when i was growing up in big don's house, she had a rule that stuck with me (among hundreds that did not); always, always call before you try to stop at someone's house unannounced. whenever the bell rang, we were not allowed to answer it unless we had previously received a call on said visit. it was very annoying to me and my sister because we just wanted to answer the effing door in case a boy was trying to visit us (usually not though as most people feared big don like they feared heights or ice cream trucks). then one day, a switch flipped in our brains and we didn't move an inch if doorbell ringing was not preceded by telephone ringing. it's like our big don programming just all of a sudden kicked in, never to be undone. i think she wanted us to be the types of people that didn't jump at the sound of a bell or car horn. done and done, big d.
which brings me to today. i personally don't answer the door when it rings because 4 times out of 5, it's a jesus person trying to sell jesus to me and if i move off the sofa to find that it isn't mr. fantasy arriving to whisk me off to vegas, i'mna get violent. if my mom or sister are in the driveway, my phone immediately starts ringing and then it's drums of fun for hours. and hours.
i guess the moral of the story is that i think this is a suitable tradition in our modern day and age. call people before you ring their bell because if ya don't, they may have to get up off the sofa and answer the door to find someone trying to sell jesus to them (because you probably won't be just ringing peoples' doorbells at 9pm on a thursday night if you're not). think if it was you. you would be pretty annoyed to journey all the way to the front door for THAT. also, what if they're indecent? you probly don't wanna see that shit. unless of course it's ryan reynolds hanging out all by his lonesome wearing only a pair of worn in jeans so you show up all soaking wet in nothing but a trenchcoat, holding a sizable... wait. that's neither here nor there. next time, maybe just try txting/ringing before you ding. wisdom and truth '07.
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yay! i knew you and me were right there. i knew it!
ReplyDeleteIt also helps as an additional screening technique. If say, your mom, calls and says they are in the driveway, you can pretend you aren't there. This way you don't feel guilty peeking out the window and leaving her out there.
ReplyDeleteDude, you are spot-on with this one! I can't stand that shit, don't just come a-knockin up on my shit man, i needs fair warnin. People been shot fer less down my way.
ReplyDeleteAvoiding the pop-in is one of the reasons we moved an hour north. Far enough away for a pop-in to be inconvenient.
ReplyDeleteThe rule in my house is if the front door is open (I have a glass storm door too) then you can come a-knockin'. Otherwise, piss off.
ReplyDeleteyou always answer the door when I show up unannounced.
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