If you fell off the face of the earth, how long would it take someone to notice?

[prolesunited]

With all the missing people in the news, I wonder if adults "go missing" and no one notices.

[lizziegrace]

1. Not long

the cats would demand their food. :eyes:

But otherwise. I wonder. :shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

5. I'd notice...

:hug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

25. I'd wonder where you were and I'd miss your posts

[LadyoftheRabbits]

49. *ahem*

I think I'd notice. :P

[lizziegrace]

101. I know you would

:)

[reyd reid reed]

2. Probably not until

someone wanted a ride somewhere.

Most people wouldn't notice.

:shrug:

[lizziegrace]

34. I'd notice

I'd call and I'd call and I'd call. ;)

[crispini]

3. My boss would notice REAL fast.

Yeah, he wouldn't like that AT ALL.

My mom would notice sometime the next day. Hopefully she would come feed the cats.

[trof]

4. Miz t. would notice PDQ.

Especially if I fell off during our 'awake hours'.
There are a few others who would notice pretty quickly.
You feeling left out?
:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

6. I would hope my husband and kids would notice

but being that I have moved across the country, it is likely that no one else would.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. I would notice!

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

43. True!

:hug:

[InternalDialogue]

7. Some days, someone would notice right away.

Others, it might be four or five days before anyone knew.

All depends on if anyone's expecting to hear from me, and there are full weeks when I won't need to talk to someone.

I think people would notice within a day, but it might not seem out of the ordinary to them for a few past that.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. 1 to 12 hours, depending on day of week and time. -nt

[SPKrazy]

9. Someone Would Notice

they'd say, where the hell is SPK, isn't he supposed to be doing ....

otherwise, who knows

[Gormy Cuss]

10. The SO would notice, but he may not be inclined to tell anyone unless pressed.

He likes quiet time.}(

[ContraBass Black]

11. One day.

After three or four days, people would start to look for me.

[alarimer]

12. Three days of work absences

After three days of unexplained absences, it is considered job abandonment but my boss would certainly check up on me. Other than that no one would notice. No friends, no family nearby. My family does not call me; I have to call them.

[prolesunited]

24. Do you ever worry

that you'll be one of those old people who die and no one notices until neighbors start complaining about the stench? That would be so sad and tragic.

[alarimer]

35. Yes, quite a bit

I am not social at all so I don't even know my current neighbors. Well I don't know their names anyway.
Which is why I said in another thread that when I get too old or sick to work, I am going to go play in traffic so I don't have to worry about it. No long retirement for me.

[patricia92243]

78. That will be me. No family here now except my sister and she is sick.

[uppityperson]

13. Mr.UP would notice and say "wow! look at her fall into the sky!"

wondering how I conquered gravity.

[graywarrior]

14. Well, since no one in my family has called me for...ummmmm...more than a year,

my bet would be NEVER!

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. Dude, I would notice.

And then I would freak out. Not cool. Don't fall off the Earth, 'kay, thanks.

[graywarrior]

17. Dude. Believe it or not, we are closer than me and my sister are.

[RevolutionaryActs]

23. My mom is like that.

I've never met my uncles on my moms side. She hasn't spoken to one of her brothers for over 20 years. The other one she's talked with on the phone a couple times since my dad died. :shrug:

[graywarrior]

28. My family and me are like oil and water. We try to get together and we end up running away as fast

as we can.
When did your dad die? Mine died when I was 27.

[RevolutionaryActs]

29. When I was ten

He had a heart attack. He was cool. I'm a lot like him. bwhaha! :P

[graywarrior]

44. Don't have a heart attack.

And don't give me one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My husband would notice pretty quickly, I think............

He generally knows where I am!

He needs me!

I think that if I vanished from DU, I might be missed........

:shrug:

[ThomCat]

19. It could be missing for weeks before anyone

knew for sure I was gone. :(

[LadyoftheRabbits]

50. ...

I would notice. :hug:

[ThomCat]

80. You're awesome.

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

87. Oh, you couldn't be more wrong.

:hug:

I'd notice. And a lot of others would to.

[ThomCat]

94. Sometimes it's okay to be wrong.

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

20. Minutes...to Hours, depending

[Guava Jelly]

21. I didn't post here for 2 days

and i got 3 pm's about it.
So i figure 2 days :)

[Ellen Forradalom]

22. A day or two at work

And when the laundry really starts to pile up at home. :-)

[leftofthedial]

26. I talk to someone in my family daily

Mom's in poor health. So my sister or mother probably would notice in a day or two.

Other than that, no one would notice, certainly not until bills didn't get paid for awhile.

I guess my dog would notice almost immediately.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

27. My husband would notice I wasn't home and wasn't answering my cell...

He would get worried quick.
Duckie

[XemaSab]

30. Given the rate at which people die

and aren't found until weeks later, I bet the rate of people going missing is higher than one would expect. :(

[crim son]

31. My youngest son would notice within hours and possibly minutes.

He "checks in" on me all day and usually once or twice during the night. (He's seven). If he somehow failed to notice my disappearance, my daughter would call for a ride to/from somewhere and when I didn't respond, she'd launch a neighborhood search.

[blonndee]

32. Does "someone" include my dogs?

:)

[prolesunited]

36. Only if you've trained them

to dial 911.

[blonndee]

37. Ha! Okay, then.

Probably a couple of days.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. not long. my gf would find out by the end of the day, my job would notice in 5 mins

[u4ic]

38. Oh, hell

I could already be in my next incarnation before my family would notice...:crazy:


A couple of friends would notice within a week...

[LaurenG]

81. I would notice!

I may not post much but I read daily around here. I'd notice. :hug:

[u4ic]

97. Hi OhioBlues!

I don't 'see' you enough round here. :hug:

[Hugin]

39. Probably never...

At least a week.

[Lyric]

40. About 2 hours.

My SO and I always tell each other ahead of time if we're planning to go somewhere. If she got home from work at 12:30 am tonight and I wasn't here, she'd definitely notice. And worry. And start making calls.

[havocmom]

41. Would depend on how close to the dog's supper time I fell off the earth

:D

[SeattleGirl]

42. Pretty quickly.

At least, I would think so.

[TOhioLiberal]

45. Not very long...

...I hope!

[RetroLounge]

46. pretty damn quickly

My kids would be stranded at school...

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. And a whole lot of us would .........

Be stranded right here, too..........:hug:

[peacebuzzard]

48. A long time. Maybe up to 2 weeks and then some.

When I do the administration of my sister's finances, every two weeks to pay certain bills through an assistant. She would notice.

My dogs would be really hungry and thirsty, and they would be howling at night but I live in a rural setting and I know they could go for 2 weeks without the basic necessities. They would be upset and skinny but alive. Neighbors might notice then.

Other than that, my job would think I was AWOL, my co-workers I don't see for months at a time and some of my closer co-workers would probably wonder after two weeks.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

51. My parents would notice

If my parents were away, my sister and her husband would notice relatively soon

[Danger Mouse]

52. Noone on DU would notice if I dropped off the face of the earth, that's for sure.

sigh.

[Evoman]

53. I would...I think your cool. I've enjoyed your posts in the RT forum.

[SPKrazy]

54. Oh? I Think That Is Bullshit

it would be hard to know what happened if you just stopped posting

but you'd be missed, by some.

Not everyone.

[mentalsolstice]

55. I so don't even want to go there!

[swag]

56. 16 hours.

[bigwillq]

57. Not very long

I have a lot of people who care.

[Nicole]

58. A week

I'm one of those people who will pack the car & head out on a whim. The kids know how I am so they don't worry unless I forget to check in after a week.

[SPKrazy]

59. Send Out The Mounties

heading out on a whim

you need to check in with your kids more often

:spank: spank you again!

[Nicole]

60. LOL

The kids think I should check in daily. And I do, if I'm home.

However impromptu road trips cause me to forget all that. :rofl:

I once disappeared for two weeks. I do admit that was a little extreme so I have not repeated that exercise in alone time. :evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

61. Wanna Disappear?

I WILL be hard- not easy

it will be easy to do

tell the kids you're going away for a while

we'll disappear somewhere



:evilgrin:

[Nicole]

62. Depends

I don't want to get shot by a jealous wife, girlfriend or SO! :scared:

[SPKrazy]

63. No

don't think that will be a problem

:evilgrin:

[Nicole]

64. Well........

Let's go then! I'm ready for the beach. :evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

65. Mexico?

farther south?

meh too!

:evilgrin:

[Nicole]

66. Sounds good

to me! :evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

67. South Of Cancun Then

good

:evilgrin:

[Nicole]

68. Just remember.......

I already told you I was NOT cheap. :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

69. I Know...

:eyes: Nicole, I know...

not cheap

:wow: but worth it!

:rofl:

[Nicole]

73. Definitely

worth it! :evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

74. That's What I Like To Hear!

:evilgrin:

me too!

[Nicole]

76. Good night SPK

You :evilgrin: you.

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

111. I Am A Devil Aren't I

you are too

you :evilgrin: you


:hug: :loveya:

What will you do with me Nicole?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

70. A week or so.

[SPKrazy]

71. uh hum

crimmie would notice in about six hours I think

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

72. Haha, true.

Sick woman.

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

75. Yes

the sickest...

:rofl:

just kidding

[QMPMom]

77. If it was today, by about 8:15am. I have to be at work at

8:00am and if I don't show up, they'll start calling the house. (Note to boss: No, I will not work late today so don't ask me like you did yesterday.)

[terrya]

79. A few hours.

Obviously, my bosses and co-workers would notice first. Then they would contact me, no contact at home, and then they would call my emergency contacts. At least that's what I imagine would happen.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

82. Not long. Mama WIMR would notice straight off when she had no one to yell at.

:P

[SPKrazy]

83. ROFL!

where is that WIMR?

:shrug:

I need someone to yell at!

:rofl:

sorry, it just cracked me up


:pals:

[Scarlett17]

84. Until my husband or kids need to know where something is.

I'm not talking obscure things. I mean common, everyday items or (even worse) their own personal items. "Where's my cell phone?" "Where are my keys?" "Where is the dog?" Apparently the uterus is some sort of tracking device. Either that or they think I'm omnipotent.

:banghead:

[BarenakedLady]

85. IRL - immediately

There is always someone or some animal looking for me, yelling for me, or whining for me about every second of the day.

Online - evidentally 2 days. LoL.

[SPKrazy]

88. That's Not True

I sent out a Paging Barenakedlady 2 days ago thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6082939

Friday 11:44 p.m

Kicked it up the next day

:loveya:

[BarenakedLady]

89. Ahhhh

You are sweet. :loveya:

[Guava Jelly]

90. I noticed you missing

I even spammed your pm box :)

[BarenakedLady]

91. I know...

I wub you :loveya:

[Guava Jelly]

93. I bet you say that to all your stalkers

:loveya:

[gemdem]

95. Oh, you were definitely missed

It was a topic of conversation for SPK and me before he put out the APB. Glad you're back! :hi:

[BarenakedLady]

98. Oh really now?

I was a topic of conversation?

I hope it was all good stuff.

I thought my ears were ringing. :hi:

[gemdem]

99. 'Twas all good.

:-)

[BarenakedLady]

100. Like you would say otherwise...

"No BNL, actually we were dissing you. Saying 'Thank Gawd that wacko is gone'. Why the hell did you come back anyway?"

heehee.

I'm feeling feisty again. Yay! :bounce: :bounce:

[gemdem]

102. Feisty is good...

Hey it's lonely when you're not around. The Lounge isn't nearly as much fun. I look forward to your posts -- even when you're having a tough day. It helps when I'm having a tough time to know I'm not alone. Besides, that's what we're all here for -- to help each other. :-)

[BarenakedLady]

103. And now you are being sweet....

How can I be naughty with you if you are being sweet?

How are you doing anyway? :hug:

[gemdem]

104. Sweet 's what I'm good at apparently

I swear, if I hear one more time about "what a nice guy" I am or "how special" I am, I may explode. I am what I am, little good it's ever done me. It's hard to draw much comfort from the bon mots when life keeps crapping in the corn flakes.

Rant over, thanks for the compliment. (Just me being nice.) :-)

[BarenakedLady]

105. Well I'm working on taking compliments gracefully

without my usual downplay, sarcastic, insult myself comback. Which I sort of did there anyway...hehe

[gemdem]

107. Sorry if I was a bit touchy there

It's just a sore subject for me lately.

On the upside, I got a good review from my outgoing boss this week. Now it's just a matter of seeing whether the Sr. VP allows my grade to stand -- things have to fit a bell curve. Oy! To celebrate my good review, I went out and played Bingo with the old folks on Friday night and came away with two substantial wins ($$$). It's neat because they were all excited for me. The old ladies look forward to me coming by on the odd Friday -- I'm just about the only male under 70 in the place (by 25 years). It's one heck of a way to get noticed. So after Friday, maybe the ladies at Immaculate Conception Bingo would miss me if I fell off the face of the earth. :-)

[Midlodemocrat]

86. Not even 10 minutes.

That is exactly how long it takes BabyMidlo to call me on my cell when I have left the house for ....oh the horror...the grocery store. :eyes:

[NMDemDist2]

92. my dogs would go frantic by 4PM the first day

when their dinner was late

may take a big longer for hubby to notice :rofl:

[gemdem]

96. I'm usually not missed until someone needs something

Once that's taken care of I'm forgotten again. Sigh... Such is life. :-(

[northzax]

106. two days

on a weekend, if I had nothing planned ahead of time. eventually someone would notice I wasn't responding to texts and get concerned. on a weekday? less than a day. If i didn't show up places and didn't check in, or respond to inquiries, it wouldn't be long.

[Jamastiene]

108. It happens all the time.

and if it's a working woman, the cops don't even bother to investigate. They just hate having to scoop up any remains they find. I don't think anyone would notice if I went missing or care, to be honest. My family would, but the news media wouldn't put my picture up. I'm not blond haired and blue eyed, therefore, my disappearance would not be news.

[skygazer]

109. I actually did fall off the face of the earth once

And it took forever for anyone to notice. I was clinging to a bit of Brazil when I finally got the attention of a passing nomad who threw me a vine. It was a close thing.

Just goes to show you, watch where you're going.

[spacelady]

110. Where did you go when you fell off?? I could maybe meet you &

give you a ride back.

[Q3JR4]

112. Well....

the kind of mood I'm in right now this is a question I shouldn't answer. One of those blah days.

My mother would try to call me, and she wouldn't get an answer. If I hadn't gotten back to her at least a week after that, she'd start to wonder. I'm not really working and most of the people I know are folks that I see maybe once a week. If they hadn't seen me for a couple of weeks I doubt they'd wonder.

Suffice it to say if I dropped off the face of the earth right now it would probably take anywhere from two to three weeks for anyone to notice. That assumes that it's the beginning of the month and I have my rent paid.