[JustaDumbBlonde]

There was absolutely nothing confrontational about the meeting with the USDA lady. She was welcomed into our home and given a glass of sweet tea. When her questions became too invasive, we ended the conversation and politely showed her the front door. We did tell her that we were on our way out to supper before she got there. Nothing toward her personally, and she knew that.

[Titan Magroyne]

Right. You drop in on somebody’s home, you gotta be ready to get hustled out. That it was done politely did not provoke her into marking you for more a more invasive meeting later, I assume.

I think my mood upon contact, and especially being taken by surprise, would determine my taking visible umbrage or polite misdirection. Some intrusions almost demand an offended and offensive response, even tho it renders bad consequences. On my home territory I’m sort of a grizzly bear.