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to be furious...

93 replies

LittleCandle · 04/07/2017 18:45

The doorbell rang this afternoon. I opened the door to find a wee guy standing there. Parked on the street was a van with tree cutting equipment. He looks at me and says 'I chapped your door the other day. Your bushes are a disgrace and that tree has to go.'

I told him sharply that his opinion was not wanted, the bushes are perfectly fine as they are and he could fuck off.

I'm furious! I get that he was touting for business, but that was hardly the way. The more I think about it, the more annoyed I get! Cheeky fecker! Tell me I wasn't BU to tell him to fuck off?

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DogPol · 04/07/2017 18:48

YWNBU.
He sounds like a cock.

Aquamarine1029 · 04/07/2017 18:49

I would be annoyed, too, but what concerns me most is that you opened the door to a complete stranger. Who knows what he's really after? I would never, ever open my door to a stranger.

MrsBadger · 04/07/2017 18:51

Yanbu. Fucking chancers. One got to elderly FIL in the spring.

upperlimit · 04/07/2017 18:52

What? it is very normal open the door to strangers!

Bluntness100 · 04/07/2017 18:53

I would be annoyed, too, but what concerns me most is that you opened the door to a complete stranger. Who knows what he's really after? I would never, ever open my door to a stranger

Seriously? Do you have anxiety issues or do you live in a very rough area with high crime?

Op, I quite like his style, I'd probably have laughed. Is he right? Are the bushes a disgrace and does the tree have to go?

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BenLui · 04/07/2017 18:55

I'm not sure I'd be "furious", but certainly peeved. I wonder if his tactic works much...

Acqua opening your door to strangers is pretty normal. Delivery drivers, couriers, meter readers, charity collectors, political party reps, new neighbours etc etc

strawberrygate · 04/07/2017 18:56

Acqua do you have very bad anxiety?

BarbarianMum · 04/07/2017 18:57

Same here. What do you do when strangers come to your door Aquamarine ?

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LittleCandle · 04/07/2017 18:58

The tree is a graceful rowan, which is festooned with solar lights. The bushes are not a disgrace at all and one of the bushes is actually a tree.

To compound things, not two minutes later I got a phone call from some firm asking me about the car accident I had. I asked him if it was the one that I died in, and that he could fuck right off because he was a total wanker and if he called again, he could expect a visit from the police as he had been stupid enough not to block his number.

And breathe...

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Decaffstilltastesweird · 04/07/2017 19:01

Another one who's quite baffled that someone recommends never opening your door to strangers. Id say that to a child of course, but I'd say about half the time I answer my door it is to a stranger. How else would I sign for deliveries?

Re the op. I can't decide if I love or hate his style. I'd need to see the garden to know for sure Wink. It also depends a lot on his tone and mannerisms. Some people are charming enough to pull off this sort of comment.

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GreenHillsOfHome · 04/07/2017 19:01

he could fuck right off because he was a total wanker and if he called again, he could expect a visit from the police as he had been stupid enough not to block his number

He's probably just some guy in a call centre, you sound like you made a plank out of yourself tbh.

KnickersOnOnesHead · 04/07/2017 19:03

You sound like you have some anger issues

upperlimit · 04/07/2017 19:04

That's terrible OP, what a shitty day. You just can't move for fraudsters and sharks. I totally sympathise.

Btw,

There is a virus on your Microsoft computer, I can help you with this problem. Just send me your sort code and account number and I can fix this for you in no time at all Wink

DearMrDilkington · 04/07/2017 19:04

You sound quite unpleasant.

EllaHen · 04/07/2017 19:06

Are you my Dad op? He always asked cold callers how they didn't know there had just been a death in the family. He hates intrusions of privacy.

ThymeLord · 04/07/2017 19:06

Im with Bluntness on this. I'd have just laughed at his sheer brass neck!

abbsisspartacus · 04/07/2017 19:06

I've had those days too

EverythingEverywhere1234 · 04/07/2017 19:07

Are you normally this angry? I mean, yes, the man was a bit cheeky and rude but you seem disproportionately annoyed. As for the nuisance call... would hanging up not suffice?

Decaffstilltastesweird · 04/07/2017 19:08

Jesus, I hope you're exaggerating about what you said to the call centre op. You sound aggressive.

Whosthemummynow · 04/07/2017 19:08

It's no OK to abuse the phone guy. It's a marketing call, he's most likely being paid minimum wage to listen to abuse from people like you.
Not cool

GinSoakedTwitchyPony · 04/07/2017 19:12

Entirely missing the point but "chapped your door"? What does chapped mean?

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