Am I being selfish?

[nickyboy]

I forgot to say , by the way, that my son in law is always boasting about earning 80k a year but he is also a tight ass which, believe it or not, I am not. On the other hand, my step daughter is very generous. When it comes to my house, I also seem to behave differently. When out of my house, I am always the one paying first and buying things.

That's good to hear. Hope to see you in the pub on next year's Llandudno ride

 

[tyred]

Remove all the light bulbs and before you leave

Best hide the phone too in case they feel the need to ring the talking clock in America

 

[clid61]

Lighten up matey , it's better having a full house rather than an empty one

 

[wheresthetorch]

Lighten up matey , it's better having a full house rather than an empty one

Unless you need to take a dump.

 

[Dayvo]

Some of these are, IMO, definitely not too much to expect:

http://www.wisebread.com/11-simple-rules-of-excellent-houseguest-etiquette

 

[tyred]

If I'm ever looking after someone else's house I keep it just as tidy as I keep my own

 

[snorri]

You had plates and jumpers??!! When I were a lad...

Aye, but you had ample tatties and fresh milk from the coo ben the hoose and in the summer when the loch wasn't frozen over you had running water,. Yes I know it was running under the front door but others had it coming through the roof.

 

[srw]

Some of these are, IMO, definitely not too much to expect:

http://www.wisebread.com/11-simple-rules-of-excellent-houseguest-etiquette

Some of them, on the other hand...

Number 2 - "buy your own food". How rude! My house, my catering - unless you offer to cook for us all. If you're a fussy eater I'll try and cater for you - that's part of being a good host. If you're a terrible cook and I'm staying with you (yes, I do have a particular friend in mind...) I'll put up with your food, but will offer to cook a meal for everyone (number 8).

 

[srw]

Some of these are, IMO, definitely not too much to expect:

http://www.wisebread.com/11-simple-rules-of-excellent-houseguest-etiquette

And the OP could perhaps do with the previous article in the series.
http://www.wisebread.com/have-houseguests-how-to-be-the-host-with-the-most

 

[Dayvo]

And the OP could perhaps do with the previous article in the series.
http://www.wisebread.com/have-houseguests-how-to-be-the-host-with-the-most

To be fair to the OP, it seems that it's his wife's daughter and her family who will be staying (the OP's step-family) so he wouldn't have had much say in the matter, I assume.

Naturally you would expect the host (who will also be absent during the visit) to be welcoming and hospitable, but if the OP has had previous problems with his step-family, then I can appreciate his reluctance.

 

[JtB]

[QUOTE 4520268, member: 9609"]I don't like folk in the house when I'm there let alone when I'm not.[/QUOTE]
Hahaha...

 

[JtB]

Don't worry, they're just having a bit of fun, at the end of the day it's what you and Mrs Gavroche want and nobody else.

 

[jonny jeez]

Am I being Selfish?

Yes.

sorry

 

[Crackle]

What you want is one of those smart thermostats you control from your phone. They turn it up, you turn it down. They turn it on, you turn it off: Perfect. just time to get one fitted. The lighting might be trickier unless you get one of those smart plugs and plug lamps in, making sure you've taken all the light bulbs out the ceiling lamps.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

To be fair to the OP, it seems that it's his wife's daughter and her family who will be staying (the OP's step-family) so he wouldn't have had much say in the matter, I assume.

Naturally you would expect the host (who will also be absent during the visit) to be welcoming and hospitable, but if the OP has had previous problems with his step-family, then I can appreciate his reluctance.

^^^^^^
This right here.