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Post by tkarter on Apr 3, 2013 23:16:33 GMT -5
A knock on the front door at 3:00 AM. What do you do?
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Post by dirtdiver on Apr 4, 2013 1:54:59 GMT -5
Ask what they want - through a closed door. It's usually directions somewhere. We will give them directions through the door - but won't open the door. Sometimes the dogs just keep barking & we don't (& can't) really say much - so they give up & leave.
We are in the middle of no-where & they have to drive 100yards from the road to get to our house. We did have one guy who was too drunk to drive - passed out in our driveway. Sheriff gave him & his dog a ride home.
If I don't know who it is ... I'm not opening the door. Especially when my hubby isn't home ... So it's just me & the dogs.
We don't shoot thru the door like Joe Biden does tho! (Idiot Biden)
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Post by rramom on Apr 4, 2013 10:40:46 GMT -5
Never have had that happen. To be quite honest, I'm not sure we'd hear someone knocking on the door at 3am, unless someone happened to be awake.
Since we rarely get people at our door that we're not expecting, our first action is usually to look out a 2nd floor window that looks down on the driveway. Seeing what kind of vehicle helps us to figure out our next response. We finally got a peephole installed, so we can look out before actually opening the door. (There's also a 3rd floor window directly above the door, so if we want, we can look out that way, even if they cover the peephole.) If it doesn't appear to be law enforcement or someone we recognize & trust, we'd grab a gun (or at least something that would work as a club) before opening the door.
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Post by tkarter on Apr 4, 2013 19:16:00 GMT -5
I have always answered the door like any other time it gets knocked on. I see what they want. Almost every time I recall it happening at my door it was a high school girl who had car trouble. Before every kid had a cell phone. They would ask if I would call their parents for them.
Never has been a bad guy at my door late at night. Only time I ever had to close the door on somebody was two guys one stayed in the car and the other had walked clear around my house. Trying to determine if anybody was home or not. Then he knocked I opened the door he ask me for directions to Mayetta. LOL I just shut the door and went back to what I was doing.
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Post by eagle on Apr 4, 2013 21:40:43 GMT -5
Ha, ha, ha .... some pushy salesman, you know the type that instantly starts pushing their way inside the door, was at my door one day. He began to push into the door ... until he saw my 3 dogs... and the GS barked and came at the door like she was going to eat him, with the 2 others right behind her. He suddenly backed up about 20 ft from the door and said he thought it would be better to come back another time. He never showed back up.
3 a.m. ... I'ld check who it is, but ... cautiously.
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Post by tkarter on Apr 4, 2013 21:45:11 GMT -5
If I lived in Topeka I would probably not answer the door at all unless I knew someone was coming over. I would just sit there with my loaded shotgun waiting on them to kick in the door.
I reckon where you live has a lot to do with how you feel about folks knocking on your door.
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Post by teccles on Apr 4, 2013 22:38:46 GMT -5
I don't care where I live it's 3AM In The morning....I am not answering the door for anyone....I will probably just yell through the door to them find out what they want while the wife is on the phone with the law...I don't care if they have good or bad intentions the law can help them better than me...me and the wife would of course be armed on the other side of the door and along with maybe my 2 oldest daughters....I pity the fool who wakes up my girls at 3AM in the morning...May God have mercy on their souls because it ain't gonna be pretty....lol
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Post by teccles on Apr 4, 2013 22:40:47 GMT -5
My daughter the shotgunner she would play skeet with their heads....lol
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Post by amosmoses on Apr 5, 2013 11:55:46 GMT -5
Unknown: Knock, knock! Dog: Grrrrrrrrr! Unknown: Knock, knock! Dog: Grrrrrrrr! Me: Who's there? Unknown: Can you.... Me: Hang on a second, sheriff's on the way. They can help ya. Unknown: Don't want the sheriff! Me: It's him or the dog...your choice.
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Post by tkarter on Apr 5, 2013 18:10:47 GMT -5
Unknown: Knock, knock! Dog: Grrrrrrrrr! Unknown: Knock, knock! Dog: Grrrrrrrr! Me: Who's there? Unknown: Can you.... Me: Hang on a second, sheriff's on the way. They can help ya. Unknown: Don't want the sheriff! Me: It's him or the dog...your choice. That is funny but effective.;D Sent using Proboards mobile
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Post by dirtdiver on Apr 6, 2013 17:35:41 GMT -5
Ha, ha, ha .... some pushy salesman, you know the type that instantly starts pushing their way inside the door, was at my door one day. He began to push into the door ... until he saw my 3 dogs... and the GS barked and came at the door like she was going to eat him, with the 2 others right behind her. He suddenly backed up about 20 ft from the door and said he thought it would be better to come back another time. He never showed back up. 3 a.m. ... I'ld check who it is, but ... cautiously. "the GS barked and came at the door like she was going to eat him" -- Awesome! Made me LOL!
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Post by tkarter on Apr 6, 2013 19:10:34 GMT -5
I have another ploy I use for telephone salesmen. I just tell them to kiss everyone goodbye they love before coming to my house. They asked why I say you annoyed me enough already I am not sure you will make it home from this sales trip.
What time will you be here?
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Post by eagle on Apr 6, 2013 20:28:09 GMT -5
Ha, ha, ha .... some pushy salesman, you know the type that instantly starts pushing their way inside the door, was at my door one day. He began to push into the door ... until he saw my 3 dogs... and the GS barked and came at the door like she was going to eat him, with the 2 others right behind her. He suddenly backed up about 20 ft from the door and said he thought it would be better to come back another time. He never showed back up. 3 a.m. ... I'ld check who it is, but ... cautiously. "the GS barked and came at the door like she was going to eat him" -- Awesome! Made me LOL! She's a real sweety, and an attention hound, until she sees an aggressive person coming towards me.... then ... she has this "other side" of her that comes out really quick.... where she lets people know they are close enough if they don't want to become lunch.
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Post by tkarter on Apr 6, 2013 20:45:28 GMT -5
I protect the dogs at my house. LOL
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Post by tkarter on Apr 8, 2013 23:01:12 GMT -5
Real thieves don't knock on your door at 3:am. They kick the door down.
They are armed and they are counting on you being unprepared.
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