On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 9:01:15 AM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:53:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 7:27:42 AM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> >> I'm not sure what "calls past" means (I even looked it up).
> >
> > We would say "drops by".
>
> Somebody knocks or rings on the door when I'm not expecting it I
> don't even look out peephole 19 out of 20 times. The door doesn't
> get opened.
>
> I was cornered by a roofing salesman a couple weeks ago ("Kyle")
> while I was sitting on the porch and I told him "Not interested.
> Keep on walking" before he even entered the driveway. Then 10 more
> times... "Please leave", "Just go away", "Get off my property",
> "stop walking. Turn around. DO NOT COME ANY CLOSER", "get the ****
> off my property", :"Now get the **** out of my yard!", "Yo! WTF IS
> YOUR PROBLEM DUDE!?!".... all the while he's trying to sell me a
> roof while advancing on me on the porch criticizing my 'attitude',
> criticising, my lawn, my trees, my bushes (which I had just trimmed
> and were spread out all over the yard)... "May I ask who did your
> roof last time?"

"Please show me your peddler's license."

That lets them know you're willing to call the police on them. They
usually stop when we say that.

Cindy Hamilton