My brother called again to try to get me to change hotels, despite the fact that I already told him the B&B I'm at is nonrefundable. They don't care about that. He also tried to get me to agree not to rent my own car, again, being extremely pushy & not taking no for an answer.
A bit of backstory: my brother used to be a crazy driver, going 80 on non-highway roads frequently even with me in the car. I hated riding with him. Once he crashed his car into a pillar going almost 90. He is lucky to be alive, and his car looked like the car from that "they lived" car commercial you might have seen, and his jaw had to be wired shut for about a month.
I frankly don't feel comfortable riding with him, especially in what I'm sure is going to be the tiniest economy car you could rent, since they're so big on pinching pennies this trip.
Just a few months ago I was hit in a nasty car accident by someone who was texting while driving their SUV, & I was in a compact car. I still haven't made a full recovery and I'm done driving in compacts, and I don't want to be driven manically around a California city by my brother as we hop from bank to bank.
I told my brother, without referencing his driving record, but rather tactfully mentioning my recent accident, that I just felt more comfortable driving myself in a car of my choice.
He just told me, "Well, they have therapy for that." At which point I told him I was ending the call. He must have called my sister, who immediately called/texted repeatedly, saying this all had to be resolved right away, and instead of answering I texted that I didn't want to talk after my conversation with my brother. Then she immediately got my mother to call & text to really apply the thumbscrews. I ignored those messages, because I am so done with this.