i'm currently trying to decide whether to upgrade myself on the christmas holiday flights
as i am presently sitting between overexcited niece (3) and overexcited nephew (4).

the only thing that is stopping me from calling the airline to fix it is the fact that i can't help feeling it's v selfish not to help my brother and his missus look after/entertain them on a 9 hour flight. but then again, they chose to spawn crotchfruit and i haven't.

is it selfish or sensible??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:16, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I still haven't got my invite.
I'm great with kids; one punch from me and they're out for ages.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:18, Reply)

i have already said
that anyone who thinks they can face sharing a room with me is welcome to be my date in jamaica for a week... it's a 5 star all-inclusive resort, so there should be plenty of free booze to ease the pain...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:19, Reply)

Oooh, ooh! Me Miss! Pick me!
*waves arm in the air*
(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:20, Reply)

*abandons family*
*books ticket*
( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:20, Reply)

I'm sure I could cope with that.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:26, Reply)

haha
i'm sure you and i would manage to make that all-inclusive rue the day they ever heard the phrase!

my friend and i did pretty well with the bar in grenada, to be fair.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:27, Reply)

I reckon I could shut them down on my own within 48 hours.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:31, Reply)

we are talking about jamaica here
you'd be like a kid in a sweet shop, coming to bed at 8am with your nose and mouth covered in sherbert and a "herbal" cigarette clenched between each finger!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:35, Reply)

*dreams*
I would be hammering it so hard I think 'kid in a sweat shop' might be more apt.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:45, Reply)

well ok
following blousie's matchmaking yesterday, when coloneldracula and i get married, we'll have a caribbean beach wedding, and you can come over a whole week early to celebrate in this fashion. how's that?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:48, Reply)

I could not trust myself not to ruin the ceremony
at the 'any known impediment' bit.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:52, Reply)

Long as you shit yourself quietly, it'll be fine
Regardless of whether you're conducting the ceremony.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:53, Reply)

how thrillingly romantic
unless you're thinking about sweeping dracula off into the sunset, clearly.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Surely he'd just end up looking like this?


He is a vampire after all
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 12:16, Reply)

Sensible
but I would check with your brother first in case they get tremendously arsey about it. After all, you'll be helping look after them on the holiday, do you really need them bouncing away beside you on the plane when you can't escape?
(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:19, Reply)

my brother wouldn't care at all, i don't think
normally i get around it because younger brother and missus sit with them and dad and i slope off to the posh seats, but this year younger brother isn't coming, so i got landed with it.

it's just that i would feel bad - 4, 3 and 1 on an aeroplane is a lot of entertaining/screaming.

oh god, the screaming.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Their spawn, their problem
I'm sure you'll be doing your fair share on the holiday - I would take the upgrade.

EDIT - I'm pretty good with kids, I could take that seat if you want?
(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:23, Reply)

i wish
it would be brilliant to have someone to go drinking/clubbing with, much better than taking a bloke! however, to get my dad to cough up for the flight and the room i'd have to convince him you were my life partner, and he'd just say "berk could do better"...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Better than a high flying lawyer type with great boobs?
Pfft. Not likely...
(berk, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:28, Reply)

i really like this description
it has quite made my tuesday!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:31, Reply)

I didn't even know you could fly!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:54, Reply)

there's a lot you don't know about me...
yet!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:59, Reply)

Will I ever get to find out?
Or would you do an Aber, and emigrate to avoid me?
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 12:17, Reply)

Upgrade yourself
don't tell them. Check in online and pretend you've been automatically upgraded. Happens all the time ;)

/TMB. Weasel schemes for screaming child avoidance since 1975.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 12:11, Reply)

Rather than upgrading yourself
Is it possible to downgrade your brother and his clan?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Give them a DS for Xmas (and extra quaaludes)

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:22, Reply)