Did you have a trick for getting rid of invited or uninvited visitors?

Did you ever have a visitor to your home (invited or not) that if invited, didn’t take the hint when it was time to leave? And if uninvited, how did you get rid of them?

I ask because in the case of invited guests and it was WAY PAST the time when they should have left, My Mum had a foolproof way of them taking the hint., She would pretend to fall asleep and start snoring! She was very good at it because she would get Dad to wake her up and she would then be full of apologies stating that she didn’t realise just how tired she was. They always took the hint though, even though she couldn’t use the same trick on them twice or they would have sussed her.

Also, if she saw someone through the window approaching the door and didn’t want a visit, (not family of course) she would grab her coat, put it on, answer the door and say ‘’Oh (whoever) What a shame! I was just in the mood for a cuppa and a chinwag too, but I have a Doctor’s appointment and I don’t want to miss it. I’m just waiting for (whoever) to pick me up in five minutes time. Sorry about this, another time? Problem solved.

Did you ever have a devious way to get rid of invited or uninvited people?

Re: Did you have a trick for getting rid of invited or uninvited visitors?

Set the dog on them............

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I just stand up or say im really tired now .

My brother used to put the cat out !

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HA HA! That reminds me of Mum's adorable collie dog Tilly,she had her when we were youngsters. That dog was the friendliest dog in the world, but one day a new Insurance chap called to collect the weekly Insurance instalment (wow, now we are going back). Unfortunately, he was wearing a Trilby hat and when Mum answered the door he politely went to doff his hat, Tilly thought he was raising his arm to strike Mum and the next second Tilly launched herself at him with the most ferocious growl.
Mum said she had never seen someone so scared. Luckily, no damage was done and he soon made friends with Tilly but I think Mum was secretly pleased as punch at how she protected her.

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I actually hid one day when unexpected guests I hadn't seen for years turned up.
They went away and telephoned my son to ask when I would be home he said I should be home and must be in the garden so there was no escape and they came back.

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Teazle would welcome them in

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I don't really have a problem, I welcome any visitor who is a friend with open arms. I get lonely on my own during the day & I never have evening visitors except for my Daughter & one friend who visits every Monday evening.

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A tail I've related before about the dog I had on the farm. I had a good friend, Pete who regularly visited. One day he visited when my parents and I were out but, unusually, left Rip, our dog at home.

Pete visited and we found him in the front porch. He tried to climb in the kitchen but Rip was having none of it. He really was a gentle fellow and got on with Pete. But clearly, he thought entry via the kitchen was suspicious. Can't blame him for that.

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Don't stand on ceremonies just tell them to eff off, they will never come back after that.
Great for getting rid of the in laws I can tell you.
Except for my old mother in law for some reason she always came back.
The skin of a lizard that one had, got to like her in the end and I think she me.

Re: Did you have a trick for getting rid of invited or uninvited visitors?

"Nay, don't just stand there in the doorway, bugger off home"