Concerns About Friends Behaviour

seven-day-weekend

spirit wrote: »

I assumed they were talking mobile number?

Why? AFAIK it is not specified.

spirit

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Why? AFAIK it is not specified.

probably because most people would give a mobile number in my experience. I couldn't even tell you what my landline no. is, never have used it.


Didn't she also talk about texts received? Also this "Quite a few of my OH friends or colleagues have his number.


If it was the landline, wouldn't she have said OUR number.

Pollycat

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Perhaps the OP's husband's is not X-D? Many are not.

But I asked a specific poster how they would go about getting hold of my phone number specifically:

Pollycat wrote: »

If you were some random that started up a conversation with me in the pub, how would you go about getting hold of my phone number?


Would you really share a taxi with someone who 'lives round the corner from the pub' and allow him/her to travel to your house and see where you live?

Some people seem to be pretty lax about their personal safety.

And I am ex-directory and I guard my address with the same care as I do my mobile number and my landline number.

As for mobile v landline, the poster who replied to my post that you've just quoted (spadoosh), the bit in red is their reply:

Originally Posted by Pollycat
If you were some random that started up a conversation with me in the pub, how would you go about getting hold of my phone number? I would spend about 6 months talking to you every friday for a few hours, mention my cat and ask if you want me to send you pictures of it. Alternatively i would mentionan upcoming event that might take your fancy and ask if i could have your number to let you know about it. Or arrange a golfing day. Or to chat about hte football scores. Do you have time limits and minimum requirements for handing out your phone number? I mean 6 months+ and a few hours every friday night does add up to quite a lot of time.
But then the OP must be lying and her husband is clearly gay.


Would you really share a taxi with someone who 'lives round the corner from the pub' and allow him/her to travel to your house and see where you live? I encourage my OH to do this.
Her options might be get a taxi with a taxi driver she doesnt know. or latch on to a group of people and politely ask if they mind her jumping in with them. That way she has a group of people watching her and a taxi driver.


Some people seem to be pretty lax about their personal safety.

As I'm not aware of the capability to send photos of cats (or anything else) to a landline, that poster (not the OP) certainly seemed to assume the discussion was about mobile numbers.

seven-day-weekend

We use our landline as much as our mobiles and up until recently would be the only number we would have given out to an acquaintance.

However I agree that the context appears to suggest a mobile.

Pollycat

spirit wrote: »

probably because most people would give a mobile number in my experience. I couldn't even tell you what my landline no. is, never have used it.

I'm the opposite.
I can't tell you what my mobile number is without looking it up.
If anyone needs my phone number e.g. for an order, it will be my landline number that I give.

Someone certainly wouldn't need my mobile number (and wouldn't get it) simply because they wanted to send me a picture of their cat. :rotfl:

unholyangel

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Why? AFAIK it is not specified.

OP said his number, not our number. Therefore I would fully expect it relates to a mobile number rather than their landline (if it were real I mean).

As for how to get someones mobile number.....I've been foolish enough before to be duped when working at a club and a member asked me to ring their phone as they had lost it and wanted to see if they could hear it ringing. Imagine my confusion when it started to ring from his pocket. I didn't even get time to say anything about it before he grabbed me, planted a kiss and then ran away.

I'm a lot more willing to give my mobile number than landline. Landline is only given to close friends, family and businesses like the mortgage company and bank. My logic is that its easier to change my mobile number than my landline - although I believe most mobiles have blocking capabilities these days. Or at least all the ones I have had do. My home phone supposedly has it but all it does is stop the phone from ringing rather than blocking the call.

spirit

unholyangel wrote: »

OP said his number, not our number. Therefore I would fully expect it relates to a mobile number rather than their landline (if it were real I mean).

As for how to get someones mobile number.....I've been foolish enough before to be duped when working at a club and a member asked me to ring their phone as they had lost it and wanted to see if they could hear it ringing. Imagine my confusion when it started to ring from his pocket. I didn't even get time to say anything about it before he grabbed me, planted a kiss and then ran away.

I'm a lot more willing to give my mobile number than landline. Landline is only given to close friends, family and businesses like the mortgage company and bank. My logic is that its easier to change my mobile number than my landline - although I believe most mobiles have blocking capabilities these days. Or at least all the ones I have had do. My home phone supposedly has it but all it does is stop the phone from ringing rather than blocking the call.

You are correct, it is easier to change your mobile number (I'm in that industry)

And yes, you can block unwanted numbers on your smartphone.

Bath_cube

Me and my husband are going to our local police station later this morning. I have had to take a day off and he doesn't start work till later on. The man arrested last Friday and has told them 2 different versions of why this has been happening. From what I'm told he has been issued with a freedom from harassment order but refused to sign or comply with it. Therefore he is due to appear at the magistrates court today.

thorsoak

YAWN ......................

Sorry but this is boring - story is boring, you are boring

Pollycat

Bath_cube wrote: »

Me and my husband are going to our local police station later this morning. I have had to take a day off and he doesn't start work till later on. The man arrested last Friday and has told them 2 different versions of why this has been happening. From what I'm told he has been issued with a freedom from harassment order but refused to sign or comply with it. Therefore he is due to appear at the magistrates court today.

Pollycat wrote: »

Bath cube
I'm not sure what you're expecting to get out of posting on here.
You don't appear to be asking for advice in the above post, just posting an update.
Do what you feel you have to do.

^^^^ as I said earlier