Not answering the door for anyone

"Hello, I'm from the gas company, just wanted to let you know that your house is about to explode, and you should leave."

This is no 1950s Leave It To Beaver land.

Not everyone in 2017 is to be trusted, especially when CERN has opened up demonic portals and it's allowed for people to become demon possessed.

Trust your gut and lock your doors.

This warning goes out to "friends and family" too.

Who cares if they consider you rude.

If you don't want to talk to anyone that's your choice.

Your home is your castle. Do as you wish. It's more rude of them to stop by unannounced.

GET THE FUCK OFF MY LAWN

I don't have neighbors.

i like for people to call first before "dropping by"....unless it is immediate family or a friend who is actually really teuly like family (which is a rarity, but can happen, ime)

I don't understand why people are even coming to my door. Is there some law that prohibits people from going door to door knocking on apartment doors? I've lived in many apartment buildings and was left at peace the whole time.

if you just move in somewhere, i think it is reasonable though for neighbors to come by and say hello...if they dont do it they may just be shy or something else is going on...maybe they dont want to intrude or personal crisis or something, but announced at that time is okay and unannounced if they dont hv your number

i used to receive invitations for parties at neighbors houses, you know like they host something and you are there (expected) to purchase something......this to me is kinda a forced gathering and with being very busy working i often didnt know about the party (mail backed up) until right before or after it had passed,....invariably they were on week nights, too....so i never attended

if you want to socialize with your neighbors dont invite them to your house to spend money.....i find it crass, but understand that it is accepted.....what happened with inviting people over for coffee and cake or tea or lunch or cocktail hour w/ hors d'oeuvres or dinner??? many parents in neihborhods structure their lives around their kids and if you are around women who chose motherhood that is the only topic they discuss..their kids.....frankly, just not THAT interested after a certain point ... wld rather know what YOU are like than learning what your kids are like...im here talking to YOU not your kid(s). do these women complain about a lack of adult conversation or are those complainers some other women i hv yet to stumble across? this is a problem bc it seems these types of people do not see their children as INDIVIDUALS they see them primarily as extensions of themselves, not as unique minds capable of being different than their parents.

sorry, OT....but,partially bc of people like this i dont like opening my door or fake socializing with people who think people like me are weird bc we make other life choices vs. propagating an uncertain future and slave existence onto progeny.

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if you just move in somewhere, i think it is reasonable though for neighbors to come by and say hello...if they dont do it they may just be shy or something else is going on...maybe they dont want to intrude or personal crisis or something, but UNannounced at that time is okay and unannounced if they dont hv your number


...also if there is a community concern....unannounced is fine, especially when your neighbors see you moving around in the yard, etc. had a neighbor come over and ask me if i had noticed a stray cat in the neighborhood....found out the kitty who i had been feeding was indeed a stray (i hv her to this day)....also, getting together dinners for a family where one of the parents was in the hospital after an aneurysm.....thats moree than okay, too.....it is good to help out your neighbors...how can you not help out a living being in need?

I will be friendly and say hi back to people in the neighborhood if I walk by but I like to keep to myself and my life. These neighbors I live with like to get together and talk with each other.

apartments can be transitional living.....you dont see your neighbirs outside in their yard, for instance....so maybe you pass them in the garage or elevator or somesuch, but they are considered temporary living in the USA....most parts anyway....go into cities and it is a bit different....also apt complexes seem to now do get togethers for their tenants....i guess to try and foster a community feel.

i met someone who lives in an apt bldg that has a large or entire percentage of residents who are on permanent disability. they seem very communal from what she told me ... like having neighbors over for drinks or coming by to talk about their problems to her. sounded like a petticoat junction atmosphere.....that shit wld drive me crazy.

I never answer the door unless I am expecting a visitor that has been previously arranged, I work shifts so it's difficult to catch me. Family can just come in, if the door is unlocked I'm in and awake.

Nothing good knocks on your door. Just like nothing good comes in registered mail.

i lived in a neighborhood like that and wld hv been more social with people had i not been in a bad marriage...was friendly with my immediate next door neighbor...really nice man, i bank at a small local bank where his brother is the head person (at that branch anyway)

wldnt hv minded getting to know the neighborhood women, but they all hv kids, werent working, so that was what they all had in common with one another and with no kids and working i didnt fit in with them....the one woman who came over about the stray cat was always really nice, but she and her husband also didnt hv children....then they moved :( my immediate neighbor was the second in the house and he and his wife (may she RIP) were really nice people and neighbors

i grew up in a family where we always knew our neighbors....the social ones anyway....but, we also had neighbors who kept to themselves and we respected that and my parents didnt say bad things about those people who were private.....other kids wld be all like burbs (the movie) scared or whatever about the people

hv to say i disliked how two neighbors of ours treated our side yard like it was a playground.....we paid a premium for a half acre lot and they wld play football sometimes into our yard bc their yard was too small. it fucking pissed me off....these people were white trash....idgaf how much they paid for their house or how nice they kept their yard and homes......totally.lacking.in.class.

oh, yeah....one of my neighbors had some bigbdrunken party and theh werent watching their kids....kne of their little ones ...with drunk adults ALL around rode her little tricycle AT NIGHT in front of my car....i was able to brake but only bc i was being hypervigilant with drunks on the streets and sidewalks AT NIGHT...PITCH BLACK DARK

the mother ran over and glared at me.....i looked at her like "bitch...you shkd be thanking me right now."

i called the police....he party was broken up by the time they got there.....THAT WAS FUCKING CHIKD ENDANGERMENT. that mom almost always had a wine glass in her hand when i wld see her.

my neighbor had to go over there a few times bc the noise late at night in their hot tub.

she was one of the white trashy yet acting uppity yard encroaching neighbors.

next house, i wld like to be on perhaps a five acre lot to avoid stupid shit like that.

If I want visitors I answer door and accept. If I don't I answer doir and tell them I'm busy.

Nobody answers the door to me when I knock wearing the clown outfit.

Unless invited, my door gets opened for no one.


Even then, I'll meet you on the porch, state your intentions, and get the fuck on your way.

I have a sign on my front door st eye level that states:

"Sorry, We do not discuss business, politics or religion on our doorstep."

It works like a charm!

And as far as neighbors or family and friends...
I was raised you never just drop in on people because you have no idea what their private plans are and thus, it is very rude.

Everyone that knows us knows that they should give us a phone call before coming over to make sure we have time to sit and chew the fat.

In general I think it's best to not answer your door, unless you know the person.

Like if it's someone you know to be a neighbor, shouldn't be a problem , they could need help, or want to help you with something (maybe they've seen your dog get out of the yard or something).

With a total stranger, bad idea -- plenty of bad guys have used that as a ruse to do a home invasion robbery.

And with door to door beggars/salesmen, I don't buy from them , so would be more rude to waste their time talking to them, so I just let them move on

This comedian does a great bit about this.

never after dark...

I only answer to the ones I expect to come. If not leave a note.

OP, I do the same. Knock all you want, if I'm not expecting a friend or familly -

I hate it when people turn up unannounced, I will actually ignore it, I don't care who it is-you have interrupted my quiet home time. Fortunately, most who know me will not do this, they know I like to have notice. I ignore the phone all the time too, if it is important they will leave a message!!!

the point is moot now (deep, deep woods) but back in the day, had a large "no soliciting" sign on my door (screw answering the phone too)