We're getting used to our doorbell
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
Rockingham, Australia
November 16, 2022 6:48pm CST
The photo has nothing to do with the post but it's cute.
Our lifestyle village has only recently filled up and many have been buying bits and pieces for their brand-new houses. Doorbells are one of the things that many have bought recently. In our fifty years of marriage, I can’t remember us ever having a doorbell. People had to knock if they came to the door.
But we have a doorbell here and we’re getting used to it. When it rang the first few times, we ran around picking up all the phones, trying to find out what was making the noise! We’re not very smart sometimes. 
However, we haven’t had the same trouble as our friends ten doors up. When the neighbours’ doorbell rings, theirs does too – and vice versa. I must ask one day if they managed to sort the problem.
However, we haven’t had the same trouble as our friends ten doors up. When the neighbours’ doorbell rings, theirs does too – and vice versa. I must ask one day if they managed to sort the problem.17 people like this
19 responses
@DeborahDiane (40848)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Nov 22
It is funny how electronic devices can get mixed up. We had a neighbor once who had an electric organ in her home. It took them a while to figure out why they would sometimes find their garage door had opened for no reason. It turned out that there was one key on the organ that, when she hit it, would cause the garage door to open and close. It was the same frequency as their garage door opener! 
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@DeborahDiane (40848)
• Laguna Woods, California
20 Nov 22
@JudyEv - Yes, I think that there is nearly always an explanation for things that seem "supernatural." We just need to figure it out. However, I still love to hear "ghost stories!"
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Nov 22
@DeborahDiane We went to a 75th birthday and a young man went round each table doing a few magic tricks. I know there are explanations for them all but some of them were incredibly clever. He didn't touch a woman's hand but a small black cross appeared on it at one point. It boggles the mind!
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
17 Nov 22
Is it possible to get a customised version for the bell
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
17 Nov 22
We have what is called temple bells on our gate pillars Earlier we had an electric bell that stopped working There is a tv programme where a temple bell rings and then I see if I have visitors (lol)
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
18 Nov 22
@Treborika You just have to strike it with your hand.
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
I have never heard of it. How does the temple bell works?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Nov 22
That's funny. I suppose it's because you weren't used to it.
I'm thinking about getting a doorbell for my apartment. The door is so thick it's hard to hear when anyone knocks. There have been times when it was my overworked imagination as nobody was there. Then there are the times when I tentatively answer the door not expecting anyone to be there, only to find someone was there.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
18 Nov 22
@Treborika I have a small apartment. I would hear it.
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
It needs to be fixed so that it can work well. The bell must be heard from a relatively far distance
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
@JudyEv Well we can't be the same all of us
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
17 Nov 22
That's a cute photo. Here, every apartment/house has an electric doorbell.
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
@JudyEv I think the bell sounds can't be customised. They all the same
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@snowy22315 (209014)
• United States
17 Nov 22
Doorbells can be funny. Usually I see people coming before the doorbell ever rings.
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@wolfgirl569 (135819)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Nov 22
That is a funny picture you checking everything except the door.
I feel for the neighbors. That would be a pain.
I feel for the neighbors. That would be a pain.2 people like this
@wolfgirl569 (135819)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Nov 22
@JudyEv My parents had a doorbell when we were growing up so I am more used to them. We have the ring doorbells now with the camera on them.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Nov 22
@wolfgirl569 That's interesting. I guess you can get those here - with the camera I mean.
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
17 Nov 22
@judyev We have two front doors (yes) and different people use different doors. There is a bell press at each door, both connected to the same bell. So when the bell is rung we don’t know which door to open, and invariably choose the wrong one. By the time we then go the other front door the visitor has decided to try the door we’ve just closed and so it continues.
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@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Nov 22
That's funny. Can you put a sign on saying 'use the other door'? And then, being Irish, you could put a sign on the first door saying 'see other door for instructions'?? (Pardon my mirth )
(Pardon my mirth )
@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Nov 22
I've never lived in a house that didn't have a doorbell, so I would probably be startled if someone actually knocked on my door!
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@moffittjc (128837)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Nov 22
@JudyEv That happens to us all the time at work. When truck drivers arrive to make deliveries, they have to check in with me at the office. We have a security door that remains locked at all times, so they have to ring a doorbell to let us know they are here, and then we let them in. But you can’t hear the doorbell from outside, so they ring it multiple times and then bang on the door. It gets pretty annoying, especially since we’ve told the drivers multiple times they only have to push the doorbell button once.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
17 Nov 22
Cute photo. What's annoying is when there's a doorbell on the TV. Hubs always thinks that it's ours.
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
@JudyEv That one is too confusing too
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
17 Nov 22
Hmm, unusual problem with doorbells your neighbors having. Hope management fixes it quickly. My place, my door and neighbors door right next to each other. My neighbor had lots of knockers visiting I'd ask who is it, but it's for my neighbor... I'd excuse myself and say thought was my door.
My door is on the right, as you look at picture.
My neighbor had lots of knockers visiting I'd ask who is it, but it's for my neighbor... I'd excuse myself and say thought was my door. My door is on the right, as you look at picture.2 people like this
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
19 Nov 22
@Treborika
Yes, our doors are close to each other, and knocking can be interesting. Our doorbells are easy to discern. Knocking is very difficult to know if it's mine or neighbor door. So I began to look first then, ask...who is it.
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
You are very right here. The doors are so close to each other that their bells can be too confusing
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@BarBaraPrz (51831)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
17 Nov 22
I'm guessing they have electronic doorbells.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
17 Nov 22
Oh my gosh the doorbell mix up with the neighbors is awful. That would drive me batty.
That’s funny you and your husband couldn’t figure out the sound when you would first hear it.
There was a doorbell here for many years. When my ex remodeled my floor he cut the wire accidentally or something and it never worked since.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
17 Nov 22
I am glad you have a doorbell. I would love a doorbell.
The photo is so cute.
The photo is so cute.1 person likes this
@Fleura (35063)
• United Kingdom
17 Nov 22
I can just picture you running about!
Funny about the neighbours' too. I have heard of devices picking up baby monitors and the like. I guess it's a wireless doorbell? There must be some way to change the frequency or some such wizardry.1 person likes this
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
17 Nov 22
I hope you will soon get used to it and forget about it completely
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@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
18 Nov 22
@JudyEv I wish you a good luck in all that
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