I am seriously creeped out when my doorbell rings unexpectedly when I’m home with Baby Girl. I typically don’t answer anymore (though our front door is mostly glass and it’s quite obvious I’m not answering). The latest thing is the “Buy this magazine and send me to _____ as a prize” guy. I remember these at the dorms all the time (they were later banned from campus), and we had several at our old house as well. They are college-age, always alone (with no car in sight), and they always talk like gangsters (like the way people talk when they’re making fun of Eminem). They are pushy to the point of rudeness, so I feel no guilt when slamming the door if I accidentally answer to them. I have heard pretty bad news stories on these groups, but there must be a reason they’re still running around. I once bought one at MTSU (I used to be a wimp). My magazine, of course, never arrived.
I just had another one come to the door today. After he left, I watched to see if he was just going down the street, house to house. He wasn’t. He seemed to be going only to certain houses. Strange.
Is is legal to shoot solicitors–just because they’re annoying? What if I put up a warning sign first? I’d aim for the feet, of course. I’m not an animal. Of course, my aim’s not that good.
