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Workman did a giant poo in my downstairs toilet and it won't go.

404 replies

Poodlelove · 22/09/2025 19:25

Today I had 2 men working in my garden , they were recommended to me by a colleague.4 hours work.
After a couple of hours one of them asked to use the toilet , he took off his shoes and was quick and didn't think any more of it.
An hour later the younger fella knocks on the door and I am on a work call , he points to the direction of the toilet and I just nod.

Ten minutes later he is still in there , I had to make another call so didn't think any more of it and then they had finished.

Anyway I had to dash out so got ready and needed a quick wee ( wee is only allowed in my downstairs loo ) and there is such a big poo in the toilet that it is actually out of the water AND it won't flush.

What on earth am I supposed to do ?

My Mum said stand on a chair and pour boiling water from a height 🤢 That doesn't work.
My husband isn't home until 9pm tonight , he is going to have to deal with it , but he said he wants his dinner first.
I could not poo in someone else's house.
Surely he could have held it in or scooped it out himself , or actually told me.
I have found an old ice cream container and some marigolds and as soon as hubby has eaten he can scoop it out.

OP posts:
snowywoods · 22/09/2025 19:59

chattyness · 22/09/2025 19:57

Have you got a loo brush ? If so give it a push down with that and flush while holding the brush in place so the poop can't pop back up again or throw some buckets of water down with all your might so the force can shift it, I'd put some washing up liquid in there as well to help it slip round the bend a bit easier

Fucking hell how many hands do you think she’s got

finallygettingit · 22/09/2025 19:59

what do you expect the poor offender to do
'scuse me Mrs Poodlelove, terribly sorry but I've just done a massive poo in your toilet, you don't have a poo knife handy do you? or just a stick maybe'
Maybe he did try and flush it but without success
this is a far more understandable and excusable offence than leaving skid marks or a wet seat/floor

GAJLY · 22/09/2025 20:00

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 22/09/2025 19:56

'he could have held it in or scooped it out himself, or actually told me.'

I'm not sure I would be happier with...
"I done a giant poo, but don't worry, I scooped it out and put it in your kitchen bin. Any chance of a cuppa tea now, missus?"

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

BlueandPinkSwan · 22/09/2025 20:03

FFS.

Arlanymor · 22/09/2025 20:05

MartinAynuss · 22/09/2025 19:51

You could always play a pipe and see if you can charm it out into your ice cream box?

😂😂😂

UnctuousUnicorns · 22/09/2025 20:07

I was just thinking, it's been a few days since we had a "Tradie Using My Toilet" thread. 💩

GreenWheat · 22/09/2025 20:07

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 22/09/2025 19:38

Why is everyone saying fake? Do we need longer believe people poop?

Because it's a hackneyed MN old chestnut to make a fuss about tradesmen using your loo.

Lilactimes · 22/09/2025 20:08

Poodlelove · 22/09/2025 19:25

Today I had 2 men working in my garden , they were recommended to me by a colleague.4 hours work.
After a couple of hours one of them asked to use the toilet , he took off his shoes and was quick and didn't think any more of it.
An hour later the younger fella knocks on the door and I am on a work call , he points to the direction of the toilet and I just nod.

Ten minutes later he is still in there , I had to make another call so didn't think any more of it and then they had finished.

Anyway I had to dash out so got ready and needed a quick wee ( wee is only allowed in my downstairs loo ) and there is such a big poo in the toilet that it is actually out of the water AND it won't flush.

What on earth am I supposed to do ?

My Mum said stand on a chair and pour boiling water from a height 🤢 That doesn't work.
My husband isn't home until 9pm tonight , he is going to have to deal with it , but he said he wants his dinner first.
I could not poo in someone else's house.
Surely he could have held it in or scooped it out himself , or actually told me.
I have found an old ice cream container and some marigolds and as soon as hubby has eaten he can scoop it out.

Poor buckets and buckets of water down. Have a couple lined up and then throw them down one after another!

blueshoes · 22/09/2025 20:09

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Dolphin78 · 22/09/2025 20:09

I believe Princess Margaret said “go and cake the cake slice will you darling”…

confusedlady10 · 22/09/2025 20:09

As disgusting is this is, if you have a stick, break it apart and then flush with boiling water and washing up liquid (as someone who once lived with a disgusting housemate).

FranticFrankie · 22/09/2025 20:10

Biological washing liquid if you have any- it eats poo; followed by plenty of water
Or bubble bath
Might take a few flushes

Don't ask how I know this 😟

Alloveragain44 · 22/09/2025 20:10

It is gross buy it will get water logged and disintergrate. What would you have him do pull it out.

CaptainMyCaptain · 22/09/2025 20:10

ResusciAnnie · 22/09/2025 19:30

Are you fucking kidding me. If this is even true…: Don’t make your husband (or anyone) scoop out someone’s shit. Water doesn’t need to be boiling and a kettle full isn’t going to suffice. Get a bucket of water and pour it in from a height.

Edited

This. The pressure from pouring from a height breaks it up.

Rpop · 22/09/2025 20:11

But then again, how are you meant to deal with a rogue poo in someone else’s house. It’s the thing of nightmares. He could have used one of your possessions to poke it down and ended up in a right pickle.

Yesitssad · 22/09/2025 20:12

I would actually contact the boss today and tell them what has happened and that you are deducting the cost of a plumber to remove it. Or I would put it in the review about how your husband had to scoop out the poo.

outerspacepotato · 22/09/2025 20:13

In It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia there's a poop knife.

TheoreticalVacuum · 22/09/2025 20:14

Your poor DH. Do you always make him do the shitty jobs?
And what are you going to do with the ice cream tub when the poo is in it? Hand it back to your tradesman in the morning, with a 'I believe that you left this behind yesterday'?

Radiatorvalves · 22/09/2025 20:14

Dolphin78 · 22/09/2025 20:09

I believe Princess Margaret said “go and cake the cake slice will you darling”…

Wasn’t it Susannah who blocked her loo. Of Trinny and Susannah fame?

PigletJohn · 22/09/2025 20:15

Don't use boiling water because it may crack the porcelain, but hot tap water with detergent may help it break down.

BTW toilet pans are designed to be big enough to hold an entire cistern full of water if they are blocked, without overflowing. But it you flush it a second time when it is blocked and already full, then it can overflow.

I am assuming you are not cursed with a Saniflow.

Munchyseeds2 · 22/09/2025 20:15

I'm wondering where you were expecting the poor guy to put it if he had 'scooped it out'?

InsectsMatter · 22/09/2025 20:16

Good God

SuperFi · 22/09/2025 20:16

Salt ( table not posh salt) lots of it in hot water pour in and leave it, about 30 mins, flush with extra water. Repeat if necessary. The salt helps to break down the faecal matter.

CaptainMyCaptain · 22/09/2025 20:16

Munchyseeds2 · 22/09/2025 20:15

I'm wondering where you were expecting the poor guy to put it if he had 'scooped it out'?

Walk through the house with it in his hands?

RedRiverShore5 · 22/09/2025 20:17

If you have one of those Toilet Duck sticks, they are quite handy for this, to give good poke about, used without the pad on the end