In the late 70’s My ex-Wife and I lived in Marshall,Tx. renting an old wood frame house with a nice front porch which had Inlaid Wooden Designs on the entrance and ceiling above that matched each other. The Designs Looked Like Pentagrams. There was a 7th Day Adventist group that Kept coming around and ringing our doorbell until we would answer it and then just would not accept that We Were Not Interested and Please Go Away and Don’t Bother Us. What was worse is it was Always at Dinner Time after work. I got an idea,I had an "Old School 69 Honda 450 Rebel RAT BIKE, Gloss Black,Drag Pipes and a Nice Big Black Tank with A Skull and Cross Bones on it which had Bright Flames all Around and Flowing Thru the Bones. I put it on the Front Porch,Centered in the Designs,replaced the porch light with a Black Light Bulb,under it a Easily Readable Sign " Absolutely NO Solicitors of ANY KIND. Ring Door Bell at Your Own Risk !" I know this was Kinda Rough but Enough is Enough,Some People just Don’t Know what NO Means and I meant no one any harm ,but sometimes Image Can Do Wonders.I watched for them and I only saw them one more time and that was them starting up the front steps,seeing the Rat Bike,Skull ,Flames,Designs and Sign,then Very Quickly getting the Heck Out Of There.( Probably thought Evil lived there.)They Never came back,no Solicitors either. It sure was Nice to Come Home after work,Relax and Enjoy Dinner. I left the Rat Bike there.
In the late 70’s My ex-Wife and I lived in Marshall,Tx. renting an old wood frame house with a nice front porch which had Inlaid Wooden Designs on the entrance and ceiling above that matched each other. The Designs Looked Like Pentagrams. There was a 7th Day Adventist group that Kept coming around and ringing our doorbell until we would answer it and then just would not accept that We Were Not Interested and Please Go Away and Don’t Bother Us. What was worse is it was Always at Dinner Time after work. I got an idea,I had an "Old School 69 Honda 450 Rebel RAT BIKE, Gloss Black,Drag Pipes and a Nice Big Black Tank with A Skull and Cross Bones on it which had Bright Flames all Around and Flowing Thru the Bones. I put it on the Front Porch,Centered in the Designs,replaced the porch light with a Black Light Bulb,under it a Easily Readable Sign " Absolutely NO Solicitors of ANY KIND. Ring Door Bell at Your Own Risk !" I know this was Kinda Rough but Enough is Enough,Some People just Don’t Know what NO Means and I meant no one any harm ,but sometimes Image Can Do Wonders.I watched for them and I only saw them one more time and that was them starting up the front steps,seeing the Rat Bike,Skull ,Flames,Designs and Sign,then Very Quickly getting the Heck Out Of There.( Probably thought Evil lived there.)They Never came back,no Solicitors either. It sure was Nice to Come Home after work,Relax and Enjoy Dinner. I left the Rat Bike there.