Knocking Over To People

WindSock

Do people still do this? I always call / text before I am coming over to someone, mostly to see if they will be there and as a warning that I may be arriving. Are the days gone when someone knocks over without prior notification? I think so, if I am sitting in my Mams house and the doorbell rings, we all look at each other with confusion. Once it has been established that none of us are expecting anyone, someone curious may brave their way to the door expecting beggars / salespeople and brace themselves to kindly tell them to gtfo, or ignore the bell altogether.

jester77

I only knock over people when I'm drunk

biko

The advent of the electric, and later the portable, phone definitely has killed this.

Banned Account

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Fitzy

jigglywoo

Well I think it's polite to let someone know you want to call over.

It's a bit annoying when you're just about to head out and someone calls over and you get delayed for a while.
It's kinda awkward too if someone comes over while you're having dinner.

easyeason3

Yeah I always give a call or a text before I go to anyones house & I expect the same courtesy in return.

Otherwise if the doorbell rings I think it's another chugger & won't answer it.

onemorechance

Never answer knocks or door bell anymore! If they don't have your number, they ain't worth getting up for!

biko

I remember calling over "uninvited" to friends when I was a kid.
If they were having dinner you just sat in their room, reading comics until they were done.

petes

biko wrote: »

I remember calling over "uninvited" to friends when I was a kid.
If they were having dinner you just sat in their room, reading comics until they were done.

Miserable fcukers wouldn't even give you any!!

No one calls to my house unless I know about it. Same the other way around. I'd always text or call first! The way of the times.

Kiera

A lot of my friends live in the same area and we tend to just knock in without warning.

Dravokivich

As kids, giving a knock on the door to see if someone was coming out didn't seem to odd...

But as I don't live near my friends anymore... I'd be more inclined to call / txt a couple of days before hand to arange hanging out... and would expect it the same the other way around...

Procasinator

I prefer if some calls, but don't mind a random knock most of the time. If someone was regularly doing it an inconvenient times, it would be annoying.

I also check who is knocking. I can kindly tell them to GTFO, but someone could easily have lost your number, run out of battery, etc.

Jay D

I wasn't sure if it was just growing up that that stopped or the emergence of mobile technology, which happened around the same time.

I live far away from people too so would never get a knock. It's either tv inspector or them bastards throwing in rubbish, so I don't answer

Good way of putting off house thieves as well now that I think of it

NothingMan

Only to my Mam's house. Although half the time i'd arrive and there would be nobody home so that's annoying. Definitely wouldn't arrive unexpected to a friends house.

One time a friend of mine popped into mine because he was working on my road, he knocked on the door of my 2 room granny flat I use to live in, I shouted out to hold on, threw on a dressing gown, answered the door and invited him in as I picked up all me and my gf's clothes that were strewn around the room and she got dressed rather embaressed in the other room, I just had a big smug, giggidy head on me.

He calls first now.

kylith

It's only polite to let people know you're calling over.

I remember back in the day my mum used to put me and my brothers' coats on when the doorbell rang so if it was someone she didn't want to see she could say we were on our way out. If it was someone she did want to see she'd say we were just back.

El Guapo!

Yeah its a pain in the arse when someone unexpected knocks on your door. Especially if its on "naked tuesday" or "gimp suit friday"..........

ScumLord

Nobody seems to bother ringing me and knocking on the door is just part of the process of walking straight into the house. Sometimes the first I know about them entering my house is seeing them walk though the sitting room door. It's my close friends that do that but still it can be a bit annoying at times if I'd planned to do something menial I'll end up putting it off till later which means it just doesn't get done.

Kiera

ScumLord wrote: »

Nobody seems to bother ringing me and knocking on the door is just part of the process of walking straight into the house. Sometimes the first I know about them entering my house is seeing them walk though the sitting room door. It's my close friends that do that but still it can be a bit annoying at times if I'd planned to do something menial I'll end up putting it off till later which means it just doesn't get done.

You could just lock your door?

ScumLord

Kiera wrote: »

You could just lock your door?

That's a bit much in a small town, people would think I'm weird.

Sykk

The only person that doesn't ring before knocking is the T.V license man.

bonerm

ScumLord wrote: »

Nobody seems to bother ringing me and knocking on the door is just part of the process of walking straight into the house. Sometimes the first I know about them entering my house is seeing them walk though the sitting room door. It's my close friends that do that but still it can be a bit annoying at times if I'd planned to do something menial I'll end up putting it off till later which means it just doesn't get done.

Never heard it called that before?

caseyann

Kiera wrote: »

A lot of my friends live in the same area and we tend to just knock in without warning.

are you still single

Kiera

caseyann wrote: »

are you still single

On formal forms, yes.

BLACKEN

Everybody fones ahead before coming round mine........... but that may have something to do with the fact that i live in the middle of nowhere and theres a rather large marble sign on my gate which clearly reads" KEEP OUT NO CALLERS"............ and yes i am serious!

Leeg17

When I was young I lived the house beside my then best friend for a good few years until I was around 9. We used to call over to each others houses in the morning, and go home in the evening, only leaving for dinner. It got to the stage where we let ourselves in without knocking

caseyann

Kiera wrote: »

On formal forms, yes.

It will change

I had that someone arrive at the door in a taxi,i mean got a taxi over.Not a phone call nothing.It is very rude to assume you have time to entertain people.

MingulayJohnny

It depends on the personality of the person who you're calling around to. Some people like to prepare themselves for a visit. There's times when I wouldn't like even my friends coming over unannounced.

Kiera

caseyann wrote: »

It will change

I had that someone arrive at the door in a taxi,i mean got a taxi over.Not a phone call nothing.It is very rude to assume you have time to entertain people.

Nothing will change. 50% of my mates are married and we all still drop in. In fact 3 dropped in last Saturday night at 1.30am and didnt leave till 9pm Sunday evening. Its no biggie. If my OH was there they'd know to stay away

Morpheus

same here,

me and my mates would call in ones and twos to each others doors.

often times my best mate would call into me or i to him first thing in the morning, we'd dissapear for the day only running home to scoff down dinner, often times that involved eating 2 dinners, one in each others houses lol

got to the stage where my mate would walk straight in, say hi to the other members of the family, call out for me and then head into the kitchen and stick on the kettle!!!

Miss them days life was simples.

NothingMan

Kiera wrote: »

Nothing will change. 50% of my mates are married and we all still drop in. In fact 3 dropped in last Saturday night at 1.30am and didnt leave till 9pm Sunday evening. Its no biggie. If my OH was there they'd know to stay away

Why? What kinds of friends are they? Are you organising giant orgy swinger sessions as soon as the OH is away?










Can I come?

caseyann

Kiera wrote: »

Nothing will change. 50% of my mates are married and we all still drop in. In fact 3 dropped in last Saturday night at 1.30am and didnt leave till 9pm Sunday evening. Its no biggie. If my OH was there they'd know to stay away

Thats what i mean

AnonoBoy

I used to do it a lot during my college days. Not no more though.

stovelid

Unless I'm specifically intending to surprise them: couples living together, or with kids, I tend to text or ring; singles, I would maybe call in the odd time.

To be honest, the older you get, it can be a bit of a pain if people call unannounced.

Kiera

NothingMan wrote: »

Why? What kinds of friends are they? Are you organising giant orgy swinger sessions as soon as the OH is away?










Can I come?

Maybe.....

caseyann wrote: »

Thats what i mean

Ok you dont get me. I mean late night calls, they wouldnt do it. If he was there during the day then yeah they'd still call in. We just wouldnt answer the door if we were busy

BLACKEN

NothingMan wrote: »

Why? What kinds of friends are they? Are you organising giant orgy swinger sessions as soon as the OH is away?










Can I come?

Damn it!..... i was gonna get in with that!

caseyann

Kiera wrote: »

Maybe.....


Ok you dont get me. I mean late night calls, they wouldnt do it. If he was there during the day then yeah they'd still call in. We just wouldnt answer the door if we were busy

I got you lol

Kiera

caseyann wrote: »

I got you lol

Great, can you tell me what the hell i'm talking about please

NothingMan

BLACKEN wrote: »

Damn it!..... i was gonna get in with that!

Hey, it's an orgy. We can all get in on it.

Gummy Panda

Facebook*, email, mobile phones and sms kind of killed people randomly knocking over. In a world of multiple methods of low cost instant communication, its kinda rude as people generally have busy lives.

Its very annoying when you are engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation while inside a wardrobe.




*Gummy does not own a facebook account. Though i should make a troll one.

kylith

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Its very annoying when you are engaging in autoerotic asphyxiation while instead a wardrobe.

A wardrobe what? What is the wardrobe doing!? I must know!

Gummy Panda

kylith wrote: »

A wardrobe what? What is the wardrobe doing!? I must know!

oops

briany

Knocking into someone these days is almost an insult to the person you're doing it to. It's like saying "I knew you'd be home. Sure, you're never out are you? You boring ****"

Gillington

One of my mates knocks up the odd time un-announced and I see no problem with it,it actually reminded me of the old days when he did it first so I encouraged it!

I think its weird that people won't answer the door if they don't know exactly who it's going to be,lock yourself away from the world why don't ye!

WIZE

When I was a teen ( Mid 90s) it would start with the same firend calling into my house , Then we would call to the next friends up the road and so on so the last house we called into there could be 15 of us same time every day .Then down to the Beach Carkpark for a 3 hour footy match ( And a few joints )

Thoses were the days

ElaElaElano

I lived with my cousin for a few weeks in between moving house, never mind ringing before knocking in, people just turned up en masse and let themselves in. I'd be sitting eating dinner, next thing there's a posse of women in pyjamas flicking the channels, raiding the fridge.

Couldn't really complain since it wasn't my house but I often wondered how they put up with it...like it was a daily occurrence.

Abi

I fucking hate people who just turn up at the door. It doesn't matter if its a door-to-door gobshoite, or a friend or family member. I need to be on form to see family / friends. If its someone selling something I wouldn't bother my arse going near the door. If you let people think you're always available they'll walk all over you. Fuck right off tbh.


I've ordered the shotgun and the rocking chair for the porch ... >_>

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I used to just rock in the back door of peoples houses that I knew, now I always phone first. As said, if they dont have your number they're selling you something or trying to save your eternal soul from damnation

(used to be funny when the mormons would call at college and we'd all get up to greet them at the door through clouds of smoke, they'd never stick around, just hand a leaflet a eff off)

It's crap living in the sticks now, our driveway is half a mile long so you can see the cars coming, they can see your lights are on, and there's no hiding. You have to buy a f*ckin ticket of whatever it is. Luckily dont get the jehovahs or mormons here, I'd have to get all Padraig Nally on their asses if they knocked up

caseyann

Kiera wrote: »

Great, can you tell me what the hell i'm talking about please

I could but that would be telling

caseyann

Abigayle wrote: »

I fucking hate people who just turn up at the door. It doesn't matter if its a door-to-door gobshoite, or a friend or family member. I need to be on form to see family / friends. If its someone selling something I wouldn't bother my arse going near the door. If you let people think you're always available they'll walk all over you. Fuck right off tbh.


I've ordered the shotgun and the rocking chair for the porch ... >_>

You have already been through the whole,people not fecking right off with themselves and assuming you have no life scenario haven't you?

storm2811

If someone wants to pop over to my house they usually never call,just turn up.
I don't really mind unless I haven't cleaned the house that day or something,then it's just a rush of hiding the mess.:pac:

I don't really see why you'd be angry if they just turned up?
Unless it was someone you didn't like but they wouldn't go to your house anyway..

Abi

caseyann wrote: »

You have already been through the whole,people not fecking right off with themselves and assuming you have no life scenario haven't you?

I hate people. I'll talk to who I can when I can, it's all you can do. I think its pretty damn presumptious of anyone to assume you're free to see or speak to them at any given time. I've mentioned so many times in AH now that I hate my phone for the same reason. It amazes me that people actually want to have facebook or any of that kind of shit, its only something else to keep up with.

/looks up

I really have to ask for access to R&R at some point >_>