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MidEngineManiac OCT 30, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by williegoat:


I am polite to the religious groups and sometimes debate them. That can be fun.
But I do not like to be interrupted by some punk trying to tell me how I should vote or that I need aluminum siding on my block house.




I have fun. As soon as I see them I ask if they are here for the orgy or the drugs, because they have to go to the side door to get meth. I used to do a schtick with the satanic bible. If its women and we see them coming Kim answers the door asking which dildo they are here to purchase.

I almost feel sorry for those sometimes.....almost.
maryjane OCT 30, 07:45 PM
Visitors don't bother me much, or often.
I'm usually not sitting around the house anyway and few bother venturing out on to the property to seek me out.

It does happen occasionally, that I answer the door, but I try to keep in mind, that people have, over the decades, at least given the impression that they listened to me. I try to return that courtesy.
MidEngineManiac OCT 30, 08:02 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Visitors don't bother me much, or often.
I'm usually not sitting around the house anyway and few bother venturing out on to the property to seek me out.

It does happen occasionally, that I answer the door, but I try to keep in mind, that people have, over the decades, at least given the impression that they listened to me. I try to return that courtesy.



Drives me INSANE...knocking on my door means I got 3 dogs going wild, a sick girl waiting on surgery (thanks covid) getting woken up, and my stress goes from zero to "I'll kill you" in 3 seconds flat.
blackrams OCT 30, 09:16 PM
Personally, I give folks about thirty seconds to tell me why they are there. If, I decide to respond, we discuss whatever. If not, I thank them for stopping by and advise them to move along, they are wasting both their and my time. This seems to work.

Rarely do I have to tell someone to leave.

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Rams
Intelligent people speak because they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something. Consider that before telling anyone what's on your mind.


My wife told me to grow up. I told her to get out of my fort!

williegoat OCT 30, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:

Personally, I give folks about thirty seconds to tell me why they are there.


Yeah, if they identify themselves and state their purpose, I have a whole different demeanor. But it seems to be a trend nowadays to start hitting me with questions, right from the start.

"What's your name?"
"Do you own the house?"
"Who is your insurance provider?"

I have no patience for that kind of approach. I see no need to tolerate it.
maryjane OCT 30, 10:04 PM
You were a poor student but copied his facial hair.....



But grasshoppers have a relatively short attention span anyway.
williegoat OCT 30, 11:32 PM
TheDigitalAlchemist OCT 31, 05:51 AM
Wait a second... you were visited by “Bob”?

Did he look like this?

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Raydar OCT 31, 06:15 AM
My favorite is the "dog trick" that Tam used to do with our large male Australian Shepherd.
(Keep in mind that he was very well trained.)

When someone would ring the bell, he would go nuts. He hated strangers.
Tam would open the door to see who it was. If it was a salesperson, or an evangelist, or JW (We lived in a "no soliciting" neighborhood, as if THAT mattered) it was ON!
She'd put the snarling dog (and our two other Aussies - quite friendly, but visitors didn't know that) on a "down-stay", about four feet from the glass storm door.
Then she'd push the storm door wiiiide open and say, "Yeah? What do you need?"
"Does he bite?" (looking at his pearly whites, and listening to the "grumbling")
"Not if I don't tell him to. What do you need?"

It was usually a very short visit. Those visitors seldom came back.

Here he was on one of his best days. We still miss him.

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cliffw OCT 31, 08:09 AM

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Originally posted by Raydar:
"Does he bite?" (looking at his pearly whites, and listening to the "grumbling")
"Not if I don't tell him to. What do you need?"



I had a 99 pound Doberman. I was often asked if he bites. I always told them he never bit me.