Through a Glass Darkly by graemestevens

Through a Glass Darkly

There are two things that could happen when you knock on my door. If you're expected and a friend then you will be welcomed in with open arms to partake of the insanity. If you are not expected, or are a door to door sales person, then in all likelihood you will be greeted like this. Personally I have never understood door to door sales. I already have a door.
The best one that I have had is a call from a company trying to sell me air conditioning...when told that I wasn't interested they asked how I circulated fresh air through my house, to which I replied that I had just had a new system installed. They immediately asked what that new system was, to which I said "windows".
Shit, ack!
April 17th, 2015  
@amandal LOL, that's what they say when they knock on my door!
April 17th, 2015  
creepy!
April 17th, 2015  
@hippiechick13 There's not many who lock on my door... ;)
April 17th, 2015  
The photo actually frightened me this time. The commentary made me giggle.
April 17th, 2015  
@newbank Excellent, on both counts :) And thank you very much as always
April 17th, 2015  
Jae
Yes! I'm sure I would be welcomed in with that approach - what a fun house you have!
April 17th, 2015  
The pre-med did go there by the look of this...
April 17th, 2015  
Nightmarish! I won't be knocking on that door!!
April 17th, 2015  
They might have thought the app, "windows" on the computer had some automatic air cleaning puff! We don't get door to door here - its all on the phone. Just JW's who I tell that we have too many of them in the family! already! You really will frighten all those title children on Trick or Treat Day!!
April 17th, 2015  
Brilliant
April 17th, 2015  
YIKES!!!
April 17th, 2015  
Just superb Mr S - easy Fav!
April 17th, 2015  
Scary! Very scary! I need you to come to my house and scare off those unwelcome people! Fav!
April 17th, 2015  
Fav for me too! Love the comp and POV! FAV.
April 17th, 2015  
This is awesome. Great deterrent. Fav.
April 18th, 2015  
I'm off to bed. Hope I don't have a nightmare!
April 18th, 2015  
Awesome
April 18th, 2015  
@lifepause It's a constant madhouse!
@jack4john When I was processing I had that very thought ;)
@aecasey Go on...treat yourself ;)
@maggiemae Halloween is the day when I wander the neighbourhood handing out flowers ;)
@jocasta Thanks very much :)
@hermann What? Where? ;)
@vignouse Thank you Mr. S ;)
@pamknowler It would be my pleasure to help ;)
@susanalena Thanks very much indeed :)
@cdean1956 Thanks very much :)
@shepherdmanswife Good luck with that ;)
@digitalrogue Thank you kindly :)
April 18th, 2015  
Windows! Hehe. Yes, that is the way to go, I think. AC is overrated.
Scary way to be greeted... I'll be sure to let you know I'm coming before popping by.
April 18th, 2015  
Yeh thought this was at the top of my feed when my eyes weren't truly focused -
door to door - over the phone - either way can escalate my wrath - uf I want to by something I will google and then either hop in the car or let my fingers do the walking
April 18th, 2015  
@ludgate I will definitely not be letting him know - I want to see this up close - I will though be in possession of some alchol so as to gain entry at a later stage
April 18th, 2015  
@annied Oh. Fair point. This would definitely be exciting in person... I wonder if he really would do it. Can we scheme and arrive together? Two is better than one, right @graemestevens ?
April 18th, 2015  
@annied Oh. Fair point. This would definitely be exciting in person... I wonder if he really would do it. Can we scheme and arrive together? Two is better than one, right @graemestevens ?
April 18th, 2015  
@ludgate Do that, I'd hate to greet you the wrong way...then again... ;)
@annied I detest door to door and telephone sales...why is it always when I'm naked or eating? Or both?
@ludgate @annied I have been known to answer the door in "full make up" and in the middle of a shot....scared the bejesus out of the meter reader!
April 18th, 2015  
@graemestevens @annied That's it. I'm convinced. We've got to go visit sometime. Mid photo shoot... Hopefully we don't catch you when you have no clothes on and are (pretend?) eating something disgusting. Though the chances are slim.
April 18th, 2015  
@ludgate @annied The chances are very slim. I'm always eating something.
April 18th, 2015  
@graemestevens What about when you're drinking something?
April 18th, 2015  
Annie Lennox has a song called 'Through a Glass Darkly' and I misread the title of your photo as such. For a brief instant, I was pleased! I still like the shot!
April 18th, 2015  
@graemestevens @ludgate together sounds good and surprise even better - art in progress
April 18th, 2015  
@voiceprintz A brief instant is all that I require ;)
@ludgate I'm always doing that as well...I'm a right sloth
@annied @ludgate "Art"? Now there's a challenge.
April 18th, 2015  
@graemestevens twat
Sorry just felt like typing that oh not really sorry
so how would those pushing religion react to you in full make up - bring on the exorcism or conversion plus?
April 18th, 2015  
@graemestevens It will most definitely be art.
@annied Haha. "Twat". Great way to start a comment. Don't be sorry; he probably deserved it. ;) Exorcism, most definitely.

I'll let you both know next time I'm in that half of the world... :/
April 18th, 2015  
Well, I WAS just headed off to bed. Now I'm scared to walk down the hallway! Actually, this made me giggle uncontrollably! :)
April 18th, 2015  
@juliedduncan made me laugh too
April 18th, 2015  
@juliedduncan Excellent, pleased to have delivered a laugh ;)
@annied @ludgate They always aim for conversion, even when I swear at them. I'd tell them not to call anymore but it's just too much fun :)
April 18th, 2015  
I also prefer window over A/C. Cool shot...Nice a eerie/creepy.
April 18th, 2015  
Holy cow! Sort of a "Silence of the Lambs" thing going on... wonderful effects and so creative.
April 18th, 2015  
@eyeamlisa Thanks very much :)
@rosiekerr Thank you very much, I'm just playing with the glass in the front door...nothing special really ;)
April 18th, 2015  
Perfect! A fav.
April 18th, 2015  
took already my Ambien to sleep but u woke me up- this is so scary !!:)
April 18th, 2015  
@taffy Thank you very much :)
@joemuli Sorry about that...at least you're not knocking on my door ;)
April 18th, 2015  
Lol, oh yes this is very cool! We don't really have those door to door salesmen here but I hate those phone calls trying to sell me stuff- what's your recipe with that?
April 18th, 2015  
@susale Thanks and lucky you - with the phone ones I usually spend some time leading them on a Merry chase, to the point where they think they're on the edge of a huge sale....then I let them down "gently"
April 18th, 2015  
well there i was.. minding my own business.. browsing the the trendy pages and what did i see.. this!! now.. let me think who this could possibly be!!!
Hahah.. yeah I'm with you on the door to door sales stuff.. i feel really sorry for them. Last week I had some poor young guy starting to tell me what i needed for my mortgage! Really?
April 18th, 2015  
Sam
Do you like horror movies?
April 18th, 2015  
Brilliant...Fav
April 18th, 2015  
This is awesome!!
April 18th, 2015  
you'll be pleased to know that I didn't dream of you last night. No nightmare!
April 18th, 2015  
This is great! Love texture and mood.
April 18th, 2015  
oh this is so cool! LOVE everything about it!!
April 18th, 2015  
I think we will keep you behind glass, safer for the rest of us
April 18th, 2015  
@brigette I'm so predictable...sigh. I haven't had the pleasure of a complete stranger telling me about my financial position yet so that's something to look forward to ;)
@gigiflower Not really...but only because they always seem to have bad actors and plot holes by the dozen ;)
@tonygig Thank you very much :)
@nicoleterheide Thank you kindly :)
@shepherdmanswife Actually, slightly disappointed :(
@kwind Thanks very much :)
@morganmontgomeryphoto Thank you very much, much appreciated :)
@neatz Yes...a pane of glass should hold me back ;)
April 18th, 2015  
@graemestevens thought you might be! haha!
April 18th, 2015  
Always excellent
April 18th, 2015  
@andy3168 Thank you kindly :)
@shepherdmanswife I shall try to live through it ;)
April 18th, 2015  
Lee
Very well done Graeme, i like this one.
April 18th, 2015  
Lee
Fav.
April 18th, 2015  
We have the same problem over here. I have several doors. And being a qualified locksmith I can even install them. I do like your brand of air con. I also have this brand installed on my computer.
Oh by the way awesome shot. I shall use it if ever I need to scare the kids. Brilliant.
April 18th, 2015  
@gamelee Thank you very much :)
@karlow75 Thanks very much - my father in law was a locksmith so I always have installation for free
April 18th, 2015  
This is simply thed best! You should put in our front door.
April 19th, 2015  
@yaorenliu Thanks very much - I may just do that
April 19th, 2015  
so very you.
April 19th, 2015  
@blueberry1222 I know, predictable isn't it?
April 19th, 2015  
Instant fav.
April 20th, 2015  
@golftragic Thank you kindly :)
April 20th, 2015  
awesome!!
April 20th, 2015  
@jsw0109 Thank you very much :)
April 20th, 2015  
This image is most definitely a fav. If I could give another fav for the answer you gave the a/c salesperson, I would eagerly do that.
April 21st, 2015  
@bill_fe Thank you kindly :)
April 21st, 2015  
Very, very funny.....I mean, the bit about the windows!! I like that....I will have to find a use for it....we don't get people trying to sell us stuff, but sometimes we get Jehova's witnesses, you know "have you been saved?" sort of deal....do you have a good answer for that?! I might have to put this picture of yours in the window to scare them off....
April 24th, 2015  
@panthora You're looking at the answer that I have for that ;)
April 24th, 2015  
Excellent idea and great photo!
April 24th, 2015  
@kt8ird Thanks very much
April 24th, 2015  
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