Cheeky F****r

bolliwoodi · 15-05-2007 12:51AM

Binomate wrote:

The poor lad was probably starving, because he can't sell his paintings because people get angry at him for ringing their doorbells past mid day.

not bein horrible to the guy but i dont care how **** ur life is you dont go holding on to peoples bells out of spite- and it was out of spite due to the smug grin on his face

arent i paintin myself out to be SO nice:D

Binomate · 15-05-2007 12:51AM

bolliwoodi wrote:

not bein horrible to the guy but i dont care how **** ur life is you dont go holding on to peoples bells out of spite- and it was out of spite due to the smug grin on his face

arent i paintin myself out to be SO nice:D

Maybe it was out of love and you were some how confused.

PCros · 15-05-2007 12:52AM

Lorax wrote:

bolliwoodi are you sure he wasnt just being nice and offering to mow your lawns to make up for waking the niece? Why does everyone think the worst! *Shock*

LOL. And mow the neighbours lawn, and the house next to that and the boot of his car!!:D

bolliwoodi · 15-05-2007 12:53AM

FX Meister wrote:

Do you have proof that this even happened?

huh?

Hitchhiker's Guide to... · 15-05-2007 12:53AM

PCros wrote:

Agreed! I was trying to put a hillbilly twang on it...thats all:)

No-one does it like the Simpsons:

Mr. Burns: This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you.

Smithers: You are noble and poetic in defeat, sir.

Jesus Wept · 15-05-2007 12:56AM

bolliwoodi wrote:

ya actually unless your family or friend i think its plain rude to call to someones house after 6 o clock- people are having their dinner and watching their programmes- putting their kids to bed.They just want to relax after working all day. Thats just how i feel about it:o

put a sign outside the door..

I'm not saying you should have too, just do it anyhow.

I'm not arsed with anyone/sales person coming to my door, I don't think I've ever thought 'wow, I'm glad they called!'.

Karl Hungus · 15-05-2007 12:56AM

Hmm... Let me get this straight, some guy started ringing the doorbell constantly, woke up a baby, banged on the door a lot, all in aid of asking someone to buy his paintings. Then, when he didn't get what he wanted, went to steal their lawn mower, and started a fight with someone else who lived there?

Got that right?

Then, the person this happened to, starts a thread on boards about it, obviously frustrated, and gets hassled for it?

Gotta love the priorities people on boards have sometimes... Fighting, stealing, harrassing people, that's all fine. Just don't come on boards and vent about it happening to you! No sir, we don't tolerate that around here.

Royale with Cheese · 15-05-2007 12:57AM

These people are always calling to the door.

I let the bell ring and didn't bother answering it the other day, trying to avoid election crap you see, but it rang again so I figured it was actually somebody who knew us.

It wasn't, it was another crappy foreign art students selling their crappy paintings. Before he said a word I told him I wasn't going to buy anything and just said bye. It what I always do. I'm not going to buy one no matter what he says so why waste both of our time.

He didn't however steal my lawnmower.

PCros · 15-05-2007 12:58AM

Roundtower2 wrote:

No-one does it like the Simpsons:

Mr. Burns: This anonymous clan of slack-jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you.

Smithers: You are noble and poetic in defeat, sir.

LOL good quote! We'll have to blame it on the Greeks! hehe:D

Jesus Wept · 15-05-2007 01:01AM

Royale with Cheese wrote:

He didn't however steal my lawnmower.

Is it dated and unappealing?

Feral Mutant · 15-05-2007 01:03AM

Karl Hungus wrote:

Hmm... Let me get this straight, some guy started ringing the doorbell constantly, woke up a baby, banged on the door a lot, all in aid of asking someone to buy his paintings. Then, when he didn't get what he wanted, went to steal their lawn mower, and started a fight with someone else who lived there?

Got that right?

Then, the person this happened to, starts a thread on boards about it, obviously frustrated, and gets hassled for it?

Gotta love the priorities people on boards have sometimes... Fighting, stealing, harrassing people, that's all fine. Just don't come on boards and vent about it happening to you! No sir, we don't tolerate that around here.

Relax, I may just be young and naive but I doubt anyone criticising the OP was being serious.

Royale with Cheese wrote:

These people are always calling to the door.

I let the bell ring and didn't bother answering it the other day, trying to avoid election crap you see, but it rang again so I figured it was actually somebody who knew us.

It wasn't, it was another crappy foreign art students selling their crappy paintings. Before he said a word I told him I wasn't going to buy anything and just said bye. It what I always do. I'm not going to buy one no matter what he says so why waste both of our time.

You should get a bunch of old paintings and keep them just inside your door. Then the next time someone comes round trying to sell you something, jump the gun and try and sell them your artwork. Should be interesting.:D

Lillyella · 15-05-2007 01:03AM

Something similar happened me the other day, the guy kept his finger on the bell, and not knowing who it was, I frantically cleaned up my kitchen, which resembled a crack house.

Turned out to be some Romanian, who shoved a badly photocopied sponsorship sheet in my face. It was stamped by the Irish Wheelchair Assoc. I told him to hop it, but he actually put his foot in the door to stop me from closing it.

God rid of him eventually (the stare of death) and rang the IWA, the said they are getting calls all over the shop about it. Total scammers.

He had loads of sponsorships on the card too - scumbag.

bolliwoodi · 15-05-2007 01:03AM

Karl Hungus wrote:

Then, the person this happened to, starts a thread on boards about it, obviously frustrated, and gets hassled for it?

im being hassled?

everyones entitled to their opnions i dont mind

some people think i was right
some people think i was wrong
others think i was an ignorant cow

but seriously in that situation you would get fairly angry

Call Me Jimmy · 15-05-2007 01:03AM

Feral Mutant wrote:

Relax, I may just be young and naive but I doubt anyone criticising the OP was being serious.
You should get a bunch of old paintings and keep them just inside your door. Then the next time someone comes round trying to sell you something, jump the gun and try and sell them your artwork. Should be interesting.:D

Not bad at all, massive props.

Royale with Cheese · 15-05-2007 01:06AM

The-Rigger wrote:

Is it dated and unappealing?

Yeah it's not worth much. In fact I think it's a push mower. There's the solution to your problem op. Get a push mower and your problems will all be solved.

Jesus Wept · 15-05-2007 01:06AM

Lillyella wrote:

Something similar happened me the other day, the guy kept his finger on the bell,

Actually, this is a fair point.

Anyone who double rings a doorbell/double or more/keeps finger on doorbell, unless they are on fire, or a friend of yours, who happens to be on fire, they deserve to be [SIZE=+2][SIZE=+1]bludgeoned.[/SIZE][/SIZE]

Lorax · 15-05-2007 01:07AM

Anyone who puts a foot in my door gets a foot to the head..

Karl Hungus · 15-05-2007 01:08AM

bolliwoodi wrote:

but seriously in that situation you would get fairly angry

Oh, I've been in that situation many a times, and let a roar at people for far, far less.

DemonOfTheFall · 15-05-2007 01:23AM

If he had the foot in my door stopping me closing it I'd be going under the stairs for the hefty set of socket wrenches to see if he still wanted the door kept open any longer... That's just not on!

It's just like all the feckers going around with those fake clothes collection bags, pretending to be real charities.

Jesus Wept · 15-05-2007 01:29AM

DemonOfTheFall wrote:

It's just like all the feckers going around with those fake clothes collection bags, pretending to be real charities.

Is that happening?

I must get about 2 or 3 of those in the mailbox a week.... some are bogus?

Mahatma coat · 15-05-2007 01:29AM

Used to be a doorknocker trainer meself, Never understood the logic of pissing the customer off before they open the feckin door, talk about startin badly, had it happen once in perth that I woke a child,(one of those melody doorbells that just wouldnt stop) I did apologise, and quickly made my exit, Strangley I didnt feel a compulsion to rob their lawnmower, as for putting a foot in the door, I always explained to my trainees that if they did this they were rife for a kick in the face, and they would be deserving of it. if you cant keep the door open with your pitch then feck off to the next house. no good will ever come of trying to be forceful on a sale, and you stand a good chance of being arrested for harassment/beaten to a bloody pulp by some random.

I see a lot of threads on here about the same groups scamming on the doorsteps, and one piece of advice stands out in my book, if they put their toe across your threshold without invitation they are trespassing, you can beat them like a badger, shoot them in the back, follow them to the main road and shoot them again. ya neednt even bother hidin the body if they are a non national

DemonOfTheFall · 15-05-2007 01:42AM

The-Rigger wrote:

I must get about 2 or 3 of those in the mailbox a week.... some are bogus?

If I see spelling / grammar mistakes I assume it's bogus. If I see a mobile phone number on it for a contact number I know it's bogus.

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I'm pretty sure they're given out by pikeys so...

Lillyella · 15-05-2007 01:46AM

Mobile numbers are apparantley the big give-away. I don't care who collects the stuff though, but the fake ones never come on the days they say they do.

If you're really bothered, you're better off dropping them down to your local VdeP

Jesus Wept · 15-05-2007 01:58AM

I've never really read what they say, just glanced and they say charity etc etc, left one or 2 bags out too

Thanks for the heads-ups

cance · 15-05-2007 09:49AM

last romanian to put his foot in my dads door received at least 2 broken bones when the door was pelted from one side to the other by a very very stocky gentleman.

let that be a lesson to him!

Wibbs · 15-05-2007 10:14AM

Yep I've had this ringing the doorbell off the wall crap. Well out of order. They've done it way later than 7 too. The latest I had was one fella at 10.30. I've had them even come around on Christmas day looking for handouts. Christmas day FFS!! Needless to say I was less than charitable in my attitude and coarse language and threats were proffered by way of compensation for my distress.

BTW Everybody goes on about "Romanians". They are mostly a section of Roma gypsy that the Romanians themselves take issue with. In fact they hate the association. I even met one Roma gypsy bloke who was well píssed off at being compared to this group of buggers. It's like comparing a really dodgy subsection of traveller society and calling them Irish.

That said I once had a very hot girl of Polish extraction try to sell me "her" paintings. Jeez the temptation to buy was strong in me.:D

Slow Motion · 15-05-2007 10:21AM

Mahatma coat wrote:

as for putting a foot in the door, I always explained to my trainees that if they did this they were rife for a kick in the face, and they would be deserving of it. if you cant keep the door open with your pitch then feck off to the next house. no good will ever come of trying to be forceful on a sale, and you stand a good chance of being arrested for harassment/beaten to a bloody pulp by some random.

Indeed ! Sales guy in a place I worked did this all the time, regularly came in to the office with black eyes, bruised face etc. he was a complete nutter, eventually got the sack because of all the complaints, everybody heaved a sigh of relief that day !

McSandwich · 15-05-2007 10:27AM

To Bolliwoodi:

get an on/off switch for your doorbell - what it costs to install will save you in lawnmowers.

To FX Meister:

I know it's completely off topic, but couldn't help notice your sig. Remember too that 100% of our worthless e-voting machines were manufactured outside Ireland and they cost a lot more than a few posters..:rolleyes:

keltoms · 15-05-2007 10:28AM

ignorant f**ker alright,probably would of smacked him!

wyndham · 15-05-2007 10:43AM

bolliwoodi wrote:

Ok this evening (7/7.30ish) i was at home- boyfriend was at the cinema/

With who? Is he cheating on you?

Cheeky F****r

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