Would you let a stranger into your house?

Would you let a stranger into your house?

Poll: Would you let a stranger into your house?

Total Members Polled: 202

Yes: 26%
No: 74%
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Matt_E_Mulsion

1,690 posts

64 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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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.

RicksAlfas

13,355 posts

243 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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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.

Superflow

1,381 posts

131 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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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
Haha yes I see what you mean.

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.

Pit Pony

8,268 posts

120 months

finlo

3,731 posts

202 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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If I'm not in when they call they leave a card that states that they are legally obliged to inspect their equipment every X years blaa blaa blaa, I would suspect it's more a case of looking for signs of tampering rather than getting a reading.

Snow and Rocks

1,800 posts

26 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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Is this thread some sort of wind up? Are people really scared of the meter reading guy or answering their own front door?!

Sheepshanks

32,541 posts

118 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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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.
Several of my neighbours simply never answer their front door. It's quite funny watching the parents of the youngish couple across the road arrive, ring the bell (apparantly it's disconnected) bang on the door, and then eventually phone the relevant child to let them in. She had a baby a while ago and wasn't answering the door to the midwife. They're they worst for it, but not the only ones by any means - the guy is in 60's next door is pretty well the same.

We're apparently known to always be in, so we frequently end up with the porch full of parcels.

Evoluzione

Original Poster:

10,345 posts

242 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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finlo said:
I would suspect it's more a case of looking for signs of tampering rather than getting a reading.
This did cross my mind, but then it means Smart meters are useless.

jurbie

2,339 posts

200 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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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.

the tribester

2,340 posts

85 months

Saturday 14th May 2022
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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.

g7jtk

1,756 posts

153 months

Sunday 15th May 2022
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I get let into lots of house then the people go to work

Whats on Second

732 posts

32 months

Monday 16th May 2022
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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.


Triumph Man

8,670 posts

167 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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!

wildoliver

8,766 posts

215 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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....

blueST

4,380 posts

215 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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.

Sheepshanks

32,541 posts

118 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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?

Caddyshack

10,605 posts

205 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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What a weird thread. People not answering the front door either out of fear or as they don’t need anything from another human.

Evoluzione

Original Poster:

10,345 posts

242 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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.

Caddyshack

10,605 posts

205 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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.
Well you are weird to think I am weird thinking it is weird then.


Unless you live in some ghetto I cannot think why you would not answer a knock at your own front door.

TheJimi

24,864 posts

242 months

Tuesday 17th May 2022
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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.
He really isn't.