DawnM Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just bizarre. I am not sure they knew they were leaving a message. They were talking and the man was saying, "Oh, my G-d, Oh, my G-d. He is so sick. We have to get him in there." The woman responded with, "He isn't responding." Then they hung up. I *THINK* this is because our number used to be an elderly folks home number. We used to get calls asking for XXXX Rest Home. We haven't had a call in a long time. I sure hope they found the right number. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I hope they found the right number too. That would shake me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just bizarre. I am not sure they knew they were leaving a message. They were talking and the man was saying, "Oh, my G-d, Oh, my G-d. He is so sick. We have to get him in there." The woman responded with, "He isn't responding." Then they hung up. I *THINK* this is because our number used to be an elderly folks home number. We used to get calls asking for XXXX home for the elderly. We haven't had a call in a long time. I sure hope they found the right number. Dawn :eek: How scary. I'm sure though it wouldn't take them long to realize that they didn't have 911 on the line and would try to call it. :grouphug::grouphug: to you. That would freak me out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 I would call them back, but I assume they found the right number by now or called 911. I can't really help them anyway, I have no idea what the correct number for that place is. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 pocket dial?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 No, I don't think so. I think they meant to make the call but didn't know they were being recorded at that point. At first I thought it might be a prank, but then once I remembered the calls we used to get (often at 2am!) for intakes, I figured it was the Rest Home care they were trying to call. We used to get calls from hospitals and family. Dawn pocket dial?:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Ok, I just listened again and turned the volume all the way up. In the background it sounds like a nurse or family member talking to the ill person and then yelling, "He is throwing up, get a bucket." That is when the person near the phone started saying, "Oh my G-d." Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 That would be upsetting. Years ago I was getting some very strange calls--same thing every time: silence, breathing, man's voice, more silence, more breathing. I had small children in the house and it was creepy. We got caller ID and the number traced to the county nursing home so I called to report it whenever it happened. A few weeks later I got a call from a staff member, explaining a confused elderly man had been trying to call his wife and was upset he couldn't get through. She put "Horace" on the line and he was very apologetic--poor man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I think this is a variation of "Where do we hide the body?" But I'm cynical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well, I would think that too, but since our # was indeed the same number of a Rest Home in the past, I don't think it was. It was also adults, they didn't sound like teens or kids. One sounded more elderly, could have been the wife??? Dawn I think this is a variation of "Where do we hide the body?" But I'm cynical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 AWWWWEEEEEE.....that poor man. Dawn That would be upsetting. Years ago I was getting some very strange calls--same thing every time: silence, breathing, man's voice, more silence, more breathing. I had small children in the house and it was creepy. We got caller ID and the number traced to the county nursing home so I called to report it whenever it happened. A few weeks later I got a call from a staff member, explaining a confused elderly man had been trying to call his wife and was upset he couldn't get through. She put "Horace" on the line and he was very apologetic--poor man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well, I would think that too, but since our # was indeed the same number of a Rest Home in the past, I don't think it was. It was also adults, they didn't sound like teens or kids. One sounded more elderly, could have been the wife??? Dawn That's definitely unsettling, then. Is there a way to call them back? I had a long message once left by an elderly woman, about how she couldn't make to a certain place, and she was telling the person she was calling not to wait and not to worry etc, and then she suggested an alternate meeting date. I called her back and tried to explain that her friend didn't get that message. We had a nice chat, thought it took her forever to understand why I was calling. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I had a long message once left by an elderly woman, about how she couldn't make to a certain place, and she was telling the person she was calling not to wait and not to worry etc, and then she suggested an alternate meeting date. I called her back and tried to explain that her friend didn't get that message. We had a nice chat, thought it took her forever to understand why I was calling. :D LOL I have done that before too when people call my number by mistake and leave this important information for dates and meeting times and stuff on my answering machine. I would call them back so that they know the person didn't get the message. lol I just couldn't bear the thought of thinking what if it was a job interview or something and this person didn't get the message because they mis-dialed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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