I hate it when people stop by without calling first.

[disneyfreakk]

I will not answer the door if I dont want visitors. And I will not answer the phone if I dont want to talk to you either!

 

[korbbec]

I will not answer the door if I dont want visitors. And I will not answer the phone if I dont want to talk to you either!

Second floor apartments are the best!

 

[PhotobearSam]

I love having people over and I love to entertain but I HATE when they drop by without calling.

It always seems like people do this when I am cleaning and in sweats, getting ready to leave or I just don't feel like seeing people.

I NEVER go over to someone's house without calling unless it's my Mom's house because that is my HOME. Funny, but they always call first when coming here even though this was their house a long time ago but they don't want to assume.

Anyone can come over, I just want a heads up...

 

[Dznypal]

every other sun.

I have to work every other weekend and they always stop by (no call first of course)

on my weekends off we like to go places so later in the eveing they call (they'll to find out why we werent home but not to see if its a good time to visit!!!!) to tell us that we stopped by but no one was home

on my weekends to work I can start anywhere between 6-7am and get home between 230 and 3 pm and theyre over

Ive heard the same stories every time they visit--old neighbors etc

and then they get an attitude that I dont talk much!!

well for one I just got home from a long weekend at work and Im tired

I would rather just relax for awhile instead of entertaining and I dont know your old neighbors from your first house 30 years ago!!!

Then theres the househunting--they have been looking for a new house for 7 years!!! I kid you not

when I come home they hand me a a stack of houses they just looked at and they're all excited about them but then they go on about whats wrong with each one of them from colors to the fact theres a rec room!!!!

and if theres no other reason they say--theres just something I dont like about the house I just dont know what it is though

they need a life!!! besides ours

sorry to vent this thread got me going

 

[lovetoscrap]

Stop by my house unannouced and you will find me bra-less. All my friends and family know that! They must not want to see me with my girls hanging because they very rarely do.

The only exception is if you are just dropping something off--like a book you borrowed or a plate of cookies or something from church etc.... And they always make it clear (car running in the driveway) that it is just a drop and run.

 

[disykat]

I'll pop back in to add that I really don't mind occasional drop ins if they are truly just stopping in. When it is a problem for me is when they are planning a "visit" with no regard to whether you are already busy. Then it's like "I'm here - nothing you are doing could be more important!"

We have neighbors that will pop over to ask a question, borrow something, etc. - no big deal. We are also near the mall, so we occasionally do get people who really were in the neighborhood and stop in to say hi. I don't have a problem with that (as long as it isn't too early or late!) because if we don't answer the door it's no big deal.

 

[momof3disneyholics]

Stop by my house unannouced and you will find me bra-less. All my friends and family know that! They must not want to see me with my girls hanging because they very rarely do.

I wanted to say that too, but was too scared!

 

[Danauk]

This is an interesting one. I personally don't mind people popping over to visit without calling (maybe as this only happens once in a while!) Saying that though I would never dream of doing it, I always call first.

 

[Liberty Belle]

I wanted to say that too, but was too scared!

Add me to this camp. If I'm at home, not expecting anyone, and not planning on going anywhere any time soon, I'm sure to be bra-less.

 

[Disney Doll]

I don't mind drop-ins. I'm happy that folks think enough of me to want to visit.

That being said, I don't tend to drop in on others. I usually call first.

 

[Laura]

Boy arn't you lot friendly.

We would love for our parents to be alive to drop in unannounced.

I understand; I've lost my mother, and if she were to come back to life and just drop in unannounced, I wouldn't care if I were in the middle of you-know-what with my DH. But that would be a rather extraordinary circumstance, wouldn't it? Otherwise, people need to call before they just come over to my house. I happen to like my privacy.

 

[suzimar57]

our doormat says "go away"

i think that says it all.

 

[RitaZ.]

I have a friend that used to drop in unannounced whenever she was near my house, which was frequently. Since she had no problem doing this to me, I figured she'd have no problem with unannounced guests. One time, I was close to her house and almost stopped by without calling. I ended up not going at all, but mentioned it to her the next time that I saw her. Her response, "It's a good thing that you didn't. Never show up without calling me first." I honestly thought that she wouldn't have a problem with unannounced guests since she did it to me many times. I guess I was wrong.

Anyway, the next time she stopped at my house, I didn't answer the door.

 

[Hixski]

Add me to this camp. If I'm at home, not expecting anyone, and not planning on going anywhere any time soon, I'm sure to be bra-less.

One top of being bra-less I will probably be sleeping. I work 12hr night shifts. I get off at 5am. If you bang on my door I am not going to drag my butt out of bed. I have worked nights for 20yrs. Friends and family know not to bother me. I still get the church people, the kids selling something, etc. I just don't answer the door.

 

[sha_lyn]

One top of being bra-less I will probably be sleeping. I work 12hr night shifts. I get off at 5am. If you bang on my door I am not going to drag my butt out of bed. I have worked nights for 20yrs. Friends and family know not to bother me. I still get the church people, the kids selling something, etc. I just don't answer the door.

Oh that reminds me of when DH worked a late 2nd shift. People (women in the neighborhood especially) would think nothing of banging on the door and asking DH to help them with with something "since you are home all day". Even my mom was bad about getting upset when we wouldn't want to have family functions before 2 or so in the afternoon on the weekends "oh he just needs to learn to get up". sorry but he didn't get in until 4 AM.

 

[crz4mm2]

I don't care if people drop by, but I hate it if my house is a complete disaster (and it usually is.... ). As long as they are coming to see me instead of my house I don't care

If I don't want to see someone, I don't answer the door

 

[kbkids]

Oh that reminds me of when DH worked a late 2nd shift. People (women in the neighborhood especially) would think nothing of banging on the door and asking DH to help them with with something "since you are home all day". Even my mom was bad about getting upset when we wouldn't want to have family functions before 2 or so in the afternoon on the weekends "oh he just needs to learn to get up". sorry but he didn't get in until 4 AM.

We have that same problem with my DH's work schedule. I just wanna say, "Okay, you just get up at 2:00 a.m. and start your day and see how you feel!!"

 

[LilyLake]

Drop in visitors make me crazy! We never did that when I was growing up and I wouldn't dream of doing it now. We have just one regular drop-in: my MIL. And to top it off, if the garage door is open, she will just walk right in! I'll hear a rapping on the door, and an immediate "Knock, knock" in a sing-song voice. She's all and I'm all . I wonder if she really believes it's a coincidence that I'm always in such a bad mood when she drops in. I think she may finally be catching on, because lately she sometimes calls in advance - about 45 seconds in advance. And she still doesn't ASK if it's a good time. She just says "I was calling to see if you're home. I'm coming over." And sometimes she has some of her other grandchildren in tow - how charming.

 

[Zandy595]

I hate when people don't call before they come over!

I was just having this discussion with my SIL about our mutual FIL. Until we both moved to FL he used to stop by unannounced all the time. Not only would he not tell us he was coming, but he would just walk into our houses without knocking. WTH! SIL was breastfeeding one time when he just walked into their house. Some moms don't mind doing that in front of people, but she (and I) always breastfed in private and she felt violated when FIL saw her. We learned to always keep our doors locked. I had a similar experience of just getting out of the shower and only wearing a towel when he was at the front (glass) door. I had to pass by it to get to the bedroom and my clothes.

My mom and stepdad stopped by without calling last week. DH was sleeping (works nights) and the house was a mess. Stepdad asked to use the bathroom, which is the bathroom I never go in. DS and DH are the only ones that use it, therefore we have established that DH is the one that cleans it. Well, the only time he cleans it is if he knows we'll be having company. It was gross, to say the least. I was so embarrassed.

 

[aprilgail2]

I don't mind people stopping over anytime at all. If they are my friends or family then I welcome them anytime...sometimes the house is less than neat, oh well, doesn't matter to me and if it mattered to them then I guess they wouldn't drop by....I am glad we are all comfortable enough with each other to just drop on by to say hi whenever...