Just A Tiny Question

[jennyjoan]

Would you be annoyed if someone give your phone number to a stranger without your permission, tho harmless but pretty personal.

[jennyjoan]

no answer yet, but wanted to say if the very same person would have cracked up if her phone number was given to a stranger

[Mamyalynne]

Yes, I would be annoyed that they hadn't checked it was OK with me first.

[sanmac]

I'm old enough, as you probably are, to remember that before cell phones were invented if you owned a phone your name, address, and phone number were listed in the directory, unless you requested "unlisted". So I don't think that I'd really be annoyed...If I didn't want to speak to the person, I would just hang up.

[sanmac]

But I would be annoyed if someone gave out my email address without my permission.

[Mamyalynne]

In order to be looked up in the old phone directory someone would need to know your name and a rough idea of your address, a stranger wouldn't have those details.

[Maydup]

I'd be really annoyed and upset. Back in the day, I was always exdirectory because I'd hate my number to be public knowledge.

[sanmac]

That's true, but I was thinking along the line of JJ being asked "Do you have sanmac's phone number?"

[Mamyalynne]

I've always been ex-directory too.

[THECORBYLOON]

As it's harmless, could that not be the reason why the stranger was given your number?

[scorpiojo]

I'd always ask before giving someone a friend's phone number.

[Barsel]

I would be annoyed if someone gave any of my details , name, address, phone number, email address without asking me first, and I would never give anyone else's details without asking them first.
Not just to a stranger, but to someone I may know that doesn't have all my details.

[eleanor2]

Yes I would jenny.

[Smowball]

Yes I would.

[Mozz71]

Depends on the reason I guess. Numbers can be blocked if you're receiving unwanted calls.

[emmie]

i would be livid.

[jennyjoan]

oh my goodness, didn't expect those agreeable replies because I truly thought it was only me that felt that way and not to be so silly.

this may sound a little complicated, but the "first" stranger had asked another person who knew me for the number (it was for another stranger to ring me to ring me - I asked that first stranger to give me some time to think about it ie a few weeks to talk to this person. Within hours that second stranger rung me and very much definitely put me in a position. I just was flabbergasted with that person ringing me. Any way it is done now and I am still taking my time whether to pursue what was asked.

By the way I am unlisted and have been all my time living in this house.

This first person (after the event) phoned me up to say she had given the number and "what it was all about" and put me further into another situation where I had to justify the call which was very personal and family orientated.

[naomi24]

I wouldn't be pleased.

[jennyjoan]

the bad thing is that it has left myself and a friend "apart".

[jennyjoan]

just wanted to say - it was nobody's business in my present life as it was a bit of a skeleton in the cupboard but is it worth losing a friend over it.

[Redhelen72]

Is it to do with your niece?