I wonder if your lady could be persuaded to put a tag with the address on her dog's collar.
A lady I know who sometimes walks with a stick has her address on a little engraved plate on her stick (it's quite a fancy one, probably a gift from someone I think) because she's worried about leaving it somewhere. Apparently it's happened before.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
What a merit it is to live in a small village. We all know one another; if anything untoward happened to one the rest would almost be fighting to offer help first.
Yeah, I know most people's dogs' names, but not the owner's. Largely because most people end up yelling their dog's name at some point, but not so much the people they meet. Very unreliable for your purposes. My dogs' tags have my OH's phone number and mine, so that might help. If you could catch him.
Again unfortunately Maisie the dog didn't carry any info either - another safety measure to consider and yes @JennyJ - even if I have to do it myself.
What a merit it is to live in a small village. We all know one another; if anything untoward happened to one the rest would almost be fighting to offer help first.
Couldn't agree more - I'm not even sure why we still call this a village- it has grown rapidly ( mainly due to the new nuclear power station ) and seems set to continue. An even more important reason to at least have some knowledge of those we may see regularly but don't really know - particularly those elderly/infirm. However, you can only work with what you've got and be aware
That's made me think @philippasmith2. I walk down to the village shops nearly every day and greet most of the people I meet but don't know their names or where they live. I try to carry an old (not smart) mobile with me but frequently forget to charge it. I carry no ID on me and walk along an often deserted, high sided country lane, I thought just the other day if I had a fall, nobody would know who I am or where I live. Memo to self, stick my address on the inside of my shopping bag - tonight!
The tech links are more for an "and/plus" suggestion for those it might be useful for, not an "instead of" replacement. Do it all, where we can - know neighbours, talk to shop owners, join local groups, chat over the fence, use physical noticeboards, add emergency info on phones too and dog tags, where appropriate. The more options the better in my book - for those living in centre of cities or in small villages, on islands off Borneo and hamlets in Scotland, living on boats, in communes or on their own in a tenth floor flat.
The readers of the forum live all over the world, in every kind of living situation.
I agree, you really can't better the option of finding time for a really good natter with people, so you get to know them a bit, for so many reasons. We have very few neighbours, so it's easy to do. This is one of those places where you frequently find two cars parked in the road, engines off, with the occupants having a good old gossip. Annoying if you want to go anywhere quickly. Best to not try to do that.
Where we used to live, in a slightly bigger village, the last big jubilee celebration helped us all to get to know one another, as we had a big street party. Perhaps we should all consider doing it again this year, just to kick the project off again
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
In my neighbourhood of about 1000 households in London we are all saying we want to have a get together this summer as we've been meeting online (with lockdown) rather all in person. There is a longing for it. The garden group have been meeting through out - sharing plants, seeds, bulbs. The other groups, not so much.
Here if that happened, I'd just go and ask the butcher, who knows everyone (even people who don't shop in the butcher's). Local shops provide so much more than just a shopping experience
Unfortunately most of our local shops have shut, and the lady wasn't in the suburb she thought she was in. I doubt anybody would have known her. I couldn't very well drag her from shop to shop asking.
Hopefully, if anyone gets in trouble very locally to us, the eight neighbourhood Whatsapp groups and contact phone numbers on the noticeboards should be able to summon help immediately.
Good to keep emergency info at the front of your wallet too.
That's a brilliant app. Thanks @Fire. It will be on both phones later today.
If it is of any interest, S remains in hospital but on the plus side, I did have a chat today with another regular dog owner who I "know". Still chatting when lo and behold, the lady looking after S's dog came down the road accompanied by the little dog. No one seems any the wiser as to how long it will be before S is discharged but at least a few phone calls have put her mind at rest regarding the care of her dog.
Strangely enough, the lady looking after the dog recently lost her own dog and had been very depressed. Can't really be described as a Happy Ending I suppose but better than nothing.
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Couldn't agree more - I'm not even sure why we still call this a village- it has grown rapidly ( mainly due to the new nuclear power station ) and seems set to continue. An even more important reason to at least have some knowledge of those we may see regularly but don't really know - particularly those elderly/infirm. However, you can only work with what you've got and be aware
That's made me think @philippasmith2. I walk down to the village shops nearly every day and greet most of the people I meet but don't know their names or where they live. I try to carry an old (not smart) mobile with me but frequently forget to charge it.
I carry no ID on me and walk along an often deserted, high sided country lane, I thought just the other day if I had a fall, nobody would know who I am or where I live. Memo to self, stick my address on the inside of my shopping bag - tonight!
Where we used to live, in a slightly bigger village, the last big jubilee celebration helped us all to get to know one another, as we had a big street party. Perhaps we should all consider doing it again this year, just to kick the project off again
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Unfortunately most of our local shops have shut, and the lady wasn't in the suburb she thought she was in. I doubt anybody would have known her. I couldn't very well drag her from shop to shop asking.
That's a brilliant app. Thanks @Fire. It will be on both phones later today.
If it is of any interest, S remains in hospital but on the plus side, I did have a chat today with another regular dog owner who I "know". Still chatting when lo and behold, the lady looking after S's dog came down the road accompanied by the little dog. No one seems any the wiser as to how long it will be before S is discharged but at least a few phone calls have put her mind at rest regarding the care of her dog.
Strangely enough, the lady looking after the dog recently lost her own dog and had been very depressed. Can't really be described as a Happy Ending I suppose but better than nothing.