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Original poster

There is a workman in my house and.......(lighthearted!)

74 replies

Pipbin · 14/11/2015 08:59

.........he has used the toilet without asking.

AIBU to scrub the bathroom with bleach and then burn down the house?

OP posts:
wowfudge · 14/11/2015 09:03

Are you for real? Yes, he probably should have asked if he could use the loo, but you seem to think he is a lower life form. What a disgusting attitude.

AshleyWilkes · 14/11/2015 09:03
Grin Definitely. And make him apologise on bended knee.

That is a bit off , although not worth making a fuss over.
I once had a workman actually light up a cigarette in my lounge without asking once Confused

BlueBlueSea · 14/11/2015 09:03

Bleach yes, windows open yes, burning no

londonrach · 14/11/2015 09:04

Where do you want him go..in the garden? Its a toilet. Thats what its used for. Yes he should have asked but maybe you werent around when he needed to go. I had a workman over yesterday i offered him the toilet before he even took his boots off. As a home visiting health professional its a need and quite worrying when i done home visits. Luckily i have lovely patients who never mind when i ask. If you makes you feel better i only ask to use the toilet at very clean houses. Grin

Original poster
Pipbin · 14/11/2015 09:04

No Wow, I should have put 'lighthearted'. I don't really think that at all.

OP posts:
WanderingTrolley1 · 14/11/2015 09:05

Why would you need to blitz your house?

He uses the loo - and what?!

ShatnersBassoon · 14/11/2015 09:05

You would have directed him to the nearest public toilet if he'd asked? Grin

Original poster
Pipbin · 14/11/2015 09:06

THIS IS A JOKE. I AM NOT SERIOUS.

He has just used the loo without asking and it made me wonder what some people on here, who don't let workmen use their toilets, would say about it.

OP posts:
BeautifulLiar · 14/11/2015 09:07

Well, I hate even DH even using the toilet, so I'd have docked his pay or something Wink

Fluffy24 · 14/11/2015 09:07

I had workmen in my house once when I was at work (reputable big firm doing major renovation shortly after we moved in) and came home to find cigarette butts in the kitchen sink, and piss all over the loo seat. Hmm

wowfudge · 14/11/2015 09:08

I did think it wasn't really like you OP, which is why I asked if you meant it.

ShatnersBassoon · 14/11/2015 09:09

DH knows not to use the downstairs loo except for on special occasions, like when he was on crutches.

BeautifulLiar · 14/11/2015 09:10

Shatners that's hilarious!

CuppaSarah · 14/11/2015 09:11

I am a 'workman' we all have stories about awkward toilet situations, team meetings always are filled with them. Not that my colluegues purposefully make these situations, but there is something about workmen and English people and toilets that creates a perfect storm of awkward toilet faux pas! Grin

Tapirs · 14/11/2015 09:11

Would you have been horrified if he wasn't a workman WinkGrin

ShebaShimmyShake · 14/11/2015 09:13

What on earth is wrong with you?

Wigglebummunch31 · 14/11/2015 09:13

My DH always has a poo when the house owner goes out Grin

CiderwithBuda · 14/11/2015 09:16

We have had workmen doing some building work in the garden and they have been using the downstairs loo which is accessible from the garden. They are more than welcome to use it.

I have had to clean wee off the seat and floor and clean skid marks though. Which is not particularly pleasant. There is bleach and a toilet brush beside the toilet and wipes and a bin so I shouldn't have to really but unpleasant as it is it won't kill me.

I did suggest to the builder that we get a portaloo but he said not too as every one he has ever been in on a building site is disgusting.

There is a level of respect towards using someone's bathroom rather than a rented portaloo. Certainly the guys here have taken their muddy boots off etc. Just wish they would clean up after themselves a bit more! To be fair it was one guy in particular - when he left the wee on the floor stopped.

Mehitabel6 · 14/11/2015 09:21

Don't offer them tea and then they might last out all day without needing to go! Grin

Merguez · 14/11/2015 09:23

Ha ha. That was so obviously a joke post (poking fun at certain MN types), bit worried about the people who thought it was for real though ...

abbsismyhero · 14/11/2015 09:23

i had a workman come to my house (frequently due to ongoing issues) he used to chat about the people whose houses he visited they sound just as weird as the workmen stories on here tbh there was one bloke who tried to have a shower while he was fixing the sink in the same room (which only contained a shower and a sink so close quarters at best) he walked off the job because the bloke just wouldn't put his pants on Grin

ohtheholidays · 14/11/2015 09:24

Fluffy that's bloody awful I would have gone batshit.

Sparklingbrook · 14/11/2015 09:32

We had the Sky engineer here yesterday. I cleaned the loo, made sure there was plenty of loo roll, changed the handtowel in there and opened the window to air.
He didn't need the loo. Sad

TheApprentice · 14/11/2015 09:33

We've got workman doing stuff to the outside of our house at the moment. Probably for 4 weeks. (This is to do with an issue that needs rectifying and is being funded by NHBC). Anyhow, they have bought a loo cabin with them! Looks lovely on our front lawn!

Fluffy24 · 14/11/2015 09:34

I was too embarrassed to say anything Blush

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