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Originally Posted by senior citizen
I didn't see the responses the way it's mentioned above.
The ones upset found the "callers" to be the rude ones; not the other way around.
None of us would go out of our way to be rude to a "church person".
I'm sure we are all raised just fine.
The "authorities" have better things to do than respond to disgruntled folks having their doorbells constantly rung.
What I've said is that we live in a pretty big house and are not always by our front door........we could be on any of the three levels ....or we could be out on the back screened in porch or on the deck or in the backyard.
Every time the doorbell rings to an "uninvited guest" is a hassle as you get older. We don't run as fast as we used to.
I think this is boiling down to who likes to go around and ring people's doorbells to who prefers their uninterrupted privacy.........and the J.W. we get up here are a bit offputting........maybe not as nice as the ones you get at your place in TV.
Also, if you didn't answer the door, how would you know it wasn't someone you might like to see????
We're talking "uninvited annoying solicitors"..............soliciting something we are not interested in.
Just last night we were discussing how THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR we haven't got any local candidates coming to our door on Sunday afternoons...........strange but true. They came for years, handing out fliers or hanging them on front doors........
Also, as this is an "aging neighborhood now".........with all the little ones grown up and moved away..........we don't even get Girl Scouts selling their cookies anymore..........nor the little baseball players selling their raffle tickets...............we always enjoyed them..................that is a big difference from J.W.
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I also live in an "aging neighborhood" and do resent when the doorbell rings and interrupts me-it's not for my kids cause they either live elsewhere or admit/meet friends via cell phone contacts. I used to screen callers through an intercom, but that isn't working(another thing I need to fix before putting the house on the market). Anyway, I do get annoyed, but they are usually so polite that I respond in the same manner by saying thanks, but no thanks.