Re: Darlene's address book
Seagull wrote:Yes, it would be a standard practice to ask a neighbor if a tenant was not home. I realize that you are not American so I am honestly trying to let you know what was done. I remember living at home with my folks and the canvassers coming by wanting the information about who lived at our house. They did ask about neighbors who were not at home, too. We lived in a house not an apartment building though.
Ok that is a fair point and I have no argument against it. I just didn't think that kind of data gathering would take place as it doesn't over here. I suppose that's the error I made, assuming the US has similar ways of doing things to the UK. Over here I just never have known that to happen. A person wouldn't give his neighbours info to some stranger on the door step who has a card he claims is ID, but I think more so, if a neighbour gave my details to a man who knocked his door and asked him for them claiming I was out, and my neighbour supplied him with my Name, DOB, Status, Employment Detail etc, I would go nuts with that neighbour lol.
Anyway Seagull, the context in which I said Kane was the more likely reason for the name change/discrepancy, was not meant as a literal statement, but rather I was saying it in the context of that being more likely the reason for the name difference than the theory of a neighbour being responsible for giving slightly incorrect details. But, now you have told me that it isn't uncommon for that to occur, I will happily concede that I was wrong in my assumption. But I just want to emphasize the point that I was speaking hypothetically, and was saying in effect "I think there's more chance Kane would be the reason for the name discrepancy than there would be for some erroneous neighbour." And I do appreciate you letting me know that it is common in the US Seagull all the same