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I've gotten pretty good at saying "I'm not interested" while closing the door. Sometimes I let them finish their initial "speech" and then do my thing.

Now I live in the country. We have a gate that's mostly closed. When it is open, it's usually just USPS or UPS that comes down the drive. I did have a stranger come down the drive one day. He was nice, essentially a neighbor. He was asking about the field next door, wanted the hay. It's not my field and there's a person that harvests. He said thanks, sorry to bother you, thank you for not shooting me." LOL. Gotta love the country! (no, I did not greet him holding a gun).

Back in my college days, a buddy had a party, and many of us had just crashed at his place. He had an annoying habit of walking around in his underwear. Some JH came to the door (early Sat morning). He answered the door, wide open, wearing just his undies. The conversation didn't last long. We all had a good laugh.