So yesterday I received a group text about a death and funeral occurring in the town I live in. I did not recognize the numbers, no names including of the deceased were mentioned, just a link to a local funeral home. So very worried I began going through the pages of obituaries from the funeral home. After looking for a while and thinking on if I knew one of these people by a nickname instead of the name on the website, I finally figured out it was a mistake.
Knowing they thought they contacted someone they did not, I texted that I received this as a mistake adding that I was sorry for their loss. This started a flurry of texts from people just plan not getting it. One person texted me privately saying it was no mistake, he was dead (still didn’t know who died). Another of the group text asked me how could I say it was a mistake because it was my cousin! People began adding their names and asking my name (which I wasn’t about to give). Someone added the deceased’s name, so I again told them it was a mistake, and I didn’t know any of their names including the deceased. One seemed to get it and tried to explain to the others, but there were people calling me Kristie in the group text and arguing with each other saying the number was correct.
I finally had enough and blocked all 7 numbers that were involved at this point. I knew there were some dummies in my town (especially by the number of Trump2020 signs), but jeez, some people just won’t take ‘wrong number’ as an answer. Besides, they gave me a scare a friend might have died, something I’ve been dreading to hear about.