Some one just tried to walk into my home. NO SOLICITOR Sign being ignored

[Birds Away]

Instead of using a big word like solicitor perhaps you should try pictures in crayon?

 

[87iroc]

So....an ordinance says no soliciting w/o a permit.

If an ordinance said no lemonade stands w/o a 100 dollar license....people on here would be screaming bloody murder.

I hope there's an exemption for charity. I have done many door to door sales as a kid in Boy Scouts and the like. My daughter does it for girl scouts. My 'assumption' is you mean the annoying hail damage guy...not a 8 yr old girl in her uniform.

That said...she'd knock...she wouldn't open the flippin door.

On the down side...if our door tried to open unexpectedly...sadly I'd probably expect it was our neighbor girl coming over to play(yah, we need her to knock but we're working on it....she and my daughter are like sisters)...

 

[jrogers]

I don't want the scouts (Let's remember, they OWN that word. ) knocking on my door either. It makes no difference to me whether they're profiting or raising money for charity; I give to the charities of my choice, and they aren't the ones who pound on my door during dinner hour and try to cute my checkbook open.

 

[Destro]

My thoughts exactly.They would've gotten a lengthy lecture from me on trespassing and breaking and entering before they left.Down here,the door opens up and,if you ain't family,you'll likely have your brain tickled by a barrel.

You would have, in this case, shot an unarmed 7 year old little girl going door to door for charity?

 

[churchmouse]

You would have, in this case, shot an unarmed 7 year old little girl going door to door for charity?

From behind a keyboard....some on here may well have.......

 

[Que]

Marion County has an ordinance against soliciting so long as the property is conspicuously marked "at the entrance to the property" with "no soliciting" and/or "no handbills". If the property is properly marked then it's a ticketable offense.

Nick, honestly, would a police officer spend time coming to a home to give someone a ticket for soliciting? Besides, after it takes an hour for an officer to come, what can be done after the person is gone?

I think time and resources would be better spent by installing a system to view the entrance and leaving the door closed.

 

[churchmouse]

Nick, honestly, would a police officer spend time coming to a home to give someone a ticket for soliciting? Besides, after it takes an hour for an officer to come, what can be done after the person is gone?

Release the hounds....hunt them down...................

Seriously, I do not want to be bothered by such things. We buy our GS cookies from a neighbor...donate to charity of our choice...volunteer when we can...do our own home repairs. I do not want to be solicited. If I need something I/we are fully capable of finding what ever we need.
Most door to door sales are scam based (not all but most) and I do not want those people on my property eye balling my stuff.

 

[TB1999]

People these days probably don't know what "soliciting" means?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

iroc, yeah, good point. Where are the "meye rye-its" crowd on this no soliciting ordinance?

What I have long found ironic in the gun culture for so many decades is that gun nuts wring their hands over this gun, this ammunition, this flashlight, these tactical pants, whatever and yet do not turn on their outside lights to prevent burglaries or lock their doors.

If you turn on your outdoor lights and lock your doors, people won't come in and thus you avoid Problem #1 AND Problem #2.

You don't need a 2K pistol and a 3.5K carbine. You need a $.11 lightbulb!

 

[beachhead40]

This is maybe the 3rd time we have had people ignore this sign in the last year or so. It says "NO SOLICITORS". Its fairly large, about 12" x 4" and is right in the middle of my door. In order to knock on my door, you would basicly need knock on the sign...

What can we do to get people to start listening to the sign? We live in a suburb and have lots of neighbours and side walks connecting every one so its common to have people around...

Next to this sign post this.....

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=...zTtBMi8Bl6ci3M3Jj2mXhsyA&ust=1381324502039739
cant get the pic to post

 

[printcraft]

I have a no solicitors sign on the door.
It does not stop people from trying.

I've opened the door before, looked at them, they start talking....
I point up to the sign and use my finger to follow the words across while looking at them.
Then while they stand there stammering I close the door.
Good times.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

You would have, in this case, shot an unarmed 7 year old little girl going door to door for charity?

I don't think even Zimmerman's lawyers could get you out of that media ****storm.

 

[Denny347]

Saturday Night Live - Land Sha... - Telly Video

You never know who is at your door.

 

[jake blue]

Out of principle alone I'd refuse whatever appeal an unwelcome solicitor made simply due to the fact that they cannot abide by a simple No Soliciting sign and I'd state that outright. With regards to opening the door, I do think I'd chalk the bottom of the door with my foot and peek through the peephole before opening the door. Alternatively, you can now get these handy-dandy peephole cameras which replace peeking through a viewer with a small LCD display on the interior of the door.

 

[printcraft]

 

[Timjoebillybob]

So....an ordinance says no soliciting w/o a permit.

If an ordinance said no lemonade stands w/o a 100 dollar license....people on here would be screaming bloody murder.

I hope there's an exemption for charity. I have done many door to door sales as a kid in Boy Scouts and the like. My daughter does it for girl scouts. My 'assumption' is you mean the annoying hail damage guy...not a 8 yr old girl in her uniform.

For the lemonade stand it depends, are they setting it up on public property or in their own yard? And my city has an exemption for charities, educational and religious organizations which are located within the city.

iroc, yeah, good point. Where are the "meye rye-its" crowd on this no soliciting ordinance?

You want to set up a stand in your front yard I have no problem with it. Come to my door I may.

 

[kiddchaos]

Waiting for the spoof post...

 

[87iroc]

Probably read something like...

My daughter and I were out selling 'save the ta-ta's magnets' and went up to this crazy guys house. As we walked up to the door I noticed a 'No Soliciting Sign' and started to say something to my daughter that we needed to go. About that time the cinder block that the gentleman used as a step shifted under her 65 lb weight and she fell into the door...she only keeping from cutting herself on the broken glass of the closed screen door by grabbing the handle of the inner door. Much to her suprise(and thankfully she was alert enouggh to adjust for it) the door was unlocked. I mean...who leaves their door unlocked in this day and age?

Anyway, guy looked perturbed as he answered the door. It was a little odd for him to be scratching his butt with his right hand as he looked at us. His wife was nice enough, though. The red light ambiance with sirens inside the house sounded like something out of a submarine movie when general quarters is called...but figured they were watching some good war movie....I wanted to ask what it was...but I was so out of breath about my daughter almost getting hurt that she started to try to sell him a magnet. I realized I never got to relay the no soliciting sign to her. Soliciting isn't a word a 3rd grader knows yet...

Later on as I reflected on the incident I realized the guy probably wasn't scratching his butt but may have been armed. My hand is always on my .357 in my purse so I wasn't too concerned.

 

[kiddchaos]

Probably read something like...

 

[looney2ns]

After dealing with the public for over 30yrs, I know for a fact people can't or won't read signs.

Kirk has it right, you have a weapon but you don't lock the doors?
You need more training.
My doors are locked always, day and night. To many stories abound about meth heads walking into folks homes.

Another point, don't let the kids answer the door ever.