Door-to-door salesman steps over the tape blocking off my freshly painted steps

[u/BulkheadRed]

I spent over 20 hours prepping, sanding, and painting my front steps while the weather is still good before winter, including taking two afternoons off work to get the job done before it's too cold. I just finished the job this afternoon and the paint is still tacky.

There is a long strip of painters tape attached to a paint can very obviously blocking off the stairs when you're facing it.

I have NO Halloween decorations up yet either.

Edit: for everyone saying it's not enough or my tape job is shit, it's like a 45 degree angle across the steps, and it's not a construction zone, it's my house. If you walked up to a piece of tape blocking your path at a residence where you weren't invited, you would probably at least second guess whether you should be proceeding forward. Thankfully, it's mostly dry and there is no need for rework as far as I can tell. That's what makes it mildly infuriating. He COULD have done damage, but it doesn't look like he did.

Edit 2: this is also not a common occurrence. I get MAYBE one knock a month on my door unsolicited. It just unfortunately happened to be the one day I had painted. It wasn't an expected situation. This was a mere just in case measure. Small town Canada.

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[u/tryyeezus]

Prob lucky he didn't trip and try to sue for insurance money

[u/poronpaska → u/tryyeezus]

America is a hellscape. Edit: downvotes made me change my mind. Being sued over a strip of tape blocking your own porch sure does sound like heaven

[u/BulkheadRed → u/poronpaska]

Yay for being Canadian then I guess.

[u/Grabbsy2 → u/BulkheadRed]

In ontario we have the Occupiers liability act. Canada Post can sue if they slip on your driveway if it hasnt been salted.

If this rope/tape wasnt clearly visible, you could be liable if someone trips

[u/CMDR-TealZebra → u/BulkheadRed]

Sorry mate but that applies to us as well. Next time you should make the tape way more obvious

[u/TakeTwentyEight → u/poronpaska]

It’s because our insurance situation is so bad. Since healthcare isn’t free, it’s more of thing when you get injured when it’s not your fault. No one wants to be in debt for something that’s not even their fault.

It really does suck. Just another reason that universal healthcare needs to be a thing. Would probably reduce a lot of litigation.

[u/CMDR-TealZebra → u/poronpaska]

Yes but no. Your pathway to the front door is basically an easement, you cannot trespass people for using it.

So if you put something up and someone gets hurt from it you are in trouble because what if it was a kid or an old person or a blind guy or emts?