The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #59418 Message #2338082
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
11-May-08 - 11:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
So on Friday afternoon I was sitting in my home office at the computer near the window and through the mini-blinds I see a man walk next to the house from the front walk around to the side of the house, heading for the side door. Why didn't he ring the front bell, and what is he doing wandering on the lawn? Peeping?
I hurried to the side door and there this young man was, clipboard and bag of metal signs in hand. I opened it and he starts right out, no introduction, with an authoritative tone (like maybe he's a city official?) quizzing me on the survey he did of my front yard. "Survey? Who's asking?" was my response.
"Such and such security company." He was trying to impress me with his professionalism, apparently, by having trod through my gardens before knocking.
"I'm not interested," I tell him through the attractive heavy gauge wrought iron and steel grill security door. "I have a pit bull and a catahoula in the back yard" And I'm talking through a security door which I haven't opened to this stranger. The door is next to decorative iron security bars on the windows.
"I have a pit bull in my yard also," he informs me, "but he still doesn't know how to dial 911."
"Go away. I'm not interested," I tell him as I shut the regular door in his face. I could have really singed his ears about the stupidity of his argument, but I was busy. I almost suggested he walk around to the side gate without me beside him and see what the dogs have to say to him. They're good girls, and gregarious, but if they haven't been properly introduced, they really make a fuss. And it is always much better to make a show of being secure so calling 911 is not necessary.