If you were to call [pmsumner]

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If you were to call someone quite late at night on their mobile 3 times and they didn't answer, then didn't respond to a voicemail left for them. Would you then call them on their landline?

I'd been asleep for 2 blissful hours. Been wrapped up since 8, only to be woken at half ten by someone doing just that. And of course now I can't get back to sleep. Not a happy boy was I when I was awoken, looked at the clock and panicked I'd overslept, though when I'd woken up I realised that if I were to sleep for 14hrs solid that would have been really impressive even for me.

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Yes probably, especially if "quite late" by most people's standards is "pretty early" by the person being called!

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I don't get that way of thinking at all... if there's no response the first (x) times why should there be one the (x+1)th time?

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I guess it would depend what it was about - if it was urgent then I would have no problem calling the landline. However, on a week night, I do think that 10.30 is quite late and I know that Im certainly in bed by then.

~Lorna~

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10.30's not too late for me but I wouldn't call _anyone_ after 9.30 or so without previous arrangement :)

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The generally quoted case in point is the death of a relative, I suppose. In this case there's absolutely no reason to continue phoning me if I haven't already answered. The relative in question will still be dead in the morning and I'll have had a decent night's sleep without having to cope with it and will therefore be in a much better position to do so.

On the other hand, if I'm going to be late for some portentous event for which my presence either is absolutely required or has already been confirmed by promise then that's fair enough. A friend who's in desperate need of someone to talk to would probably also count under this heading.

If it's not for a very good reason (i.e. not on the level of either of the above examples) then I'm likely to be explosively irritated at the guilty party for disturbing me.

Disclaimer: It's a bit of a moot point for me, as I always switch my mobile off at night, although I'm sure you get the idea!

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I like the way you think :)
If I could remember how to switch off my phone and then actually remember to turn it back on in the morning, I probably would do too *G*

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