Is this a Voting scam?

He's not. I live in a nice area and I don't open the door for anyone that comes unannounced. It's not even about safety for me, well maybe a little, I just don't want to talk to anyone at my house that's not invited. :grin:

 

My wife stays at home too.

We are talking about answering the door, not somebody breaking in while you are home. Two very different things.

I don't live my life in fear that I'm going to be attacked opening my door. My odds of dying each day on my commute to work are ridiculously higher than being attacked from opening my front door.

I'm saying you shouldn't worry so much. You'll give yourself a heart attack.

 

I suggest moving to another neighborhood.

 

Impossible!

Voter fraud does not happen!!

 

My wife quit answering the door for a long time because it was the neighbor most of the time complaining about our dogs. It was terrible. He quit coming by though.

I hate when I don't answer, and they keep knocking. Go away, I don't want to talk to you.

 

I know you live in Georgia, but where? Unless it's Atlanta, I'm not sure you can adequately judge the situation.

I ****ing hate solicitors. I don't answer the door for them ever and if they confront me while I'm working in the yard or in my garage, I start with "there's a sign when you come in the neighborhood that says 'no soliciting' and I assume you did not see it" and that has never failed to shut them up. Except one time I saw one of those trucks selling meat out of a freezer in the back. They were about to scam my neighbor across the street, even got in the house, until I guess they wised up. The guy came out of the house annoyed, his partner then decided to try me. I say "sorry, I'm a Vegan" and he just looks at me with a smirk saying "yeah, right", but he went on his way.

 

I'm not familiar with Houston, but if you are so paranoid (and have that many issues in just 1 yr of residence there), then it might be a better choice to move elsewhere.

I bought my new home just last November, and if I ever had to worry about opening my door one single bit, I would have packed my bags and get my ass out of there. It took me 3-4 months to research and buy a home. And I'm going to live there for at least 15-20 years. I better be as comfortable as hell living there.

 

Yes, door-to-door voter fraud is a common strategy. If you commit 10 or 20,000 felonies in the span of a few days, you could walk away with an election! (assuming you dont' get caught and sentenced to 10 million years in prison).

 

There's a big difference between not answering your door when a stranger is knocking and living your life in fear...LOL...

If there's a 1% chance of something really bad happening, why would you even take the chance? And what could you possibly be missing out on in life by not answering the door when some loser with a clipboard is knocking?

 

Nicer houses often are more likely to be robbed/vandalized. My dad lives in a nicer neighborhood and his house and several others have been broken into. Even a police officer who lives in the neighborhood had his car broken into.

I live in a neighborhood where the average household income is a little over $30k and we haven't had many problems. Somebody stole a ball, and we did have some issues after we first bought the house with people damaging our fence to reach the convenience store behind, but once they realized people lived there instead of it being foreclosed, it stopped. My house is really easy to break into, so I'm glad it has been mostly peaceful.

 

Why would Mrs. Drummer2k be at home? Isn't she a teacher? Oh, I get it... BetterThanI took the day off, too...

 

I live in Warner Robins. I grew up in a bad area of WR, but not the worst. Overall the city is pretty safe. I've never been afraid to open a door during the day.

I work in Macon, which is downright scary sometimes. My old office was a house that had been modified into an office. I've been there late at night and had people ring on the doorbell or knock and I've had various responses.

Even though I am very untrusting of people, I manage to stay relaxed in situations where others seem to feel unsettled. I don't want anyone to sense fear. I must admit though, the MARTA when & where it isn't busy, is downright scary. I don't like going underground with only a couple of other people around.

 

Just a house-buying tip for people in general, I think the best way to determine a neighborhood is to observe how your neighbors (and neighboring neighborhoods) take care of their homes. I mean, I literally drove by the neighborhoods of the home I bought at least once a day just to observe. Even better, the interaction between neighbors.

I live in Southern California. There are a lot of newer home properties now being put built and put up for sale. Looks great from the outside (new homes, beautiful scenery...). It may be very attractive for potential buyers. But that piece of property is sometimes located b/t some very disparaged neighborhoods.

Again, your home is a place you most likely will spend at least a decade in (or however long it will take to pay off your mortgage). I would hope you would want to be as comfortable within your home and the surroundings, which includes people.

I'm usually not home during the day b/c of work. But when I do, I usually have AT LEAST 1-2 visitors a day, but that's for religious purposes. Maybe I'm too nice, but I always open the door. Tell them I'm not interested and move on.

 

There are days of the week when teachers don't go into work. They're called Saturdays, Sundays, most federal holidays, some stupid days like Katy's Rodeo Day, or days from early-June to mid-August typically.

 

by D ticket do you mean democrat? Why would someone trying to get people to vote Democrat do something that would obviously turn people away?

Smells like repug deceit.

 

I don't blame you, LonghornFan. I never open the door for strangers. Screw them.

Hilarious that your boxer is scared of the air. Aww. Maybe my boxer needs to teach her/him some lessons! He barks every time when the doorbell goes off. One time, we had this BIG dude who was coming over to fix the fridge and he had this terrified look on his face when he saw Bo going nuts at the door. That's my boy. It's funny, though, because he is a sweet boy but they don't have to know that.

Scammers suck. Tell your wife not to open the door for strangers!! Being naive can get somebody injured/killed. Women are more prone to be like "I feel bad. I don't want to say no." than men.

 

I don't think there is a 1% chance. I have about the same odds that it is publisher's clearing house having come to give me millions of dollars. Maybe it is a neighbor I don't know, maybe it is a utility guy, or maybe it is a person raising money for a worthwhile charity.

Every day, you probably take bigger risks than opening your front door in the middle of the day. You just don't think about them being risks.

If you don't want to answer your door, that is up to you. I don't care. I still think you are being paranoid, and maybe his wife feels the same way, and that is why she opened the door (I wouldn't let my child open the door, so I understand being somewhat careful). For all we know, by opening the door she has discovered this potential thief and alerted the police and prevented future crimes.

 

Now that part, you are more likely to end up with unwanted magazine subscriptions. A more legitimate reason not to open the door.