Peace and Quiet?...Not on Your Life!

I work for a living. My husband works for a living. We work long hours, employ no household staff (except the undergarders, of course!) and when we can finally relax at the end of the day it’s generally around 8pm. Our relaxation can take many forms. Sometimes (though not often) it’ll be TV, sometimes it’ll be the movies. Other times it’s enough simply to relax in the loungers in the conservatory with a good book and a CD on. Whatever we’re doing I think we’ve earned the right to ‘our time’. Not much to ask right?

Wrong, Apparently.

Today is Thursday, and if we get an uninterrupted evening tonight it will be the first one this week. The source of our frustration?.....Holier than thou, hyped up, smiley-faced religious fuckwits who seem to think that 9pm (or later) is a good time to waltz up the drive, ring the doorbell and express concern for the destiny of my eternal soul.

Monday we had TWO lots of them Mormons looking for converts and Catholics looking for money. The Mormons got nothing but a door in their face, and the Catholics (possibly the largest cult of them all) went away with a flea in their ear after I’d ranted about the bare faced cheek of the richest organization ON THE PLANET knocking on doors and asking for charitable donations. If you want money, go ask your beloved (former Hilter Youth member) Pope. And don’t you dare get pissed-off when I don’t address you as father….you’re not MY father.

Tuesday was the turn of the Muslims. Granted this was the first time this particular bunch had knocked on my door, but any organization which treats women the way they do, and uses terrorism to kill and maim in the name of Allah can get the fuck off my property.

Wednesday, and most galling of all were the Jehovah’s Witnesses. The adults hovered around the end of the drive and sent THE CHILDREN to my door brandishing their copies of The Watchtower at me. What a devious ploy – no-one is going to tell a child sod off, now are they? I took their little magazine, smiled and sent them on their way – the paper will come in handy when I’m potting seedlings. I’ve had arguments on many an occasion with this particular bunch of crackpots. So only 144,000 people to be admitted to heaven to rule with christ eh? Surely it’s full already! Oh no, wait a minute….according to them the human soul ceases to exist at death. So how to they account for the 144,000??? And don’t even get me started on what I think of someone who would rather watch their child die than accept a blood transfusion.

I have no objection to you worshipping anyone you like. Sacrifice a goat and pray for redemption from the gods of burninhell.com for all I care, just don’t you dare bring it to my door.