No Soliciting

I have been meaning to explain the tile of my blog for some time and haven't gotten around to it. I live in a community that has No Soliciting signs posted. I naively thought that this meant people would not be knocking on my door. The first time it was two Mormon's. I was so shocked I took the pamphlet and asked them to come back tomorrow, knowing I would not be there. The next time, a young guy selling magazines said it was for his college communications class. I was not in a good mood and told him I was not interested. He started to get pushy and I frankly asked him why he was there since there were posted No Soliciting. He said he spoke with someone that morning and they said it was okay. (It was 8:30 at night and I knew he was lying.) I asked him that if I called down to this other person, she would tell me that she sent him over. He asked me if I was always this bitchy, and I told him bitchy would be calling the police, which I would do shortly if he didn't remove himself from the area. He quickly did just that. This last time was the night before I created my blog. I was outside with my not-so-miniature-dachshund, who thinks she is a rottweiler, and the guy was knocking on someone else's door. He asked if I could answer a question for him, and being stupid, I said okay (after assuring Bad Dog that she would live so she would stop the barking and growling.) Then he started asking me about where I get my oil changed and if I thought some load of information would be a good deal. It finally dawned on me that he was not knocking on his friend's door, but by that time I wasn't in the mood to lecture him about the No Soliciting. I said sure it sounded like a good deal and tried to walk to my door. Oh no, that was not an option. He kept going and asked if I would be interested, why wouldn't I be interested, where did I currently take my car for oil changes, how much did I pay for oil changes, how many miles were on my car. I finally got away and couldn't help but wonder, why don't people acknowledge the No Soliciting? If I want something, I will come to your place of business and get it. I do not work at home. Home is where I relax. There is nothing relaxing about having to calm down Bad Dog every time a stranger knocks on my door. I understand you are just doing your job, but do it where No Soliciting is not posted. If you are looking for a lost cat, feel free to knock. If you just wanted to let me know my car lights are on, feel free to knock. If you need to borrow a cup of flour, feel free to knock (I won't have any because I don't cook) but knock away and we can have a nice talk. If you are selling anything or want me to try your product, store, religion; stay away!