Would you let a stranger into your house?
Poll: Would you let a stranger into your house?
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Discussion
Matt_E_Mulsion said:
I'm not on smart meters but on quarterly billing so I get a request to read the meters every three months. I've done this without fail every time.
I have still had at least one meter reader round in the past year or so, presumably to check that I'm not underestimating my readings.
I think they are meant to come every 12 months to check the meter and the reading. The meter belongs to them and not the house. I have still had at least one meter reader round in the past year or so, presumably to check that I'm not underestimating my readings.
sociopath said:
Superflow said:
What you say is mostly true.
I don’t trust anyone as people are nearly always takers in life.
I have a small circle of people I spend time with beyond that I’m not interested in getting involved for any reason,I used to be the organiser the life and soul but I’ve left all that behind now and yes you can use my lawnmower if you call ahead.
Would you like my username? I think it would suit you I don’t trust anyone as people are nearly always takers in life.
I have a small circle of people I spend time with beyond that I’m not interested in getting involved for any reason,I used to be the organiser the life and soul but I’ve left all that behind now and yes you can use my lawnmower if you call ahead.
I would like to think I’m a good sociopath , though I may not engage you in conversation for the sake of it I would still pull you from a burning wreck before rushing back home to put the chain on.
LosingGrip said:
GreatGranny said:
You mean, like a delivery.
If I know about it yep. If I don’t know something is coming I won’t answer. She has a habit of just ordering stuff and expecting me to know about it. We're apparently known to always be in, so we frequently end up with the porch full of parcels.
If people are scared of the meter reader just wait until the chap from the waterboard turns up. This was a first for me but apparently they visit various random properties to test the water coming out of the taps to identify if there are any problems in the pipes.
Came in, went to the kitchen sink and filled up a number of vials, filled out some paperwork and off he went.
Came in, went to the kitchen sink and filled up a number of vials, filled out some paperwork and off he went.
It's a few years since I've had a meter reader call round, but when the last one was taking the meter reading I said to him 'How many of your customers today have had a picture of you on their wall?'
'What?' came the confused reply.
I then handed him a 45 year old boxing club group photo that was on a book case. He had been a school friend of my elder brother, and the 3 of us used to go to the boxing club together. He pointed at himself in the picture (he hadn't changed a bit), he pointed at and named my elder brother, but he hadn't a clue who I was or that we used to go together every week. It turns out he'd never had that photo either.
I took the photo out of the frame and scanned a copy off for him whilst he called on my neighbours, and he was really chuffed when I handed it to him. Small world sometimes.
'What?' came the confused reply.
I then handed him a 45 year old boxing club group photo that was on a book case. He had been a school friend of my elder brother, and the 3 of us used to go to the boxing club together. He pointed at himself in the picture (he hadn't changed a bit), he pointed at and named my elder brother, but he hadn't a clue who I was or that we used to go together every week. It turns out he'd never had that photo either.
I took the photo out of the frame and scanned a copy off for him whilst he called on my neighbours, and he was really chuffed when I handed it to him. Small world sometimes.
as long as you got a letter saying the reason they want access, time, date, etc.
i do slightly wooss-up on the occasions when someone buys something of mine off gumtree and
insists they come to my house to pay and collect, i'd rather meet somewhere public, I live alone so visions
of 3 golems arriving, bloody crime scene, and my flat ransacked.
i do slightly wooss-up on the occasions when someone buys something of mine off gumtree and
insists they come to my house to pay and collect, i'd rather meet somewhere public, I live alone so visions
of 3 golems arriving, bloody crime scene, and my flat ransacked.
I was astounded that a delivery man just opened the door of my house to deliver a parcel - didn't even knock! I was sat in the Living Room at the time with the Hall door open so saw him do it. I'm not normally given to getting angry with people where they're trying to do a job if I can help it but I let fly at him (quietly, as my wife and daughter were asleep upstairs) - he didn't even knock on the door, just let himself in!
the tribester said:
It's a few years since I've had a meter reader call round, but when the last one was taking the meter reading I said to him 'How many of your customers today have had a picture of you on their wall?'
'What?' came the confused reply.
I then handed him a 45 year old boxing club group photo that was on a book case. He had been a school friend of my elder brother, and the 3 of us used to go to the boxing club together. He pointed at himself in the picture (he hadn't changed a bit), he pointed at and named my elder brother, but he hadn't a clue who I was or that we used to go together every week. It turns out he'd never had that photo either.
I took the photo out of the frame and scanned a copy off for him whilst he called on my neighbours, and he was really chuffed when I handed it to him. Small world sometimes.
His whole life flashed before his eyes there....'What?' came the confused reply.
I then handed him a 45 year old boxing club group photo that was on a book case. He had been a school friend of my elder brother, and the 3 of us used to go to the boxing club together. He pointed at himself in the picture (he hadn't changed a bit), he pointed at and named my elder brother, but he hadn't a clue who I was or that we used to go together every week. It turns out he'd never had that photo either.
I took the photo out of the frame and scanned a copy off for him whilst he called on my neighbours, and he was really chuffed when I handed it to him. Small world sometimes.
Triumph Man said:
I was astounded that a delivery man just opened the door of my house to deliver a parcel - didn't even knock! I was sat in the Living Room at the time with the Hall door open so saw him do it. I'm not normally given to getting angry with people where they're trying to do a job if I can help it but I let fly at him (quietly, as my wife and daughter were asleep upstairs) - he didn't even knock on the door, just let himself in!
I’ve had that, I think they are just trying to be helpful, but it oversteps them mark a bit. I’m much more conscious of locking the front door since.Triumph Man said:
I was astounded that a delivery man just opened the door of my house to deliver a parcel - didn't even knock! I was sat in the Living Room at the time with the Hall door open so saw him do it. I'm not normally given to getting angry with people where they're trying to do a job if I can help it but I let fly at him (quietly, as my wife and daughter were asleep upstairs) - he didn't even knock on the door, just let himself in!
Could he have thought it was a porch door? Evoluzione said:
Caddyshack said:
What a weird thread. People not answering the front door either out of fear or as they don’t need anything from another human.
You're weird to actually think it's weird.Unless you live in some ghetto I cannot think why you would not answer a knock at your own front door.
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