There is an old man who keeps calling my phone. He has called 103 times since October 10th. It's crazy. He is in a nursing home and is trying to call his wife. I feel bad because he is trying to call her but he can't and I know he's frustrated. But I'm frustrated too. I have to keep my phone on silent because it rings constantly. I really want the calls to stop. Here are a few things we have tried:
1. I called his phone number and kindly told him that he had the wrong number and that all his calls are coming to my phone, not his wife's phone.
- He called back and left a voicemail for his wife saying that some girl called him and told him he had the wrong number and asked his wife to look into it.
2. I picked up the phone when he was calling me and said, "Sir, you have the wrong number."
- He responded by saying, "No! You have the wrong number!"
3. Jared picked up the phone when he was calling at 2:00 in the morning and said, "Sir, I know you're trying to get a hold of your wife, but if you keep calling this number you are not going to reach her."
- He responded by saying, "It will go through eventually."
4. I changed my voice mail to, "You've reached Stephanie Clay's phone. Stephanie Clay is unable to answer her phone. If you leave Stephanie Clay's phone a message, then Stephanie Clay will call you back."
- He is still calling. He just doesn't leave messages anymore which was the best part because his messages were funny.
I don't want to be mean and I don't want to change my phone number. What else can I do?
You can block him I think, or, on some phones there is a thing called a 'rejection list'. Anytime he calls, it won't ring, but you will get a message on your phone that pops up that says you missed a call. But that's better than it ringing all the time!
ReplyDeleteThis is too funny!... Have you tried having a conversation with him? Maybe he's just lonely...
ReplyDeleteI've tried talking to him a few times but it isn't really helpful. He gets really mad every time I answer the phone. I think he thinks that he's calling his wife but I'm somehow interfering. I feel so bad for him. :(
ReplyDeleteHi honey. He sounds like an Alzheimers patient. Try calling AT&T and asking them how to block the calls so they aren't eating your minutes. Since you know his number maybe they can intervene. Wish you knew the name of the nursing home so you could call them personally and ask them for help. In any case, it is sort of funny...especially the part about his calling his wife about the girl and the wrong number :-) Had to laugh. Love Mom C
ReplyDeleteMom, I think it does help to laugh. At first I was really concerned. I tried to talk to him, Jared and I prayed for him, and I tried to find out what nursing home he was in. But then the calls kept coming and he kept getting angry. Then we just had to laugh. I thought the funniest was when he called my phone, I answered and told him that he had the wrong number and he insisted that I had the wrong number. :)
ReplyDeleteSo, what happened? Is he still calling?
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ReplyDeleteGive him Mary's number!!! Jared, you know that is the answer
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