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I would have turned with my weapon toward them rather than away, as they were walking up my drive.

timdsmith72 wrote:I don't bother to conceal when I'm working in my garage with the door open or working around the yard. I've found that one of the added benefits is that it makes conversations with solicitors much shorter.

jmra wrote:If the officers of your HOA give anyone permission to solicitatate, you need new officers.

WildBill wrote:

striker55 wrote:

Bitter Clinger wrote:Is this "Limited Access" or gated community as well?

It's not gated but there is a sign before you enter the neighborhood. When he said he had permission I didn't believe him.

I suggest using the same approach as mrvmax. Make sure you follow up with the phone call to the local police.

mrvmax is 100% correct. You should call police even if you feel that they are "harmless". You cannot judge intent or opportunity and the police are there to enforce the law. Last time we had these "magazine salespeople" in our development (and they had entered in violation of our policy) we experienced a "crime of opportunity". A resident had left their garage door open (also a violation of the HOA policies) and thereby left expensive belongs unattended. Those belongings were stolen and the perpetrators are long gone. Some residents who had those solicitors come to their door prior to the theft elected not to call police, as they claimed that they feared that the solicitor would "know who called the police". Needless to say it was a very sad comedy of errors and an expensive "lesson learned".

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

I always keep a couple boxes in the freezer ... just in case.

WildBill wrote:

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

I always keep a couple boxes in the freezer ... just in case.

Buncha junkies! Yesterday, I stepped out of a Walgreen's and there was a little girl there with her mom, and her cookie boxes set up on a table right there outside the door. The girl got out one word... "Sir...?" I held out my hand, palm outward, and said "NO!" .......and then I turned to her mom and laughed, apologized, and said that I am down just shy of 90 lbs since last March, and I can't eat just one cookie anymore than you can eat just one potato chip, and the LAST thing I needed was to open a box of those. She and the girl smiled and laughed, and wished me good luck on my continued weight loss.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

I always keep a couple boxes in the freezer ... just in case.

Buncha junkies! Yesterday, I stepped out of a Walgreen's and there was a little girl there with her mom, and her cookie boxes set up on a table right there outside the door. The girl got out one word... "Sir...?" I held out my hand, palm outward, and said "NO!" .......and then I turned to her mom and laughed, apologized, and said that I am down just shy of 90 lbs since last March, and I can't eat just one cookie anymore than you can eat just one potato chip, and the LAST thing I needed was to open a box of those. She and the girl smiled and laughed, and wished me good luck on my continued weight loss.

I'm on a 12 step program - Twelve steps to the freezer to get milk and cookies.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

I always keep a couple boxes in the freezer ... just in case.

Buncha junkies! Yesterday, I stepped out of a Walgreen's and there was a little girl there with her mom, and her cookie boxes set up on a table right there outside the door. The girl got out one word... "Sir...?" I held out my hand, palm outward, and said "NO!" .......and then I turned to her mom and laughed, apologized, and said that I am down just shy of 90 lbs since last March, and I can't eat just one cookie anymore than you can eat just one potato chip, and the LAST thing I needed was to open a box of those. She and the girl smiled and laughed, and wished me good luck on my continued weight loss.

Sounds like a job for "CA"..."Cookies Anonymous"........."Hi, I'm The annoyed Man and I'm a "cookie-holic"!

Mel wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

I always keep a couple boxes in the freezer ... just in case.

Buncha junkies! Yesterday, I stepped out of a Walgreen's and there was a little girl there with her mom, and her cookie boxes set up on a table right there outside the door. The girl got out one word... "Sir...?" I held out my hand, palm outward, and said "NO!" .......and then I turned to her mom and laughed, apologized, and said that I am down just shy of 90 lbs since last March, and I can't eat just one cookie anymore than you can eat just one potato chip, and the LAST thing I needed was to open a box of those. She and the girl smiled and laughed, and wished me good luck on my continued weight loss.

Sounds like a job for "CA"..."Cookies Anonymous"........."Hi, I'm The annoyed Man and I'm a "cookie-holic"!

You'll always find me on Monday nights at Celebrate Recovery at 1:21 Community Church in Grapevine, where you'll hear me introduce myself as "I'm The Annoyed Man, a grateful follower of Jesus Christ, celebrating recovery from a food addiction".

The Annoyed Man wrote:

WildBill wrote:

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

I always keep a couple boxes in the freezer ... just in case.

Buncha junkies! Yesterday, I stepped out of a Walgreen's and there was a little girl there with her mom, and her cookie boxes set up on a table right there outside the door. The girl got out one word... "Sir...?" I held out my hand, palm outward, and said "NO!" .......and then I turned to her mom and laughed, apologized, and said that I am down just shy of 90 lbs since last March, and I can't eat just one cookie anymore than you can eat just one potato chip, and the LAST thing I needed was to open a box of those. She and the girl smiled and laughed, and wished me good luck on my continued weight loss.

QUITTER!!!

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

Nobody's perfect. You probably like milk chocolate over dark chocolate too.

SIRIT wrote:

Weg wrote:

SIRIT wrote:Only Solicitors I ever will talk to are the Girl Scouts because those peanut butter patties are just to dang good! They probably have me for about $75 over the last 2 weeks alone. I have found that three peanut butter pattie cookies chased by one shortbread is the perfect snack. And with my lack of self control I end up having about 20 snacks a day.

Not wanting to start a fight, but he Thin mints are way better... just sayin.

Nobody's perfect. You probably like milk chocolate over dark chocolate too.

That's treasonous, slander and libel!

You guys are all wrong. Samoas rule!

Trefoils - the shortbread ones - and a glass of milk are my weakness.

The just solicited my house a few weeks ago. And they are getting more sophisticated. The mom had a credit card device for her iPhone. So I didn't have to write my one check per year to the GSA.