I live in a very rural area and we have the same problem with the metal junkies-that’s what my husband calls them.
They stop in almost every week insisting on “buying our junk” which are trucks that my husband is working on and a really cool old Dodge camper that a friend lives in on our property.
Even when we tell them no or our friend says he lives in the camper, they get pushy and you can see the dollar signs in their eyes.
And the junk dealers don’t care where it comes from either.
Our best solution has been dogs. Loud barking mean looking dogs. We lost our Rottie a few years back, but we still have our crazy Shepherd mix who barks at the wind...mama taught her well! :)
We all watch out for each other best we can and the only guy who’s house was robbed and is a little more isolated, didn’t have a dog at the time. He does now.
When we hear a dog barking around here for any length of time, we check it out. It’s so sad to live like this, but right now the USA is like the wild west and you’re on your own.
That’s a very good point! Get a dog.
I have a crazy german shepherd that is stationed in the front of the house. I say she’s crazy because vehicles drive her nuts. She goes after them (she is chained up), spins in circles, barks loudly and constantly, even frothing at the mouth.
Over Christmas, we were doing a lot of buying online and the UPS and FedEx trucks were here every day. The FedEx driver was black, and would NOT get out of the truck. Someone had to go to him and take the package. The UPS guy found it all very funny and would stop and throw the dog her ball, which she absolutely loves.
Another time some guys in a gang-banger car (a typical “donk”) came up our long driveway, saw the dog, and drove right back down the hill, before I could even get my shoes on and out the door to greet them. From the front window I watched them come up the drive, and when they saw the dog (spinning, barking, growling) the look of fear on their faces was priceless!
We’re safe as long as the UPS guy doesn’t tell others how harmless our dog is!