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Do you hate it when people show up at your house unannounced?

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At my parents house, family comes and goes all the time (they all live right in the neighboorhood, grandparents next door..hello Raymond?!). Friends I tell the parents that they are coming, make some food!. In college, a few friends would occasionally drop by unannounced, no big deal. When I've lived by myself recently, I haven't had anybody show up announced--probably a good thing because I'm not always home. Just send me a txt then come on in.
 
Originally posted by: Nik
In talking with a coworker, he says he leaves his front door unlocked. Family and friends come and go freely all the time. 😕

I'm the scrooge. I don't like people showing up at my place unannounced. Then again, I grew up in a neighborhood where, unless you were using the door right then, they were closed and locked. I don't like other people at my house unless it's some kind of event like having neighbors over for fight night on Spike or throwing a backyard beerfest or something.

Am I out of touch? Should I loosen up or am I justified in the "It's MY house, dammit!" reasoning?
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I've got a husband and five roommates. If they have someone over and I don't know about it it's fine. If my family shows up, that's fine. If MY friends show up announced, that's not so fine because they can potentially annoy the roommates and/or throw my schedule off track. If it was just my house and they were the type of friends I could say "hi/bye" to while I went about the rest of my day as planned, I wouldn't mind. However, it's not just my house for the moment, so unannounced people are non-grata.
 
When I was younger and single, I didn't mind so much. People would just show up and it was generally no big deal.

Now that I have far more responsibility, I'm married, etc. it's a burden if that happens. Most people understand this, and I can't think of the last time someone has showed up unannounced.
 
I don't care who you are. Call first -- and I don't mean from the parking lot -- or I just might be in the shower and not hear your incessant knocking.

ETA - And then my cell phone might be dead. And my hearing might have failed. And I might have put on my headphones so I don't have to hear your knocking or the phone. Just call me well in advance.
 
When I first moved out I had friends stop by all the time, now days though it'd piss me and my wife off if someone didn't call ahead.
 
I grew up with the idea of it being VERY, VERY rude to just drop by unless you were returing something, and then you should still call if you have the option.

Then I met my friend Nick who's family always told me to come by whenever I felt like it (unless it was past 8:30PM, then call Nick's cell to unlock the door) and not to even bother knocking. It was REALLY strange at first to just walk in unanounced, but after a year I was pretty much part of the family. Hell, half the time I would come over from work and catch a quick nap on the couch and then help out around the house and just BSed with everyone, other friends of both Nick and I would come over and join in the fun of just sitting around talking.

*Sigh* They moved away this year and it's just not the same without the guy's....
 
Hardly anyone comes to my place, period. Let alone unannounced. I had a friend in high school though that kept the front door unlocked at all times. I used to stop by unannounced fairly regularly, along with other people.
 
Nobody shows up without advance notice. The difficult parking situation in the neighborhood helps keep people away. I like it that way.
 
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