I think I'm done answering the door

[mozfonky]

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It’s a good theory, it’s never anything good on the other slide of that door

Its usually something that isn't useful to the person being bothered but ya know, in my life, I just realized that everyone in my life is trying to con you in some way. Every job, every friend, and as far as family, they are only a pain even if they aren't conning me. As a consequence, I have had to change my number many, many times because even if it's just some lonely person who is feeling chatty, I don't need two hours taken out of my day with as hard as my life is. Also, people aren't capable of respecting boundaries and being mature. I tell people I can only do so much and they'll be good for so long and eventually start asking for things I said were off limits. And then.., I've lost friends over that shit and it fucks with a fellas head because you think, "well, maybe they never were friends".

Salesmen are minor compared to all the people, institutions, jobs who've robbed me of my time in the past. Friends were the worst and they either only call when they want something and have outgrown or gotten too busy to bullshit like we used to. It just seems that capitalism has fucked us all up so much that we just have a determination to get the best or to use anything and anyone to the point of exhaustion. Ya, sounds paranoid and crazy but that's my life. The folks I break my neck for these days better either be close family or deserving of it.

 

[Tone C]

Irish Travellers 'happened to be coming back from a job over there *waves arm vaguely* with tarmac left over and it would be a shame to waste it'

" O'im from de council and we're workin' around de corner and we have some leftover tarmac...."

Yup , of course you are , all council workers that I know always want to stay on and tarmac some unknown bloke's driveway rather than fucking off home early or sitting in the van....

Funny that I haven't seen you working round the corner either...

 

[tank666]

Unless I'm expecting someone to come over, I don't think I'm answering the door anymore.

It's never good.

It's either someone trying to sell shit, or someone trying to get me to come to their church.

I can only think of one time when it actually benefitted me to answer the door, and it was some neighborhood kid that knocked to tell me my truck was slowly rolling into the street (the e-brake failed but I left it in gear, but over the course of the night it slowly inched out of the driveway).

But that was like 3 years ago and ever since, it's always someone at my door that pisses me off.

And yes, I have a video doorbell, so I'll check the camera and if I don't recognize you then you can stand out there all day or leave a note. I'm not even going to talk to you through the camera.

I'm the same plus I work from home. Bloody annoying when trying to concentrate and get some idiot trying to sell me their shit or give to one of a million charities around.

 

[Deleted member 592570]

I had some At&t salesmen catch me last week when I was waiting at a dentist's office for a ups package, office empty, just doing a favor, they got me all signed up. Now I'm wondering if I have a way out, I didn't need a new service, didn't ask, didn't want and I sometimes have a hard time being an asshole.

People like you are why telemarketers exist.

 

[HUGHPHUG]

Couldn't agree more, anyone knocks unannounced they're getting a mouthful

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

A "no soliciting" sign would work.

 

[mozfonky]

People like you are why telemarketers exist.

i know, you should have seen me when I was young, i ended up in the enrolled in the navy because I couldn't say no, had to pull a few strings to get out of that one.

 

[jeff7b9]

Back in high school in the 1990s one Saturday I was smoking weed with a buddy, my parents were not home, and some sort of Jehovahs Witness type of missionary door to door Bible thumper knocked on our door.

I was planning on approximately this type of response:






But my friend, and this is why this amazing idiot is a great friend...
was not prepared to let them off the hook that easy.

They started their pitch

"Hi we would like to talk to you about Jesus"

(My friend) - "Oh yeah... you guys want to come in?
You wanna have a seat and talk to us about Jesus eh?"

and then right as their eyes lit up and they smiled and started walking forward he said:

"Nah just kidding, get the fuck outta here you fucking dorks."




*I know this was mean...
but I was 16 and stoned and at the time it was hilarious.

 

[Prefect]

Unless I'm expecting someone to come over, I don't think I'm answering the door anymore.

It's never good.

It's either someone trying to sell shit, or someone trying to get me to come to their church.

I can only think of one time when it actually benefitted me to answer the door, and it was some neighborhood kid that knocked to tell me my truck was slowly rolling into the street (the e-brake failed but I left it in gear, but over the course of the night it slowly inched out of the driveway).

But that was like 3 years ago and ever since, it's always someone at my door that pisses me off.

And yes, I have a video doorbell, so I'll check the camera and if I don't recognize you then you can stand out there all day or leave a note. I'm not even going to talk to you through the camera.

I basically only go down if I am expecting a package. I get tired of people think that it isn't rude to get someone to come all the way down to talk to you because you want to talk right now.

 

[mozfonky]

Back in high school in the 1990s one Saturday I was smoking weed with a buddy, my parents were not home, and some sort of Jehovahs Witness type of missionary door to door Bible thumper knocked on our door.

I was planning on approximately this type of response:


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But my friend, and this is why this amazing idiot is a great friend... was not prepared to let them off the hook that easy.

They started their pitch

"Hey we would like to talk to you about Jesus"

(My friend) - "Oh yeah... you guys want to come in?
You wanna have a seat and talk to us about Jesus eh?"

and then right as their eyes lit up and they smiled and started walking forward he said:

"Nah just kidding, get the fuck outta here you fucking dorks."




*I know this was mean...
but I was 16 and stoned and at the time it was hilarious.

that's horribly funny.

 

[650lb Sumo]

A "no soliciting" sign would work.

 

[Via Heeto]

As a Gen Xer, it was never a big deal to answer the door growing up. Now, if I hear a knock or the doorbell, a sense of dread comes over me and I am diving to make sure I can't be seen from the windows until I can peak out and see what car they are in.

I saw a skit not too long ago by a comedian about it that was pretty funny and very accurate

 

[whocares]

This drunk asshole answered my door last night, so to speak. Or ripped the telephone lines off the house anyway. It's nice to get some excitement out here. I thought the guy was dead when the first thing I saw was his boot on the roof. We cut the side airbag out and he crawled right out, didn't appear to have a scratch on him. He wanted to take off before the cops showed up but his truck was, well. Not in service.

 

[mozfonky]

This drunk asshole answered my door last night, so to speak. Or ripped the telephone lines off the house anyway. It's nice to get some excitement out here. I thought the guy was dead when the first thing I saw was his boot on the roof. We cut the side airbag out and he crawled right out, didn't appear to have a scratch on him. He wanted to take off before the cops showed up but his truck was, well. Not in service.
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I came across a car rolled over on top a couple years ago. It was about 3 in the morning, one guy was in the middle of the street trying to stop someone but I saw a couple people drive right past. I parked and got out, a couple mexicans were outside of the car screaming by the time I got there, hysterical and yelling. I called 911 for them, I don't know why they wanted police there as I'm pretty sure these dummies were drunk and I don't know how they got a car upside down in that slow a driving area. I called but if I'd known no one was hurt I wouldn't even have stopped, I don't time for stupidity which it looks like what it was. They kept yelling, kicking the car I told them to knock it off and that they were lucky to be alive and then left.

You can't really stop people from doing stupid shit. They'll be out there endangering themselves and everyone else.

 

[whocares]

I came across a car rolled over on top a couple years ago. It was about 3 in the morning, one guy was in the middle of the street trying to stop someone but I saw a couple people drive right past. I parked and got out, a couple mexicans were outside of the car screaming by the time I got there, hysterical and yelling. I called 911 for them, I don't know why they wanted police there as I'm pretty sure these dummies were drunk and I don't know how they got a car upside down in that slow a driving area. I called but if I'd known no one was hurt I wouldn't even have stopped, I don't time for stupidity which it looks like what it was. They kept yelling, kicking the car I told them to knock it off and that they were lucky to be alive and then left.

You can't really stop people from doing stupid shit. They'll be out there endangering themselves and everyone else.

There's a mens club 1/4 mile down the road, thats probably where he was coming from. My road is very twisty turny with 6 foot banks, trees and poles pretty much right on the road. There's no skid marks which makes me think he may have passed out at the wheel. He sheared the pole right in half, i think he he hit the bank during or after hitting the pole and thats probably what flipped the truck. He wasn't responsive when we got to him but he came to right after that. He stonk like a brewery. My wife (nurse) and neighbor (emt) were trying to help him and calm him down but he knew he was going to end up in jail and he was basically confessing to everyone thath he was shitfaced and that he fucked up. Cops, fire and rescue showed up pretty quick. My parents were visiting and the whole neighborhood was out there, it was like a block party. Street was closed down all night and the Electric Co. came out and fixed the wires on my house this morning.

We have a state bike path right where the mens club is, I won't ride down these blind curves to get there exactly because of people like this. It's not worth it.

 

[mozfonky]

There's a mens club 1/4 mile down the road, thats probably where he was coming from. My road is very twisty turny with 6 foot banks, trees and poles pretty much right on the road. There's no skid marks which makes me think he may have passed out at the wheel. He sheared the pole right in half, i think he he hit the bank during or after hitting the pole and thats probably what flipped the truck. He wasn't responsive when we got to him but he came to right after that. He stonk like a brewery. My wife (nurse) and neighbor (emt) were trying to help him and calm him down but he knew he was going to end up in jail and he was basically confessing to everyone thath he was shitfaced and that he fucked up. Cops, fire and rescue showed up pretty quick. My parents were visiting and the whole neighborhood was out there, it was like a block party. Street was closed down all night and the Electric Co. came out and fixed the wires on my house this morning.

We have a state bike path right where the mens club is, I won't ride down these blind curves to get there exactly because of people like this. It's not worth it.

Better than ending up dead right like the bicyclists in the news all the time.

 

[kimocomplex]

Sounds like a mostly well thought out plan

Except that you may actually benefit from the church invitation

But perhaps you are not ready for that conversation

 

[mb23100]

I can't remember the last time I answered the door and didn't regret it.

 

[Streeter]

I haven't hardly in years since we got a doorbell camera. Can see on my phone if I know them or not

 

[mozfonky]

I haven't hardly in years since we got a doorbell camera. Can see on my phone if I know them or not

my best friend told me once that he yelled, "who is it?" when someone knocked, the voice said, "Joey!" my buddy said, "Joey Buttafuoco" thinking it was me fucking around with him. I cracked up and said, "what did he want" He said, "I don't know but he got called Joey Buttafuoco....People knock all the time for stupid fucking reasons." I cracked up.