SIL tells us that if they rent a car ..... she or MIL would have to pay for it.
Apparently BIL is not working at all-- living off of food stamps, low income housing and student loans. I thought he was lving with his GF and she was supporting them? and that he worked part time at least while at school??

He was a welder for a few years but his company has outsourced all the jobs. He was on unemployment and displaced worker.. then worked in a grocery store for awhile.
Anyway, he can't pay for a rental car.
SIL said she can drive no problem.
umm ok??
so what was all the fuss about then??
SIL alos says "we don't know how to rent a car and mom thought you wanted us to do it on our own"
OY VAY!!
THUMP THUMP THUMP me banging my head on the wall.
Now it all fits.
Couldn't MIL just say " can you pay for a rental car?" or "how do you rent a car?"
GEESH!
Hubby offers to pay SIL says " you shouldn't have to pay" good point but we will do it anyway..... darn she's grown up and become responsible.. when did that happen ?
The other thing.. BIL might not have money to even pay us back for the airplane ticket.. oh well.. we'll live considering it was hecka cheap to begin with and we were the ones who offered.