So, last night, right around when I expected Mike to be home, someone rings the doorbell. I figure it's him. Sometime, even when he has keys to the front door, he will ring the bell, hoping that someone will open it, saving him the trouble of fumbling for the keys and opening the door in the dark. However, I can tell by Peppers reaction, that it is not Mike, it's someone else. She's not barking, yet, but she is sniffing intently at the crack under the door. I decide to ignore it. However, the doorbell rings yet again. I get up and peek through the peephole. Turns out the porch light was on, and I could see some guy standing out there. Someone I didn't recognize. Okay, so I'm still not going to answer it. "Hello!?" He yells out and rings the doorbell yet again. Hmmmm...... It seems he knows someone is home. Maybe it's the guy from down the street, finally comng up to get the pink slip to the trailer we sold him about 2 weeks ago. I pull open the door and peek around. And, this is where Pepper comes in. She runs between the gap between me and the wall in the foyer and starts barking ferociously. Also, she is jumping and slamming into the security screen. Hitting it at about 6 feet off the ground. I notice, right away, that it's a teenage boy, and he has what looks like a clipboard. Shit!!!! He's selling something. This is why I didn't want to answer the door. Pepper is making quite a commotion, and me, feeling a little mean, did nothing to quiet her down. "Yes?" I say. Here is what sort of transpired:
Pepper: *Bark* *Snarl* *Bark* *Growl*
The kid: "....selling....subscriptions.....gangs....."
From what I could understand, he was selling subscriptions to the local newspaper. And, if I bought one, this would somehow help to keep him out of gangs. Oh, okay..... I've heard this one before.
Pepper: *Bark* *Snarl* *Bark* *Growl*
"I'm not interested, " I reply.
Usually, at this point, they don't take "no" for an answer and try to regal me with all the benefits I would recieve if I bought a subscription. But, he took one look at Pepper and walked away. Dogs are so great for times like this.
Posted by Valkyre at November 5, 2004 06:34 PMI think those programs really rip off the kids and the customers. Moxie is quite the protector too, very handy. She scared off two Jehovah's Witnesses the other day. I gave her a biscuit for that.
Posted by: Sharon at November 11, 2004 06:50 PMHa! Haven't had any Jehovah's Witnesses around here for quite awhile, so I haven't had the pleasure of Pepper scaring them off yet.
I've heard the same about those kids being exploited. I've heard the ones that sell the candy bars, that tell you that they only need to sell "3" more, until the get a trip to Disneyland? (Or any other theme park). They tell everyone that. They make very little per sale. The candy is way overpriced. They are picked up early in the morning and taken to neighborhoods several mile away from where they live, so they can't go home. And, they are out there till well after dark. The people doing this, get most of the money, and those kids never get their free trip to the theme park.
Posted by: Wendy at November 12, 2004 08:06 PM