Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

bit spooked - tell me I'm crazy!

82 replies

cunningstunnt · 30/09/2017 21:36

I'm upstairs watching Netflix, home alone until midnight. I thought I heard the landline phone ring downstairs but by the time I had muted the TV it had stopped so shrugged it off.

I've heard it twice since then. No one rings the landline, ever. Ex directory, no sales calls etc and it's 9.30 on a Saturday night anyway.

No big deal you might think, so I went downstairs to ring 1471 out of curiosity.

The fucking phone is off the hook.

Doors are all locked etc so I can only conclude that there is a ghost fucking with me or Bad Girls has the same fucking phone as me!! Now hiding back upstairs and a bit jumpy, every car door slam is an axe murderer coming for me. Help!

OP posts:
BlackeyedSusan · 30/09/2017 22:18

hate it when it happens inthe car as well while listening to the radio.

I still also keep getting confused by Mr downstairs alarm which is buzzy so the sound comes up through the walls.

1wokeuplikethis · 30/09/2017 22:19

Is bad girls on Netflix?!

DoesHeWantToOrNot · 30/09/2017 22:19

Not the best thread to read while home alone!

Original poster
cunningstunnt · 30/09/2017 22:20

Only the first season but I never saw it the first time around. Think you can find the rest on YouTube

OP posts:
Mooey89 · 30/09/2017 22:23

I’m so glad I stumbled onto this thread if for no other reason than I now know that bad girls is on Netflix - that’s the whole of tomorrow sorted!!

NameChangeFamousFolk · 30/09/2017 22:26

This will help. Years ago, my flatmate told me about The Ring when it was released, and I kind of thought it sounded interesting.

The next day, I rented a dvd from the shop (yep, that long ago) - some comedy shite that I wanted to watch. Put the film on...it was The Ring.

Obviously just got put into the wrong box, but felt a bit bloody spooky at the time!

Enjoy your evening OP Grin

Original poster
cunningstunnt · 30/09/2017 22:28

Why. Why would you tell me that!!!

OP posts:
DailyMailReadersAreThick · 30/09/2017 22:30

The thing is, when The Ring was first made the phone calls came immediately. Since it became a hit, the operators couldn't keep up and they're usually several months behind.

The deadline is still seven days from the call, though.

Bluetrews25 · 30/09/2017 22:34

Look, you'll be fine. You have the whole of MN about to dress up in dark clothing and come round banging wooden spoons on saucepans to scare the baddies away. And we can all come in for a brew, and then we will start to remove our masks........
Shit, I'm scaring myself now AND I AM ALSO HOME ALONE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! Shock

liz70 · 30/09/2017 22:35

I've only just realised now that The Ring refers to the telephone ringing, not a metal band that you wear on your finger, or some other circular object. And I watched the film at the cinema when it was released. I feel very, very stupid now. Blush

DailyMailReadersAreThick · 30/09/2017 22:40

liz708 It took me two reads of your post to realise "metal band" didn't mean, for example, Iron Maiden. Hopefully that makes you feel less stupid!

Original poster
cunningstunnt · 30/09/2017 22:42

I did that too DailyMailReadersAreThick Grin

OP posts:
Judydreamsofhorses · 30/09/2017 22:42

liz I always thought The Ring referred to the circular nature of events - watch tape, get call, die, and so on. I'm sure the original Japanese version has a circle on the visuals.

pnutter · 30/09/2017 22:43

Pop down to the cellar. When the light bulb blows dont worry venture down anyway towards the shuffling noise in the corner.

Lunde · 30/09/2017 22:43

I had a landline handset that used to make a screeching/howling noise when off the hook. It totally freaked me out the first time I heard it. It was literally a cry for help!

Original poster
cunningstunnt · 30/09/2017 22:45

pnutter that'll be the cat. She's already insisted on being let out through the back door instead of an upstairs window as usual. Nasty animal torturing me

OP posts:
NameChangeFamousFolk · 30/09/2017 22:45

It took me two reads of your post to realise "metal band" didn't mean, for example, Iron Maiden

Pop down to the cellar. When the light bulb blows dont worry venture down anyway towards the shuffling noise in the corner

Grin
haveacupoftea · 30/09/2017 22:45

I thought the ring referred to the circle of the well that the girl was in!

FlandersRocks · 30/09/2017 22:47

Liz70 me too! I thought it was an actual ring - wasn't part of the advertising and trailers based around a circle on the screen? I never thought about the actual call!

fridayrain · 30/09/2017 22:48

Bad Girls is a classic.

HerRoyalFattyness · 30/09/2017 22:50

Shock be afraid OP be very afraid. i would be

Oldraver · 30/09/2017 22:51

No Particular...my phone used to do that...sometimes ring one or to times, frequently in the middle of the night. It drove me nuts, so I reported it to BT thinking it was a nuisance call.

BT did some test or other and admitted it was them. Apparently they test the line occasionally so it was them being a nuisance.

The upshot was ...dont laugh....they gave me a 'tinkle suppressor a little gadget that gets plugged in to your socket. No one blummin believed me at first, then my mate got one. I took the thing out ages ago so not sure if BT still so this

PinkSnowAndStars · 30/09/2017 22:51

Eeeeek. You lot are freaking me out! And I’ve just realised my neighbours are out and the people in the flat downstairs are out too!

My husband is at work, my child is at the inlaws... if someone breaks in no one will hear my screams!

haveacupoftea · 30/09/2017 22:53

Holy shit pink I've just realised none of my doors are locked and downstairs alone with baby

onlyindreams · 30/09/2017 22:57

Just call out "is there anyone there", then go take a look outside.

Swipe left for the next trending thread