Door to door...

[Steve81]

Interesting experience a few minutes ago.

Part of life in the suburbs is door to door salesmen and "missionaries". Typically, unless I'm expecting someone, I won't bother answering the door, and normally they'll ring the doorbell once, wait for about ten seconds, and then head to the next house. I've also got a dog who likes to bark at the door, and while his bark tends to be worse than his bite, he at least sounds reasonably intimidating: he's struck fear into some pretty big delivery guys before.

So a guy and a girl (who appear to be in the latter category of door to door missionaries) ring the doorbell, and my dog gives them a few barks while the wife and I are in the basement. Whatever. Wife says to go see who it is, just in case, OK. So while I'm up there, these a-holes decide to try the door...dog barks some more. Then they sit there on my front door step for another couple minutes as if I'm just going to pop out and say "hello, sorry about the wait ". WTF is wrong with these people?

 

[Adam]

They probably thought that no one was home and decided to take a break on your doorstep as they chatted about how much they hated having to go door to door.

I kinda like chatting with missionaries, unless they come by before I've showered (which is pretty likely on a weekend morning) because I feel uncomfortable being all dirty. If they are the "I've got a story and a pamphlet, so hear me out" kind, then they can move on. I don't need a PowerPoint presentation on my route to the underworld. If they're willing to chat about their beliefs, then I'll respectfully discuss why I either agree or disagree with them. So it decreases my AH post count by about ten...that's probably better for everyone.

 

[Steve81]

I chatted with some door to door Mormons when I was completely hammered before. I'm sure they were concerned for my eternal soul. Of course I've quit drinking since then, so maybe they rubbed off on me

Of course, I don't care as much that they sat at the front door so much as that they tried to open the door. I can't imagine anything positive coming from that decision.

 

[Alex2507]

Of course, I don't care as much that they sat at the front door so much as that they tried to open the door. I can't imagine anything positive coming from that decision.

Maybe they were looking to get into heaven ahead of schedule ...

I can just imagine me finding a stranger standing on the wrong side of my front door ...
Tied Up Twister, here we go.

 

[Adam]

Maybe they were looking to get into heaven ahead of schedule ...

I was thinking the same thing. That can't be good...for me...

 

[Steve81]

Maybe they were looking to get into heaven ahead of schedule ...

I'll say that I'm thankful that I'm becoming less brash as I age; I don't want to end up doing anything I'd regret. Still, I watched them until they left the block within quick reach of the gun safe and the wife was ready to call the cops.

 

[markw]

Maybe I'm paranoid, but I'd call the cops and report them.

So while I'm up there, these a-holes decide to try the door...

Maybe they were looking for an unlocked door* and thought they could work around the dog in some way, shape, or form.

Who knows what they would have done if they could get in.

* No breaking and entering charge if it goes bad.

 

[KEW]

I'm betting they were just checking the door and if it were open, they would assume someone was home and wait longer.
I can't believe anyone short of a meth addict would enter a home with a barking dog (unless it was a thief who had a specific target).

However, this is still not a sane endeavor as Alex might have invited them in at that point!

 

[Steve81]

However, this is still not a sane endeavor as Alex might have invited them in at that point!

Or an old guy in a rocking chair with a shotgun.

 

[Adam]

However, this is still not a sane endeavor as Alex might have invited them in at that point!

Or an old guy in a rocking chair with a shotgun.

I'll take door number two, please.

 

[avnetguy]

That is pretty weird that they tried the door, never seen them do that before but maybe they were behind on their quota.

Normally I'm too busy to deal with mormons but I did invite them in one day for a chat. I think I was doing a Windows NT install so I had time to waste. Also, I figured it was fair game to try to convert them to my side since their purpose was the same. After just under an hour, they thanked me for my time and left. Funny thing is, I have never, ever had them visit me again in all the years since then ... maybe I got black listed or something.

Steve