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07.07.08, 12:07 PM General Topics
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My brother and sister-in-law (not married, actual brother and sister) are coming to visit. They bought their tickets in April and told us they planned to stay in a hotel in Manhattan (we are in Brooklyn Heights). Now they have changed their minds and are "too broke" to pay for a hotel so they decided they will stay with us. We have no room for 6 people and when we told them this and offered to pay for a sublet or hotel, they refused, saying they don't want us to spend money for them. They bought Yankees tickets last night, totaling $1250. Any mantras to get me calm about this? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.07.08, 12:07 PM Flag
 

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keep a flask of tequila in your closet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:13 PM Flag
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and make them sleep in there. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:19 PM Flag
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op- Great advice, will do both! :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:20 PM Flag
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tell them you have bedbugs and suggest they stay elsewhere. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:24 PM Flag
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Scalper, I assume? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:25 PM Flag
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why, why, why do relatives do this to us? don't they understand that space is limited in most of our homes? everyone always wants to come visit but never stay in a hotel...ughh I feel for you. how long are they going to be in town? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:28 PM Flag
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they will be here 7 days. 168 hours! 1/52 of a year! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:57 PM Flag
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No, box or first baseline, something expense like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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how is a bil/sil 6 people? or are you counting yourself, dh and your 2 kids? Also, I think your DH needs to lay down the law wih his siblings and tell them they cannot stay with you. How long are they visiting for? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:26 PM Flag
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This always happened with my BIL and his girlfriend. We recently moved to the burbs, and I was bitching on here how they were complaining how inconvenient it was for them to visit NYC now (we are an hour's drive outside NYC). Umm, pay for a hotel in-freaking-stead! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:00 PM Flag
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op- That is really rude! You let them stay in your home and they aren't there to see you, just the city? Hey, I found a $25 a night hostel in Williamsburg, you should tell them to stay there! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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LOL. I paid them back by letting the kids wake them at 7am every morning - they SO wanted to spend time with their uncle (and the uncle was out every day sightseeing, etc). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:07 PM Flag
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