I have lived in this house 9 years and I have seen about 5 people walk past in that time
Such is a small country town.
I always use my backyard or go up the back paddock to the clubroom.
But about 5 years ago I did happen to set up my Dob in the front yard to watch the Moonrise.
A local walked past with his dogs and asked what I was doing. I said "Just looking at the Moon with my Telescope. It looks great, do you want to see it?"
He was standing right next to the scope. He only needed to take 1 step to the left and look in the EP, yet he said "no thanks".
I said "it's right there to look at, in the eyepiece, go ahead", to which he replied "maybe some other time".
Meanwhile, he said "what's that big drum the telescope is sitting on?"
He thought the finderscope was the telescope and it was connected to some sort of metal drum (the 12" dob itself)
When I said "That big drum is the telescope" he said "Wow, what a beauty, must work good", so I said "yes it does, take a look" to which he still said "no thanks".