23-02-2015, 06:41 PM
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Thinking about it, everyone was social years ago, when i was little my Mum would be popping into Mrs so an so's house, and Mrs thingy's house because they didn't have a phone's it was all the spur of the moment and everybody was happy and smiley and cups of tea were flowing and teeth were chattering and everybody was giving what's gone wrong!
23-02-2015, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Patsy
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You're right Sue - but pace of life was different thenWomens place was in the home and their fellow neighbours were a Godsend from the tedium of it all - they relied on each other
I agree - in some ways, it was better for it
It was a lot better, i used to get a bun or some sweets from them.
23-02-2015, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Patsy
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Does it bother you, if a visitor turns up at your door without ringing you first ?I have never turned up at someones door expecting them to drop everything because I've decided to visit them, but we get this a lot. Even though our internal phone is not directly charged, so costs nothing to ask if they can pop over - Ggrrrr, don't like it ........
23-02-2015, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Belle
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yes it does, but even worse than that I have had 2 hoax calls, this morning and tonight, this evenings call was to tell me that they were sorry to hear my mother had died. fortunately my mother died several years ago. so grrrrrr grrrrr
23-02-2015, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Belle
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yes it does, but even worse than that I have had 2 hoax calls, this morning and tonight, this evenings call was to tell me that they were sorry to hear my mother had died. fortunately my mother died several years ago. so grrrrrr grrrrr
23-02-2015, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by alice76
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My mum has constant people popping in. Her kettle's always on and she always has a stash of biccies on the go 
Me? I don't mind folk popping in and if they have a bottle of vino then my eyes have been known to light up.
23-02-2015, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Belle
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yes it does, but even worse than that I have had 2 hoax calls, this morning and tonight, this evenings call was to tell me that they were sorry to hear my mother had died. fortunately my mother died several years ago. so grrrrrr grrrrr
That is dreadful Belle. If someone's mother was still alive, that could really spook the recipient.
What did they want? Were they selling something or wasit kids messing about?
I would have been furious.
24-02-2015, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Patsy
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Does it bother you, if a visitor turns up at your door without ringing you first ?I have never turned up at someones door expecting them to drop everything because I've decided to visit them, but we get this a lot. Even though our internal phone is not directly charged, so costs nothing to ask if they can pop over - Ggrrrr, don't like it ........
We trained our Newfie to bark at anyone approaching the gate or even dares to cross it. She's not aggressive but they don't know that
She weighs 55 Kgs by the way so surprisingly we don't often get that kind of visitor
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