On 6/3/2021 7:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> 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
>

But you still have to speak to them, which is intolerable and a misuse
of YOUR personal time.

I'm thinking a tray of water on the door step and you show up with a
stripped lamp cord is the way to go.