heavy drinking. This time at least he has the courtesy to wait until Saturday. 'Oh, do you have a phone charger?' He damn well knows I don't. 'Can you run a lead out so I can get some charge?'. I joke about public charging and Tesco near us having chargers, he stands there 3 pin plug in hand looking like a cross between pitiful/annoyed and a bit surprised why I haven't get the extension out already. I get the lead out, plug him in and we carry on. I'm annoyed. Saving grace this weekend as storms due over Saturday night, so couln't leave the extension out exposed to the elements. I unplugged the charger from the extension and put the extension away, only announcing I'd done this at about 11PM as we're all going to bed.
My issue is the entitled arrogance of both couples to expect free charging for the duration. If they'd said, we're down to the last 1 bar or so, can we get some emergency juice to get us to the nearest public charger or something similar, I'd do all I could to help.
What do I do? Get over, change friends or keep moaning? Is this the norm now and I'm just out of touch? In terms of monetary value, It's probably less that £2-£3 of electricity, just the entitled arrogance I can't get over. Also both couples tirelessly banged on about their phones through the weekend.
We live near a couple of towns, both have phone chargers on the street, in local service stations and in the local Tesco, so we're not in a remote area bereft of public charging.
Rant over. Not sure how to reciprocate now. Looking up frozen sausages....
scotlandtim said:
Mates
This has happened twice now. Old friends come to stay for the weekend for a catch up, drinks etc. As they and we have done with each other many times over the last twenty plus years. Friends are up country a bit, London and Hertfordshire, and we're on the south coast. They arrive, then expect to plug their phone in to charge for an extended period.
SWMBO's chums (Hertfordshire) came and stayed over Easter. Generously bring wine and contributions, again as we've all done over the years. They stand their round in the pub, don't generally take the mick and we have an enjoyable weekend. They turn up with their Apple thing. All as has happened many times over the years, and exactly as we have reciprocated and had many adventures together. Although we don't have a mobile phone to charge in their house.
Early pub Friday, then back to ours for BBQ. Chummy says, 'oh can you put an extension lead out so we can charge the phone please?' I was a bit taken aback, I manage to disguise my shock. grumpy Ran the lead out to his 3 pin charger, then forgot about it. Saturday morning I say something along the lines of 'All charged up now, shall I bring the lead in?' Chummy says, 'oh no, may need a few more hours.'. furious I'm a bit pissed now, and told SWMBO, who told me to wind my neck in. They go out on the Saturday afternoon locally with SWMBO, leaving the charger curled up on the ground, still connected to the extension. So I take the fuse out of the extenson lead. Petty I know, but the way they asked was just so entitled. Feign confusion as to why it doesn't work when they come back and keep changing the subject. Not like them at all, as we've all got on like a house on fire over the years. There isn't (wasn't) and entitled bone in their bodies.
fk me. My chums this weekend, proper lad and his other half. Shared loads over the years. Same story. We were looking forward to them coming, it's been booked for ages. They turn up, with their Samsung twunt thing, a few contributions to the weekend as is the norm. We do pub, BBQ, moderatly heavy drinking. This time at least he has the courtesy to wait until Saturday. 'Oh, do you have a phone charger?' He damn well knows I don't. 'Can you run a lead out so I can get some charge?'. I joke about public charging and Tesco near us having chargers, he stands there 3 pin plug in hand looking like a cross between pitiful/annoyed and a bit surprised why I haven't get the extension out already. I get the lead out, plug him in and we carry on. I'm annoyed. Saving grace this weekend as storms due over Saturday night, so couln't leave the extension out exposed to the elements. I unplugged the charger from the extension and put the extension away, only announcing I'd done this at about 11PM as we're all going to bed.
My issue is the entitled arrogance of both couples to expect free charging for the duration. If they'd said, we're down to the last 1 bar or so, can we get some emergency juice to get us to the nearest public charger or something similar, I'd do all I could to help.
What do I do? Get over, change friends or keep moaning? Is this the norm now and I'm just out of touch? In terms of monetary value, It's probably less that £2-£3 of electricity, just the entitled arrogance I can't get over. Also both couples tirelessly banged on about their phones through the weekend.
We live near a couple of towns, both have phone chargers on the street, in local service stations and in the local Tesco, so we're not in a remote area bereft of public charging.
Rant over. Not sure how to reciprocate now. Looking up frozen sausages....
I am presuming you are Scottish This has happened twice now. Old friends come to stay for the weekend for a catch up, drinks etc. As they and we have done with each other many times over the last twenty plus years. Friends are up country a bit, London and Hertfordshire, and we're on the south coast. They arrive, then expect to plug their phone in to charge for an extended period.
SWMBO's chums (Hertfordshire) came and stayed over Easter. Generously bring wine and contributions, again as we've all done over the years. They stand their round in the pub, don't generally take the mick and we have an enjoyable weekend. They turn up with their Apple thing. All as has happened many times over the years, and exactly as we have reciprocated and had many adventures together. Although we don't have a mobile phone to charge in their house.
Early pub Friday, then back to ours for BBQ. Chummy says, 'oh can you put an extension lead out so we can charge the phone please?' I was a bit taken aback, I manage to disguise my shock. grumpy Ran the lead out to his 3 pin charger, then forgot about it. Saturday morning I say something along the lines of 'All charged up now, shall I bring the lead in?' Chummy says, 'oh no, may need a few more hours.'. furious I'm a bit pissed now, and told SWMBO, who told me to wind my neck in. They go out on the Saturday afternoon locally with SWMBO, leaving the charger curled up on the ground, still connected to the extension. So I take the fuse out of the extenson lead. Petty I know, but the way they asked was just so entitled. Feign confusion as to why it doesn't work when they come back and keep changing the subject. Not like them at all, as we've all got on like a house on fire over the years. There isn't (wasn't) and entitled bone in their bodies.
fk me. My chums this weekend, proper lad and his other half. Shared loads over the years. Same story. We were looking forward to them coming, it's been booked for ages. They turn up, with their Samsung twunt thing, a few contributions to the weekend as is the norm. We do pub, BBQ, moderatly heavy drinking. This time at least he has the courtesy to wait until Saturday. 'Oh, do you have a phone charger?' He damn well knows I don't. 'Can you run a lead out so I can get some charge?'. I joke about public charging and Tesco near us having chargers, he stands there 3 pin plug in hand looking like a cross between pitiful/annoyed and a bit surprised why I haven't get the extension out already. I get the lead out, plug him in and we carry on. I'm annoyed. Saving grace this weekend as storms due over Saturday night, so couln't leave the extension out exposed to the elements. I unplugged the charger from the extension and put the extension away, only announcing I'd done this at about 11PM as we're all going to bed.
My issue is the entitled arrogance of both couples to expect free charging for the duration. If they'd said, we're down to the last 1 bar or so, can we get some emergency juice to get us to the nearest public charger or something similar, I'd do all I could to help.
What do I do? Get over, change friends or keep moaning? Is this the norm now and I'm just out of touch? In terms of monetary value, It's probably less that £2-£3 of electricity, just the entitled arrogance I can't get over. Also both couples tirelessly banged on about their phones through the weekend.
We live near a couple of towns, both have phone chargers on the street, in local service stations and in the local Tesco, so we're not in a remote area bereft of public charging.
Rant over. Not sure how to reciprocate now. Looking up frozen sausages....
ds.scotlandtim said:
Mates
This has happened twice now. Old friends come to stay for the weekend for a catch up, drinks etc. As they and we have done with each other many times over the last twenty plus years. Friends are up country a bit, London and Hertfordshire, and we're on the south coast. They arrive, then expect to plug their phone in to charge for an extended period.
SWMBO's chums (Hertfordshire) came and stayed over Easter. Generously bring wine and contributions, again as we've all done over the years. They stand their round in the pub, don't generally take the mick and we have an enjoyable weekend. They turn up with their Apple thing. All as has happened many times over the years, and exactly as we have reciprocated and had many adventures together. Although we don't have a mobile phone to charge in their house.
Early pub Friday, then back to ours for BBQ. Chummy says, 'oh can you put an extension lead out so we can charge the phone please?' I was a bit taken aback, I manage to disguise my shock. grumpy Ran the lead out to his 3 pin charger, then forgot about it. Saturday morning I say something along the lines of 'All charged up now, shall I bring the lead in?' Chummy says, 'oh no, may need a few more hours.'. furious I'm a bit pissed now, and told SWMBO, who told me to wind my neck in. They go out on the Saturday afternoon locally with SWMBO, leaving the charger curled up on the ground, still connected to the extension. So I take the fuse out of the extenson lead. Petty I know, but the way they asked was just so entitled. Feign confusion as to why it doesn't work when they come back and keep changing the subject. Not like them at all, as we've all got on like a house on fire over the years. There isn't (wasn't) and entitled bone in their bodies.
fk me. My chums this weekend, proper lad and his other half. Shared loads over the years. Same story. We were looking forward to them coming, it's been booked for ages. They turn up, with their Samsung twunt thing, a few contributions to the weekend as is the norm. We do pub, BBQ, moderatly heavy drinking. This time at least he has the courtesy to wait until Saturday. 'Oh, do you have a phone charger?' He damn well knows I don't. 'Can you run a lead out so I can get some charge?'. I joke about public charging and Tesco near us having chargers, he stands there 3 pin plug in hand looking like a cross between pitiful/annoyed and a bit surprised why I haven't get the extension out already. I get the lead out, plug him in and we carry on. I'm annoyed. Saving grace this weekend as storms due over Saturday night, so couln't leave the extension out exposed to the elements. I unplugged the charger from the extension and put the extension away, only announcing I'd done this at about 11PM as we're all going to bed.
My issue is the entitled arrogance of both couples to expect free charging for the duration. If they'd said, we're down to the last 1 bar or so, can we get some emergency juice to get us to the nearest public charger or something similar, I'd do all I could to help.
What do I do? Get over, change friends or keep moaning? Is this the norm now and I'm just out of touch? In terms of monetary value, It's probably less that £2-£3 of electricity, just the entitled arrogance I can't get over. Also both couples tirelessly banged on about their phones through the weekend.
We live near a couple of towns, both have phone chargers on the street, in local service stations and in the local Tesco, so we're not in a remote area bereft of public charging.
Rant over. Not sure how to reciprocate now. Looking up frozen sausages....
I'm going to assume you mean charging their EV, not their Phone.This has happened twice now. Old friends come to stay for the weekend for a catch up, drinks etc. As they and we have done with each other many times over the last twenty plus years. Friends are up country a bit, London and Hertfordshire, and we're on the south coast. They arrive, then expect to plug their phone in to charge for an extended period.
SWMBO's chums (Hertfordshire) came and stayed over Easter. Generously bring wine and contributions, again as we've all done over the years. They stand their round in the pub, don't generally take the mick and we have an enjoyable weekend. They turn up with their Apple thing. All as has happened many times over the years, and exactly as we have reciprocated and had many adventures together. Although we don't have a mobile phone to charge in their house.
Early pub Friday, then back to ours for BBQ. Chummy says, 'oh can you put an extension lead out so we can charge the phone please?' I was a bit taken aback, I manage to disguise my shock. grumpy Ran the lead out to his 3 pin charger, then forgot about it. Saturday morning I say something along the lines of 'All charged up now, shall I bring the lead in?' Chummy says, 'oh no, may need a few more hours.'. furious I'm a bit pissed now, and told SWMBO, who told me to wind my neck in. They go out on the Saturday afternoon locally with SWMBO, leaving the charger curled up on the ground, still connected to the extension. So I take the fuse out of the extenson lead. Petty I know, but the way they asked was just so entitled. Feign confusion as to why it doesn't work when they come back and keep changing the subject. Not like them at all, as we've all got on like a house on fire over the years. There isn't (wasn't) and entitled bone in their bodies.
fk me. My chums this weekend, proper lad and his other half. Shared loads over the years. Same story. We were looking forward to them coming, it's been booked for ages. They turn up, with their Samsung twunt thing, a few contributions to the weekend as is the norm. We do pub, BBQ, moderatly heavy drinking. This time at least he has the courtesy to wait until Saturday. 'Oh, do you have a phone charger?' He damn well knows I don't. 'Can you run a lead out so I can get some charge?'. I joke about public charging and Tesco near us having chargers, he stands there 3 pin plug in hand looking like a cross between pitiful/annoyed and a bit surprised why I haven't get the extension out already. I get the lead out, plug him in and we carry on. I'm annoyed. Saving grace this weekend as storms due over Saturday night, so couln't leave the extension out exposed to the elements. I unplugged the charger from the extension and put the extension away, only announcing I'd done this at about 11PM as we're all going to bed.
My issue is the entitled arrogance of both couples to expect free charging for the duration. If they'd said, we're down to the last 1 bar or so, can we get some emergency juice to get us to the nearest public charger or something similar, I'd do all I could to help.
What do I do? Get over, change friends or keep moaning? Is this the norm now and I'm just out of touch? In terms of monetary value, It's probably less that £2-£3 of electricity, just the entitled arrogance I can't get over. Also both couples tirelessly banged on about their phones through the weekend.
We live near a couple of towns, both have phone chargers on the street, in local service stations and in the local Tesco, so we're not in a remote area bereft of public charging.
Rant over. Not sure how to reciprocate now. Looking up frozen sausages....
If EV, then I agree, not your job to pay for charging an EV.
If Phone, then I'm not sure what to think?
TGCOTF-dewey said:
Man of gas said:
I am presuming you are Scottish
With Yorkshire parents.
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