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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 517959" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I'm pretty decent to the poorer than I am and the homeless in the area. I've got this dude, older gent......hard to tell but I'd guess around late husband's age, either alcohol or drugs or both is his main issue. But a uber polite man. He's come to my door I dunno how many times requesting the mattress from the hideaway bed. (I have as yet to toss it due to him wanting it) I have no officially lost count of how many times he's come to the door, politely but LOUDLY knocked (banged is more like it, dogs are ready to eat him by the time the door is opened) and politely requested said mattress. I've never once denied him. It's out in my trash area for a reason, I don't want it. Trash guys finally took the darn sofa part. He showed up again the other day, same scene. Again he didn't take the mattress. Now I dunno if it's a memory issue with him or what. But now I'm ready to smack him upside the head. If it's not picked up by him come monday (next trash day) it's outta here. </p><p></p><p>I got these snarky teen boys strolling the alley since the nice weather hit. Up and down and up and down. Stirring up the dogs (not just mine), and I know they're not from around here because Rowdy barks. He only barks at people that don't live in the area. So I've nonchalantly been keeping an eye on them. I've got all my windows open wide to keep the house cool. And these boys are loud, obnoxious, and foul mouthed and like to go on about how big / bad they are to 3 dogs behind a 6 foot privacy fence and a locked gate. Now I probably should have let it slide their last trip by......but it ticked me off and rubbed me wrong. So their slinking down the alley mouthing to the dogs.....and I step out the back door. Just as sweet as you please I say, " you know I could open that gate and let them have you for lunch." And my furbabies did their mom proud and started not only barking but snarling and growling. Those kids stopped slinking and took off. I had to bite my tongue to keep a straight face. I wonder if they'll come back around? lol Now who in their right mind walks up and down an alley mouthing off gesturing to dogs basically teasing and taunting them? Idiots. The world is full of idiots. </p><p></p><p>I just realized my dogs are probably the reason I don't get much solicitation for yard work. lol </p><p></p><p>This leads to another one. Since the economy stinks, and now gas is an ungodly price..........our alley is like grand central station. You'd not guess that there is a sidewalk on a main street about 30 feet away for them to walk on, no, they feel it's necessary to walk down the alley. Droves of people from single folks to whole darn families at a time. And they talk LOUD.......so I get whole conversations by the time they pass the house, whether I want to or not. It was so bad this evening......I had the tv turned up as loud as husband used to listen to it because I couldn't hear the news with all the jabbering going on outside. You know......I don't want to know that your sister ran off with her brother in law and left her kids behind and has now changed her mind and is trying to get back with her man, but he's with her friend from hs.........omg, truly it's unreal. </p><p></p><p>And over at easy child's house............ her neighbors drive me bonkers. Not bad people I don't think, just a tad odd. They got this Jack Russel dog who just has to attempt to take a dump or whiz in easy child's yard. Now he's got a huge yard of his own to go in. And 90 percent of the time his people are sitting on their porch watching him. They never say a word, until you holler at him to get into his own yard or throw something at him (because he will not go) Yet their toddlers are climbing all over the outside and inside of their vehicles honking horns and carrying on with the parents & grandparents hollering at them to get out / get down / stop that yadda yadda......but do they move? Nope. ugh Yet the dog takes a dump in everyones yard but their own and they don't "see" a thing. I told easy child she needs to return his "gifts" to their front porch. </p><p></p><p>Oh but the one that really drive me nuts? The religious folks that come to the door trying to convert me or get me to go to their church. I have tried to be polite. I have tried to explain that no, I don't do organized religion, yes I do believe in a creator, yes I am a very spiritual person........(and this can go on for hours depending on who they are) I try to be nice. I respect them. They're out there doing what they believe in when most people talk the talk but won't do the walk, I gotta give them that. But when you've tried several hundred times and have gotten the same answer, it's time to give it up already. The baptist were the worst (not surprising I spent many years of my childhood in a baptist church, many of them really really push the witnessing thing). It got to the point where I had to be rude. When that didn't work, I let Molly lunge at them snarling and snapping. The only ones I get now are the Mormons. While I admire their stick to it attitude, they simply do not take no for an answer, to anything. If I can help it, I won't answer the door. But every once in a while they'll catch me off guard. Molly doesn't work because while she'll scare a pair.......they just send a new pair the next time, whom they seem to neglect warning about Molly. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/sigh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sigh:" title="sigh :sigh:" data-shortname=":sigh:" /> While I respect mormons.....and respect what they believe, I wish they'd leave me the h*ll alone already. You'd think they'd figure out after 8 plus years of knocking at my door the answer is not gonna change. </p><p></p><p>I'd complain equally about politicians coming to the door, but due to Molly they stopped several years back. I'm lucky to get a card or one of those free notepads dropped in my mail box. LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 517959, member: 84"] I'm pretty decent to the poorer than I am and the homeless in the area. I've got this dude, older gent......hard to tell but I'd guess around late husband's age, either alcohol or drugs or both is his main issue. But a uber polite man. He's come to my door I dunno how many times requesting the mattress from the hideaway bed. (I have as yet to toss it due to him wanting it) I have no officially lost count of how many times he's come to the door, politely but LOUDLY knocked (banged is more like it, dogs are ready to eat him by the time the door is opened) and politely requested said mattress. I've never once denied him. It's out in my trash area for a reason, I don't want it. Trash guys finally took the darn sofa part. He showed up again the other day, same scene. Again he didn't take the mattress. Now I dunno if it's a memory issue with him or what. But now I'm ready to smack him upside the head. If it's not picked up by him come monday (next trash day) it's outta here. I got these snarky teen boys strolling the alley since the nice weather hit. Up and down and up and down. Stirring up the dogs (not just mine), and I know they're not from around here because Rowdy barks. He only barks at people that don't live in the area. So I've nonchalantly been keeping an eye on them. I've got all my windows open wide to keep the house cool. And these boys are loud, obnoxious, and foul mouthed and like to go on about how big / bad they are to 3 dogs behind a 6 foot privacy fence and a locked gate. Now I probably should have let it slide their last trip by......but it ticked me off and rubbed me wrong. So their slinking down the alley mouthing to the dogs.....and I step out the back door. Just as sweet as you please I say, " you know I could open that gate and let them have you for lunch." And my furbabies did their mom proud and started not only barking but snarling and growling. Those kids stopped slinking and took off. I had to bite my tongue to keep a straight face. I wonder if they'll come back around? lol Now who in their right mind walks up and down an alley mouthing off gesturing to dogs basically teasing and taunting them? Idiots. The world is full of idiots. I just realized my dogs are probably the reason I don't get much solicitation for yard work. lol This leads to another one. Since the economy stinks, and now gas is an ungodly price..........our alley is like grand central station. You'd not guess that there is a sidewalk on a main street about 30 feet away for them to walk on, no, they feel it's necessary to walk down the alley. Droves of people from single folks to whole darn families at a time. And they talk LOUD.......so I get whole conversations by the time they pass the house, whether I want to or not. It was so bad this evening......I had the tv turned up as loud as husband used to listen to it because I couldn't hear the news with all the jabbering going on outside. You know......I don't want to know that your sister ran off with her brother in law and left her kids behind and has now changed her mind and is trying to get back with her man, but he's with her friend from hs.........omg, truly it's unreal. And over at easy child's house............ her neighbors drive me bonkers. Not bad people I don't think, just a tad odd. They got this Jack Russel dog who just has to attempt to take a dump or whiz in easy child's yard. Now he's got a huge yard of his own to go in. And 90 percent of the time his people are sitting on their porch watching him. They never say a word, until you holler at him to get into his own yard or throw something at him (because he will not go) Yet their toddlers are climbing all over the outside and inside of their vehicles honking horns and carrying on with the parents & grandparents hollering at them to get out / get down / stop that yadda yadda......but do they move? Nope. ugh Yet the dog takes a dump in everyones yard but their own and they don't "see" a thing. I told easy child she needs to return his "gifts" to their front porch. Oh but the one that really drive me nuts? The religious folks that come to the door trying to convert me or get me to go to their church. I have tried to be polite. I have tried to explain that no, I don't do organized religion, yes I do believe in a creator, yes I am a very spiritual person........(and this can go on for hours depending on who they are) I try to be nice. I respect them. They're out there doing what they believe in when most people talk the talk but won't do the walk, I gotta give them that. But when you've tried several hundred times and have gotten the same answer, it's time to give it up already. The baptist were the worst (not surprising I spent many years of my childhood in a baptist church, many of them really really push the witnessing thing). It got to the point where I had to be rude. When that didn't work, I let Molly lunge at them snarling and snapping. The only ones I get now are the Mormons. While I admire their stick to it attitude, they simply do not take no for an answer, to anything. If I can help it, I won't answer the door. But every once in a while they'll catch me off guard. Molly doesn't work because while she'll scare a pair.......they just send a new pair the next time, whom they seem to neglect warning about Molly. :sigh: While I respect mormons.....and respect what they believe, I wish they'd leave me the h*ll alone already. You'd think they'd figure out after 8 plus years of knocking at my door the answer is not gonna change. I'd complain equally about politicians coming to the door, but due to Molly they stopped several years back. I'm lucky to get a card or one of those free notepads dropped in my mail box. LOL [/QUOTE]
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