That's probably the right answer.

Personally I'd love to build a large trap-door in front of my entrance labeled "sewer access" that you have to stand on in order to ring the doorbell or knock.

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Originally posted by vthoky:
After giving it some thought, the response to a door-knocker seems easy to me now: "I'm not going to discuss this with you. Have a good day."

Then shut the door and go on about life.

Nothing confrontational, nothing for the I'm-gonna-record-you ninnies to get worked up about. No fuss, no muss. Essentially, "You've delivered your message, now go away."

Maybe I'm wrong....

Or you could follow my process when someone shows up uninvited and knocks on my door.

I ignore it - you can knock and ring til the cows come home, but if you are not package delivery or have made arrangements with me beforehand I am not opening the door. Period.

Likely, they would come back another day to re-canvas the neighborhood. IMO, in this instance, it will be best to send them away with instructions to never return.

I suppose you could fashion a sign to place on your door.

We have posted signs up all around the property, we also have an old small house in the front with no one living there. No one ever comes back up the driveway through the woods to get to the real house.

Between that and living out in the middle of nowhere, I don't think we have much chance of getting a visit.

"I only discuss my medical history with my doctor. You must leave NOW."

I'm confident I can handle the door to door zealots. I just feel sorry for good folks who will feel they have to interact with these people.

At the very least, these people would get a slammed door in their faces. Likely preceded by some very unambiguous, colorful language.

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I hear the canvassing services are being contracted out to The Soprano family.

Jacovid Witnesses

quote:

Originally posted by vthoky:
After giving it some thought, the response to a door-knocker seems easy to me now: "I'm not going to discuss this with you. Have a good day."

Then shut the door and go on about life.

Nothing confrontational, nothing for the I'm-gonna-record-you ninnies to get worked up about. No fuss, no muss. Essentially, "You've delivered your message, now go away."

Maybe I'm wrong....

Personally, I prefer the..."Get off my lawn" approach.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Likely, what will happen is they'll knock/ring, then stand back 12 or 15 feet from your door. This seems to be SOP for anyone who knocks on my door these days. They will be anticipating a negative reaction from you. Chances are at the very first whiff of anger or resistance, they'll turn and hightail it out of there, telling you to have a nice day as they keep one eye on you.

Start coughing and sneezing into your right hand then reach out to shake hands.

My dog is good at discouraging unwanted visitors. (yes, I have posted Beware Dog and No Trespass signs)

She has the most aggressive bark and stance I have ever seen in a 60 lb non-pit-terrier breed. But - she is a pushover and a sucker for a treat. (which Fed Ex, Ups and USPS all know)

She is also obsessed with ride alongs. I had the UPS driver come back to my front door last week and ask me to remove my dog from his passengers seat.

Now while this is not a problem in Aus, it has been discussed at a Fed level.
Particularly when the vacc numbers started to drop off months ago, with the fear of blood clots.

While our Westminster constitution likely could allow for passage of such a highly questionable and 'can it be enforced' law, UN laws, and basic human rights, came to the podium and were raised and tabled. Such a law would likely never be approved.


When in Kirkland, WA, the folk who would walk the neighborhood on Saturday afternoons, door knocking with their 'have you heard the good news' or 'are you a Christian', my response was always polite.

"I have the highest belief and confidence in my faith. Godspeed to y'all".

I'm thinking something along those lines ...

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I'm thinking of having one of these made and posting it at the end of our driveway:

Ensignatic:

That’ll stir up the neighborhood biddies.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Why should we believe anything Whitey says?

Apparently it's already going on just a couple of hours up the road from me...

https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/07/...-about-vaccinations/

Community Information Teams go door to door about vaccinations

BUENA VISTA, Va. (WDBJ) - All throughout the Central Shenandoah Health District, teams have been going door to door to tell people about vaccination clinics and answer questions.

It may have been raining Thursday in Buena Vista, but the teams were still out going door to door.

“We are able to hit a community with fliers,” said Yvonne Whiteley of the FEMA Community Information Team, “and knocking on doors, talking to people to give them information so they can make an informed decision as to whether they want to get vaccinated or not and when.”

“We’re still chugging away at making sure people are vaccinated,” said Laura Lee Wight, the CSHD Population Health Community Coordinator, “or have information they need to feel empowered to make the best decision about their heath about the vaccine.”

They’re actually from FEMA, supplementing the efforts of the Central Shenandoah Health District, and it’s not just fliers, although they leave one when no one is home. They’re also ready to answer questions, and even help out.

“They’re serving us in multiple capacities,” Wight said. “I mean, obviously, public awareness is huge, but also identifying people who really are experiencing barriers and they might want the vaccine but they haven’t been able to get one.”

“A lot of people that we’ve talked to are already vaccinated, and then there’s the group that are hesitant, so we provide them with the information,” Whiteley said. “And there’s always the group that aren’t going to get vaccinated no matter how many fliers we give them. But that’s human nature, and that’s what it is.”

And apparently it’s working. They say people regularly show up at clinics with the flier in hand, saying they heard about the vaccinations from the team.

“It’s been wonderful,” Whiteley said. “I think it’s been a success as far as I’m concerned.”

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ETA: Sorry to you guys who responded - I went to edit and accidentally deleted so I reposted, which is why your responses are showing up before the post now.