I opened the front and..
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Well I wasn't expecting to see a Delorean DMC-12 stopped outside my house, turned out he was looking for a house up the road.
Did have a chat with the owner about the car, looked very tidy with no dents anywhere and all the brushed stainless in good order. Seeing one closeup, not surprised they didn't sell many.
So what surprises have others had appear unexpectedly outside their front door?
Keep it clean
Did have a chat with the owner about the car, looked very tidy with no dents anywhere and all the brushed stainless in good order. Seeing one closeup, not surprised they didn't sell many.
So what surprises have others had appear unexpectedly outside their front door?
Keep it clean
Donkey's years ago my dad went to answer the door and was somewhat surprised to find a couple of ladies of the night standing in the drive. They'd got the wrong house.
I once answered my front door to a young man who was selling household junk door-to-door, cheap feather dusters and the like. He explained that he had just got out of prison and was taking part in some community project or other. I listened and then politely answered that I didn't want to buy anything. The young man then proceeded to turn extremely nasty, to the point that I was forced to slam the door in his face. He then made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to break the door down and then had the absolute screaming ab-dabs in the drive whilst throwing bits of gravel at the house. I shut the curtains and waited for him to go away, which he eventually did. Heard on the radio a year or so later that the authorities had pulled the plug on door-to-door sales schemes for ex-cons following a number of similar incidents.
I once answered my front door to a young man who was selling household junk door-to-door, cheap feather dusters and the like. He explained that he had just got out of prison and was taking part in some community project or other. I listened and then politely answered that I didn't want to buy anything. The young man then proceeded to turn extremely nasty, to the point that I was forced to slam the door in his face. He then made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to break the door down and then had the absolute screaming ab-dabs in the drive whilst throwing bits of gravel at the house. I shut the curtains and waited for him to go away, which he eventually did. Heard on the radio a year or so later that the authorities had pulled the plug on door-to-door sales schemes for ex-cons following a number of similar incidents.
A few years ago, I heard a knock at the door, it was a guy whose Royal Enfield had given up the ghost.
He wanted to know if he could leave his bike in our drive while he sorted out recovery.
No problem, bring it round the back, out of sight, until things got sorted.
We got chatting, I had two bikes, a Yamaha and a Honda I needed to sell, quickly.
He made an offer, I accepted, a deal was struck, he returned with a trailer, a day later, handed over the cash and took all three bikes away.
Result!
He wanted to know if he could leave his bike in our drive while he sorted out recovery.
No problem, bring it round the back, out of sight, until things got sorted.
We got chatting, I had two bikes, a Yamaha and a Honda I needed to sell, quickly.
He made an offer, I accepted, a deal was struck, he returned with a trailer, a day later, handed over the cash and took all three bikes away.
Result!
anyoldcardave said:
Missy Charm said:
Donkey's years ago my dad went to answer the door and was somewhat surprised to find a couple of ladies of the night standing in the drive. They'd got the wrong house.
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I would have asked if they had be prepaid .
Missy Charm said:
I once answered my front door to a young man who was selling household junk door-to-door, cheap feather dusters and the like. He explained that he had just got out of prison and was taking part in some community project or other. I listened and then politely answered that I didn't want to buy anything. The young man then proceeded to turn extremely nasty, to the point that I was forced to slam the door in his face. He then made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to break the door down and then had the absolute screaming ab-dabs in the drive whilst throwing bits of gravel at the house. I shut the curtains and waited for him to go away, which he eventually did. Heard on the radio a year or so later that the authorities had pulled the plug on door-to-door sales schemes for ex-cons following a number of similar incidents.
This sort of thing is still going on now, heard of a similar incident on the town FB page a few weeks ago.Many many years ago living in West London In Whitton near Twickenham.
Lived opposite the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall.
They filmed an advert for Philadelphia cheese with Rowan Atkinson one time.
When I wandered out to have a look one afternoon his purple Mclaren F1 was parked out on the road just like any other car.
Oh to have a handy camera back then!
Lived opposite the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall.
They filmed an advert for Philadelphia cheese with Rowan Atkinson one time.
When I wandered out to have a look one afternoon his purple Mclaren F1 was parked out on the road just like any other car.
Oh to have a handy camera back then!
Muzzer79 said:
Missy Charm said:
I once answered my front door to a young man who was selling household junk door-to-door, cheap feather dusters and the like. He explained that he had just got out of prison and was taking part in some community project or other. I listened and then politely answered that I didn't want to buy anything. The young man then proceeded to turn extremely nasty, to the point that I was forced to slam the door in his face. He then made a couple of unsuccessful attempts to break the door down and then had the absolute screaming ab-dabs in the drive whilst throwing bits of gravel at the house. I shut the curtains and waited for him to go away, which he eventually did. Heard on the radio a year or so later that the authorities had pulled the plug on door-to-door sales schemes for ex-cons following a number of similar incidents.
This sort of thing is still going on now, heard of a similar incident on the town FB page a few weeks ago.Had one earlier this year. He didn't go ape s
t when I told him I wasn't interested though. I was secretary of a grassroots football club and we had a FA Cup match coming up sponsored by The FA. I lived in a quiet cul-de-sac and was the correspondence address for FA business and I opened my door to an artic lorry which was trying to deliver a lorry load of Budweiser. It had to reverse out.
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