Why are the here? What is this?

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Hi, there is a couple who keep walking onto my driveway as part of their walk, they stand there loitering, come right up to my garage, walk around car, and look through windows etc. They then go. They look abit strange, and this is scaring my young dcs who sometimes play there, and become startled. They are older and I think harmless enough, but we don't like it. It is odd behaviour as my driveway is enclosed and there's no walkway or anything, it is a dead end if that makes sense.
What do I do? Because they are older I feel abit awkward saying anything, but at the same time it is trespassing on private property, they have no business being here.

Open the door and ask “can I help you?”

This.

Surely you ask them both ' why are you looking in my windows and on private property '

We don't know. Maybe ask them?

Is it possible they were previous owners of your house?

I'd ask them, it's super weird behaviour

Is not normal behaviour, is it? If you were doing that to someone, you'd expect them to check what you're up to, wouldn't you?

People have walked onto my property and I've always asked what they want.

Well, you have to day something otherwise there no chance if it happening, you mist know that? Doesn't matter what age they are.

Open the door and say
"Please dont come into our garden or look in our window, we dont like it"

then close the door.

Jesus all the errors in that 🙄 You get me anyway.

Just ask them, how would we know? Is all of MN so spineless? How do you get through life? Baffling.

This. They will either explain (assuming they have a reasonable explanation for their odd behaviour) or they'll pack it in.

Just ask them as others have said, it’s really the obvious solution.

I struggle to understand why you wouldn't have already asked them, than them actually doing it.

Big girl pants OP

I'd open the door and tell them to do one, whatever age they were!

Do you have a gate on your drive ? Or could you put a heavy chain across it and attach a 'Private Property, Keep Out " sign on it?

But I agree with pp just ask them what are doing there

Are they Jehovahs Witnesses? They are required to go out knocking on doors to try and convert people as part of their religion. They have to stay outside for a certain length of time doing this, so they tend to "loiter" to pass the time, particularly if they think no one is home. They will actually stand outside your front door just chatting to each other to pass the time. I knew an ex jehovahs witness who told me this and ive actually watched them do it. I'd open an upstairs window if you are nervous of opening the door to them and shout "can I help you?". Hopefully, they won't do it again.

FFS! Just ask them instead of us! How are we supposed to know what they are doing. "Because they are older I feel abit awkward saying anything". So what? Pull on your big girl pants and ask them!

🤣 I was thinking this, so I'm glad someone said it. Older or not, you're perfectly reasonable for asking two random oddballs why they keep loitering on private property. If it is scaring the kids then even more so!

Do you have a gate?

Wait until they look in the windows then jump up and scare the shit out of them.

What do you do? You ask them what they’re playing at! Who gives a shit if they’re older.

Just ask them! Honestly, I’m baffled by how so many people here get through daily life being unable to interact with people.

Tis one of the unwritten rules that you have to start a thread about anything mentioning that anyone any more than about a year older than you is "older" so that everyone can suggest they have dementia.

But yes, OP. Try opening your door and communicating. You might find you like it.