Bet she doesn't come back.

HeelSpur · #1 04/03/12, 01:35 PM

Me lady always said the next time JW's come a knockin'
someone was gonna get an earful.

They wondered our way at lunch time and she told one
lady that she was in a cult and didn't realize it.

The lady said she was not and turned around and left.

I don't know why their so persistant, but I
bet she doesn't come back.

oth47 · #2 04/03/12, 01:45 PM

I created a monster with the JW's around here..they come here on a regular basis saying they like the way I debate with them on a Biblical basis.I got rid of them once by telling them they should be talking to folks that didn't know anything about the Bible rather than to me,but it didn't last.I'm nice to them,I don't necessarily share their belief system,but I admire the way they try to bring folks to God as they see Him.I've never had a Buddhist or a Muslim or a Catholic or any other organized religion try to bring me into the flock,so at least they're trying.

chickenista · #3 04/03/12, 02:08 PM

I haven't seen JW in a long time, but I do get crazy, hardcore Baptist-y types. I had 2 yesterday.
I have gotten better though.. I just slam the door..without speaking. I am proud of myself.

PNP Katahdins · #4 04/03/12, 02:32 PM

Carful of JWs pulled up to our house last weekend. Half mile off the road and they found us - again. One fellow got out and came to the door, wading through four barking Border collies. Paul said we weren't interested in what they were selling and they left, but not before their tires got watered.

Peg

sss3 · #5 04/03/12, 04:20 PM

I just tell them I have my own church. Stops them cold. Nothing they can say. They never come back.

Smalltowngirl · #6 04/03/12, 04:25 PM

I'm like Sandra, I tell them I have my own place of worship and they leave. I don't get rude with any of the missionaries, now if they got pushy I might get more insistent that they leave. Luckily, so far being courteous & truthful was enough to end the conversation.

newfieannie · #7 04/03/12, 04:38 PM

i'm with Chickenista! but i can tell you one thing telling them you have your own church when i was out in the country full time didn't faze them. slamming the door on their foot when they insist on sticking it there helps. i haven't seen them in the city although i came back a couple of times and there were tracks here. Andrew was so timid and said they intimidated him. poor old man i guess they would.

so couple mornings ago they turned up at my door around 9am .i was home and trying to get the laundry going.still in my nightshirt. they were banging on the door because Andrew had taken the door bells apart and i just haven't got around to fixing them yet. now i have no soliciting signs on 3 doors. remains to be seen if they come back. ~Georgia.

pamda · #8 04/03/12, 04:54 PM

Totally nothing works with them here, until I got mad and called the headquarters for them. The man who answered got an earful, no swear words, but any way. I had told a bunch of them no thanks, I don't do cults, go away and they took the paper stuff to my back door and left it there. I saw them drive around and took them the junk ripped up. The man guy doing the talking got very rude,saying it cost them money to get the papers atc and I should be grateful for it. Yelled at me(luck ws with him, I did not have my phone or pistol).
Used to have little old ladies do this on Sunday morning, right at b'fast, get ready for church time. Would not leave.Had to turn the dogs loose to scare them off. They opened a huge gate to get in, with beware of dog signs, and the whole thing. I do not get it, but leave anyway.

mnn2501 · #9 04/03/12, 04:56 PM

Years ago I was sitting watching TV in just my bathrobe (nothing else) it was kinda short and not too thick when they knocked on my door. I talked to them a bit at the door they kept looking away, I just smiled and kept talking. they left after a couple minutes and never came back.

bajiay · #10 04/03/12, 05:00 PM

The JW's use to visit our last residence. Our driveway was 12 miles long and that did not stop them!!! They are just trying to share a message though, so I am nice to them. If they are rude, from any religion, they hear about it.

Laura Zone 10 · #11 04/03/12, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mnn2501

Years ago I was sitting watching TV in just my bathrobe (nothing else) it was kinda short and not too thick when they knocked on my door. I talked to them a bit at the door they kept looking away, I just smiled and kept talking. they left after a couple minutes and never came back.

THAT is hilarious!!

Tricky Grama · #12 04/03/12, 05:18 PM

Gee, I just don't answer the door.

Ozarks Tom · #13 04/03/12, 05:45 PM

I'm sure you've heard about the JW with alzheimers. He still knock on your door, he just can't remember why.

unregistered65598 · #14 04/03/12, 05:57 PM

When I was a kid my 40 something over wieght father answered the door in the buff. They never came back.

Zilli · #15 04/03/12, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PNP Katahdins

Carful of JWs pulled up to our house last weekend. Half mile off the road and they found us - again. One fellow got out and came to the door, wading through four barking Border collies. Paul said we weren't interested in what they were selling and they left, but not before their tires got watered.

Peg

He He

Some years back, I had one standing in my driveway, wanting to talk to me, and I was too polite to tell him to take a hike.

He left pretty quickly, though, after one of my dogs peed on his briefcase that he had put down on the ground.

Classof66 · #16 04/03/12, 06:15 PM

My late S/O's one daughter is a member. She never pushed her faith on us. They did not participate in any family holiday celebrations. She and her hubby are the sweetest and kindest couple I know. Often during all the holiday hoopla I think of them, that they exhibit kindness and give gifts year round.

Today I needed a jar of Modge Podge. With the demise of the dime stores and Walmarts craft departments, I had to go three places before I found any. I ended up at Michaels Crafts. It was a regular zoo. Aisles of imported pastel bunnies, etc. I was standing in the long check out line, my knees were killing me, and of course, a bush of silk flowers ahead of me didn't scan. I was thinking about the serenity of not celebrating holidays and just being nice everyday. It kinda makes sense.

salmonslayer · #17 04/03/12, 06:27 PM

I would never call someone who has different beliefs than I a cult member and I see no need to be rude to folks that come to the door. We are just firm and polite and have never had an issue.

sherry in Maine · #18 04/03/12, 06:27 PM

once, long ago & far away, I had some visit me. I lived rurally (surprise!) off of the road, and one day, as my custom, (before children) I was vacuuming in my t shirt and underpants, when a large contingency walked by my large bay window. We could see each other clearly.
I said to myself, '(censored)' and ran to quickly put on a pr of shorts. I left the vacuum on, so they couldn't hear me thundering up and down the stairs.
I then answered the door, had a polite conversation and when I opened the door to give a donation, they all (5 if I remember) looked down at my shorts!
So, they'd seen me in my panties, and I was glad to know they wouldn't come back.

Ardie/WI · #19 04/03/12, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Laura Zone 5

THAT is hilarious!!

Ddid you newer members hear the story about my sister and the JW's?? I've told it a number of times so skip this if you've read it before.

My sister lived in the country and her driveway was quite long. She lived mostly alone with her son checking in often. My sister loves to be naked. One day, she went into the backyard naked to hang some laundry. She heard a car drive in but she at first figured it was her son and he was used to her being nude.

When she heard more than one car door slam, she realized it wasn't her son!! She went to the backdoor and discovered that she had locked herself out. Well, those brazen JW's walked around to the back and found her!

Let's put it this way..a 60+ year-old woman who birthed 7 babies ain't
a pretty sight! They marched out of there like the devil was chasing them and never came back!

HermitJohn · #20 04/03/12, 06:28 PM

I dont appreciate cold call salesmen/saleswomen whatever they are selling. They arent here to see me, they are here to hard sell an overhyped product that I have zero interest in and I dont appreciate it. Just write me off as one of the eternally ----ed and leave me alone.