Do you remember how when everyone started to use a cellphone, telephone booths gradually faded out of existence? Will the same happen to doorbells and knockers?
Consider how people call or text when they arrive at their destinations: "im here where r u" Why bother to ring a doorbell or knock?
A few weeks ago I arrived at my daughter's friend's house to pick her up. She was at a gathering that wasn't going well and needed a ride home while the party was still in full swing. I could see a few kids through a gap in the blinds. I don't have a cellphone*, so I rang the doorbell. Nothing. I knocked on the screen door. Still nothing. I knocked on the door frame. Nothing yet again. I Knocked Really Hard on the Door Frame. Finally, I got a head to turn in my direction.
Fortunately they had been viewing a movie on a dinky little laptop. What if they had been watching on a home theater system with surround sound? I'd've had to knock on a neighbor's door and ask to use the phone. Or drive right up to the front door, honk the horn and flash the lights. Or forcibly enter and search among the hooded bodies until I found one that resembled my daughter.
This homeowner's doorbell stopped working. Will she ever notice? Will she ever get it fixed? Why bother? It's obsolete. Besides, the only people who use the doorbell now are strangers: Trick or Treaters, door-to-door salesmen, Jehovah's Witnesses. You're better off not answering.
When was the last time you used a doorbell?
* My brother doesn't have a cellphone, either. But at least I check Facebook once a month or so.
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