Plus: She demanded we get her an invitation to the condo, and we said no.
I swim laps daily at a recreation center. In the locker room, there are approximately 100 lockers and just two relatively narrow benches for patrons to utilize as they are changing.
Also, what do you suggest when the objects’ owner is present — and is taking up nearly 100% of the bench with toiletries, suitcases, clothes, etc. — while I am trying to change?It is always better to assume that the person is present so that you do not get accused of theft. Miss Manners admits, however, that she might be too shy. Consulting with management to see about posting signs would be more her style. “Please remember that all guests come with baggage” comes to mind.My cousin, at my invitation, has been included in a group of ladies with whom I have been friends for years. One of those friends has started renting my cousin’s garage apartment.
Neither I nor my other friend believed that it was appropriate for us to make this request. The invitation was not ours to give; we were the invitees.
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