Tell me what's weird about where you're staying: Tgiving '18 Edition

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Anonymous wrote:My mom has dementia, and gets fixated on ‘getting rid of all this extra junk’ so various things are missing. No pillows for the guest room bed (fortunately I discovered this during an earlier visit and ordered some from amazon for delivery the night we arrived. 3 different blankets on the bed and there’s a folded up flat sheet where the fitted sheet should go. No clean washcloths (will pack my own next time), and the washcloths that match her towel sets have all disappeared.

And bizarrely, my husband has not showered since we arrived (yesterday afternoon). He got snippy when I dropped a not subtle hint (asked if he needed help figuring out how to operate it). This happened on our last vacation too; I don’t understand why he thinks a vacation equals a break from regular hygiene.

Ugh, my in-laws are like this. They don't shower when they visit. Wednesday - Sunday without a shower is a terrible idea.

[Anonymous]

Conditions here are inconsistent from visit to visit, so we can't plan ahead. Sometimes there's a lamp in the guest room and sometimes not. Same with a clock, enough pillows/blankets, a trash can etc...all the things dcum insists on when discussing guest rooms. We would bring these things or buy some to leave here, but we never know what we're going to get, and if we buy to leave here, it will get thrown out or sold on ebay, like my phone charger and a kids sleeping bag did.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:wall to wall carpet in the bathrooms

I can top that—AND fluffy toilet seat covers.

AND one of these tissue box covers:

Aww That poor little thing looks like she has no idea that she is covered in biofilm consisting of staph, mucus, and fecal matter. (I’m not mentioning jizz because that’s too horrible to think of).

It is such a public health nightmare having porous surfaces in bathrooms. I feel like if I stayed at a place where the guest bathroom had this, carpeted flooring and carpeted toilet seat cover I would probably try to get away with not bathing for the duration of my visit either.

[Anonymous]

What’s weird for me is that for the first time in well over 10 years— could be closer to 15, I am at home with no overnight guests. My sister/BIL/adults nieces came and spent a lovely day, we had a lovely meal, and then THEY WENT HOME!!! It is wonderful to be relaxing with my immediate family without needing to find more towels, or show anyone how to do laundry, or go in search of more glasses because they have gone through 5 dozen so far today.
Yeah, it feels kind of weird. I’ll take it.

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Not a sip of wine, not a beer to be had, not a shot anywhere.

[Anonymous]

I'm from England and everyone I know over there has carpet in their bathroom. I remember moving here and thinking how weird it was no one here did.

[Anonymous]

We are at my mom's house - the home I grew up in and where my family has lived for 50 years. Since my dad died a few years ago, my mom and my single sister who lives with her have become really eccentric. Most things are par for the course. The house is about 80 degrees upstairs- stifling. Also, I offered to buy my mom a sofa for the family room - the one with the big TV since right now she only has two cushioned desk chairs in it. She says she doesn't want clutter - that no one sits there other than her. How does a couch cause clutter in a family room?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are at my mom's house - the home I grew up in and where my family has lived for 50 years. Since my dad died a few years ago, my mom and my single sister who lives with her have become really eccentric. Most things are par for the course. The house is about 80 degrees upstairs- stifling. Also, I offered to buy my mom a sofa for the family room - the one with the big TV since right now she only has two cushioned desk chairs in it. She says she doesn't want clutter - that no one sits there other than her. How does a couch cause clutter in a family room?

It's her family room. If she doesn't want a couch in there then that's her call. Bring clean portable chairs next time so that you'll have plenty of room to sit. You can even buy a couple and leave them at her house for future use. They're comfortable, lightweight and can be stowed under your bed when not in use.

[Anonymous]

So very cold. Winter coats covering us while watching movie. Swear we could see our breath.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at my mom's house - the home I grew up in and where my family has lived for 50 years. Since my dad died a few years ago, my mom and my single sister who lives with her have become really eccentric. Most things are par for the course. The house is about 80 degrees upstairs- stifling. Also, I offered to buy my mom a sofa for the family room - the one with the big TV since right now she only has two cushioned desk chairs in it. She says she doesn't want clutter - that no one sits there other than her. How does a couch cause clutter in a family room?

It's her family room. If she doesn't want a couch in there then that's her call. Bring clean portable chairs next time so that you'll have plenty of room to sit. You can even buy a couple and leave them at her house for future use. They're comfortable, lightweight and can be stowed under your bed when not in use.

Hi there, and nope, this thread is called "Tell me what's weird about where you're staying." I'm the OP, and this was exactly the kind of story I want to hear. Take your suggestions and defenses elsewhere. Not having a couch in a family room is weird.

[Anonymous]

Staying with my elderly aunt and uncle. Sleeping on a twin bed from the 90s.

My uncle turns the WiFi router off every night when he goes to bed and is done using it, around 11 pm.

The kitchen circuit breaker keeps going off; I got a talking to that it was my fault because I push the microwave buttons too fast which overloaded the circuit - never mind the extension cord piggy backing on extension cords with everything plugged in. I also didn’t clear the remaining time off the microwave.

Nobody ever has a snack here. Ever. If you’re hungry outside of strict mealtimes, you’re out of luck.

I asked my aunt if I could do a load of laundry. You have to turn on the water supply to the washer before you start - turn the handle all the way on before you start and then off after you’re done.

Has not been well maintained but not redone since the 1980s when they bought it. Burnt orange carpet downstairs. Golden carpet in the bedrooms. It’s not that weird, just hideous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ILs’ house. Dead bugs all over. ILs Asked my husband “Why is she vacuuming?” Our family’s noses have not stopped running since we set foot in their house.

iLs wanted to place precooked Thanksgiving items incl turkey in the garage overnight instead of the refrigerator since they don’t have enough room. I balked at this proposition and all the foods are in the neighbors’ clean and empty fridge after I stealth called them at their son’s house in KS.

Wait you got to your in-law’s house and started vacuuming? As for the food, all that matters is the temp in the garage. No judgment but you might be the weird one, not that it’s so terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Staying with my elderly aunt and uncle. Sleeping on a twin bed from the 90s.

My uncle turns the WiFi router off every night when he goes to bed and is done using it, around 11 pm.

The kitchen circuit breaker keeps going off; I got a talking to that it was my fault because I push the microwave buttons too fast which overloaded the circuit - never mind the extension cord piggy backing on extension cords with everything plugged in. I also didn’t clear the remaining time off the microwave.

Nobody ever has a snack here. Ever. If you’re hungry outside of strict mealtimes, you’re out of luck.

I asked my aunt if I could do a load of laundry. You have to turn on the water supply to the washer before you start - turn the handle all the way on before you start and then off after you’re done.

Has not been well maintained but not redone since the 1980s when they bought it. Burnt orange carpet downstairs. Golden carpet in the bedrooms. It’s not that weird, just hideous.

Hotel. I never have understood why people are willing to stay in conditions like this for more than one night. Fool me once with offers of false hospitality, shame on you...

[Anonymous]

My MIL places food outside in a cabinet since she has no room. Her stuffing had mold on it. So gross.

[Anonymous]

My aunt and uncle sleep in separate bedrooms so the "girls": me, my cousin and our daughters are staying in her bedroom suite, and the boys in my uncle's. It's very large and comfortable, almost like a wing of their house but it's still weird when adults slumber party