Dear (unexpected) overnight guest:

I was more than happy to let you stay overnight Saturday as your furnace had died and it is still too cold here in MN to be without heat at night.

I was disappointed (and hurt) come Sunday morning when all you did was complain that the house was too cold, bed was too hard, the heat register made too much noise in the night so that you could not "get your beauty sleep". You even made a comment about getting up so early (8:00 a.m.) even though I'd informed you that I needed to leave no later than 10 am to go visit an elderly aunt out of town. I also got up early to make us a nice breakfast which I think is what a gracious hostess should do for company.

I'm certainly willing to help friends when necessary but phhllleaaaze . . . no whining or complaining, ok?

- Vmax