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Trainer [44]
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Lounge question - worn out welcome?
Aug 24, 2012, 10:56 AM
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Hey Lounge,
Let's say that you live pretty close to Clemson, and you have family that lives far away. Everybody has season tickets.
How many times per football season is reasonable to host this family? The visiting family is not particularly helpful when they are here, don't contribute to grocery bill etc, and we end up being responsible for childcare for much of the weekend.
The visiting family consists of Mom, Dad, two small kids. Mom won't make the trip more than once, so it's usually the Dad and kids, sometimes Dad by himself.
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Oculus Spirit [79683]
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Tell em to pay up or GTFO***
Aug 24, 2012, 10:58 AM
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Oculus Spirit [76041]
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Are they your fault of your wife's fault?***
Aug 24, 2012, 10:59 AM
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Trainer [44]
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My brother.***
Aug 24, 2012, 11:05 AM
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Oculus Spirit [76041]
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Fight him, winner gets his way.
Aug 24, 2012, 11:06 AM
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He is your brother, you can be just as rude and blunt as you need to be.
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All-In [27403]
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^Ed Zackary^***
Aug 24, 2012, 11:16 AM
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All-TigerNet [11291]
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Your brother - say something about it
Aug 24, 2012, 11:17 AM
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If it were the wife's family, you need to talk to her and let *her* say something.
And if your brother doesn't like it, remind him about the eleventy-billion dollars per night, must book all weekend hotel bill he can pay in town during football season. Doing favors for family or friends is one thing. Constantly footing the bill when they show up is another. The only ones I do that for are my mom and dad.
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Trainer [44]
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I have addressed it with him, in blunt terms.
Aug 24, 2012, 11:24 AM
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So there is no confusion there.
My feeling is, they are family and we're glad to host them all once per year regardless.
If they want to make the drive again and can't fit a hotel in the budget, fine, whatever you can stay a 2nd weekend, but you better be ready to contribute.
But beyond that, it's just too much for us.
Does this sound reasonable?
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Heisman Winner [136303]
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Reasonable?
Aug 24, 2012, 11:27 AM
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In my mind, reasonable is arranging an accident for him so that the inheritance IS ALL YOURS.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
ALL YOURS!
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Trainer [44]
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Maybe I should fake my own demise, I think my inheritance
Aug 24, 2012, 11:30 AM
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is going to be negative.
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All-TigerNet [11291]
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I don't see that as unreasonable at all
Aug 24, 2012, 11:28 AM
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Even if it's just, as another poster mentioned, they bring beer or make dinner one night or something. Anything other than freeload would be OK by me. I wouldn't expect a water or power bill payment, but something to make up for the inconvenience and extra effort you have to make.
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Trainer [44]
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Typically he brings beer and soda, maybe a small snack.
Aug 24, 2012, 11:39 AM
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Between us though we would drink maybe 6 beers total, so it's not really a big chunk.
But definitely not enough to feed them all weekend.
It would seem more fair to me if he would spring for the tailgate food or one meal per trip.
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Trainer [44]
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They are too far, we go there maybe once every 1-2 years.
Aug 24, 2012, 11:49 AM
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Unfortunately they want to come to 4 or more games each year and assume we will host.
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Ring of Honor [32958]
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Once in a lifetime.***
Aug 24, 2012, 10:59 AM
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All-TigerNet [12359]
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How close a relative
Aug 24, 2012, 11:03 AM
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messed up that you do most of the childcare
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Trainer [44]
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We don't exactly do most of the childcare, but definitely
Aug 24, 2012, 11:07 AM
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more than we would otherwise. Our house is not kid-proof, so we have to be kind of on duty all the time.
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Heisman Winner [136303]
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Mail a rental agreement to them before the first game.***
Aug 24, 2012, 11:03 AM
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All-TigerNet [12066]
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He should at least supply the booze***
Aug 24, 2012, 11:09 AM
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All-TigerNet [12851]
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you have first crack at his wife anytime they are in town
Aug 24, 2012, 11:20 AM
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house rules.
unless she is fat.
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This brother...
Aug 24, 2012, 11:20 AM
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he used to post here, yes?
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Trainer [44]
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scok busted***
Aug 24, 2012, 11:25 AM
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