Are You In?

hi Pikefish depends on who comes to the door.If its the Jehovah witnesses I have headed into the back of the apartment and hjde in mybedroom, only the sneakers came around to my bedroom window and'I'will be damned they knocked on my window.okay so I let them in and they talked and talked and talked until I had to tell them I had low blood sugar and I am a diabetic and was about to pass out.They did not leave so my son came out and said,done you understand english my mom is ill please leave now and they did. Now of course I am not bothered with that and would love some company ocassionally loll

Well when I open the door then the first thing I say is "Oh please come in" Even if that's my neighbors who come in several times a day, but my mother says to always welcome then nicely.

We live in a secure building with a buzer in the lobby. If I don't know that someone is coming, and the thing goes off unexpectedly, I don't answer it. Today it went off for a ddelivery, but I was expecting that. I also ask people, if they have cellphones, to call me from the lobby, instead of buzzing, because the buzzer makes the most awful noise in the world, and I hate hearing it.

I wouldn't answer the door if I'm not expecting anyone unless I am told someone will come but don't know when but most of the time I am not close to the door anyway I spend most of my time in my shop, computer, cleaning the house or outside

Oh, Id really rather not answer the door by myself. If there is someone who I can ask to answer the door, then I really ask them to. If I was alone in the house, I sort of "hide" first, and try to create the illusion that no ones home. Then I try to look if the person at the door/gate is someone I know, then I will answer, if not then I just hope he/she would go away. Though there are those times that I do peer out and ask who they were looking for or what was their purpose. It's just a rare thing for us to get visitors and if we do have them, its more than likely an expected one. If it is the mail of bills, the collectors here have the habit of shouting the company name, telling us that its an important billing notice. Otherwise, they would just leave the bill in the mailbox.^_^

I have been known to hide. One of these days Alan Rickman will come, and I'll be caught out in my dressing gown, cowering behind the coffee table. Bad luck, Alan ... if I'd known you were coming I'd have baked a cake!

Normally it's Mr.Panda who answers the door as he's the one sitting nearest to it. I don't mind answering the door to anyone, but usually callers who I know just knock and walk in anyway.

Most times I answer the door. I love the look on the faces of people trying to sell me stuff when I ask if they can read. We have a sign which clearly states we don't buy from doorstep sellers. Usually it's the neighbours little boy wanting to know if Mr Croc can get his ball or play cricket with him. It's difficult to ignore a persistent six year old.

for me its not a matter of whether or not I'm expecting them...its more about whether or not I even want to see them LOL...but 9 times out of 10 I answer the door and if I'm not in the mood for a visit I just cut it short..Now answering the phone is a different story...there are plenty of tiems I'll let the machine get it just cuase I'm not in the mood to chat regardless of who it is

Nope--if I'm not expecting someone I never answer the door. Often my bell will ring and first thing I do is take a look out my 2nd floor apt. window...if I see a mail truck or UPS that's different. Otherwise..nope. There have been many times I hear voices out in my hallway outside my apt. of some salesmen or these religious nuts wanting to save my soul. They go door to door and I ignore them...I don't want to buy anything, nor have my soul saved.....of course most of the religious fanatics tend to ignore my door, why? I have a pentagram on my door....I am after all, pagan/wiccan

Since I have made myself extremely unpopular among the family members, no one from the family turns up at the door anymore. If friends come, they always tell me well in advance. So if someone rings the bell, I am curious to know who it is. Usually, it is the salesman. If I have the time, I let him gas around before telling him I am not interested. Otherwise, I just shoo him away. Cheers and happy Mylotting

I am Never "in" whether it be someone at the door or someone on the phone P1key...Unless I have a specific appointment and know who it is Or Unless there is an emergency, maybe someone sick in the hospital etc. and Then I will answer the phone/door all of the time. I figure if I don't know you are coming or calling then you are just going to bother me to buy something or give my money to you one way or the other!

Unless it's a person I really know, I pretend not to hear it. I don't really like to entertain guess and I don't know whether that person come with good intention (this apply for strangers regardless whether they show up during night or day) It's better to ignore and pretend I am not at home.

I FIRST see if who is coming before opening my doorway.because i had my experience in the past someones i didnt know enter my house when my maid open the door and entertain the person,she was harass and he my jewelry box in my room.because he ask the maid wheres my room.thee are 3 person enter my house and my jewelry and my digital camera worth 45t.

It depends on who comes to my door. If it's a kid, I will answer the door. I try not to answer the door when adults come and try to sell things. It's hard when my kids look out the window and they notice them. Now once I had one guy bang on my door, so I had to answer it quick. I was afraid he would wake up my husband, since he gets cranky if he is woken to soon. I need to get a sign and put it outside that states that I don't want to buy anything. Maybe then that would solve a lot of my problems.

If I am not expecting anyone I always look through the "peek hole" and if is a stranger or someone from a religious sect I do not open the door. They do not stay long on the door step as my 3 dogs sound very ferocious!

I answer, but I can't say I am always that nice....

Sometimes I do hide because I just don't want to be bothered, don't want to deal with a sales pitch or whatever. I wouldn't do it if it were somebody I know. Heck, if you showed up on my doorstep... POOL Party!!!

Hi pikey xx I must admit I dont always open the door. I sneak up quietly and look through our peep hole. We have a curtain on the door to block the window. People dont know you approach the door until you open it. We are known to get religious people come round, which we dont like listening to what they have to say. If Im not expecting anyone, then I wont answer the door. Mind you we dont have many people knock.

Well the only time this happens is if my parents have arranged an appointment with someone and then they go out and the person arrives. We don't have random friends coming to the house luckily as this would make me feel rather ill from anxiety. Even sometimes when someone knocks on the door and I know it is important for my parents I can't go and answer it! When I have my own place I hope no one knocks on my door or bothers me because it would feel weird and slightly intrusive of my own space. I like to go home at the end of the day and feel like it's my own space away from the rest of the world where I can just relax and re charge for the next day.