On Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 6:59:14 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 06:40:59 -0700 (PDT), 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.
> Our jurisdictions don't require solicitation permits.

But the tactic might work anyway. I'm not sure the place
I live requires them, either.

Cindy Hamilton