Had a situation at my front door this evening

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SoonerP226

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They will offer a free room of carpet shampooing because they make you sit through a demonstration of the entire system. The shampoo part is the final attachment they show. They have to offer something to get in the door. So it's 1 free room shampoo and they will typically carry around laundry detergent to give as gifts also. They aren't trying to sell you shampoo services. They want you to buy a $1000 vacuum.
My brother sold Kirby vacuums for a little while. Awesome product; HORRIBLE sales tactics (right down there with Craftmatic beds, ugh)--just buy them at garage/estate sales and save yourself a whole lot of aggravation. I think I'd rather suck up my pride and collect welfare checks than sell Kirbys. Or Craftmatics.

I once had a guy come up to the door trying to sell me steaks (he even said he'd give me a freezer when I told him mine was full). I thought I was going to have to sic the dogs on him; little peckerwood just would not take no for an answer. I think closing the door on him was what finally got him to figure out that I wasn't buying.
 

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No soliciting sign. Idiot knocks on door. I open door. Idiot starts, "I saw your sign, but I knew you would want this."
I turn slightly to let him notice the condition 1 1911 in my hand.
He runs to his 'meat truck' and leaves.
A few minutes later, LEO stops by. Says idiot claims I pointed a gun at him.
LEO says, "I know him. If he had pointed at you, you would be bleeding. I suggest you read signs and act appropriately."
LEO followed him out of town before stopping by to share the laugh with me.


I don't believe in 1tth, I go for the lobotomy.

My problem with this is, now the guy has confirmation on what house has a gun inside. While to some this might be a deterrent, for others this might make it a very lucrative target. After all, most crimes committed with a gun, the gun was stolen. Sure you could fight them off, when you're home.

To me, not flaunting gun ownership status is a risk mitigation behavior.
 

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I've had grown men back away from the door when 30 pounds of mutt starts sounding like she's going to eat therefore first body part proffered. One evening I had just come home from work and changed, sat down to eat supper and some moron starts banging on the door. That drives the dog nuts so he backs up. I open the door, and he sees nickel and walnut on my hip and stammers, "You're not going to shoot me, are you?" Told him that depended on how long it took him to get back to the gate. I think he broke some records and cleared a five foot high gate like it was the low hurtles.
 

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