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badgges?! we dont need no stinking badges! [sm=rotfl.gif]

I'm with you on this.  I don't like religious solicitation one bit.  Especially during naptime. 

The other day, someone pounded on my door.  I mean POUNDED.  And not once, but continueously until I answered.  Both of my dogs were going crazy with thier big dog barks.  And Crusher doesn't usually bark at the door, but this was too much for him to handle, as it also made Kali start to cry.  So naturally I assume its someone with some big emergancy, as, if I pounded on someones door and heard the racket that ensued in this case, I would immediately cease pounding.   I ran to the door, trying to hold back my dogs, and ignore Kali for the time being, which I didn't like anymore than Crusher did.   And guess who it is?  The B&M guy delivering Kali's baby gym that I ordered from Airmiles.  I was ready to bite his head off when I reached for the door handle, but as soon as I saw him with a package, I was like," OOOOO gimme gimme gimme! "  I love presents...  I wonder if this is the reaction he normally recieves and thus it gives him the tenacity to disturb households in this fashion on a regular basis...?

Back when my oldest was a baby we lived in a rental house in an area that had apparently been hit by a hail storm shortly before we moved in. We went through a period where, I kid you not, at least 3 to 4 siding people came to the door every day. I got so sick of it I put a sign over the doorbell that said something like "This is a RENTAL house, we do NOT decide if siding will be replaced and I have a SLEEPING BABY. DO NOT RING BELL!!" This was in huge red letters, underlined, yadda, yadda. And people still rang the bell. I yelled at one guy so bad, told him he was either an illiterate fool or Satan for disregarding my sign and if he didn't leave the property I'd let the dogs out after him (he couldn't see that both dogs didn't even come up to my knees!). Now that we own our own home, I just disabled the doorbell. People still knock, but that doesn't seem to upset the dogs as much.

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no offense if this is your religious sect, but the latter day saints just came to my house and asked if they could deliver a messege to me. sorry, no you cannot, i wouldn't hear you over my barking dog even if you did. but thanks for causing him to wake my baby up anyway, go about your day and peddle your religion at some one elses door.

(they were dressed all in black, caps, trenchcoats, and were wearing "badges", at first i thought they were cops, until i read the badge.)

 
ITS THE MORMONS!!!!  [sm=rotfl.gif]  Sorry, everytime my DH & I see them riding their bikes, I can't help but say that.  We have to be rrrreeeaaalllllyyyyy careful.  DH's parents are mormon so we make sure he talks to her on a regular basis (at least once per month) to make sure she doesn't send the missionaries to our house.  MIL can never find our address unless it's to send missionaries to our house.  [8D]
 
I think the best one he had was back before we got married.  We arranged to get married at the mormon church (neither of our decision, it was the only place that wasn't booked up, but this thrilled DH's parents).  Well, one weekend we were home watching Husker football game.  Well during half-time someone is knocking on our door.  Well come to find out it was the missionaries from the church we were going to be married in.  Luckily we had the excuse that we had company and we were watching the "big game".  []  I had to laugh at them when they said "No wonder people were unhappy to see us."  [sm=rofl.gif]

i always want to say these little smart-a$$ things to them, but once i see their shiny eyes and rosey cheeks i just can't do it, they are just doing what they think they are supposed to. why they think subzero weather is the time to do it though, i only wish i knew. [&:]

Are the Mormons the ones that wear the black slacks and white button-down shirts?
 
If so I really, REALLY feel sorry for them during our Texas summers. I see them out in the MIDDLE of the day when no sane person is outside...riding and riding. They must really be into their mission to do that.
 
I mean I supposed the people are likely home, but really you are all sweaty and flushed and you smell...and you want me to let you INTO my home? I think not.
 
I always ignore knocks on the door..we have a peep hole and I love it. Package people usually leave it and go which I like.
 
I like the "Keeping Up Appearances" where Hyacinth Bucket gets a hold of one of them..lmao...he is RUNNING out her front door...teehee.
 
I also have no prob with the religion itself...I guess I just do not see how knocking on strange people's doors is a recipe for success in getting converts. It's not like non practicing people, don't know that it's an option out there...shouldn't they find the church themselves...if they are interested?

I won't even tell you what DH & his friends did to some when he was in high school.  Let's just say it has to do with Metallica & a book...

See....now I don't disrespect their wanting to spread their religion....I don't want to hurt them or their feelings even. I just don't answer the door.
 
I know we all do things when we're young...but being purposely mean to a Mormon or Witness or anyone canvassing for a church is really just some bad karma waiting to happen.

I definitely second the disliking religious solicitation.
 
Confession: If I see that it's them (or anyone else I'd like to slyly avoid), I typically just don't answer the door. We have a pretty large window in our front door, so I can usually make out who's standing there through the curtains.
 
It's just not worth trying to hold my barking dogs back and try to hold open the door and tell them that I'm not interested in hearing it, only to have them completely ignore me and continue on blabbing!! Sheesh!!!

#2 reason i thought they were cops, they knocked like them, very loud, pronounced, long rapping. they are a bit persistant.

they asked me whether i knew if my neighbors were home, i'm thinking it was because they thought they just weren't answering. i wonder if they'd have gone back if i said they were home. i just told them not to bother because one was catholic and the other is the devil. they looked at me like i had just laid an egg when i said the one was the devil [sm=biggrin.gif] good luck saving that one boys.

I go into hiding also...if you've ever actually talked to them, they WILL NOT let you go!  It's as if you have nothing else to do but debate!

Personally they're the reason I have never trained my rescue ACD not to bark at the door!   Her bark can shatter glasses at times.   After about 20 seconds of her crazed demon act they just wave good-bye!  LOL 

Add me to the bunch that doesn't mind the religions themselves..

But really, I tried the "lets just pretend we're not home" routine for a few years, but sometimes you just gotta say what needs to be said.

Around where I am, they don't just knock on your door - if you're out walking your dog, they'll stop you too. If you're out planting flowers, well they'll offer to help. Heck, when I was moving into my current residence, they offered to help move the boxes from my car to the house.

I was out planting flowers last spring when they came behind me and said hello. I turned around and knew who they were, and before the word "hello" even came to my mind, I said "please go away!". He said he was just wondering if I needed some help. I said no. Then he said he just wanted to share news with me. I told him I didn't want to hear it. And he left.. just like that!

A couple days later I was walking Sierra. They were across the street, but ran across just for me. I gave a helpless look and asked why they wouldn't leave me alone. Again, they said they wanted to share some news with me. I told them that I think religion is BS [>:]. Not necessarily true, but it made them go away.

Around where I am, they literally come 2-3 times per week. You can't even walk around the neighborhood without them bothering you. I really hate being rude, but there is a limit to how much I'll put up with.
I put a sign on my window... I won't publicly say what it says... but I haven't had any religious solicitors in the past 3 months it's been there! []
I really don't care if you believe what you do. But please - leave me out of it.

if i didn't have 2 kids, a crazy dog and a messy house i would invite them right in and chat all day,they seemed like nice guys, if i got sick of them i would just ask them to kindly leave my house. but if that were the case i probably wouldn't even be home or want the company lol. dh got mad at me this summer when i let the kirby vacuum guy in, he was just so cute though, and they were paying him just do the demo so why not, vacuum my living room all you want, sucker [] yeah yeah, i know, im really the sucker [8D] they always play with berserker for brownie points too so thats awesome.