Hotel Us

A couple of friends of ours are going to a concert in downtown Portland tomorrow night so yesterday they asked us if they could crash at our place for the night because driving to and from Roseburg in one evening would be kind of a pain.  Of course we said okay.  We like our friends and, irritation at "why do you only call us when you want to use us for something" aside, we'd hate for them to get in an accident because they were too tired to drive safely.  The concert starts at 7, so we figured they'd be back by 11 or midninght and we'd still be able to get a good night's sleep. 

Today, AFTER saying sure go ahead and crash here, we find out that--wait for it--the concert is expected to go until ONE AM which means that they won't be back at our place until probably around two in the morning.

Seriously! What the hell?!?  Didn't they think we would like to know that information before we decided whether or not to offer up our home as a free hotel room? In the middle of the week?  When we are both swamped with work and school? Am I being a bitch or does it just reek of someone totally taking advantage of our kindness?

Comments

[Angie]

Do you want my "I only know you through your blog, but here's my opinion anyway" answer?
Here goes: If your REALLY trust them, tell them they have to stop by before the concert to pick up a key. Otherwise, kick yourself REALLY hard and just know better next time.
That what I would probably do, but feel free to roll your eyes if you feel the need.:)
Anyway, thanks for stopping by my blog earlier. It's all good!

[Erin]

Thanks for the advice! There is no way I'd give these friends a key, they'd just lose it :) Also I kind of like making them knock--these are the kind of people who will just walk in if the door is unlocked and if they have a key, they'll just use it every time they visit.

[Laura]

Do you have a three strikes you're out policy in regard to being used. If not, maybe start one today and know that you only have two more times to be used and then you can feel guiltfree to say, "uh, no."