to not believe women dont answer the door when alone in house?

[PharoahNuff]

truthfully?

Hahahaha. Was googling vacuum cleaner + french to see if I had the article right, and found this amusing story.

I dont need to get off my lazy arse to answer the door to know who it is because I can see them walk up my front garden. If I feel like answering then I will.

I don't because:

It's always the Jehovahs OR someone trying to flog me tea towels.

The postman has a special type of ring and I go down for him (not in a sexual way).

I am not SCARED you wallies.

I just can't be bothered. It might be someone boring.

I check the spyhole. If it's not somebody I know or obviously postie/delivery guy then I don't open it, whether or not DH is here.

I don't want to donate to the RSPB, switch energy suppliers or find God thanks very much.

motherinferior weve had phone angst on here before ( i know)
peopel are SCARED to ring people. not people with anxiety etc just regular women.

Oh you would so bloody LOVE it to be pharaohnuff.com

snigger at goodnightnobody

I sometimes don't answer the phone because it may be my mum/MIL and I cannot be bothered talking to her, not cause I am scared.

ooh agree re. RSPB. bloody flappy birds.

what have birds ever done for ME?

MmeLindor me too

They were pushy buggers. And they looked like delivery guys.

What about women who won't go into pubs on their own?

My friend used to do this 'Iwill meet you outside the pub'. I used to say 'oh just bloody go IN the pub, they won't bite' bit she refused, would stand outside folornly in the rain.

Weirdo

in the late 50s when my mum was at university it was Not Done to be alone in a pub

Phaorah Nuff- I have taken parcels in for my neighbours but Im at work till just gone 6 and all my friends phone before they come round .

I quite like the pub on my own. Don't do it often but would never stand outside.

I think you look even more conspicuous, standing outside in your duffel coat.

Just go in, order a drink and siddown.

Depends.

If it's 4pm and the door knocks I am more likely to answer it. If it's midnight and the door knocks, of course I won't, for reasons I made clear on the other thread: whine all you like about equality if the sexes but most men can overpower most women.

What does it matter anyway? Why does it concern anyone else if I'm happy opening the door or not?

If I'm not expecting someone I don't answer - it's normally just a salesperson or JW. I'm always about so can generally see if it's the postman or not. I open the door to him!

We have had a spate of home invasions in the area (knock on the door then bundle you in - not nice) so DH and I are very cautious - he doesn't open the door either!!

I don't always answer the phone, because it's usually my mother someone phoning when I've just sat down, for an internable sp. monologue about Coronation St. and other soaps that I don't watch a chat.
I always call back eventually, but at my convenience.

I went into a pub to wait for my mil. I ordered a gin.
" hello" she said. " only whores drink gin in pubs"
" hello" I said "gin?"

I answer the door when I chose to. It is one of the benefits of a) being a grown up and b) owning the door.
I have a spy hole. I rarely answer to people with bad clothes.

It depends... if I am in the middle of a nappy change then I ignore the door, if I can easily answer it, then I'll answer. I have installed (okay, it was DH!) a spyhole though as I get loads of people trying to sell things.

I have a spyhole. I still answer the door because I am too fucking nosey not to

Now we have moved to the sticks its bliss - no more salesmen, flyers through the door, young men trying to sell you teatowels that swear at you when you don't buy any.

If the door bell goes I now know its a neighbour, postman or somebody I know is coming over.

However, if a mad axeman comes round and I do open the door nobody would hear me scream except my toddlers, squuirrels, rabbits, pheasants and assorted wildlife.

i tend not to answer the door if it's night time and i'm on my own in the house. i've lived on my own for most of my adult life, and so far only once has an after dark knock on the door turned out to be someone i actually wanted to see... everybody i know has a mobile phone these days so would always phone in advance, or call and say 'answer the flipping door, i've been sat on your step for 10 minutes'. i quite often don't answer it in the day for the same reason many other posters have said - i have no interest in going to my local church open day, or sponsoring a random child, or buying a £5 duster from someone who says 'i'm not selling anything honest' as i open the door.

i also rarely answer the phone unless i recognise the number - dh is the same and he's definitely not scared either.