Awkward Situation Question - Page 13

mrshckynut · ‎06-19-2011

@patticakes we have a couple hundred trees they can use and it is very private

mrshckynut

Coastalcarolina · ‎04-02-2015

JoyFilled Warrior · ‎09-02-2022

Hi @Coastalcarolina Thank you for sharing, & elaborating on this uncomfortable, scary experience with us. Gosh, I was afraid for you, then, when reading yr recounting.

I'm glad things seemed to have turned out okay, then, & subsequently. whew!

"Don’t forget to be kind to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!" TLB

San Antonio Gal · ‎05-18-2017

@Coastalcarolina - Did he leave without doing the repair job?

Coastalcarolina · ‎04-02-2015

@San Antonio Gal, yes he left! And I was glad and thankful!

MorningLover · ‎10-04-2015

I once had a painter come to my house for an exterior painting estimate. I had never met him before and the first thing he said when he arrived was, "can I use your bathroom."

I wasn't happy about it but I did let him in. He had to walk through my house because the powder room is at the end of a long hall. I never called him back!

SEGardener · ‎09-09-2021

@patticakes wrote:
What would you do or say? We have a man doing some tree work/landscaping outside for the next 3-4 days and yesterday he asked to use the bathroom which we refused. Downstairs bathroom was in use and upstairs bath is in a private bedroom. I'm concerned he will ask again and I don't want to lie or offfend; however, I really don't want to allow him to do that. Meanwhile, there is a very nice service station right down the street which I think is a good alternative and previous workers have always taken a break and gone down there. There's also several fast food restaurants at the same intersection which is about a half a mile. Not sure how to suggest that. What would you say?

I don't practice that "courtesy". Anyone working as contractor or handiman typically take lunch breaks and handle their personal business on their own time and don't exect t use the privacy of my bathrooms. Also for personal safety reasons as a single woman I've always made it a practice to not invite workers into my home. I don't want to explose the contents of my home or the quality of my furnishings to people I don't know or worse yet suffer an attack. Unfortunately we live in a time that makes disregarding you personal security for the sake of being gracious to a stranger is foolhardy and asking for problems. And while the worker is performing their work, I don't engage in chitchat conversation. I also make it a practice to inquire before the work is commenced what the charge will be and make sure to have that exact amount of currency in my pocket plus a few extra bills ($20, $10) should the cost be higher. I NEVER haul out my pocketbook rifle through for cash in the presence of a stranger.