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AIBU?

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To expect a note through door?

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Orangerocks · 02/12/2019 09:40

AIBU to expect a note through the door if someone was banging on the door for 20 minutes straight? I woke up quite abruptly around 8am (it’s my day off so wanted a lie in). There’s a full renovation going on next door so I put it down to that. I heard a lot of banging and neighbours dog barking but couldn’t really tell the difference between the builders and my front door. I managed to catch a glimpse of the man as he was leaving, young guy in smart wear with no ID on or company name. Definitely not a delivery guy. I’ve had no phone calls and no clue what this could be other than someone trying to sell me something. The banging was so aggressive I thought it was next door using hammers! What could it be? Would political people knock that early to canvas? I’ve got no debts and pay my tv license so it’s not to do with that

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MereDintofPandiculation · 02/12/2019 10:03

What would you expect a note to say? Are you wanting a not to say what he's going to do next - eg I'll call back tomorrow - or is everyone who knocks on your door expected to leave a not telling you who they were?

AdobeWanKenobi · 02/12/2019 10:17

Hang on.
Someone was hammering on your neighbours door early and you were expecting a note to explain?

ActualHornist · 02/12/2019 10:23

No. Someone was hammering on her door but she couldn’t tell it wasn’t next door as they have work ongoing.

Yes OP if someone spent half an hour hammering on my door I’d expect them to leave a note, as presumably it’s important but they don’t have a phone number?

However, I’d say it’s more likely part of it was next door and part of it was him on your door!

zingally · 02/12/2019 10:29

Try and forget about it. If it's important, as you say, he'd have left a note. Or he'll come back later.
But then, I'd think, anyone that determined to reach me, would surely find or have another method if they needed me that badly.

AdobeWanKenobi · 02/12/2019 10:36

No. Someone was hammering on her door but she couldn’t tell it wasn’t next door as they have work ongoing

Thank you. That was confusing.

Get a ring doorbell.

Cornish2 · 02/12/2019 10:41

Do you have your own drive or could you have been blocking anyone in?
It probably was something to do with next doors work I would imagine.

Ginkypig · 02/12/2019 10:50

My first thought was a political vote canvassing visit but half an hour is a really long time to knock unless someone really need to see you specifically about something. So that sort of rules out any sort of cold caller or vote canvassin.

VanGoghsDog · 02/12/2019 11:01

Get a ring doorbell.

And a time machine, presumably?

It was probably the builders knocking to tell you they were going to be making a noise, or need you to move your car or something. Not everyone has the wherewithal to leave a note. If it's important they will come back.

Zaphodsotherhead · 02/12/2019 11:06

Knocking for 20 minutes? Why? How did they even know you were in? For all they knew you'd gone out!

codenameduchess · 02/12/2019 11:14

Why didn't you just answer the door if they were knocking for that long? If it was that noisy and you were awake it's not much of a lie in, and you could have gone back to bed rather than ignore and then get annoyed because they didn't leave a note.

Do any MNers answer the door or phone?

DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 02/12/2019 11:15

Knock ontheir door and ask them if it was them. If it was tell them not to do that again with such loudness and prolonged energy at 8.00 am on Sunday morning because its a bit of a cheek.

Sotoes · 02/12/2019 11:24

Perhaps he wanted to warn you that the builders next door had fucked up and your house was about to fall down.

Irisloulou · 02/12/2019 11:25

DO you do the premium bonds? Might have been agent millionaire!

LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow · 02/12/2019 11:28

someone actually spent 20 minutes hammering on your door so loudly your thought it was building works and you couldn't even be arsed to stick your head out the window?

aye, right.

Nojustyou · 02/12/2019 11:30

AIBU to expect people to carry pens and paper with them at all time.

No one can tell you who it was and if he was trying the right address or not. If it was important, he''ll come back or you'll hear about it. more likely than not, it wasn't and you'll never see him again🤷

SunshineAngel · 02/12/2019 11:32

If he was genuinely knocking for 20 minutes I would be concerned. I think any longer than a minute is a really long time to try and get someone's attention.

I also do not believe that you wouldn't notice someone banging on the door like that for 20 whole minutes, or at least that you wouldn't check. You say you saw him walking away, so why didn't you just have a glance at your door?

Stefoscope · 02/12/2019 11:32

How did you know he was knocking for 20 minutes? Surely it's more likely the noise next door initially woke you up and the man was only knocking at your door for a short while.

SunshineAngel · 02/12/2019 11:33

@DuckbilledSplatterPuff It's Monday morning .. not Sunday. Have you forgotten to go to work?

Nojustyou · 02/12/2019 11:35

cushioncovers · 02/12/2019 11:35

Do you owe any money? Could it have been bailiffs?

Lucked · 02/12/2019 11:54

I think if it was 20mins that was surely enough time for you to work out it was your door. If it was possible why didn’t you go check after 2 min? Worse case scenario you open the door to thin air and confirm it is builders.

Lesson learned. Also doorbell.

Cornish2 · 02/12/2019 12:05

Postcode lottery maybe?

🎶"someone's knocking on your door"🎶

SaintWillibald · 02/12/2019 12:17

Premium Bond man to give you a cheque for £1,000,000? If so, have a very Happy Christmas! 🎄

coconuttelegraph · 02/12/2019 12:20

He must be a persistant chap to keep knocking for 20 minutes, that's crazy

ArgumentativeAardvaark · 02/12/2019 12:25

Don’t you have a doorbell?

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