Business Card inside my car door - damages/repairs owed? RANT

[cstone]

Gone are the good old days when some UAW member from Detroit would leave bolts or screws loose and half empty beverage cans inside body panels. Anyone else remember the phrase; Never buy a car made on a Monday or Friday.

I also subscribe to the principle that people should not touch things that belong to others unless they ask and receive permission from the owner. I think this makes me a capitalist, private property rights and all that.

[Skip]

I've often wondered how a person can be fined $1,000 for littering on a highway but these "advertisers" can effectively litter in an entire parking lot and government doesn't seem to care.

Same thing with putting stuff on houses. The wind blows and it's all over the neighborhood.

Their name is right on the advertisement so it wouldn't be hard to figure it out who did it.

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I told him next time I will call the Sheriff.

People really are assholes. Apparently I'm one of them.

Call the Sheriff? Why when I have a perfectly good Garand sitting right here.

[BigBear]

I don't want to admit this as it will make me seem hotheaded but, I think all those door to door people talk to each other.

Once upon a time... I have a "no soliciting" sticker on my door. Had a ... youth.... come knock on my door trying to sell something. Politely declined. Next day, someone new, politely declined all services. Next day, another one. I asked this one if they could read. Kid answered yes and just stared at me with that blank face. I pointed to the sticker he was obviously trying to NOT look at. I asked him what it said. He said "Well I'm not soliciting. I'm selling something and it's for a good cause!" I shut the door in his face. He ended up keying my car on the way out. I didn't notice at the time, it was dark outside and I had already shut the door. Two days later, ANOTHER ONE. I was in the middle of cleaning my shotgun... I looked through the peephole and saw who (what) it was. Opened the door with my shotgun (unloaded... but it might have been pointing towards the door) pointed to the sign, told him to get lost and slammed the door without them ever getting a word out. Ever since (almost a year) I have not had a single door knocker.... I'm convinced they all talk to each other on what houses to hit up. My neighbor still gets door knockers.

[Guylee]

Definitely let RTD know. Placing fliers on cars is strictly forbidden in RTD lots. Curious as to what station you were at? Also as far as the religious pamphlets and canvassers go, they have prior agreements with RTD and have rules they must abide by while working on property. They're also not supposed to be on the trains, so if you see that let RTD know as well.

[Gman]

Don't forget blinker fluid.

Yeah, make sure you get the good synthetic stuff.

[sniper7]

Yeah, make sure you get the good synthetic stuff.

I hear claims it won't fog your lenses over time like the conventional stuff does.

[gnihcraes]

Update: No response from said business. I didn't have time today and call to inquire. I doubt they will admit fault or do anything, but I'll politely inquire. Maybe tomorrow.

Lakewood PD, they called a bit ago and it is a Denver area, so contact them. Figured it might be so, it's a confusing little part of town, city/county borders on different sides of things that don't seem logical.

I tried to look inside the door/window and can't see much, including the card. I'll most likely have to wait for a warm day and pull the panel to see where it ended up.

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As for other solicitors; I don't have anything posted on the doors, obviously it doesn't do any good. They knock anyway. I find it's best to have no doorbell, they have to knock and I usually won't hear that unless they are serious.

This summer I was done with some yard work and was happily drinking a soda behind the house by the garage. Guy went walking down the street and saw me, immediately he came down the driveway and started his pitch for directtv I believe and how much I could save! I told him no, no I'm not interested. He continues. I suggested politely that he leave and he BLEW up and was yelling at me how stupid I must be to not want to save any money! I also told him that he was never invited on my property and he was trespassing. Police would be called shortly. He promptly mumbled a bunch of crap as he stomped off. Directtv dish was just above his head but he couldn't see it from his position. lol

[Eric P]

For solicitors or other unknown vistors, I usually open the door with a gun in my other hand in a non-threatening way. I ask what they want, but most just scurry away upon seeing the handgun. I no longer have daily solicitors. Sheriff came by once after one reported and said I was well within my rights when I showed him how I opened the door.