[kiryandil]

I keep telling people to learn not to answer their phones, and learn not to answer their doors.

[deport]

I keep telling people to learn not to answer their
phones, and learn not to answer their doors.

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I basically follow that procedure. If I don’t know
the number then I’ll let them leave a message. I get
a lot of these robo calls pestering for some insurance
gimmick, etc. at least 10 a day.

I let them ring till they hang up and most all will never
leave a message. At that point they get on my blocked call
list. A lot of these calls are not from the area code you
maybe living in now.

[Tired of Taxes]

"I keep telling people to learn not to answer their phones, and learn not to answer their doors."

Good advice.

And remember, about a week ago, there was another story here about a man who answered his door with a gun.

In that case, the police had the wrong address, and they shot him.

[cyclotic]

The last time someone rang my door late at night, I went out the other door and checked who they were. I was armed but they didn’t know it. It was someone trying to return my neighbors lost dog. Completely legit.

[scott7278]

Massad Ayoob had a funny quip in a video concerning how various people respond to answering doorbell at three in the morning (armed or not):

“What in the [heck] are you doing answering the door at three in the morning?”