Money Moral Dilemma: Is it unreasonable to ask my friends to pay me for taking them to the pub?

Bonnypitlad

Who buys the bus driver a drink?

Ed264

Hardly a dilemma! Yes you are being taken for granted to some extent. Why don't you all take it in turns to drive, and pick the other two up en-route? You'd only have to drive once every three weeks. I'm presuming, of course, that you each own a car.

gardening_gertie

Your mates must be real tightwads if they aren't buying you drinks/snacks, especially if you are going out of your way to pick them up. I like the suggestion that you all get together to pay for a taxi though, as in my experience buses are unreliable unless you happen to live in a big town or city.

lewisiablue

Just tell them you are going to start getting the bus too!

Pet60

On the way there pop into a garage to top of fuel & see if anyone offers to pay towards it. Just a thought so don't jump on me!!!

Superfast_Gran

My question to you is: if you’re driving there then drinking, are you drink driving home? I can’t think how you would get your car home safely otherwise 🤷‍♀️

SadieO

Superfast_Gran said:

My question to you is: if you’re driving there then drinking, are you drink driving home? I can’t think how you would get your car home safely otherwise 🤷‍♀️

It's possible to go to a pub and not drink alcohol!

JayD

Skip a few nights. Or catch the bus with them.

Agent57

A lot of people don't seem to realise that non-alcoholic drinks are available in pubs!

Not everyone goes to the pub to get drunk.

I don't drink, so in my younger days used to drive so I didn't have to explain why I wasn't drinking.

Kimmie30

I'm assuming you're not drinking alcohol, they should at least be buying all your alcohol free drinks as they are cheap anyway...