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to not believe women dont answer the door when alone in house?

158 replies

PharoahNuff · 06/06/2011 12:17

truthfully?

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fgaaagh · 06/06/2011 12:34

PharoahNuff - i wouldn't see them to know who's there though.

we're really talking about 2 different things i think:

  1. not bothering to see who's there and not speaking to someoen / letting them in

vs.

  1. looking out but refusing to open the door / speak to them

I do Option 1 above. You're really talking about option 2 only.

CotesduRhone · 06/06/2011 12:34

Actually I am an anti-social fucker, it's nice to be reminded of that. Of course nobody comes near my house anyway bar the postman, it's in a ludicrous laneway that flummoxes even taxi drivers and takeaway deliverers. Grin

PerryCombover · 06/06/2011 12:34

I have a buzzer for food delivery guys and a chute

MadamMemoo · 06/06/2011 12:35

Wow! Lazy fuckers!? I suffer with bad depression and anxiety, but I'm a lazy fucker for not answering the door?

PharoahNuff · 06/06/2011 12:35

do they go down the chute?

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Thingumy · 06/06/2011 12:35

HA HA HA

'decline of community and a caring society' does NOT come down to me not answering the door to the sky salesman or the annoying chuggers that keep asking begging for my direct debit details.

FFS.

PerryCombover · 06/06/2011 12:35

Pharoah
I don't understand people who have to answer the phone

PerryCombover · 06/06/2011 12:36

food and children go down the chute

fgaaagh · 06/06/2011 12:36

I'm not an "anti social fucker".

I'm social on my terms.

I work, I volunteer, I look after my children, etc - my first loyalties are to the things I care about.

Whether not giving a flying fuck if I offend the religious twat at my door, or don't see the energy salesman, well - I work hard in life, I'm entitled to do what I want in my own home.

My house, my rules.

There's no law saying I have to stop my phonecall, get out of the bath, or whatever, when some random person makes a noise at my door. Until there is such a law, I'll do whatever it is the fuck I want.

Simple.

PharoahNuff · 06/06/2011 12:36

i only do it when my h lets me tbh.
in evening dress

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noddyholder · 06/06/2011 12:36

I do but am tentative at night. Have been burgled once and attacked once so probably more cautious than I was years ago.

PerryCombover · 06/06/2011 12:36

not to the same end

GetOrf · 06/06/2011 12:37

lol at 'decline of community'

Thank christ for decline of community, looking at the state of my neighbours.

I don't answer the door, out of laziness and being a miserable arsehole, possibly.

BelovedCunt · 06/06/2011 12:37

when the doorbell goes and run to the specially constructed safe room in the basement and stay there for a week

PharoahNuff · 06/06/2011 12:38

i think fair enough at night.
my h once came home unexpectedly at night, walked into bedroom. i

i said "h?" thinking if he says " no, its a rapist" im a gonner

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GetOrf · 06/06/2011 12:38

The ringer is turned off on the house phone an' all.

MumblingRagDoll · 06/06/2011 12:38

I don't! Smile What do you care?

PerryCombover · 06/06/2011 12:38

i love the my , my rules brigade

my baby my rules
my ruler my rules
my stools my rules

CotesduRhone · 06/06/2011 12:38

I have suddenly had a pang of loss that nobody knocks at my door except the postman. I would like to dress up in a zombie outfit or top hat and tails to be sure I gave them a proper welcome. [twirlsmoustaches]

Mind you, some fucker broke into my house a few weeks ago and I slept through it all anyway. Grin

PharoahNuff · 06/06/2011 12:39

with all that and the sheets Getorf im starting to worry

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MumblingRagDoll · 06/06/2011 12:39

My tool rules
My fuel my fools

noddyholder · 06/06/2011 12:39

Oh I thought this thread was about night. Why wouldn't you in the day? I am delivery woman though so love a bell ringing

PharoahNuff · 06/06/2011 12:39

remember teh trigger happy tv thing when they delivered a posh tiger to a dry cleaners?

woman on phone " well we never ordered a posh tiger"

god id LOVE to open my door to a posh tiger

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BelovedCunt · 06/06/2011 12:39

i have an intercom but that does mean i am sometimes inadvertently rude to neighbour who collects for endless charities

PerryCombover · 06/06/2011 12:40

my zombie outfit, my rules