"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:38:56 -0800 (PST), Lenona >
> wrote:
>
>>Pretty amusing.
>>
>>Lenona.
>>
>>http://www.buffalonews.com/life/colu...icle325123.ece
>>
>>A proper postponement?
>>
>>Dear Miss Manners: A few weeks ago, my husband and I invited a couple
>>who are neighbors to a small cocktail party, just the four of us. They
>>were supposed to arrive at our house at 6 p.m.
>>
>>At 5 p.m. that same evening they called to ask us to postpone this
>>party until the following night. I replied no and I mentioned that I
>>had already prepared the food.
>>
>>The wife mentioned that the husband had an emergency and could not
>>make it. I was stunned then, and I'm still stunned today. When I
>>looked outside, his car was parked in his spot at 6:15 p. m. I don't
>>know how to react to this. To me, she should have maybe showed up for
>>a short time to show us that this reason was legitimate and he could
>>have joined us later.
>> (much snippage)
>>Just please do not admit to spying on his car. This proves nothing, as
>>he could have been taken away in an ambulance, but is the sign of a
>>creepy neighbor.
>
> What kind of imbecile prepares HUNDREDS of $$$$$ in food for cocktails
> with two neighbors...
No kidding! Even if I served seafood cocktails which contain scallops and
shrimp it wouldn't cost hundreds of dollars.
> were it me all I'd have to do is put the bottles
> and glasses back in the bar hutch, rewrap a couple three cheeses, and
> close up two boxes of crackers... I'd have lost a little extra ice but
> I'd have learned that those neighbors belong on my Do Not Invite
> Douchebags list.
>
Not to mention, just because his car was in the driveway doesn't mean he
didn't have an emergency. Who knows what sort of emergency it is? The word
"emergency" doesn't necessarily equate to something medical or a reason for
his car to have moved. Maybe it was a work emergency. So many people work
from home these days, he could have been held up via phone by a tyrannical
boss and a computer. It happened to me often enough when I did software
tech support for a living, usually on holiday weekends.
Jill