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As we live next door to the airport why is it everyone coming back to town calls on us to pick them up and take them home?. at the moment i'm waiting for a flight from the west coast scheduled at midnight and my wife has volunteered to pick some one up and drive them home, rude is a mild descriptor to the way i feel,heck are the taxis on strike? this is one of my wifes friends so if i come out and say what i feel i'll end up in the dog house ..
Growing up our family would even put up f&f who traveled from a distance before they continued on their way around the country to other spots. It was fun then. Shuffling beds. Sometimes a girls room and a boys' room...I mean for the adults as well as the children when the count was right for that. Happy memories for me but they were close friends and family.
Maybe have a conversation with your wife that if she really wants her friend picked up, she can do it. If that's not safe for her then she should tell the friend it's not safe for me to drive then.
As far a similarity to taxis....do you and your wife get paid?
Wondering if you have set yourself up as a taxi by volunteering or accepting so often it is a given now. Or if the friends and acquaintances are being very pushy.
You could explore sending a note to the regulars bordering on cute that alas we are unable to.....our vehicle is no longer insurable as a taxi, etc.
How much notice do these people give you for you picking them up?
As we live next door to the airport why is it everyone coming back to town calls on us to pick them up and take them home?. at the moment i'm waiting for a flight from the west coast scheduled at midnight and my wife has volunteered to pick some one up and drive them home, rude is a mild descriptor to the way i feel,heck are the taxis on strike? this is one of my wifes friends so if i come out and say what i feel i'll end up in the dog house ..
It's your wife's friend. Not only does your wife not have a problem with picking up and driving her friend home, she volunteered.
Why is this any of your business? Does it affect you in some way?
I've lived right by the airport before. Usually family and friends just parked their cars at my place. I think there's been a handful of times where we dropped/picked them off. That's about as far I would be willing to do.
Your wife volunteered to help her friend out. How is that rude?
There's nothing "cute" about that. It's just downright rude.
It's rude to not be taken advantage of? No. No one's calling me regularly for free gas and transport and suitcases and people in my car or for free rides like they are making appointments for free rides. And that's not because of me. It's because they have self respect and honor too. I continue what I mentioned my family did in the past. But f&f don't show disregard nor act like it's expected.
You could explore sending a note to the regulars bordering on cute that alas we are unable to.....our vehicle is no longer insurable as a taxi, etc.
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There's nothing "cute" about that. It's just downright rude.
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Originally Posted by petsandgardens
It's rude to not be taken advantage of? No. No one's calling me regularly for free gas and transport and suitcases and people in my car or for free rides like they are making appointments for free rides. And that's not because of me. It's because they have self respect and honor too. I continue what I mentioned my family did in the past. But f&f don't show disregard nor act like it's expected.
If a person doesn't want to do something, I think it's best to either just say no or make up an excuse (i.e. tell a white lie). Saying "our vehicle is no longer insurable as a taxi" is rude, aggressive, and obnoxious. There's absolutely no need to resort to that kind of garbage talk. Why you seem to think that's "cute" is beyond me. You'd essentially be ending the relationship by saying something like that.
But all of that is irrelevant here as nobody is being taking advantage of. The OP's wife volunteered to help her friend!
The real issue here seems to be with the OP. What's up with him? Why does he care?
Why is this any of your business? Does it affect you in some way?
Well the several phone calls have me awake at midnight so my wifes moochy friend can get a free taxi ride home in our car ,i feel my wife is being taken advantage of.
Well the several phone calls have me awake at midnight so my wifes moochy friend can get a free taxi ride home in our car ,i feel my wife is being taken advantage of.
Which one is it, Does everyone you know expect you to drive them to/from the airport or is it just this one friend who set you off and made you exaggerate the issue? Because of its the former, then that's your own fault for not saying no more consistently to people who ask. And if it's the latter then maybe your wife just wants to do something nice for her friend by picking them up at the airport because she's a nice person.
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