"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:53:00 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
> <snip>
>
>>My oldest brother left here this morning. He and his girlfriend came to
>>pick up some furniture. The weather and other events conspired against us
>>so they wound up staying here for a week. My brother will pretty much eat
>>anything. His g/f is another story altogether. If she even *thinks*
>>something has seasoning on it, she'll shun it. OMG, what's that green
>>speck? If it has any hint of seasoning she wouldn't touch it. She won't
>>eat fish or sea food, only dark meat chicken and well done beef or pork.
>>
>>I bent over backwards trying to accomodate her.
>
> <more snip>
>
> Jill, if someone is a guest in your home and you make a reasonable
> attempt to accomodate food preferences/allergies, etc., at what point
> does "reasonable" become "insanely unreasonable"? It is the hostess'
> responsibility to provide a bed, a bath and sustenance. It is the
> guest's responsibility to graciously overlook any perceived
> shortcomings in the hostess' offerings and not to behave like a
> spoiled brat. I would have been sorely tempted, after having offered
> multiple alternatives to the twit's dietary demands, as follows:
>
> Me: ...and I can segregate your portion of the beef bourguignon to be
> just the beef with no seasonings. Okay?
>
> PITA: No, just seeing the beef bourguignon on the table will make me
> ill.
>
> Me: Here are my car keys, $20 and a map of the town with various
> restaurants noted.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>

She had no food allergies, thank goodness! She was just nit picky. She got
free room & board. Clean sheets, soft pillows, free food, a nice clean
bathroom with fresh towels daily and use of the laundry room. (You'd think
it was a B&B.) They didn't pay for the trip here or the trip back, the
estate did. My brother got to get his furniture (a nice mahogany bedroom
set) and other inherited items. That included a full 12-piece place setting
of Noritake china. She benefits by extension. Yet she bitched about
parsley and cheese. Go figure.

Jill