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Post by Karen, garrettponies on Jul 17, 2011 16:38:33 GMT
Grrrrrrr, got to get this off my chest.
Had some B & B guests just arrived, two children and parents. First comment......'oohh you're a bit out of the way' aren't you? Well, yes, it IS farmhouse B & B so not likely to be situated in the middle of a town. Second comment - 'do we park on the grass?!' erm yes, it is mown and won't damage your tyres. THEN they come to the house, my old sweet deaf dog barks (one woof) from another room, girl child freaks completely, ran outside screaming. I thought OK, maybe she's had a bad experience with a dog.......Assured her the dog was very friendly, just deaf. THEN the deaf cat makes an appearance (yes the cat is deaf too) child freaks again and clings to parents as if the cat was going to eat her alive. Mother just says' she's a little jumpy!' Then I had to tell her there are another three cats likely to appear and the ponies like children, but couldn't eat a whole one.........no response, blank expression, I have a sneaky suspicion they thought I was serious.
Pants, I have three days of this. Wish me luck X
ETA Apologies to any town-dwelling folk on here no offence intended........but I figure if you are on here you actually like, dogs, cats horses and countryside typey things without freaking ;D
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Post by viking on Jul 17, 2011 18:26:43 GMT
Had to laugh at that garrettponies, but sympathise too.
I understand exactly where you are coming from only too well, and will never forget the day that an adult, confronted by a small wobbly puppy, leapt into her man friends arms.....
Good luck over the three days.
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Post by leeann on Jul 17, 2011 18:37:08 GMT
Hehe.......sorry for the giggle!
Good luck :-)
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Post by Dipsy on Jul 17, 2011 18:41:46 GMT
Hahaha.....love it ! And good luck....sounds like you will need it !
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Post by brindlerainbow on Jul 17, 2011 18:44:23 GMT
Haha good luck!!! Townies are a whole different breed!!!!!!! Us country folk will never be able to understand them  |
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Post by sherrydrinker on Jul 17, 2011 19:07:09 GMT
Heheh this did make me chuckle (sorry) - I use to be a 'Townie' living/working in hamster wheel London - but now I live/work in & LOVE a very rural part of Devon. Nothing like a bit of dirt under my nails and a few callouses - much better than trying to maintain a french manicure We thought of doing B&B - but the thought of the people we fought hard to escape from, staying at our property now fills us with dread. Good luck hope the next few days not too bad. |
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Post by sherrydrinker on Jul 17, 2011 19:09:35 GMT
PS I've not been part of HG for even a half day - & already I'm in the moaners area - oh dear |
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Post by Elegance Halters on Jul 17, 2011 19:33:58 GMT
PS I've not been part of HG for even a half day - & already I'm in the moaners area - oh dear However this would be just as appropriate in the Funnies Sorry! Good Luck! |
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Post by sectiondcrazy on Jul 17, 2011 19:48:17 GMT
good luck with them!!! xx
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Post by sundance20 on Jul 17, 2011 20:04:01 GMT
Oh i know the feeling well,i have a petshop and trying to explain why its difficult to get hay at the moment for the rabbits is a task and a half,im sure some of them dont know it comes from farms! One customers response to a twig,yes a twig  ,in some hay was that dramatic you would have thought shed found a bomb in the bag! xx |
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Post by xxsammiiserbiixx on Jul 17, 2011 20:19:10 GMT
we have some holiday cotages and we somtimes get people like this! they r a nightmare! x good luck! |
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Post by xxsammiiserbiixx on Jul 17, 2011 20:19:26 GMT
we have some holiday cotages and we somtimes get people like this! they r a nightmare! x good luck! |
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Post by daviesj940 on Jul 17, 2011 21:47:45 GMT
My daugher runs a pub and a b & b and you wouldnt believe some of the comments she gets (also a country pub) including one old chap who calls regularly for B&B and gets quite shirty because shes always fully booked when he calls and he refuses to make a reservation !
The funniest one was a lady who complained that the beef was too beefy and the peas too green !!!!!!
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Post by woodpecker on Jul 18, 2011 11:27:19 GMT
hehe good luck A friend who runs a coastal B&B, had some townie guests pack up & book out 3 days early - there reason in the guest book was the sea smelt too strong |
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Post by viking on Jul 18, 2011 15:22:14 GMT
;D ;D The sea smelt too strong That's priceless! |
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Post by brindlerainbow on Jul 18, 2011 15:34:54 GMT
Oh I love it!!! The sea is too strong!!! LOLOLOLOL
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Post by Karen, garrettponies on Jul 18, 2011 15:37:09 GMT
That is priceless, you obviously can't beat the smell of smog! I did survive breakfast, just  They arrived 15 minutes early, one small child was complaining I was slow with breakfast and that cars were noisy...............nearest road 1/2 mile away across a massive cornfield and a flood bank. They've gone to Whitby today, wonder if the sea will smell too strong for them? They might get lost and not come back.........doesn't matter they've already paid me |
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Post by mellymoo on Jul 18, 2011 17:35:06 GMT
They sound like a bunch of plonkers!! Send them down the coast to ours, then they'll get a scare - we have a cowshed that needs mucked out!!
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Post by Karen, garrettponies on Jul 20, 2011 13:13:41 GMT
Well they have gone today and I survived it! Apparently they have had a 'wonderful' time and will recommend us to all their friends. That is nice but crikey, if they are that miserable when they are enjoying themselves, I would be interested to see them when they are unhappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Moan over Hoping todays arrivals are normal ;D |
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Post by viking on Jul 20, 2011 14:01:16 GMT
Well they have gone today and I survived it! Apparently they have had a 'wonderful' time and will recommend us to all their friends. That is nice but crikey, if they are that miserable when they are enjoying themselves, I would be interested to see them when they are unhappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Moan over Hoping todays arrivals are normal ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by suzee on Jul 20, 2011 14:57:29 GMT
Glad you survived,just think they could recommend loads more just like them!!!!! lol
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Post by Louise Dixon on Jul 20, 2011 18:48:14 GMT
The cottage next door to us is empty at the moment. I thought about doing it as a holiday let. I decided not to after all. You have just shown me why!
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Post by CarolineNelson on Jul 20, 2011 21:44:07 GMT
The cottage next door to us is empty at the moment. I thought about doing it as a holiday let. I decided not to after all. You have just shown me why! Ohhh - Go for it. Your dad's grass keep landlords and mine have two ex farm cott's which let out - and can rival most stories!!! (however, some are brilliant, lovely, unasuming people). |
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Post by brt on Jul 25, 2011 10:55:06 GMT
One of my townie friends refuses to come and visit because it's too grassy! She swears she hasn't got hayfever because she only suffers when she comes to the country lol!!
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Post by melincave on Jul 27, 2011 11:39:53 GMT
Hahahaha your post made me chuckle  |
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Post by aimeelew on Aug 1, 2011 12:24:17 GMT
Im a 'Townie' .....but am bred from country loving parents! I'd kill to have been brought up on a farm though, all creatures great and small jobby  |
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Post by workingcob on Aug 22, 2011 21:50:03 GMT
Oh, we've had it all over the years - people complaining about cows moo'ing early in the morning, sheep giving them a fright on the footpath (they jumped out from behind the wall, apparently - terrifying woolly buggers), cows having sex in the field (I've told them & told them, get a room, you filthy beasts), not keeping the walls in good repair (hmm, actually some traveller gits had nicked the topping stones), footpaths too muddy, not enough streetlights, too quiet...
Why come at all? It's like going to the city and saying "all these buildings are giving me claustrophobia"
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Post by bouncer on Aug 22, 2011 22:37:40 GMT
Years ago, when I was at uni the best comment I had was ' But the countryside always looks just the same'. Sorry! Open your eyes dear, cities and towns change with the seasons?!
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Post by mirosa on Aug 23, 2011 15:27:04 GMT
Wait til they leave a dumb comment on Trip Advisor.
'The sea smelt too strong' - !!!!!
I used to get coach parties in & a meaner, more vitriolic bunch of old people never existed. They used to ask for a cup of hot water & then get a teabag from their pocket. And they'd eat their own biscuits.
Public. Gotta love 'em.
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Post by hp on Aug 23, 2011 15:58:17 GMT
Oh, we've had it all over the years - people complaining about cows moo'ing early in the morning, sheep giving them a fright on the footpath (they jumped out from behind the wall, apparently - terrifying woolly buggers), cows having sex in the field (I've told them & told them, get a room, you filthy beasts), Working cob I have just rolled about laughing. How you lot put up with them I will never know. ;D ;D |
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,in some hay was that dramatic you would have thought shed found a bomb in the bag! 
They arrived 15 minutes early, one small child was complaining I was slow with breakfast and that cars were noisy...............nearest road 1/2 mile away across a massive cornfield and a flood bank. They've gone to Whitby today, wonder if the sea will smell too strong for them?
