Alan_Hepburn wrote:
4x4van wrote:
I would have simply answered "And that affects you how?"
Or, instead of taking an adversarial stance, how about just saying something like "Yeah, we got here faster than we thought - the front desk said it was okay to check in early."
I don't think my response was adversarial at all, simply short and to the point. Rather, HIS statement that I was "early" seems a just bit adversarial. I'm not typically rude, and I'm not anti-social (quite the opposite, just ask my DW;)). But I also don't have an abundance of patience (also ask my wife:R) for what I consider to be loaded questions/comments.
Still not quite sure how the other camper would have any idea of "when" I was supposed to or expected to arrive (maybe I'm actually 22 hours late?), what arrangements had been made, and again how it could possibly affect him. Unless he was assigned the "check-in/check-out police" role, my arrival time is irrelevant (to him), and his question/statement about my being "early" does not need to be entertained. Sometimes busybodies actually need to be gently called out on their own adversarial behavior. But hey, YMMV.