Do you answer a dead persons cell phone?

[nutxo]

My mother in law passed away 2 days ago and wifey left her cell on the desk next to me. It's rang a few times.

I'm thinking theres no way in hell Im answering that phone and telling someone shes passed away.

Would you?

 

[OCGuy]

It is probably her, trying to contact you from beyond.

 

[gorcorps]

Maybe you or somebody better should set her voicemail up so people know? Give them info to the service if it hasn't happened yet.

 

[nerp]

Originally posted by: nutxo
My mother in law passed away 2 days ago and wifey left her cell on the desk next to me. It's rang a few times.

I'm thinking theres no way in hell Im answering that phone and telling someone shes passed away.

Would you?

Yes. I'm not afraid of confronting reality, even if it's not pleasant. People need to find out somehow.

 

[FelixDeCat]

"???? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ??????????, ???? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ???", said the dead mans friend on the cell phone. I said "???? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ??????????, ???? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ???!" and he just hung up. 🙁

 

[AstroManLuca]

Uh... maybe you should just turn it off?

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: nerp
Yes. I'm not afraid of confronting reality, even if it's not pleasant. People need to find out somehow.

This.

 

[Krazy4Real]

I would change the voicemail and turn it off.

 

[seemingly random]

I once got a call from someone's cell phone who had died 12 hours earlier. Of course, it was somebody else but it made me wonder for a few seconds.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
Uh... maybe you should just turn it off?

oooh.

I thought about that but I was thinking wifey might wanna return the calls.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: nerp

Originally posted by: nutxo
My mother in law passed away 2 days ago and wifey left her cell on the desk next to me. It's rang a few times.

I'm thinking theres no way in hell Im answering that phone and telling someone shes passed away.

Would you?

Yes. I'm not afraid of confronting reality, even if it's not pleasant. People need to find out somehow.

I dont want it to be a stranger that lets them know.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
I would change the voicemail and turn it off.

"Hi, this is is so and so, I'm dead, so stop calling."

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: nerp

Originally posted by: nutxo
My mother in law passed away 2 days ago and wifey left her cell on the desk next to me. It's rang a few times.

I'm thinking theres no way in hell Im answering that phone and telling someone shes passed away.

Would you?

Yes. I'm not afraid of confronting reality, even if it's not pleasant. People need to find out somehow.

I dont want it to be a stranger that lets them know.

Then have somebody else change the voicemail. Nobody needs to talk to anybody that way

 

[nerp]

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: nerp

Originally posted by: nutxo
My mother in law passed away 2 days ago and wifey left her cell on the desk next to me. It's rang a few times.

I'm thinking theres no way in hell Im answering that phone and telling someone shes passed away.

Would you?

Yes. I'm not afraid of confronting reality, even if it's not pleasant. People need to find out somehow.

I dont want it to be a stranger that lets them know.

You're not a stranger. You're a family member. And the instant you pick up the phone, you're no longer a stranger to the person calling. Your mother-in-law would probably appreciate you handling it like a man.