Longtermthrowaway5 t1_jefelea wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Reply to comment by KrustyDaJuggalo in BEWARE two black individuals posing as PSE&G employees knocking on doors ( Clifton NJ) by [deleted]

What about asking for emergency assistance, or letting you know you left the car lights on, or that a bush is on fire or other non-solicitng reasons?

KrustyDaJuggalo t1_jefgpgu wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:58 PM

If it's an emergency, knock and yell or something or call the police. Don't bother people at home unless it's an actual emergency.

Longtermthrowaway5 t1_jefj0hj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:13 PM

That's what I'm saying, what if it's an emergency and they don't got a phone, or need more immediate assistance? Are you gonna answer the door? Is acting frantic and and loud going to make you more likely to answer the door then?

And regarding the second point, if you had left your headlights on or had some issue that wasn't an emergency, you wouldn't want to be informed of it?

KrustyDaJuggalo t1_jefk3oi wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Yes, if they are frantic that would help.
You can always jump a car

Longtermthrowaway5 t1_jefkxqt wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:26 PM

Im trying to generally get at the idea of a courtesy notice. Maybe you left a garden hose on and it's running. Maybe you left your car trunk wide open. You'd rather be uninformed than have people come to your door about it?

KrustyDaJuggalo t1_jefp0g5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Dude what part of unless it's an emergency don't you get?

whatshouldIdonow8907 t1_jegtvxr wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM

This legit happened to me. I was walking by a brownstone in nyc and saw there was a legit blaze going on in the garden apartment. I ran to the door and started pounding. No one answers so I go up to the vestibule door and I’m yelling the downstairs is on fire and pounding on the door.Some guy on the first floor looked out his apartment door at me in the vestibule then closed his door. This was before cell phones so I kept pounding and ringing buzzers but no one was interested so I walked away and went where I was going. On my way back I saw the fire trucks, people on the sidewalk, the whole mess. I spot the guy who made a point of ignoring me and when he noticed me I yelled out “too bad you ignored me when I was trying to tell you the building was on fire”.