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

[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.

Ha! I LOLed about the microwave and the wifi router. Do you think the water supply to the washer leaks, or is that just a weird thing she does?

TBH I had a washer problem and when I tried to turn off the water, the handle was old and stuck. I had to shut off the water to the whole house. So I mean, at least that handle definitely works?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Barf! My in-laws do this too with leftovers. They don’t even pick the turkey off the carcass. I’m at a $2M+ house in NJ and the thermostat is set of 66 andbthere is only single ply toilet paper. My MIL texted me on Tuesday to ask if we saved that veggies and hummus from my son’s BD party on Saturday and if I could bring it for her. They have plenty of money. I had to tell her that I threw out food after it sat out for 4 hours and was touched by 2-4yr olds. I’m sure everyone wants week old cut veggies and preschooler double dip hummus for apps!

I'm pretty anal retentive about food safety but depending on where you are, keeping food outside this time of year is a fine equivalent to refrigeration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only 7pm. Can't you go to Target now?

I just drove 11 hours. A trip to Target (30 minutes from my mom's house) is not in the cards for me tonight.

There are so many things wrong with this. I do not drive anywhere over two hours a way. Full stop. Why can't you Postmates the sheets? You can postmates anything.

There is so much wrong with THIS statement lol. Plenty of people do long car trips to family. I'm 16 hours from home right now. And regularly make 10+ hour drives. And in the majority of the country you cannot postmates ANYTHING. PP is 11 hours from DC. Odds are they cannot postmate.

[Anonymous]

Dear old Mom is unfortunately completely unclear on the concept of keeping linens fresh. First thing we do when we visit is take the sheets and towels out of the linen closet where they've been getting musty since our last visit and wash them.

[Anonymous]

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 sil also wouldn't shower if she was away from home. She came to visit us twice and we said no more after the second visit. The guest bathroom was updated and spa like. She is a very weird person though. The first time she came to visit we were stunned when she started opening drawers and going through closets in our house. It was bizarre. Once we gathered our wits and asked her what she was doing, she just shrugged. She acted as if our house was hers and she was very critical of everything we did in it and to it. Just bizarre. My husband wasn't close to her. She also had some weird ideas about her relationship to our children. She felt like she had rights to them and told everyone about all the trips she would be taking them on and that they would live with her when they were 12. Things have detiorated and my husband hasn't talked to her in a decade.

[Anonymous]

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

Omg. I couldn't have eaten anything. How did that happen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Omg. I couldn't have eaten anything. How did that happen?

I'd be worried about animals nibbling on it, too.

My in laws used to keep the pies outside until an animal stole one.

[Anonymous]

My uncle collects suits of armor and keeps them in his hallways.

Talk about scary when you get up in the middle of the night to pee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My uncle collects suits of armor and keeps them in his hallways.

Talk about scary when you get up in the middle of the night to pee.

This is funny and creepy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Omg. I couldn't have eaten anything. How did that happen?

Yes, I pretty much did not eat anything except what I made. I did have plenty of wine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Ha! I LOLed about the microwave and the wifi router. Do you think the water supply to the washer leaks, or is that just a weird thing she does?

TBH I had a washer problem and when I tried to turn off the water, the handle was old and stuck. I had to shut off the water to the whole house. So I mean, at least that handle definitely works?

My parents do this. Pretty much everything is unplugged over night and the water supply to the washer is turned unless its being used. They will leave the wifi on when we're visiting though because they know we keep different hours then them. They're just overly cautious about everything and super frugal about vampire energy usage by appliances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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...

Get an electrician. Now. That house sounds like an electrical fire waiting to happen. That isn’t something to mess around with.

Signed,
Firefighter

[Anonymous]

There is no lock on the only bathroom door and the door doesn’t stay shut. I have to hold it shut with my foot while pooping. Sometimes the dog runs upstairs and barrels it open. Awkward!

[Anonymous]

I really love my in-laws but HATE staying with them. We only sleep in really uncomfortable twin beds. The temperature is terribly inconsistent. Some rooms are a million degrees and some are freezing. The shower is either scaldingly hot or cold. But the worst thing is that there are no fresh vegetables and little fresh fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no lock on the only bathroom door and the door doesn’t stay shut. I have to hold it shut with my foot while pooping. Sometimes the dog runs upstairs and barrels it open. Awkward!

OMG. I would never be able to go in that environment and would come home all plugged up. I used to hate staying at my DH's grandparents house before they died. Only one bathroom....