I grew up in an OK area and currently living a decent area. I still don't open the door to anyone without know who it first. You don't know who is there and have to take precautions. It's better to safe than sorry. Some call it survival. It's not paranoia. It's a way of life.
Would you let a total stranger into your home?
- Thread starter krichardson
- Start date
OK, here's what happened to me last month. I called a piano tuner. He showed up and said that he forgot his tools, and could he use the phone to call his wife to bring his tools. "Wow! that's a huge fish tank!"
"It may look big to you, but this 300 gallon tank is way too small for our fish." "Do you want to see a big tank?"
The piano man leaves to get his tools and comes back with his wife who is carrying a DOG. I AM NOT A DOG PERSON. I am a cat person. His wife came because she wanted to see the fish and THE TANK.
"Ummm, we don't usually let dogs in our house because of my cat."
"Poochie loves cats."
"Well, since my cat passed away, I guess you can bring your dog in."
Wife sat in front of our small tank watching the fish while poochie ran all over our house unsupervised. It finally went to sleep ON the sofa.
My husband was out of town. When he came home a few days later, he almost stepped in dog poop in his computer room. Our house is now officially a "no dogs allowed" house.
Piano man came back a week later to finish tuning the piano. His parting shot to me as he left was that he and his wife would like to be here when our fish are moved to their big tank. What are we some kind of circus freak show? I just wanted the stinking piano tuned and got dog poop in the bargain.
Oh dear, I got side tracked. The moral of the story is don't let strange dogs in your house.
Question is how long. An eroding society is the worst thing that can happen to any civilisation.
Just saw the purge and considering how it turned out.. No, no I would not.
Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
I agree to your sentiments and it actually pains me to read this thread but don't worry Akuma, it's just 'Murica. Most Asian countries still have the sense of being hospitable and very welcoming to strangers in their homes.
...and it's locked...
What's locked?....I kind of agree with Akuma to a degree.There seems to be quite a bit of paranoia to a lot of the replies here..I live in a pretty crime infested city but I don't feel the need to arm myself just so I can answer a knock at my door.
I have no problem answering the door for a stranger, but I wouldn't let them in the door. This goes double if they asked to go inside - that seems suspicious or at least weird. Where I live I don't get a lot of strangers (other than delivery guys, meter readers, et cetera) so it isn't a big deal. We had a stranger show up last November that ended up buying 400 Christmas Trees from us.
Proselytizers do show up once in a while. I just tell them I'm not going to talk and no-thank-you, I wouldn't read it anyway. I'm not into being mean to old ladies, so I say it nicely with a big smile on my face, which kind of confuses them.
As far as the people that answer the door armed, have you ever thought about moving? I would hate to live somewhere that you feel that is necessary....
Proselytizers do show up once in a while. I just tell them I'm not going to talk and no-thank-you, I wouldn't read it anyway. I'm not into being mean to old ladies, so I say it nicely with a big smile on my face, which kind of confuses them.
As far as the people that answer the door armed, have you ever thought about moving? I would hate to live somewhere that you feel that is necessary....
No! Might get a different response form a different part of the country, not sure, but around here not just no, Hell no!
And would add I do not answer the door armed. I agree if I had to answer my door armed I think it's time to move.
