Excuses on why you don't want someone at your house

Feralvr said:

I would have said in response to that... " Well, you can't come here either, my washer is broke."

 

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To give a little more info, there was no fire, the repairman wasn't on his way, we still saw them, so they came here and I had to clean my house. :lol3: This was a relative.

I love some of these excuses. :lol3:

We're honest. Forget that we live in an RV that isn't big enough for us, we don't like having guests over. :lol3: We had one party in four years of living in a house, and dinner guests twice, I think. Family did visit, but they have to come from out of town to see us anyway.

We much prefer to meet people at a restaurant or something.

Feralvr said:

I would have said in response to that... " Well, you can't come here either, my washer is broke."

I have many, many people, family/friends, who want to come and see the new house. ARGH! I do keep a clean house almost all the time but my cats HATE company and so do I. :anon: But on the flip side, I want to show off the new house because it is so cool. A California Dune Ranch in the Midwest!!

Excuses 101:

1. I am sick
2. Perla is unwell and can't get stressed.
3. No power.
4. Gas leak.
5. Septic backing up.
6. No heat/ No Air - on the fritz.
7. Stove/oven crashed. (my SIL used that one to get out of Christmas dinner last year)
8. Storms coming and have to sit with Henry (dog) - anxiety disorder.
9. Have to work
10.Larry had a last minute business trip.


and if someone comes over unannounced...... :dash: and hide in the closet till they are gone.

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I am trying to remember if I ever heard any of these before...... These threads can be dangerous :spit:


Hey, I am coming your way soon........ am I going to see the house? or...... or....... or.......

JUST KIDDING!!!!!
(seriously, I am though - I tell you when by PM )

If someone stops at my house unexpectedly they'd likely find clothing drying either in the foyer or in the shower stall of my guest bath.  I air dry a lot on one of those collapsible wooden racks and there are only so many places it can go. 

Winchester said:

Don't get "the dryer was broken"!!! Unless they had wet clothes strewn about? 

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I admit that I am uneasy having people come to the house when I don't know them that well. Our house isn't perfect by any stretch; it's your basic house. It's clean (most of the time), but it's dated. And sure, people SAY they're coming to see you. But I've actually had people come in to visit, maybe have dinner here, and then go to other people and complain about the house. "Oh, you should see her drapes! Such heavy drapes! Tacky!" And I'm completely serious about that; I actually saw that on a forum one time, from somebody I thought was a good friend.They were on their way to visit other people and stopped in along the way. A few weeks later, I saw the post. Since then, I'm leery. 

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Well I wonder what they'd think of my house!?  We've been here for over 3 years and I bought and had DH install some very pretty curtain rods in the living room and kitchen; but I have no curtains up at all!  Just blinds on the windows!     I've been waiting to find the right ones within my budget.  Which I actually did last weekend for the living room.  I just need to iron them and hang them up!

calico2222 said:

This is me to a tee. I can't STAND having people in our house. It actually makes me feel claustrophobic, like there's too many people and someones gotta go. It's not that my house is dirty, but it's cluttered and with 4 dogs, 6 cats and a husband, cleaning seems to be a losing battle at times. Even when it's ready for company it never fails that I find the one cobweb that I either missed or just developed overnight, so I give up.

And, you want to talk about dated? We still have metal cabinets in our kitchen and the ugly green flooring is from the 60's and is patched with duct tape. We improve here and there when we have the extra money, but it's definitely not going to be in Homes & Garden anytime soon. 

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Add me to the list of not liking to entertain!  Every now and then I'll get excited to do something but it always ends up becoming such a headache!  And well; I'm just private when it comes to my home.  The worst is when I'm asked to host a party for some sales thing (Tupperware type parties).  My Mom and Step-dad had to live with me as a teenager; they know me better than most, so I don't really care too much if they see my clutter.  My house is not dirty; I vacuum, mop and what not regularly.  But it's lived in.  It's cluttered.  I actually feel uncomfortable in my own home when it's too neat.  And I can't find things. I love to read both books and magazines so that alone is something to add to my clutter.  Then there are toys.  My house isn't huge; they have to go somewhere!  Somewhere is the living room at this stage!

Fortunately we live far enough from anyone who would just stop by that it doesn't happen.  Even my Mom always called first before we moved where we are now.  I'm also pretty good with saying no.  I don't have very many friends anymore; but the ones I do have know me and know where my priorities are.  And they are parents of small kids too.  They know what it's like to start a project and get sidetracked with the kids' needs.  

I'm planning my son's birthday party and torn between wanting him to have a memorable (to us haha) first birthday party and not wanting to go through everything involved with hosting a party.  

My last excuse was "construction's ongoing at our house."

I called "installing a doorknob" construction.  

I am averse to cleaning up after other people's mess.

I love having friends come for dinner. I just enjoy it so much. I love cooking for people and feeding my friends. Maybe it won't go perfectly, but you get what you get. You won't starve. I can't say that the house will be perfect and I can't say that the food will be perfect. But it's the way things are around here. I still like it. (Years ago, a bunch of people were here for dinner and we were grilling. The grill caught on fire and it was bad. Burned a lot of the piping and the gas line. We were lucky that it didn't do more damage. A couple of the guys went home and brought their grills back. And dinner went on. Another time, the morning of a dinner, Rick went out to clean the pool. I won't tell you what he found, but it was ugly. We wouldn't let the kids in the pool for awhile after that one. But we still ate outside by the pool.....we just take things in stride.)

Our friends know that. Our relatives know that. When we were talking about having a huge family reunion after my mom's funeral service, we didn't know where to have it. My cousin looked at me and started smiling. And said, "Pam will have it!" It's pretty much a given. The first family reunion in a long, long time will be at our house around the end of July. I'll clean and I'll cook....and my cousins have already said they'll bring food, too. And I may complain and I'll be pooped, but when it's all over we'll look back and it will have been fun. (Heavy, tacky drapes notwithstanding.  )

It's what I like to do and I'm always up for a dinner. I'd still really love to have a TCS get-together at the house, but I'm a little nervous about it, too.

My motto is "come on over if you are coming to see me. If you are coming to see my house, make an appointment."

blueyedgirl5946 said:

My motto is "come on over if you are coming to see me. If you are coming to see my house, make an appointment."

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There you go! A friend of mine gave me a kitty plaque that says: Friends welcome. Relatives by Appointment" I had it in the kitchen for quite a while.

"Humans not welcome". Not really an excuse, but more of a truthism.

blueyedgirl5946 said:

My motto is "come on over if you are coming to see me. If you are coming to see my house, make an appointment."

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That would make a sign for by the front door!  Maybe one of those path signs you can put in a garden!    

mani said:

Their dryer was broken?? That's not even an excuse! Did they think you were going to get sponaneously saturated??

I've used "I've just had the carpets cleaned and they're still a bit damp" (which they were).

I would consider using "The cats need their space at the moment"

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Oh my GOODNESS!! Seriously hands down the best excuse... Seriously, how would be able to hear that excuse and not instantly roll on the floor, and give em a well deserved free pass? That level of comedy genius is amazing.

Pertaining to my excuses.. they suck. Being a clean freak, about, well everything inside and outside the house, the car, driveway, etc... with animals that LOVE other people, old, new, doesn't matter. As well as having the most amazing and understanding neighbors... Really limits my pool to draw from when I want to politely go hermit mode... If anyone has anything that they can come up with that would work, I'd forever be in your debt. (also, def using carpet cleaning, that's genius.. albeit only occasionally viable)

We are not a "pop by/last minute call and hang out" household, so it's not something we ever really have to worry about. If I'm going to entertain, it's usually a planned family holiday gathering that I requested that I would like to host. All my family lives nearby so we take turns hosting. I have not hosted in a couple years now because my house is just not fit for entertaining right now and that's all I ever say to them when we a discussing where we'll get together. But I'm hoping to entertain a few holiday dinners this year...I took some time off work this spring to get my house and yard cleaned up and organized.

If someone wants to come over and I'm not expecting them I would suggest meeting at a restaurant instead. Usually I ask if they're allergic to cats or dogs and if they answer yes then that solves the problem for me.

The only drop-ins I get are my neighbours in the village, and that's rare. I've never actually had to put them off calling, if anything it's a case of "Do you want to come in for a few minutes rather than stand on the doorstep?" For organised visits with other friends, unless it's someone who wants to meet Daisy and Phoebe, we'd automatically go to a cafe. My unit is too small for more than one visitor and I don't have catering stuff on hand past tea and coffee.

Sorry. The cats are allergic to strangers and you are stranger than most.

I'm a very blunt person. I don't like or trust people in general and I don't want them in my house. I just tell them no, but I'll meet them somewhere if they insist and I'm bored. My bff is the only exception. He has an open invitation.
Unfortunately, I have to let the Hospice people come over or the insurance stops paying for it and my mom is taken off Hospice. Which means she'll be sleeping on a couch with no wheel chair accessible.