Well this isn't really a "house guest story", but I wanted to tell it anyway because it's similar to one!
Well, when I was about 3 years old(I don't remember all this happening but my dad has told me this story) my dad, mom, older sister, older brother, and younger brother(younger sisters weren't born yet) were going on a long to Arizona. We were going to DRIVE all the way from Maine to Arizona in our van and the RV. And since we were going to be gone for a while(like a few months) we needed someone to watch the house for us. So, our very nice neighbors volunteered and so did my uncle. All they had to do was make sure the lawn was kept mowed, house was kept "livable", etc. Not much.
Well, when we got back about a couple months later....
SURPRISE!!!!!! the lawn looked more like a jungle(grass was higher than your knees!), the front door had been busted down and the trash can was lying on the porch, trash scattered everywhere.....several trash bags were ripped open from the raccoons.....
My dad says that our uncle had decided to take the things that he wanted(all the stored food, the couch, etc.) because he thought we weren't coming back(we had told him that we were thinking about moving to Arizona). Plus, he had taken the money(about $100 or something) that mom had payed him to keep the house looking clean!
My friend's dad(our neighbors) didn't keep the lawn mowed like he had said he would....
My dad said it took a LONG time to get the lawn mowed down to make it look normal(there were weeds, TALL grass, etc. all over the lawn!)
So anyway, our neighbors(who are great friends of us still today) tried to repay us by doing nice things for us(helping mowing the lawn, bringing cookies and treats over once and a while, plowing snow, etc.) They are great neighbors!
I don't know about our uncle. He gave our couch back.
I'm having fun reading these posts! LOL