So today government agents knocked on my door

[Eclipse Dragon]

So today government agents knocked on my door, or at least some well dressed people who work for the government. They told me that Id been selected randomly to take a survey. They asked me questions for an hour on my opinion of drug and alcohol use, how much of either I'd done, if my medical insurance covered rehabilitation for such things, what my yearly income was and how easy it would be for me to "obtain" such drugs. When they were finished they paid me thirty dollars in cash and drove off into the sunset.

I also noticed that I answer the door like a frightened hermit, first asking if they were selling anything, when they told me about the survey, I asked if I'd be on camera.

So has anything random like this ever happened to you?
How do you act when strangers knock on your door?

 

[dimensional]

How do you act when strangers knock on your door?

I ignore them usually as far as I am concerned if I am not expecting someone to knock on the door I have no reason to answer the door same with the phone.

So no I have never had this experience because I rarely answer the door.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

You do realise that it was actually the Men In Black who answered your door, and you were involved in an hour long massive incident involving aliens, shootouts, chases, fights, explosions and Will Smith rapping, at the end of it they repaired the damage, and told you you had just completed a boring government survey about drugs, heck, one of them even gave you $30 (Thats how I know it was Will Smith, as he was always really nice to the people he zapped, whereas Tommy lee Jones was rather apathetic about it)

So that hour was probably the most amazing, adrenaline pumping, mind blowing adventure of your life, but you can't remember it.

Oh well, in response to your question me and my friend when we were about 10 were walking about our village, and a man in a suit shouted over to road to us and called us into the back of his van. Naturally we obediently got right into the van, and it turned out he was a council planner doing some community work. We answered some questions, there were other older people that properly talked to him about the area, and it took about half an hour.
Oh, and by the way...

Spoiler

 

[Valagetti]

"Oh your selling religion, sorry brought a bit of islam yesterday", Gregory House.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

When someone knocks on my door I ask myself two things:

1: Did I, or anyone in the house, order any food and,
2: Is it obvious that I'm home.

If the answer to both is no I ignore. Nothing random like that has ever happened to me though. I once spoke to a couple of Mormons but that's about all.

 

[MammothBlade]

Sounds dodgy. JHC, you actually let them in? Check your phone for wire-tapping. Examine your walls and mirrors for bugs. Maybe check your medication and salt/sugar for tampering too.

 

[manaman]

How do you act when strangers knock on your door?

I answer the door with a shotgun, then I yell at those wippersnappers to get off my property.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Drugs and alcohol? Yeah that's what they wanted you to think, right after that bright light...the one that you don't remember.


OT: I never open he door for strangers, especially if they're holding a clipboard.

 

[Aethren]

I had a missionary named Jesus come to my door the other day. I told him I didn't believe in his false gods and sent him away while petting a tanuki statue I had nearby.

 

[Terminate421]

So today government agents knocked on my door, or at least some well dressed people who work for the government.

Did they wear sunglasses AND suits?

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

You do realise that it was actually the Men In Black who answered your door, and you were involved in an hour long massive incident involving aliens, shootouts, chases, fights, explosions and Will Smith rapping, at the end of it they repaired the damage, and told you you had just completed a boring government survey about drugs, heck, one of them even gave you $30 (Thats how I know it was Will Smith, as he was always really nice to the people he zapped, whereas Tommy lee Jones was rather apathetic about it)

So that hour was probably the most amazing, adrenaline pumping, mind blowing adventure of your life, but you can't remember it.

Oh well, in response to your question me and my friend when we were about 10 were walking about our village, and a man in a suit shouted over to road to us and called us into the back of his van. Naturally we obediently got right into the van, and it turned out he was a council planner doing some community work. We answered some questions, there were other older people that properly talked to him about the area, and it took about half an hour.
Oh, and by the way...

Spoiler

I've always suspected my next door neighbors were aliens... Every morning we heard this horrible noise coming from their backyard, they said it was a rooster, but what kind of rooster lives in suburbia? If I don't hear the noise in the morning, I guess I'll know the truth.

 

[Giftfromme]

LOL did you actually let them in the house? Did they show you a badge? Why on Earth would these kind of people go door knocking? But seriously, check the contents of your house, your bank etc. Everything. This thing never happens, they would never send people to "randomly" ask you survey questions. The only survey they did was the kind where they were surveying your house as a potential target to hit later. An hour is a long time.

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

LOL did you actually let them in the house? Did they show you a badge? Why on Earth would these kind of people go door knocking? But seriously, check the contents of your house, your bank etc. Everything. This thing never happens, they would never send people to "randomly" ask you survey questions. The only survey they did was the kind where they were surveying your house as a potential target to hit later. An hour is a long time.

I didn't let them into my house, I spoke to them outside and I took the survey standing in the driveway. Although they wanted to ask my dad questions as well, so I'm not really sure how "random" the selection process could be if two people from the same household get selected.

 

[lobster1077]

What? Do Men in black carry out the census now? Bloody hell.

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

I usually welcome people who are obviously selling something with Insha'Allah or similar, even if it makes no sense.

surprises the shit out of the mormons

 

[IamLEAM1983]

Might be nothing, but I'd check my locks. I'd probably change them, too; and I'd make sure my insurer has an updated list of my valuables.

Could be they were screening for potential robbery victims.

Or maybe I'm just paranoid or high on Aspartame.

*eyes Pepsi suspiciously* Do you work for Stephen Harper, Mister Pepsi Glass? ANSWER ME!

 

[PinkiePyro]

You do realise that it was actually the Men In Black who answered your door, and you were involved in an hour long massive incident involving aliens, shootouts, chases, fights, explosions and Will Smith rapping, at the end of it they repaired the damage, and told you you had just completed a boring government survey about drugs, heck, one of them even gave you $30 (Thats how I know it was Will Smith, as he was always really nice to the people he zapped, whereas Tommy lee Jones was rather apathetic about it)

So that hour was probably the most amazing, adrenaline pumping, mind blowing adventure of your life, but you can't remember it.

Oh well, in response to your question me and my friend when we were about 10 were walking about our village, and a man in a suit shouted over to road to us and called us into the back of his van. Naturally we obediently got right into the van, and it turned out he was a council planner doing some community work. We answered some questions, there were other older people that properly talked to him about the area, and it took about half an hour.
Oh, and by the way...

Spoiler

you sir have won this thread

 

[Hitokiri_Gensai]

Eh ive had cops come to the door, in uniform to inform me that a sex offender was moving into the neighborhood. Some rapist was moving in with one of my parents tenants. Needless to say, she was thrown out for bringing in her sex offender boyfriend without alerting my parents.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

I'm glad it's not just me who pretty much avoids phone calls and visitors to my front door.

I've learned over time that no-one's calling you to tell you you've won a free cake, and no-one's knocking on your door to offer you a holiday.

It sounds cynical, but it feels nowadays like everyone who contacts me is just after my money, and I've got very little, I wonder how it must be for rich people, heh.

Fortunately, anyone I actually know and care about knows how to contact me, so I'm not missing out on anything by leaving salesmen stood at my door.

If only we all did this for say, three months, we could probably wipe out cold calling and nuisance calls completely, all we need to do is make sure they're not gaining a damn penny of profit in harrassing people. If I want to buy something, or change my gas supplier, or of course, offer my opinion to a survey, I have the internet, and I can do my research and make an informed choice, not just choose the first gimp who hammers on my door, or gets me out of the bath to answer the phone.

I've done the same as the OP, when I've felt I have had to deal with a visitor, I'll step outside, close the door behind me and deal with everything there.

 

[WolfMage]

How do you act when strangers knock on your door?

I answer the door with a shotgun, then I yell at those wippersnappers to get off my property.

Same here, but with my MP5. People recognize it, and they know to run.
I love my gun.