While working from home has its obvious perks -- not having to dress up, mid-day thrifting runs, actually being home when the UPS guy stops by -- I do have to put up with some annoyances. The most frequent one recently has been door-to-door solicitations.
In the past week alone, I have had the following show up at my doorstep:
- Jehovah's Witnesses - Two clean-cut young men in shirts-n-ties whose spiel I cut short by agreeing to take one of their little religious pamphlets (into the recycling bin!).
- Amateur Mechanic - He showed up asking if he could borrow a lug wrench to "fix his car." When I said I didn't have one, he asked, "Can't you just get one out of your truck?" No, that broken-down truck parked on the street in front my house isn't mine. (Side note: A day later, the truck, which had been parked there for about a month, mysteriously disappeared -- coincidence?)
- Real Estate Agent - This guy's mission: to convince me that I should sell my house. He gave me a postcard with his contact info noting recent neighborhood sales ("Georgetown is very desirable right now!") and asked me if I owned my house. Yes, and I'm not going anywhere. Bye!
Thankfully there have been no more meth-heads trying to sell consumer electronics, like the guy who rang my doorbell to see if I wanted a $5 VCR. Really.
