Kids and Small Hotels and Breakfast Time Nightmares

PasturesNew

mrcow wrote: »

Have you considered ear plugs?

Ear plugs so you can't hear them.

And your nose in a book so you can't see them.

Stuff some vicks up your hooter and you won't even be able to smell them either.

Can't read and eat. I go into the room and start eating/drinking, then I leave.

mrcow

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've never actually had pancakes (except Shrove Tuesday ones) .... never been anywhere where they were on offer at breakfast. Never seen a waffle maker in action either, nor known anybody have one.

I'd like pancakes/waffles..... but it'd be such a faff just to make one.

Trust me - you wouldn't want just one. Smother it in butter and maple syrup and you'll eat four no problem.

PasturesNew

mrcow wrote: »

Trust me - you wouldn't want just one. Smother it in butter and maple syrup and you'll eat four no problem.

You could post some to us all....

jayII

I have children (now almost grown) but when small they were thankfully quiet and well behaved in public eating places and hotels.

I also have a waffle maker. My (slim, healthy and active) kids use it a lot and pile sugar and syrup on.

I work with children/families, generally like children and am very patient with them. But I avoid young children when I'm out and about socially. I simply find badly behaved children irritating, especially when I'm trying to relax and enjoy my free time. People should teach their children manners from an early age. End of.

I think I'm becoming a grumpy old woman. :rotfl:

LittleMissAspie

sassyblue wrote: »

Yes but no one is born to 'speak when spoken to', you learn it by being constantly told to sit still and be quiet. So you were once just like those kids - as was everyone.

I wasn't, I never dared to speak to anyone when I was little. Maybe PasturesNew was like me.

dizziblonde

mrcow wrote: »

I'm honestly not lying here......but we had pancakes (made in my waffle maker - I make 4 at a time - Mickey Mouse shaped).

And not even with syrup - we had them with chocolate sauce. My kids said it was the "best breakfast they could ever have"....until I said what about adding some hash browns (we didn't).

The food police are going to arrest me for crimes against children aren't they!

Flash git with the mickey mouse shaped ones

lostinrates

jayII wrote: »

I have children (now almost grown) but when small they were thankfully quiet and well behaved in public eating places and hotels.

I also have a waffle maker. My (slim, healthy and active) kids use it a lot and pile sugar and syrup on.

I work with children/families, generally like children and am very patient with them. But I avoid young children when I'm out and about socially. I simply find badly behaved children irritating, especially when I'm trying to relax and enjoy my free time. People should teach their children manners from an early age. End of.

I think I'm becoming a grumpy old woman. :rotfl:

This is the nearest to how feel. I think kids are great, after all i married a big kid. I generally like them, and consider them just as human as i am, perhaps a little more so. I engage children in restaurants in conversation and get brought bits of colouring by them, and they wave good bye. I like most kids i meet, and think a percentage of those are more than likable but utterly adorable! But there are times, and particular children who make ones teeth grate.

A hotel breakfastcan be one of those times. If we are travelling iot tends to be business or pleasure. Business tends ro mean that breakfast might be a reflective time of wit gathering and brain fuelling, pleasure pften means its a hushed till had a coffee at least one.


I would deal with this differently. Instead of trying to get down first, i would go down ten or fifteen minutes after they are settled at their tables, and the shouty row with their parents over what they will or will not be ordering is over and they have chosen their tables. That way there will be limited hunger whining (and i feel like that sopemtimes, so they have mysympathy even if i don't enjoy hearing them) and no delay while they choose there table.

I happen to know pn met some nice kids recently and was not intolerant of them in the least.

LannieDuck

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's only on for one hour.

Ahh. Thanks :rotfl:

dogstarheaven

have you tried this easyroomate? it's v. popular for those either looking/sharing their house with lodgers. some would take those non-working too. if you can't find one in your area, you can advertise instead on the site as it's free. i've been thinking of renting my spare room out, but firstly, need to clear it and do it up to begin with (thought about this 8mths ago and still 'thinking' about it!)

you haven't answered the question about seeing if you can take your breakfast up in your room? (if there's a garden, have it out there as the weather's nice and warm for it)

nb. tried to post a linky but it site wouldn't accept it..

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I happen to know pn met some nice kids recently and was not intolerant of them in the least.

They were small people .... not much shorter than me - and very unnoticeable in the decibels dept. I never did manage to wrestle the metal detector from the hands of the keen treasure hunter

The ones here are aliens in disguise on a mission of world disruption.