Pointless Poll - would you have been rude, aloof or nice and polite in this situation?

[Greensleeves]

I am currently housebound with a torn ligament in my knee and a trapped nerve in my neck - the latter is because of the former, I can only get about with great difficulty on crutches and am in considerable pain (despite enough pain killers to kill a rhino) - and we don't have a downstairs loo so really it is just quite a drag.

So somebody knocks loudly on the door, I get up, shout that I am coming, it takes me about 6 minutes to hobble to the front door. When I open it there is a gormless looking woman with a clipboard who gapes at me for a couple of seconds then says

"Oh sorry I've come to the wrong house, this isn't number 4 is it"

she then walks off

Would you have been rude? Or lovely and understanding?

You sound a bit aggressive TotallyBS, any reason for that?

Thanks for posting your reactions - I was really nice about it, then felt really fed up as soon as I'd shut the door. That's why I posted, I wonder whether others would also have defaulted to "no really, it's fine" while actually being furious!

Greeny, don't struggle to answer the door unless you are expecting someone

But if I had, I would have been cool and aloof

I think I would have been polite and then put a note on the door about only knocking if they had a delivery for YOU or it was an emergency. Maybe even put your mobile phone number on the door so they can call instead...
Hope you feel a lot better very soon :(

I dragged myself and DS off the sofa last week, interupting a bf, to answer the door to a very sheepish Virgin rep. "Sorry, it's 31 I wanted, not 21!"
I shook my fist at him and said "RUN, before I release the dogs!" (Dog was barking like Cujo in the living room) I did say it in a jokey way but he wasn't sure if I was joking... He retreated rather quickly!

I probably wouldn't have been rude because it was a genuine mistake and she apologised, but I wouldn't have been happy either. Polite but in no mood to chat to her.

I say probably because I'm not in pain like you are and I'm not sure what time she called on you, you posted very late at night so I hope it wasn't then.

Do you have a door number?

I hope you get better soon. Have this, as the closest thing we have to some get well grapes . If you can, do what others have suggested and ask people to ring before they call, so you aren't going to the door unless you are expecting someone.

If I was in the state you were, I would have shouted "Who is it?" before getting up!

Aggressive? Moi?

It was a non event. Caller said sorry and made an obvious statement. Hardly worthy of a thread.

BS you don't like Mumsnet, and more to the point Mumsnetters much, do you ?

When you are stuck at home, in pain and struggling with your mobility, small events take on a heftier significance

If you didn't think it worth a commentary, don't comment on it

I would be icily polite, with a soupçon of clipped sarcasm thrown in

I feel your pain OP, sitting here with a herniated disk whilst DH and DDs gone skiing....

I think it's lovely that you were so nice about it despite being in so much pain

That said, how could she stand there for 6 minutes, staring at your door (assuming your door has a number on it) and not realise? Why didn't she click and shout through "Sorry, I have the wrong house! No need to answer." Although after reading the Thing you do when you're Tired thread, maybe she's having a bad day.

Torn ligament is absolutely debilitatingly painful, you have my sympathy. Remember it well, the awkward hobbling on crutches, the pain [wince].
I would have been icily polite and once the door was closed, would have thrown the crutch at it. I think.

Any - I thought that this forum was called AIBU as opposed to Post If Only You Agree With Me?

If the OP doesnt want a honest opinion then she has picked a stupid place to post to

ah, that ole chestnut ?

"this is AIBU so I can be as rude and condescending as I like" ??

not everyone subscribes to that philosophy

although it does tend to sort the "genuinely helpful even if you don't agree" contingent from the "kick a poster when she's down" brigade

I would have laughed, because you have to or run mad

blimey poor you greensleeves and it's nice to see you posting again! where have you been?

That was me being rude? For a person called anyfucker you sure are a delicate flower.