"Popping in" on someone without notice.

I don't mind people popping in, I have the most awful memory for appointments and don't always check my calendar before dashing out to buy/ post something / walk the dog, so if someone texts to say I'm popping round & I dont check my phone, or makes the arrangement in advance, & I'm not in, I end up feeling really guilty. But I'm usually happy to see people when they pop round, whatever I'm busy with - they know when I'm wfh I have set hours - but I do agree its annoying if you're in the middle of cooking or eating your main meal & they stay too long.

Big nope on uninvited visitors, with the sole exception of my AC.

I find it an intrusion. My plans for the day matter, and I consider it rude for someone to show up and assume that their presence should be more important.

Text or call, and ask.

My dh had family who tried to pop in once and called to announce they were down the road, but didn’t have our address, or knew what DH drove, or would’ve been on our doorstep! These were folks my dh hadn’t had even holiday phone calls with in YEARS. His mom gave them our phone number without asking.

Who on earth decides to drop in on someone from another time zone?! They had planned their trip a month in advance, traveling by where we lived, but couldn’t be bothered to contact us until they realized they forgot our address!

To add insult to injury, they planned on parking their camper in our yard for the weekend, and having us feed them for two days!

This will give some the vapours ( or clutch a pearl)
I had a double drop in yesterday.
One neighbour dropped in to ask about the street party we are arranging.
Then the 2 of us dropped in to another neighbour to get some information on the street party.

Pass the smelling salts …

MerylStreep

This will give some the vapours ( or clutch a pearl)
I had a double drop in yesterday.
One neighbour dropped in to ask about the street party we are arranging.
Then the 2 of us dropped in to another neighbour to get some information on the street party.

The fact that you are planning a street party might give some on GN the vapours MerylStreep

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I am one of those with the vapours Callistemon. I shall be as far away from any street party as possible. Antisocial, moi?

We'll just call you the misery-guts down the road.
Even the Republicans here are joining in.

Cheers ? everyone.
Well, not quite evryone, that woman down the road, you know the one? She's thrown herself on the floor and hidden so she didn't have to come ?

Oh that’s me all right!!!

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