Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 My cell phone rang. I ran upstairs to answer. "Hello?" "Hello. Who's this?" (I HATE it when people call and say that.) "Who's this???" "This is David. I must have the wrong number." A couple minutes later our land line rings. My daughter answers. "Hello, this is Bethany." "Ha! I did it again. Wrong number." Soooo, I look at the caller ID...SAME NUMBER CALLED US BOTH TIMES--ONCE ON MY CELL AND ONCE ON MY LAND LINE CLAIMING TO BE A WRONG NUMBER. It is a cell phone number and I cannot google it. My first words were, "Are all the doors locked?" Yikes. This is too freaky for me!!!! Advice? Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Oh my stars. Maybe a bad joke from an acquaintance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Get the kiities inside and load yer shotgun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I wonder if someone lost/left a cell phone somewhere and someone found it and is calling random numbers? Did you check your contact list for who it might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Is your cell phone and land line similar? my brother's cell and my mom's land line are almost the same, so I can see someone who only vaguely remembers a phone number randomly entering the digit(s) he/she forgot while still putting in the ones they remembe and therefore getting both numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Get the kiities inside and load yer shotgun!!! I'm armed with the fire extinguisher...dd is a bit more heavily loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Whatever you do, write the number and time down in case it gets accidentily erased from caller ID. Are you married? I'd call dh to ask him what he thinks. Do you have several teenage children or just the one dd? Kids' friends can be pranksters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 I wonder if someone lost/left a cell phone somewhere and someone found it and is calling random numbers? Did you check your contact list for who it might be? Checked my contacts, dd's and hubby's, too. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) Is your cell phone and land line similar? my brother's cell and my mom's land line are almost the same, so I can see someone who only vaguely remembers a phone number randomly entering the digit(s) he/she forgot while still putting in the ones they remembe and therefore getting both numbers. Mine are two totally different numbers. Area code is the only thing the same. Edited December 20, 2008 by Jean in Wisc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Whatever you do, write the number and time down in case it gets accidentily erased from caller ID. Are you married? I'd call dh to ask him what he thinks. Do you have several teenage children or just the one dd? Kids' friends can be pranksters. I've checked with hubby. I'll check with my two boys, but how would their friends have my cell phone number? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Jean, I have no idea how helpful this site may be or whether they charge money, but it claims you can reverse lookup cell phone numbers. There may be a catch, I don't know. http://www.reversecellularphone.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Wow, that IS freaky. No advice here except to be wary. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Do you have call forwarding on your phones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Sometimes when I have to fill in forms they ask for both a mobile and a land line number. Could it be that some paper-pusher somewhere has your numbers under the wrong name? There is just such a huge amount of information out there. It would be quite an amazing coincidence, but I am sure there is a very innocent explanation. :grouphug: I hate weird stuff. Could you get dh to phone the number and find out what why the guy phoned the two numbers? That might make you feel a lot better knowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Could you get dh to phone the number and find out what why the guy phoned the two numbers? That might make you feel a lot better knowing! I just realized that! You have his number, Dh could call in his huskiest voice and ask "Where you looking for someone?" or whatever to find out what the guy wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I would ask dh. perhaps being this close to Christmas, someone ordered something and neither of you is supposed to be around when it is delivered. My initial reaction would be to freak out. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 he was trying to call someone with a similar name. For instance, he has you in his address book (paper or electronic) as "Johnson", but is trying to call someone else named "Johnston". He thought he had a mistake in your cell number, so tried the home number he had listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Do you have call forwarding on your phones? No call forwarding. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Probably nothing big...most things aren't. But to be safe, I would call the number back myself and say, "WHAT DID YOU WANT AND WHY DID YOU CALL TWO OF MY NUMBERS??" Of course, I grew up with a single mom, so we do things like that. But I would not freak out...most likely it was a prank or someone who has both of your numbers or the child of someone who has both of your numbers and they are listed in a planner or something and he looked at the wrong name, or the name above or below what he was trying to call. It may not be coming from a number you know cause it could be a teenager using his own cell phone but calling from a parent's address book or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Are you listed in a church or other directory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 A bit off topic Jean but I thought you might like to watch something funny to take your mind off nasty things: Jenny in Atlanta has a kitty special... http://ridgeschool.blogspot.com/2008/12/have-cat.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Are you listed in a church or other directory? Not both numbers in the same place. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 A bit off topic Jean but I thought you might like to watch something funny to take your mind off nasty things:Jenny in Atlanta has a kitty special... http://ridgeschool.blogspot.com/2008/12/have-cat.html It won't load :(( ! Hm. I have adobe flash player...?? Thanks anyway! Thank you everyone. Nothing seems to have happened. :confused: Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Jean, I'm freaked out just hearin' about it! I'm sure its nothing, but you are smart to be cautious. Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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