On Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:09:06 +1000, Dave Smith >
wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 20:37:42 -0400, jmcquown >
>wrote:
>
>>On 6/3/2021 6:21 PM, US Janet wrote:
>>>
>>> Miss Manners
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>LOL I don't know what 50-60s "protocols" were. Telephoning ahead not
>>only ensures the person will be home but you won't interrupt something
>>else that might be going on. It's not rude, it's considerate. Maybe
>>whoever it is just got out of the shower. They might not want to answer
>>the door wearing a bathrobe with their hair in a towel. That would be
>>me. CALL FIRST, please!
>
>Seems to me that when the door bell rings, you're not obliged to open
>the door. It's a request, not an order. If you're not "dressed", you
>just don't open the door.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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Not Dave Smith.