Somebody keeps knocking at my door

[Snowsnowsnow97]

I’ve no idea who it is. Peeped outside without them seeing me and they keep knocking hard 3 times. Then again 3 times then again 3 times. They left and now half an hour later they’re back. Would you answer? I’m worried as I really do not recognise them

This is peak Mumsnet, "Somebody is knocking repeatedly on my door but I won't answer so I'll ask people whs aren't here, who it is and what to do".

Ffs Op get a grip and answer the door.

Anyone else now have the postcode lottery song in their head?

Especially if they’re persistently banging it just unnerves me and I think of the worst case scenario (person wants to break in and murder me)

Yup, people wishing to break in and murder people always announce their arrival loud and repeatedly first. 🙄

Also as others have pointed out, although "casing the joint" is highly unlikely, if that is what they are up to, they are far more likely to break in if they think the house is empty.

Yes.

OP, are they wearing a red coat?

Could be Jehovah witness people - had several of them wandering up and down the road this week. Always best avoided.

If only there was some way to find out who they are, OP.

🤣🤣🤣

@VisionsOfSplendour

"Odd that she wouldnt inlude that vital bit of information in her post"

Well yes, obviously a fair point but when you're down (bailiffs knocking at the door for example) you really don't want to admit it.

It’s probably a mad axe murderer. Because they always knock 🙄 Just open the door like a normal functioning adult, FFS!

You need a ring doorbell

Yes 🤣

Can you not ask 'who is it' through the door? I live in London and I'm always answering the door - usually a delivery, maybe for a neighbour; the fishmonger who comes to the neighbourhood or someone canvassing for a councillor. Odd occasion someone with a bible.

You'll never know unless you open the door?! Say hi, can I help you? I can't believe you're hiding from someone knocking at the door. The only time I've done that is when an alcoholic neighbour came over. I ignored him because him and his wife would be drunk past 6pm, and always wanted something.

But what if the same person comes back again?

You don't have to open the door, just say "Hello, who is there?". Then you will know.

Please tell me you typed this to the tune of the postcode lottery ad, because that's what was in my head too.

Open a window, and ask what they want. You can shut a upstairs window if they are unwanted visitors.

We often have the fish man, charity collections, ex offenders selling washing up sponges, god people... get a doorbell with a camera and tell them all to f-off.

This is the strangest thing i've ever read on here, instead of answering to find out, you start a thread and ask Mumsnet?! As if we know

maybe its the postcode lottery?

I mean this kindly but if your anxiety is so bad that it stops you performing simple things like speaking to a stranger, you really ought to access help as it’s not healthy. Another one just saying answer the door or you’re just going to wonder.

Why don't you look out of the window and see who it is.
Are you in a house, flat or bungalow?

Invest in a door camera.

It's Santa, come early.

I don’t open the door if I don’t know who it is, but I wouldn’t stress about it

As it is giving you anxiety OP, why not just shout through the door asking who it is? Then when they say they want to talk to you about immortal sin/selling tea towels/tarmacking your drive, you can just say no thanks.

No, I have no doubt that some people really don't answer their door as they are always on here telling people that they dont. I have not ever experienced it in real life though. People just answer their door, phone etc without thinking about it.