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I hate it when someone rings my doorbell, cause I to stop what I'm doing and (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 OP
Knock, knock True Dough Feb 2022 #1
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #3
:) True Blue American Feb 2022 #16
Dave's not here man. cinematicdiversions Feb 2022 #19
And I thought it was just me. CentralMass Feb 2022 #2
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #4
Having a ring doorbell True Blue American Feb 2022 #5
Be careful with people with clip boards, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #6
I thought later that was a dumb thing for True Blue American Feb 2022 #10
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #7
Wireless Ring camera connected to Echo-Show does it for me Goonch Feb 2022 #8
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #9
All I need is Alexa telling me what to do. True Blue American Feb 2022 #11
I wear a wrist device ...... Goonch Feb 2022 #12
This thing has a cord that can tell how far I have fallen. True Blue American Feb 2022 #15
My dogs go bonkers. femmocrat Feb 2022 #13
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2022 #14
I hate when the phone rings csziggy Feb 2022 #17
oh yeah Kali Feb 2022 #18

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
5. Having a ring doorbell
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 09:46 AM
Feb 2022

I told one with a clip board I never answered the door after dark. He looked startled but left.

gab13by13

(21,337 posts)
6. Be careful with people with clip boards,
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 09:55 AM
Feb 2022

Was working in LA at a glass bottle factory, one of the LA factory workers came up to me and said, want to get a break? He said tale out your measuring tape, extend it to 10 inches, carry a clip board and just start measuring things, no one will bother you. He was right.

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
10. I thought later that was a dumb thing for
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 10:10 AM
Feb 2022

Me to say, too. I play tricks on the family by waiting until they are on the porch, tell them, “ Go away, I do not want anything!” But that only startles them once.

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
11. All I need is Alexa telling me what to do.
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 10:15 AM
Feb 2022

My phone is an icon on my cell and IPAD. The insurance company pays for a Life Alert So I can press a button, get anything I need, including transportation.
Now, if they could just blow 5 inches of snow.

Goonch

(3,607 posts)
12. I wear a wrist device ......
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 10:35 AM
Feb 2022

that calls for me - 911 or others. I can talk through it if I want. It's water proof in the shower and works anywhere there's a cell tower. I tip my neighbor to handle the snow ;-{) 🖖‍

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
15. This thing has a cord that can tell how far I have fallen.
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 12:33 PM
Feb 2022

Ever feel like you need an antenna when you leave the house? I now take all my calls on my IPAD or face time.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
13. My dogs go bonkers.
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 10:42 AM
Feb 2022

I never answer the door.. If it’s package, they will just live it and I have no desire to talk to anyone.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
17. I hate when the phone rings
Fri Feb 4, 2022, 02:12 PM
Feb 2022

If I'm at the desk to answer it easily, it is almost always a scam call. But if I am waiting for an important call, all I have to do is to go to the bathroom and there is an 80% chance the call will come in while I am there. The other 20% of the time, I will have made lunch and sat down to take my first bite.

For the calls that come in when I'm in the bathroom, I have a choice - I can take the phone with me and hope they can't hear the noises made while I am there. Or I can let it go to the answer machine and hope they will leave a message. A surprising number of people will not leave messages anymore. They expect that whoever they are calling will be available 100% of the time.

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