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It's very unsettled weather here at present. I just hope it's okay for Thursday.
Today's peeve centres (yes spellchecker, centres ) around planning an event.
Have you ever had the situation where people do not reply to an invitation when it does ask you to, or perhaps they turn up with additional uninvited others? Alternatively they say they're coming and don't turn up.
Let us know because the POTD is;
Trying to plan numbers for an event, given the above situations.
Trying to plan numbers for an event, given the above situations.
That's pretty difficult to do these days because people just don't possess the social skills they did in years past. They get an invitation and toss it to the side, not giving it another thought until the day of the event. No rsvp, no warning and they expect to be fed and watered all the same when they just show up.
I guess it's better to err on the side of caution and plan for everyone you invite to show up.
Trying to plan numbers for an event, given the above situations.
It was a major problem getting the RSVP's returned when my nephew was getting married. It caused them to have to over purchase on their meals which was quite costly.
That's pretty difficult to do these days because people just don't possess the social skills they did in years past. They get an invitation and toss it to the side, not giving it another thought until the day of the event. No rsvp, no warning and they expect to be fed and watered all the same when they just show up.
I guess it's better to err on the side of caution and plan for everyone you invite to show up.
Isn't that the truth. I know when my folks were planning something people would at least call my mom to let her know yea or nay about attending.
Our good SAMs camping club requires that you RSVP ASAP. Meals have to be planned, reservations have to be made. It's a nightmare!! The funnny part is once a year its your turn so you would think you'd understand but nooooo!!!!!
Either they say "I'll let you know" and they never do and then show up on your doorstep or they say, "I'll be there" and they never show.
Even worse, one time my sister and her DIL plus 3 kids asked to spend an overnight with me during a cross country move and I told her she could stay any night except one particular night as I was having a party the next evening and I would be busy. Well, she showed up on my doorstep on the forbidden date without ever letting me know they would be there that day. I was furious. I had spent the entire day cleaning house. By the time they left about 10 a.m. the next day, the house was a mess again--thanks to the three kids in her party--and I had to clean it all over again. I even said to her, "I told you that you could stay here any night except this one" but she just shrugged her shoulders and said, "Well, I knew there was one time you said we couldn't come but I forgot which day it was." Baloney! She knew perfectly well which day I had said not to be there so she just showed up on the doorstep knowing full well she would not be turned away.
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) around planning an event.
