to start charging for directions?

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I live in the country, so it is quite common for people to come to my door looking for directions to some nearby house or business...I don't mind helping folk out now and again but for some reason the last few weeks I've had an influx of 'lost' folk who get ratty with me if I don't know where they are talking about, get ratty with me when I tell them they've just driven past the place they are looking for or don't even bother acknowledging I've helped them find where they are looking for...

...and don't get me started on the arsing treasure hunts which are run over the summer where we get a steady stream of people knocking on our door asking if we are such and such house

Would it be unreasonable of me to laminate a sign and stick it to the front door saying I charge £5 for directions? I probably am being unreasonable but I am 36 weeks pregnant and in no mood to be up and down to the door every 2 minutes

or maybe I should just affix a 'Warning, pregnant, moody and hormonal woman lives here...please ring bell with caution' sign instead

the second sign sounds like a good idea.

YANBU it drives me mad when people are so rude and can't be bother to say thank you or anything after just walk off. I'd go with the hormonal sign myself

Maybe padlock a local map to your front gate with a nice big "you are here" red sticker suitably placed :)

One type of Satnav is convinced that Tescos is down our dead end street. It must be one of the popular ones, and now, whenever anyone pulls up in the dead end bit and winds their window down, I plaster on a big grin and say "you're going to Tesco aren't you?" or "Tesco isn't down here"
Some of the reactions are amusing
It's amazing how many people want to go to Tescos during school run time. Not so funny when it's a dirty great delivery wagon and there's no way for it to turn round though, although that said, the only way they would ever get out is with directions from someone local - it's like a "secret road" to get back again.