...you are a mother of two young children, a five-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl. You, your husband, and children are driving from a large East Coast city to the Midwest. You finally leave home sometime in the late afternoon/early evening hours for the eight hour drive.
You are driving to your sister's house in the Midwest, and you know that your sister and her husband are waiting up late to greet you, in spite of the fact that they both have to work the next morning. They have no idea what time you left home because you didn't call them to let them know when you left or what time to expect you.
You have forgotten your cell phone back at home, it's now about 11:00 p.m., and it's clear that you need to stop for the night because the kids are getting tired and you're nowhere NEAR your sister's city.
What should you do?
Should you check into your hotel, call your sister collect, and explain the situation?
Should you call your parents who are vacationing out west where it is only 8:00 p.m., and tell them the situation because you're afraid of calling your sister and waking her? Figuring, of course, that THEY will pass on the information to your sister and brother-in-law.
No...wait.....I know what to do!
You take your laptop and log into your e-mail account using the hotel's wi-fi service. You send an e-mail to your sister telling her that you're stopping for the night and that you'll see her some time tomorrow. You're not sure when you'll arrive, but you'll get there when you get there. You hope your sister checks her e-mail sometime before she leaves for work. Never mind that your sister probably didn't get much sleep worrying about you all night.
Because we all know when we travel, there's no one who cares about when or if we'll arrive, right?
Right?
Maybe it's just me, but is there something wrong with this picture?
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you log onto your computer and text her cell phone....or just pay for a regular phone call from the hotel room.
geeez. some people are just so self absorbed the thoughts and feelings of others just never enter their brain.
This whole thing started off wrong and went downhill from there. Yes, I can see what's wrong with this picture. I would be pissed. Just saying.
Have a terrific day Desert Songbird. Big hug. :)
You call - no matter what. Even if you have to dial collect charges from the hotel room. Even if you are going to wake them - you call.
I think in this instance - even e-mail is wrong.
People!! They're the worst. Cheers!!
Oh, Songbird, you can't leave people hanging like that! I'd be crying by that time and need to know you're okay! Call no matter what! Counting on e-mail isn't a good idea unless they check their e-mail often. Are you going to tell us what happened? :)
Call from the hotel..pay the damn charges, it is you who left your cell phone behind (how the hell do you do that when taking a trip?)
You can not let your sister worry all night
RUDE
If someone is waiting up for me, I would call (collect or just absorb the extra hotel charge). Unless you told the other person ahead of time to check email, the other person will probably be waiting all night for you and wondering if you got in an accident.
You call...any time.
I agree with everyone. There's NO excuse to make people worry! Take it from one who as a teenager, caused my folks lots of grief. What goes around....my kids were worse!
(You've really gotten me curious!)
~~~Blessings~~~
you call even if you have to call c.o.l.l.e.c.t
It's cheaper than a heart attack. sigh.
oh no! sometimes being an only child has its good points!
smiles, bee
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Calling is the best solution, otherwise worry will set in for sure.
It's all wrong, right from the time they started the car engine and left the cellphone. I am a big planning freak when it comes to travel so this is all so wrong for me!!
I can only imagine how you have to put up with this kind of situation!
I have those relatives. And friend ;P
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