Do You Answer When Some Random Person is at Your Door?

[Fallen]

See poll.

[AestheticLife]

Yes.

[Fallen]

I used to, but all I ever got was people A. Telling me about their lord, B. Trying to sell me something, or C. Drunk and confused speaking spanish. I don't know Spanish.

[ViridianAsp]

I used to, but all I ever got was people A. Telling me about their lord, B. Trying to sell me something, or C. Drunk and confused speaking spanish. I don't know Spanish.

The A part I fend off with, saying I'm not interested, thank you.

I do the same with the B part

The C part, I'd just close the door in their face.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

No, especially if I'm alone.

[DCSL]

Yes. I love the religious visitors especially. I have a LOT of fun with that. I almost broke one of the last Mormons, I'm sure of it. If the other one hadn't been there, I could have gotten him to come in and play video games all day rather than continue on his mission from god.

[Parkbandit]

I actually do, but I tell my wife and kids not to if I'm not home.

[Kitsun]

Yes, but only if I've got a weapon tucked to the side.

[DCSL]

Yes, but only if I've got a weapon tucked to the side.

Don't be scared. I just want to play with you!

[Androidpk]

I usually fire a warning shot through the door with a shotgun first, then answer.

[ViridianAsp]

Yes. I love the religious visitors especially. I have a LOT of fun with that. I almost broke one of the last Mormons, I'm sure of it. If the other one hadn't been there, I could have gotten him to come in and play video games all day rather than continue on his mission from god.



I used to argue with Mormon missionaries about their religion and then would pretty much end with, I think you are wrong and I won't be convinced your right till I see the gold tablets, ect.. To which my best friend who is Mormon laughed and told me I was a terrible person and probably made them cry at night.

But nowadays I just politely say, "No thank you" and close the door.

[CrystalTears]

I've yet to have religious salesmen coming to my door. However we do get the occasional scam artist.

"I have no money and my grandmother is sick in <insert town here>. Will you give me money for bus/taxi fare?"

I know all the neighbors on my street, and we don't get too many strangers lurking around anyway.

[DCSL]

Oh, I don't argue with them. I listen interestedly to all their points.

[Drisco]

God I can't wait till the day one comes to my house. I've been brushing up on my religious studies (Took 2 courses this year) and I want to wtfpwn some bitches.

[4a6c1]

Sometimes. I like to yell at them and tell them I own guns and soliciting is illegal....depending on what kind of mood I am in.

I'm not joking. I can turn into a blathering redneck in like two seconds when people intrude on my little private paradise here.

[Taernath]

No, but this is mostly because I have an outstanding traffic ticket from an automated camera in a speed trap. I refuse to pay it because the info is shady - it says I was doing 70 in a 55, in a completely different area than the one I was in when I got flashed, and I wasn't speeding anyway. So, they have to personally serve me with papers to make me pay.

In Arizona it's a ploy to make money for the government and there are no points put on your license. All you get is a letter that reads like an extortion demand: 'pay us $200 and we'll leave you alone', and everyone here ignores them. It costs money and time to send out the official so nothing is ever done. Still though, I'd rather not chance getting served so I don't open the door for random people.

[Fallen]

No, but this is mostly because I have an outstanding traffic ticket from an automated camera in a speed trap. I refuse to pay it because the info is shady - it says I was doing 70 in a 55, in a completely different area than the one I was in when I got flashed, and I wasn't speeding anyway. So, they have to personally serve me with papers to make me pay.

In Arizona it's a ploy to make money for the government and there are no points put on your license. All you get is a letter that reads like an extortion demand: 'pay us $200 and we'll leave you alone', and everyone here ignores them. It costs money and time to send out the official so nothing is ever done. Still though, I'd rather not chance getting served so I don't open the door for random people.

That's awesome.

[4a6c1]

Oh! When I have time, the religious people I invite in, give a cup of coffee to and show them to the formal living room/ library. There I lure them into an open ended debate within which they will most often become extremely bored and eventually end up noticing my books and a very well rouded 'bible collection' which includes... (among other things) the book of mormon, the satanic bible, the torah, the gnostic bible, the koran, EVERY version of EVERY christian bible and everything else human beings have ever believed in enough to put to paper and distribute.

They never come any more though. :(

[Stry]

Yes, I answer the door.

A- Religious visitors run away as soon as they find out I'm mormon and actually am listening to what they are saying. You would think they'd actually want to talk to me regardless?

B- No thanks I'm broke, go away. Stupid sales people tempting me!

C- Not so many drunk mexicans as drunken neighbors. (college town ftw) And spanish or not, I still can't understand half of what they try to tell me.

[TheEschaton]

Yes.

I love messing with the religious folks. The easiest shit is the 12 times twelve thousand thing. People who take the Bible literally are dumb, lol. I took too much theology in college to not appreciate their sincerity and want to dialogue with them, but I took too much law to not grind their idiotic arguments into the ground.

Salespeople, I just say I'm not interested in.

Drunk and speaking Spanish is probably someone I do know, and not a stranger. ;)

[Sylvan Dreams]

At one of the places I used to live, a kid came knocking on the door. I opened it because I thought he had knocked his ball into my yard or something. He asked me if I had an internet connection, and when I said yes, he asked if he could use it. I told him no. He said that he lived "right down the street", so I told him to go home and use his own. Weird kid.

Generally speaking, regardless if I know the person or not, I don't open the door. The only time I always open the door is for the mailman.

[Stanley Burrell]

Always, unless it's law enforcement.

[Jorddyn]

One of the things I didn't realize when I bought this house is you absolutely cannot tell who is at the front door unless you either open it or sneak out all stealthy from the garage and peek around the corner. Needless to say, I'll be remedying that very shortly.

For now, though - I live in an incredibly safe neighborhood, so perhaps I'm not as frightened as I should be.

For reference, my house looks like this, except I'm on a corner so the garage is turned sideways meaning I can't see the driveway from the front door due to the garage being farther forward.

http://p.rdcpix.com/v02/la7847c42-m0t.jpg

[Stanley Burrell]

One of the things I didn't realize when I bought this house is you absolutely cannot tell who is at the front door unless you either open it or sneak out all stealthy from the garage and peek around the corner. Needless to say, I'll be remedying that very shortly.

For now, though - I live in an incredibly safe neighborhood, so perhaps I'm not as frightened as I should be.

Yeah houses suck, I don't think anyone actually owns a metal door within, about, 500 light years. Like, literally, if I wanted to break into my house or any of its replicas I could just punch the wall of this somehow 500k-dollar house, or like, hold a warm cup of coffee against the siding and burn the house down like a fucking Talking Head. All Ratolin-style like.

Actually I changed my mind, I don't answer the door for...

A) The Police, unless they're the police I actually know.

B) Anyone who's wearing clothing that is just way too fucking expensive not to be up to something. You're either trying to break in, are undercover or are filling out a lofty-ass business questionnaire that I want to punch myself in the face for the last time you got my ass.

C) The mailwoman, if the package isn't something I ordered, I don't like holding onto my neighbors' shit.

D) Anything living dressed in military garb I don't know personally (that isn't super old. Crazy Bearded Guy is cool beans though.)

Honestly, if you live in a house, it doesn't matter who the fuck you are, where the fuck you live, and how the fuck you handle yourself, because if three or more people decide to run up on your front lawn with automatic guns drawn, you can't do jackshit. So live it up, smoke weed everyday, and when Jehovah's Witnesses knock at your, always answer naked.

[Inspire]

If I don't know you, I won't answer the door.

[4a6c1]

One of the things I didn't realize when I bought this house is you absolutely cannot tell who is at the front door unless you either open it or sneak out all stealthy from the garage and peek around the corner. Needless to say, I'll be remedying that very shortly.

For now, though - I live in an incredibly safe neighborhood, so perhaps I'm not as frightened as I should be.

For reference, my house looks like this, except I'm on a corner so the garage is turned sideways meaning I can't see the driveway from the front door due to the garage being farther forward.

http://p.rdcpix.com/v02/la7847c42-m0t.jpg


You should get a glass door.

I put a custom one in with a pretty twirly design on it so that the evening sun would put rainbows on my tile. Added benefit is I see everything going on on the porch.

Now that I think of it...there is actually no way to hide from the salespeople at the door. Which is probably how I got into the habit of opening the door and yelling at them. :-/

[Tisket]

Depends on if it's just me and the kids at home. The last time a stranger came knocking when my husband was home it turned out to be a realtor that wanted to solicit our business if we ever decided to sell our house. My husband told her that we probably never would because of all the corpses buried in the backyard. She scurried off after that.

[4a6c1]

Glass door that I advise you to not get unless you do well yelling at the salespeople.

http://doorsmart.com/images/113_leaded_glass_door_small.jpg

[Stanley Burrell]

Glass door that I advise you to not get unless you do well yelling at the salespeople.

http://doorsmart.com/images/113_leaded_glass_door_small.jpg

That is a sweet door.

[pabstblueribbon]

Only when not wearing pants and holding a shotgun isn't an option.

I feel left out.

[4a6c1]

It is pretty. I was going to do some windows similar but that would have just been vulgar. And not practical. Storm windows ftw.

[Stanley Burrell]

They don't even have tinted double-pane here, bah. Or houses not made out of plastic. I think they've been banned :(

If Jack Bauer lived in one of these cloned-throughout-half-of-America upper middle class suburban houses, I could still break his window with a pine cone.

[pabstblueribbon]

Nothing scares jehova's witnesses better than sans pants.

[Jorddyn]

You should get a glass door.

I put a custom one in with a pretty twirly design on it so that the evening sun would put rainbows on my tile. Added benefit is I see everything going on on the porch.

Now that I think of it...there is actually no way to hide from the salespeople at the door. Which is probably how I got into the habit of opening the door and yelling at them. :-/

If I were like 8 feet tall, I could peek out the window above my door, I guess :)

I am planning on replacing it with something more like this:


http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:J3xe85dvYpiNeM:http://www.trustile.com/images/uploads/ext-mdf-door-lg.jpg

I was concerned about the security until I realized that I have 2 sliding glass doors - if someone wants to bust glass to get in, they already can.

[4a6c1]

I want to get pale yellow siding next. Nothing says AWESOME like pale yellow siding on Texas limestone.


OT: This one time this brinks wannabee security company salesman stepped inside my doorway to look at my frame or something and I speed dialed the cop we are supposed to call when solicitors come by. He had no idea until the sheriff parked out front. I was like,"Oh look, company is here."

They dont come by anymore either. :)

[4a6c1]

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:J3xe85dvYpiNeM:http://www.trustile.com/images/uploads/ext-mdf-door-lg.jpg

I like those columns.

[Stanley Burrell]

Nothing scares jehova's witnesses better than sans pants.

Rottweilers.

[Fallen]

I have had 5. *5* freaking people knock on my door today. Atleast three of them were different people too. I stopped looking through my peep hole after guy number 3. There are tons of people outside to help them out if they are in serious trouble, and if it were someone I knew, they would fucking call, because they have manners.

I am going to get a fucking air horn, open the door, and just blow it in their face. Stupid people.

[RichardCranium]

No. I won't answer the phone if I don't recognize the number either.

[Stanley Burrell]

No. I won't answer the phone if I don't recognize the number either.

It can be fun if you milk bad intel. Or get a telemarketer up to the point of orgasm and then blue balls them.

Edited to add: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW-PHukzdgM

[RichardCranium]

It can be fun if you milk bad intel. Or get a telemarketer up to the point of orgasm and then blue balls them.

Edited to add: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW-PHukzdgM


This reminds me of a time of innocence when I would call the various one eight hundred numbers from commercials whilst watching cartoon network in the earliest hours of the morning while under the effects of mind altering substances. I remember in particular a very cool Jay Jay the Talking Jet Plane representative.

[Gan]

Depends on what kind of mood I'm in. So I'll go with sometimes.

Its funny to watch their reaction when they can hear someone inside and yet nobody will answer the door.

[Stanley Burrell]

This reminds me of a time of innocence when I would call the various one eight hundred numbers from commercials whilst watching cartoon network in the earliest hours of the morning while under the effects of mind altering substances. I remember in particular a very cool Jay Jay the Talking Jet Plane representative.

Shit, mucus came out my nose.

[B4Hand]

Yes, nearly 100% of the time. I find people interesting. IF I don't happen to have the 103lb Dog by my side and the person looks scary..I might not answer. Otherwise, I nearly always do.

[DCSL]

Yes, nearly 100% of the time. I find people interesting. IF I don't happen to have the 103lb Dog by my side and the person looks scary..I might not answer. Otherwise, I nearly always do.

I wish this were a factor I could depend on for me. Of my three dogs, the Jack Russell Terrier is the fiercest and he is, of course, less than fifteen pounds. The Bernese Mountain Dog mix is big but stupid and retardedly friendly. My pit bull looks fearsome, I guess, but she's scared of everything. She ran from a chihuahua. A CHIHUAHUA. If a human reaches for her, she flinches and hides behind me unless she's properly introduced. My dogs are lame.

[Asile]

Between the toddler and the dog, opening the door for anyone is a nightmare.

To try to keep the dog a BIT quieter when the little one was born, we got a "No Soliciting" sign to put right next to the door to try to keep folks away. I guess it works for salespeople, but the Jehovah's Witnesses (we have 2 Kingdom Halls within a mile of us) don't get it. A few weeks ago my husband pointed the sign out to the folks who came by, and they tried to argue that they weren't "soliciting" because they weren't selling anything; my husband replied, "Yes you are. You're selling religion, and we're not buying."

[TheEschaton]

I don't answer my phone if I don't recognize the number, but I figure that they can leave a message if it actually is someone I know. Since I don't know many people who leave messages on doors, I always answer my door.

[SHAFT]

Never

Unless its a goodlooking female

I too never answer my phone if I don't recognize the number. If its important leave a message and I'll get to you when I get to you

[SHAFT]

I wish this were a factor I could depend on for me. Of my three dogs, the Jack Russell Terrier is the fiercest and he is, of course, less than fifteen pounds. The Bernese Mountain Dog mix is big but stupid and retardedly friendly. My pit bull looks fearsome, I guess, but she's scared of everything. She ran from a chihuahua. A CHIHUAHUA. If a human reaches for her, she flinches and hides behind me unless she's properly introduced. My dogs are lame.

Mine is 160 lbs. I have to put him in another room when I order out.

[Parkbandit]

Glass door that I advise you to not get unless you do well yelling at the salespeople.

http://doorsmart.com/images/113_leaded_glass_door_small.jpg

Thankfully, I'm awesome at yelling at people... because we have a similar glass door:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e6/belike53/IMG_0456.jpg

[Latrinsorm]

I usually answer, but first I always adjust the threat meter one step up from orange to yellow.

Eschaton, I don't understand how you would answer the door but not the phone for a stranger. Can you further describe your decision-making process?

Finally, I think the more important question is: Do you subconsciously weave in a pseudorandom pattern when next to windows to throw off hypothetical snipers? My answer is yes, although if those magical wall-penetrating scopes from Eraser ever take off I'm screwed.

edit, p.s.:
Nothing says AWESOME like pale yellow siding on Texas limestone.Are you daring me to post in the Things that Make you Frown thread, madam?

[RichardCranium]

Shit, mucus came out my nose.

Blame Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast.

[Kyra231]

No one comes here anymore. My 140 lb mastiff/rott mix has gotten one too many 'OMG that's not a dog that's a BEAR' screams from the witnesses, the UPS guy, the mail man... Little do they know he's not trying to attack them, he wants to be petted(useless pile of fur that he is).

Unfortunately now my packages wind up on the other side of my truck & the delivery people only beep to let me know it's there.

I'm thinking of putting up a sign with a picture of him that says 'The baby is napping, if you knock & wake him up I'm letting the dog out to get revenge on you.' for the few stray scam artists who still come along.

[Rimalon]

I don't open the door for anyone but pie salesmen.

Usually mexicans. But they make delicious, delicious $5 pie to support their church.

[Shari]

Every time I do I end up regretting it. Nowadays the only ones that come by are those idiot windshield replacement guys. They used to hover at gas stations but now those fuckers go door-to-door.

Last one I had ambushed me while I was getting ready to leave. My response? "Listen, I'm going to drive with it until the motherfucker crashes in on me, got it? I know you're doing your job but leave me the hell alone."

[Taernath]

Eschaton, I don't understand how you would answer the door but not the phone for a stranger. Can you further describe your decision-making process?

For me, I get maybe 10 salespeople on the phone per day, but only 1 salesperson at the door per week, so it's a matter of volume. Plus, I feel a little more respect for the door-to-door salesman because during the summer he's out there in the 100+ degree heat, so I'll let him get maybe a sentence out before I close the door on his face.

[Jorddyn]

Where do all you people live? I have never in my life had a door to door salesperson knock on my door. Or maybe they do - but it is during the day when I'm not home.

My mom used to talk to the Jehovah's Witnesses, though. I think she was just desperate for adult interaction as a SAHM.

[Kyra231]

Where do all you people live? I have never in my life had a door to door salesperson knock on my door. Or maybe they do - but it is during the day when I'm not home.

My mom used to talk to the Jehovah's Witnesses, though. I think she was just desperate for adult interaction as a SAHM.

Fayetteville, NC. In MI I never had a person come to my door aside from an occasional witness. If I didn't live here & see the frequency of it I wouldn't believe it myself.

Here...let's see, my sign on my door says 'No I don't want to help you win a contest by buying your overpriced magazines, I don't buy seafood or beef off the back of someone's truck, I don't need to buy a vacuum cleaner, we mow our own lawn & I don't care about who Jesus really is.'

I've never had so many fuckers knock on my door in a given day as when I moved here. It took me almost 2 weeks to decide I wasn't answering if I didn't recognize the person from the neighborhood.

I always get a good lawl out of the guys trying to sell meat or seafood out of a big cooler off their truck...yeah who the fuck buys that? I mean someone has to but I'd LOVE to know who the morons are so I can point & laugh.

[Jorddyn]

I always get a good lawl out of the guys trying to sell meat or seafood out of a big cooler off their truck...yeah who the fuck buys that? I mean someone has to but I'd LOVE to know who the morons are so I can point & laugh.


My grandpa, unfortunately. They winter in Arizona. Grandma was out for the day, guy stopped by, Grandpa bought like 100 lbs of beef because it was such a great deal. I have a feeling the massive amounts of hydrocodone he was taking didn't help his decision making process.

[Methais]

I not only answer the door, but I answer the door naked, with a huge boner unless I just got done fapping.

[4a6c1]

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edit, p.s.:Are you daring me to post in the Things that Make you Frown thread, madam?

Yes. No. Wait. Is this a trick question?

TOO COMPLICATED. I HATE PHYSICS.

[Bobmuhthol]

Do people really show up at doors this often? I get it maybe a couple times a year and it's usually to sign a petition.

[Methais]

I think the last time someone came to my door was after Hurricane Gustav. Some guy with a bunch of Mexicans in the back of a pickup truck rolled up asking if he could fix my roof. http://www.navitron.org.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/facepalm.gif

[Androidpk]

Do people really show up at doors this often? I get it maybe a couple times a year and it's usually to sign a petition.

Depends on where you live. I've only had one random person stop by house here in the last 2-3 years, during the presidential election.

[TheEschaton]

I usually answer, but first I always adjust the threat meter one step up from orange to yellow.

Eschaton, I don't understand how you would answer the door but not the phone for a stranger. Can you further describe your decision-making process?

Finally, I think the more important question is: Do you subconsciously weave in a pseudorandom pattern when next to windows to throw off hypothetical snipers? My answer is yes, although if those magical wall-penetrating scopes from Eraser ever take off I'm screwed.

edit, p.s.:Are you daring me to post in the Things that Make you Frown thread, madam?

Two things: 1) You can, if you make the effort, scope out the person knocking on your door, you cannot scope out the unknown phone number before answering it, and more importantly, 2) leaving a message with contact info is a viable recourse on a phone which usually isn't done at the door.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

For me, I get maybe 10 salespeople on the phone per day, but only 1 salesperson at the door per week, so it's a matter of volume. Plus, I feel a little more respect for the door-to-door salesman because during the summer he's out there in the 100+ degree heat, so I'll let him get maybe a sentence out before I close the door on his face.

I think it's a lot more 'respectful' to just ignore the door to door salesman rather than outright let them know you're there and then slam the door in their face. Spare them having to even go through the motions if you know you're not going to buy no matter what it is.

I don't hate door to door people. I get what they're doing and why some of them have to- especially if that's how they make their living. For the same reason I don't scream at telemarketers, I don't really take joy in fucking with door to door people. I'm sure they go home at the end of the day, pour themselves their poison of choice and think "Fuck, I hate my job" without me compounding onto that.

[ViridianAsp]

Oh, I don't argue with them. I listen interestedly to all their points.

I used to when I was young and angry.

[Clove]

I actually do, but I tell my wife and kids not to if I'm not home.That's why I like you. You're such a badass and at your age that's impressive!

[CrystalTears]

Two things: 1) You can, if you make the effort, scope out the person knocking on your door, you cannot scope out the unknown phone number before answering it, and more importantly, 2) leaving a message with contact info is a viable recourse on a phone which usually isn't done at the door.
Yeah because that person on the phone could be a hitman, but the dude at the door could be totally cool, right? Because you saw him through the window! OMG with your keen intuition! :tongue:

[Clove]

Two things: 1) You can, if you make the effort, scope out the person knocking on your door, you cannot scope out the unknown phone number before answering it, and more importantly, 2) leaving a message with contact info is a viable recourse on a phone which usually isn't done at the door.lollercopters. I have to side with the E here. The guy on the phone could ambush him with a sucker suicide tone. But once he's scoped the guy at the door out with his super x-ray attorney vision, there's no way he could be much of a threat!

[TheEschaton]

I don't do it for safety's sake, I was speaking in terms of figuring out whether I know/am expecting the person. Which I suppose is outside the scope of the question.

[Methais]

I don't do it for safety's sake, I was speaking in terms of figuring out whether I know/am expecting the person. Which I suppose is outside the scope of the question.

Except unless you're a ninja, they'll still probably hear your footsteps as you approach the door to look through the peephole. In which case they'll probably just keep knocking until you answer.

[AnticorRifling]

I answer the door, I answer the phone, the world is not scary. Sometimes I mess with people other times I'm actually a decent human and just end it nicely or listen depending on what I've got going on and how much time I have. As "scary" as opening the door is I can't imagine the shit some of those folks go thru going door to door.

[4a6c1]

Do people really show up at doors this often? I get it maybe a couple times a year and it's usually to sign a petition.

Yes. We get so many in this area that we formed a board and hired a cop. I'm not kidding.

In other unrelated news. I just joined my MUD board because that shit is outrageous and I'm going to fix it. The end.

[AnticorRifling]

Yes. We get so many in this area that we formed a board and hired a cop. I'm not kidding.

In other unrelated news. I just joined my MUD board because that shit is outrageous and I'm going to fix it. The end.

We only get a few a month.

[Parkbandit]

One thing that came up this weekend in my neighborhood was how daytime robbers will knock on your door to find out if there is anyone home. They will break into houses that don't answer, because they will think no one's home.

[Tisket]

I answer the door, I answer the phone, the world is not scary.


I bring one with me to answer the door when I'm not expecting company. I've never pulled it on anyone, and I don't think anyone ever knew I even had it close but yeah I can see that.

Of course it's not scary to you. You posted in another thread recently that you answer the door with a gun!

See, I do pay attention.

[Kuyuk]

I got one so far this year, it was the Chinese delivery guy with the wrong house number.

When I opened the door and saw an asian person, I asked "What did the chinese family name their retarded kid?" The delivery driver shrugged.

"Sum Ting Wong" I replied with a shit-eating grin.

I woke up in the hospital the next day, and remembered that all Asians are ninjas, and to never open your door when the doorbell rings.

[Kuyuk]

deleted due to duplicate posting.

[AnticorRifling]

Of course it's not scary to you. You posted in another thread recently that you answer the door with a gun!

See, I do pay attention.

Yeah being prepared is tough.

[Atlanteax]

Always helps to have a couple of dogs barking like crazy, and you having to hold back on their collar, when you open the door to talk to whoever it is (after peeking thru the window to the side of the door).

[AnticorRifling]

Always helps to have a couple of dogs barking like crazy, and you having to hold back on their collar, when you open the door to talk to whoever it is (after peeking thru the window to the side of the door).

Yeah I've got weiner dogs, that doesn't work too well.

[Dr Kevorkian]

Sure, why not? My doors have bars.

[Stanley Burrell]

Sure, why not? My doors have bars.

Hehehehehehe.

[Clove]

One thing that came up this weekend in my neighborhood was how daytime robbers will knock on your door to find out if there is anyone home. They will break into houses that don't answer, because they will think no one's home.So maybe your wife SHOULD answer the door.

[Tisket]

"Owning a gun makes you a better people person." AnticorRifling

This deserved quoting.

[AnticorRifling]

"Owning a gun makes you a better people person." AnticorRifling

This deserved quoting.

HAHAHA you're damn right it does!

[Parkbandit]

So maybe your wife SHOULD answer the door.

No.. there's only one window the perps will break to get into our house.. she knows exactly where to stand when they enter our house to put them out of their misery.

My wife's almost as good of a shot as I am.

[Allereli]

I didn't even realize this still happens. I've been in apartments/houses since I was 19 and never had any stranger come to my door. I let a stray cat in once.

[Taernath]

No, but this is mostly because I have an outstanding traffic ticket from an automated camera in a speed trap. I refuse to pay it because the info is shady - it says I was doing 70 in a 55, in a completely different area than the one I was in when I got flashed, and I wasn't speeding anyway. So, they have to personally serve me with papers to make me pay.

In Arizona it's a ploy to make money for the government and there are no points put on your license. All you get is a letter that reads like an extortion demand: 'pay us $200 and we'll leave you alone', and everyone here ignores them. It costs money and time to send out the official so nothing is ever done. Still though, I'd rather not chance getting served so I don't open the door for random people.

Just got WTFpwned.

Friend was over yesterday and opened the door for a random guy while I was in the back. It was the process server. dun dun dunnnnn :( :( :(

[Xanator]

We're the very last house at the end of the cul-de-sac. I assume people would probably have a good reason to come all the way down here. Since November, three people selling steaks and a guy who wanted to clean my carpet. Still waiting on someone with a giant check.