Angharad
Also the old trick of pretending to ring the bell
Aaah! The tricks of the trade. Our territories were worked so often, I actually recorded houses, where the doorbells didn't work. First time around, if the doorbell was not lit, I knew my chances were good. If the doorbell did work, well isn't that what the householder records were for ?
DBB = Door Bell Broken
KS = Knock Softly or use the doorbell fake.
You know the one where you bring your fingers to the bell / buzzer, use your forefinger to press firmly on the top of the bell, while you tuck your middle finger away, all the while positioning your body to block the view from your partner.
Hey Don't laugh ! I learned that trick from an elder who was very very good at it. Oddly enough though he prefered to work alone.
Starfish422 wrote
if my mom was with me, she would follow up my little knock with an immediate pound-pound-pound on the door!
I shuddered when working with my dad. His knocks would wake up the neighbours. And God Forbid if they had one of those door knockers !
And what? No answer at the front door, well let's go inside the porch and knock on the inside door. Still no response ? Let's go to the back door. While we're here, let's check the back yard, perhaps they are in the garden. LOL If you were home, my dad would find you !
