Read a short story about something similar. Not-too-distant future in the Southwest, water shortages, machinery in place to limit showers, etc… Anyway, “Organized Crime” syndicate starts selling “lifetime supply of water.” Shower “malfunctions” shortly after the sale and drowns the sap who thought he was getting a deal. Don’t remember the title or author though, unfortunately, but if I can find it I’ll post those.
Yes! I am not the only one who refuses to answer the door if I’m not expecting a person or package. 🙂 Although I never thought they might want to murder me…now I have a WHOLE ‘NOTHER reason to not answer the door!!
Man, don’t I wish. If I had a dollar for every time somebody came to the door trying to sell me on a different cable provider, church, or one of those meal prep delivery dinner deals…Ugh!
Maybe you could replace your doorbell with one that takes a dollar to work?
Obviously for people you let in (or open the door for), you can give it back. But you’d make a dollar on every door-to-door salesman.
The idea still needs some fix for postal delivery though :/ I don’t think they’d be keen on chancing a dollar on whether you’re home.
Kaunisenkeli
With a system like that perhaps you could rent a PO Box and have your packages sent there instead of your house. It would solve the problem and keep your packages safe if you aren’t home.
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JW
Maybe they want to sell you your own murder? Though I think a website would be more effective for such a limited market.
TokenFudd
Read a short story about something similar. Not-too-distant future in the Southwest, water shortages, machinery in place to limit showers, etc… Anyway, “Organized Crime” syndicate starts selling “lifetime supply of water.” Shower “malfunctions” shortly after the sale and drowns the sap who thought he was getting a deal. Don’t remember the title or author though, unfortunately, but if I can find it I’ll post those.
TokenFudd
I should mention that ti was several years ago when I read the story, so it’ll be somewhat harder to find… 🙁
Scott Hutcheson
#sameenergy
Becky
Yes! I am not the only one who refuses to answer the door if I’m not expecting a person or package. 🙂 Although I never thought they might want to murder me…now I have a WHOLE ‘NOTHER reason to not answer the door!!
SurlyQueen
I’ve watched enough Investigation Discovery to know What’s Up.
Kaunisenkeli
Huh. I honestly thought the days of door-to-door salespeople were over.
SurlyQueen
Man, don’t I wish. If I had a dollar for every time somebody came to the door trying to sell me on a different cable provider, church, or one of those meal prep delivery dinner deals…Ugh!
JW
Maybe you could replace your doorbell with one that takes a dollar to work?
Obviously for people you let in (or open the door for), you can give it back. But you’d make a dollar on every door-to-door salesman.
The idea still needs some fix for postal delivery though :/ I don’t think they’d be keen on chancing a dollar on whether you’re home.
Kaunisenkeli
With a system like that perhaps you could rent a PO Box and have your packages sent there instead of your house. It would solve the problem and keep your packages safe if you aren’t home.
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