(Ir)rational Irritations (you can A your Gs here too.)

StephBeanWed61502

I'm fascinated by the concept of a door-to-door meat salesman.  Does he travel with a freezer truck? 

Nebb

There's a car that goes by our house sometimes and it beeps, as it goes by it beeps loudly once a second to a second and a half, and I don't know wtf it is! Every time I get to the window its gone and I can't see it anymore. There is also an icecream truck of some kind that drives around playing this tinkleing music and I can always hear the music in warm months but I've NEVER in 4 years seen it. Wtf is up with that?!

LetsHikeToday

Steph- I don't know? He is this random guy wearing jorts and a ratty t-shirt and brags about how thick his steaks are. I don't want steak!

specialk84

We live across the street from a Baptist church. Every so often, they go door-to-door. Without realizing it, I totally screwed us over.

One evening, I was sitting in the garden, drinking mint juleps and reading a trashy romance novel. H was inside, getting another beer for himself. I walked back in and yelled at the top of my lungs, "Hey, I'm sobering up! I need more liqour so I can get back to my pornography!"

The ladies from the church were at the door with H. We now get extra attention.

Bkseller13

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[QUOTE]We live across the street from a Baptist church. Every so often, they go door-to-door. Without realizing it, I totally screwed us over. One evening, I was sitting in the garden, drinking mint juleps and reading a trashy romance novel. H was inside, getting another beer for himself. I walked back in and yelled at the top of my lungs, "Hey, I'm sobering up! I need more liqour so I can get back to my pornography!" The ladies from the church were at the door with H. We now get extra attention.
Posted by specialk84[/QUOTE]

AWE to the SOME! 

maratea

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[QUOTE]Steph- I don't know? He is this random guy wearing jorts and a ratty t-shirt and brags about <strong>how thick his steaks are</strong>. I don't want steak!
Posted by LetsHikeToday[/QUOTE]
Are you sure he's selling steaks and not just trying to get you to look at his diick? ;)

StephBeanWed61502

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: (Ir)rational Irritations (you can A your Gs here too.) : Are you sure he's selling steaks and not just trying to get you to look at his diick? ;)
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]

I was just going to say, this sounds like the opening sequence in a bad porno movie.

LP11509

Haha Special, that's awesome. Well, not awesome that they bug you more, but you know what I mean.  

When I first moved here I was floored by the numbers of Baptist churches around.  I clearly did not grow up in the South. 

LetsHikeToday

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: (Ir)rational Irritations (you can A your Gs here too.) : Are you sure he's selling steaks and not just trying to get you to look at his diick? ;)
Posted by maratea[/QUOTE]


If he did, I would definitely let me dogs out. But for real, with H deploying soon this dude makes me nervous. I don't want him to keep coming and then notice my H's car never outside or something.

chelseamb11

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[QUOTE]Steph- I don't know? He is this random guy wearing jorts and a ratty t-shirt and <strong>brags about how thick his steaks are.</strong> I don't want steak!
Posted by LetsHikeToday[/QUOTE]

Mind, meet gutter.

calixtine

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[QUOTE]Steph- I don't know? He is this random guy wearing jorts and a ratty t-shirt and brags about how thick his steaks are. I don't want steak!
Posted by LetsHikeToday[/QUOTE]

I think you should never answer the door to this guy ever again.  This sounds like the opening scene to a lifetime movie that ends very, very badly.

LetsHikeToday

Chels- I usually don't. I just didn't even think today before I answered it because I saw the ups guy too. Oops- not chels, Cal.

LP11509

Hike, I would be an asshole and just refuse to open the door for him.  Even if he sees you through the window. Hopefully he will get the hint eventually. 

specialk84

Hike, you can tell him to get off your property and never come back. If he harasses you, call the cops.

Buying meat out of a truck from some dirty dude does not strike me as a responsible action. I bet he's hassling other people, and probably doesn't have a permit to sell door-to-door. My town's police force is oversized for the area, so they seem to have tons of free time to deal with people like him.

KateJ10

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[QUOTE]I should put up a sign that says no solicitors except girl scouts.
Posted by LetsHikeToday[/QUOTE]

<div>
</div><div>haha I like where your head's at! They are the only people I don't mind for soliciting.</div>

LetsHikeToday

LP- thank god we don't have a window in the front of the living room or by the door. They are all in the back so he can't see. I know not to answer the door, I was just an idiot today. I'm going to put up the sign and also call his "company" and tell them to stop coming by.

LetsHikeToday

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[QUOTE]Hike, do you live on base? If so, is soliciting allowed on base?  I'd probably report him/his company to someone.
Posted by ILoveMilkDuds[/QUOTE]


Nope, we rent off. There is actually a sign at the beginning of our neighborhood that says no soliciting but obviously that doesnt matter.

jcg98

In Response to Re:Irrational Irritations you can A your Gs here too.:[QUOTE]There's a car that goes by our house sometimes and it beeps, as it goes by it beeps loudly once a second to a second and a half, and I don't know wtf it is! Every time I get to the window its gone and I can't see it anymore. There is also an icecream truck of some kind that drives around playing this tinkleing music and I can always hear the music in warm months but I've NEVER in 4 years seen it. Wtf is up with that?! Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]
OMG the ice cream trucks. There are 4 in our neighborhood, playing 4 different tinkly out of tune songs, they start before noon and don't stop until 9 sometimes. Also they started in MARCH. On days I am home I want to throw rocks at them.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

My grandpa was a pretty asshole-ish salesman before he got into selling insurance.  He once sold a freezer full of meat to a family with no electricity.

LetsHikeToday

I'd kill for an ice cream truck right now.

LetsHikeToday

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[QUOTE]My grandpa was a pretty asshole-ish salesman before he got into selling insurance.  He once sold a freezer full of meat to a family with no electricity.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]


Whoa. That's pretty amazing.

KateJ10

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[QUOTE]My grandpa was a pretty asshole-ish salesman before he got into selling insurance.  He once sold a freezer full of meat to a family with no electricity.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>
</div><div>Wow that's pretty good.</div><div>
</div><div>I am waiting for you to tell us he could sell ketchup popsicles to a lady in white gloves. :)</div>

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]I'd kill for an ice cream truck right now.
Posted by LetsHikeToday[/QUOTE]

Aye.  It's not even that hot here.  Just sticky

LP11509

My brother used to tell phone solicitors that he couldn't talk to them because we didn't have a phone,. It didn't keep them from calling back 2 weeks later, but it was funny. 

cbvcru67

I have an irrational irritation.  My Fi and I have been engaged about a year now.  We are getting married in August.  My brother and his now-fiancee just got engaged a month ago. Yay - so we are super excited for them, there are 9 months between our very different weddings - everything is great.  Except when they got engaged, my brother tried to call me that night and I had already gone to bed - I get up early and it was like 10pm and the phone was off - the next morning when I saw he had called, I figured I'd call him at 3 when he was out of work  (it was like 4:30am at the time).  His fiancée then beat me to it and texted me the next day - to tell me the news because she had already told all her friends (and also put up a facebook post like 15 minutes after she told me). 

Now they have set a date and she posts something on facebook about it and needing to tell family - BEFORE they told the family.  Anyhow after trying to reach him 3 or 4 times, I give up.  While at work that night, I miss a call from him - and get a text from her saying "we set the date blah blah blah."  Im semi-rationally irritated at my brother for not just telling me himself and irrationally irritated with his fiancée for her extreme sharing on FB.  its just damn annoying.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: (Ir)rational Irritations (you can A your Gs here too.) : Wow that's pretty good. I am waiting for you to tell us he could sell ketchup popsicles to a lady in white gloves. :)
Posted by KateJ10[/QUOTE]

Well if he did, he hasn't told me about it :)

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]I have an irrational irritation.  My Fi and I have been engaged about a year now.  We are getting married in August.  My brother and his now-fiancee just got engaged a month ago. Yay - so we are super excited for them, there are 9 months between our very different weddings - everything is great.  Except when they got engaged, my brother tried to call me that night and I had already gone to bed - I get up early and it was like 10pm and the phone was off - the next morning when I saw he had called, I figured I'd call him at 3 when he was out of work  (it was like 4:30am at the time).  His fiancée then beat me to it and texted me the next day - to tell me the news because she had already told all her friends (and also put up a facebook post like 15 minutes after she told me).  Now they have set a date and she posts something on facebook about it and needing to tell family - BEFORE they told the family.  Anyhow after trying to reach him 3 or 4 times, I give up.  While at work that night, I miss a call from him - and get a text from her saying "we set the date blah blah blah."  <strong>Im semi-rationally irritated at my brother for not just telling me himself</strong> and irrationally irritated with his fiancée for her extreme sharing on FB.  its just damn annoying.
Posted by cbvcru67[/QUOTE]

But but... he tried to tell you, you ignored his phone call.

LP11509

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[QUOTE]I have an irrational irritation.  My Fi and I have been engaged about a year now.  We are getting married in August.  My brother and his now-fiancee just got engaged a month ago. Yay - so we are super excited for them, there are 9 months between our very different weddings - everything is great.  Except when they got engaged, my brother tried to call me that night and I had already gone to bed - I get up early and it was like 10pm and the phone was off - the next morning when I saw he had called, I figured I'd call him at 3 when he was out of work  (it was like 4:30am at the time).  His fiancée then beat me to it and texted me the next day - to tell me the news because she had already told all her friends (and also put up a facebook post like 15 minutes after she told me).  Now they have set a date and she posts something on facebook about it and needing to tell family - BEFORE they told the family.  Anyhow after trying to reach him 3 or 4 times, I give up.  While at work that night, I miss a call from him - and get a text from her saying "we set the date blah blah blah."  Im semi-rationally irritated at my brother for not just telling me himself and irrationally irritated with his fiancée for her extreme sharing on FB.  its just damn annoying.
Posted by cbvcru67[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>At least your brother tried to call you, and they didn't post anything on FB until after you knew.  </div><div>
</div><div>A few days ago, one of my friends posted on FB that she is pregnant with her 2nd child.  Her BFF commented "WTF??? I had to find out on FB???"  Yikes.  

</div>

LetsHikeToday

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: (Ir)rational Irritations (you can A your Gs here too.) : But but... he tried to tell you, you ignored his phone call.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]
Yeah this. He didn't not tell you on purpose.

cbvcru67

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: (Ir)rational Irritations (you can A your Gs here too.) : But but... he tried to tell you, you ignored his phone call.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]


You're right, I didn't answer his call.  Truthfully, I wasn't super available (at sleep, at work with no reception), but I don't feel like he tried very hard either.  At that point, I had been trying to reach him for 3 or 4 days to ask him about being in our wedding.  I wasn't mad he didn't get back to me right away - we usually just go back and forth with phone tag until it works.   I guess really I just feel a little disappointed to hear the news from her rather than him, ya know?