The dishcloth sellers are out in force!

[Vik]

Just so you are aware, 3 of them are at present running around the Ivanhoe Road area, fighting over who gets what house!

[Shu.Kurimu.Sensei]

Thanks for the warning! I always keep a bucket of such domestic goods near the door and wave it in their face, but sometimes I take out a Gideon bible and make up some sermon about disturbing peace etc. Alternative tactics include answering in German or my personal favourite with a kitchen knife spread with old tomato ketchup all wide eyed :))

[mockney piers]

Ha ha, Mrs Mockney got bits off them yesterday afternoon. She even tipped them a couple of bottles of beer leftover from new years. I told her it was a scam, she shrugged, said 'they work hard in the freezing cold and were nice and polite. And if they don't see the cash themselves at least they got some beer for their trouble'. And with that she seemed content. I couldn't argue with that.

[SteveT]

I used to get plagues of them when I lived in herne hill and one day I had 2 call an hour apart and discovered that if you say "someone has already called" they leave quickly and without fuss!

[char1ie]

Call the police. I hate the way they pretend to be charity workers.

Charlie

[Scottfield]

Apparently there is an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons to rid the ED area of this blight.

Fortunately I live in a private gated development and the electric fences keep them out but I feel for you guys... I really do