I know who is at the door by the way they knock
@shaggin (74987)
United States
January 1, 2017 11:20am CST
I was thinking yesterday about how I know who is at the door sometimes based on how they knock.
My mother knocks in a tune with 4-6 knocks that I believe she calls two bits and a haircut.
My brother in law knocks very loudly and repeatedly until you answer the door. It is the most annoying thing you want to get there to answer it to see who is knocking like that. It doesn't take long to remember who is at the door when you hear that.
Anyone you know that has a special knock you can identify before you open the door?
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@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
1 Jan 17
Other than Fed Ex and UPS people do not come to my door. On the other hand, I recognize footsteps.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
2 Jan 17
I recognize footsteps of my children and boyfriend and his son but no one else is around enough for me to learn their footsteps.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Jan 17
we have a gate and i can tell which family member is back by how they open it.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
2 Jan 17
@hereandthere lol when my sister and I were very small we would sneak out of the house and knock on the old ladys door who lived next door to us. She told us she would call the cops on us. We were probably 4 years old lol
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Jan 17
@shaggin yep. with some of us, you hear a squeak, with the others it's bang!
what annoys me are the schoolchildren that ring the doorbell by the gate then scamper.
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
2 Jan 17
I know what you mean! However, I now live in a locked apartment building and eveyone has to ring your phone. So, I never know who it is until they speak.
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
4 Jan 17
@shaggin True! But when I go to bed I turn my phone off and at times I have someone that rang my bell in the middle of the night but since they left no message it was probably someone who rang the wrong bell.
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
1 Jan 17
Nope not where we live we live out in the country not many people where we are and we normally always know who is coming by.
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
2 Jan 17
That makes sense people would want to call ahead and make sure you are home before driving all the way out there.
@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
2 Jan 17
@shaggin Right and if they drive out without calling their waste of gas not ours.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
2 Jan 17
I remember when we were living in the city our maid and my husband arrived almost at the same time. I felt happy when my maid knocked at the door more than when my husband rang the bell. I knew he would be there one hundred percent but that was not the case with the maid
@shaggin (74987)
• United States
2 Jan 17
Haha that is a funny story to share with me thank you. I can see why you would be happy to hear the maids knock.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
1 Jan 17
Usually its solicitors that knock.
Sometimes my boyfriends niece - presses the doorbell repeatedly.
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
2 Jan 17
@shaggin Haha yeah!
She doesn't come over that much though but when she does you'll get those doorbells like common I'm coming to open the door for you!
She doesn't come over that much though but when she does you'll get those doorbells like common I'm coming to open the door for you!
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
1 Jan 17
My Eldest brother use to do that until we had the dog three years ago. He's been very helpful.
