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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:
CatchTheWind1920 · 22/09/2025 20:27

You expecting him to walk through your house carrying a poop and bury it in the garden?

Ivygold · 22/09/2025 20:28

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?

Ok this really tickled me 😆

alikelylass · 22/09/2025 20:28

I'm not sure if this you tube clip can be viewed but it shows some lads unblocking a lavvy using a firework -

JulesJules · 22/09/2025 20:28

I'd say don't use boiling water, it can crack the loo. A scoop of bio washing powder and hot water, leave for an hour and flush. Repeat if required

mathanxiety · 22/09/2025 20:28

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

Amen to that. Such preciousness.

Come on - pull up your big girl panties. You can deal with this.

Go out into your garden and find yourself a sturdy poo stick. Use the stick to break up the poo slightly. Put it in a plastic bin liner or bag ,and drop it into your bin.

Pour a teacup full of fairy liquid into the loo. Let it settle for a while. Flush. See what happens.

If no luck, get a big bucket of very warm water and pour it from a height all at once - not a trickle. Your mum's idea of pouring while standing in a chair is a good one.
Flush.

After that, keep on flushing, and use more fairy liquid.

If you have a plunger, deploy it.

Cross your fingers you'll never have a teenage boy in your family.

Blondeshavemorefun · 22/09/2025 20:29

Do we need a diagram/photo as proof 😂

seriously. If you need to go you need rongo

he prob thought it had flushed

sounds grim but if that big and huge - will it flush down

maybe only way to tackle it , is to put gloves on use a nappy bag /poo bag and remove it physically

Tho the poo knife also sounds a plan

Meowzart · 22/09/2025 20:31

You had me until you said ice cream tub and marigolds.

Beingamumismylifeok · 22/09/2025 20:31

Have you tried using a hand whisk, it's a bit grim but works wonders and as long as you don't go too hard there shouldn't be too much splashback. My husband is a big dumper so I keep a separate one from the one I use for the kids baking in a black bag under the sink. Seriously, it's worth the investment. X

socialdilemmawhattodo · 22/09/2025 20:32

EchoedSilence · 22/09/2025 19:29

Hmm

Huff. I'm on a serious conference call, meant to be concentrating on the topics, yet am now giggling so much have had to hide myself. I think most families have had to deal with a log before!!

MartinAynuss · 22/09/2025 20:32

Aluna · 22/09/2025 20:24

I think you should send him one of those really long MN texts:

Sat here in tears. Myself and my partner were deeply perturbed by the ungodly turd you left our toilet and request a 10% discount for distress caused.

It's good but not nearly long enough.

Dear Tradesman
I was doing my rounds of my house to check that yourself and your workers hadn't stolen anything and I was horrified to find that your worker had left a log in my toilet so large that it looked like it had escaped from a Canadian logging camp.
After a long day at his very important job, my husband had to come home and wrestle with aforementioned King Kongs finger. It took him several hours and he ended up being put off the delicious Beef wellington I had prepared for his supper.
Please can I have your assurance that your colleague will not give birth to Meatloaf's daughter in my downstairs cloakroom tomorrow and if he does absolutely have to, he will remove and dispose of it himself.
Regards
Mrs Blocked Shitter

mathanxiety · 22/09/2025 20:33

theDudesmummy · 22/09/2025 20:20

I would probably use a toilet brush to break it up a bit (throwing it away and getting a new one after) and then leave it to steep in bleach for an hour or so.

Absolutely unnecessary, and that's not what toilet brushes are for. The mess would be ungodly.

Get a poo stick from the garden.

Use wash up liquid and warm water poured quickly from a height, plus frequent flushing.

Midnightlove · 22/09/2025 20:34

blueshoes · 22/09/2025 20:09

I bought this when I dropped a baby sponge down the toilet and thought it would be a better idea to just flush it away 🤣

ClutchingPearlz · 22/09/2025 20:34

Have you tried using a kenwood chef? Everyone else is using every other utensil so there can’t be many left

Gallowayan · 22/09/2025 20:35

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pushthebuttonnn · 22/09/2025 20:35

mathanxiety · 22/09/2025 20:33

Absolutely unnecessary, and that's not what toilet brushes are for. The mess would be ungodly.

Get a poo stick from the garden.

Use wash up liquid and warm water poured quickly from a height, plus frequent flushing.

Does the poo stick get thrown in the wheelie bin after or put back in the garden? 🤔

alikelylass · 22/09/2025 20:36

pushthebuttonnn · 22/09/2025 20:35

Does the poo stick get thrown in the wheelie bin after or put back in the garden? 🤔

Ours gets planted back in the garden with the pooey end in the soil...

OohThatCat · 22/09/2025 20:36

MartinAynuss · 22/09/2025 19:28

"there is such a big poo in the toilet that it is actually out of the water AND it won't flush."

OMG that is good luck! It's called an Excalibur. Just grip it by the handle and pull, but beware only the true king can remove this or maybe Dynorod

I laughed so hard at this I cried!

boojee · 22/09/2025 20:36

Look, maybe the poor lad had the emergency poo. Never had to dash for the loo without a second to spare ? That explains why he was there for a while, battling the unsinkable titanic poo! Hope if goes!

MyDeftDuck · 22/09/2025 20:36

FFS…….we ALL do poo’s……fact of life! We eat food, we digest the food, and our miraculous body produces excrement which we ultimately have to ‘poo’ out. It isn’t wise to hang on to poo, so do stop being such a poo princess OP, put on your marigolds, give the turd a squeeze and it will all flush away! 🚽

Angryhag · 22/09/2025 20:36

I once read about a poo knife on here. Maybe people who do shits like the OP’s garden man need them.

Lavenderandbrown · 22/09/2025 20:36

Please tell me what that would the marigolds be used for???

OohThatCat · 22/09/2025 20:37

When I was a kid I had a friend whose brother had a special wire coat hanger for such occasions

Loloj · 22/09/2025 20:37

Farkinhell · 22/09/2025 19:36

I do believe I first heard of 'the poo knife' here on mumsnet. I don't have one myself but I do think it would be helpful in your specific situation.
💩

🤣🤣🤣

pushthebuttonnn · 22/09/2025 20:37

alikelylass · 22/09/2025 20:36

Ours gets planted back in the garden with the pooey end in the soil...

Edited

Good fertiliser?

MidnightMeltdown · 22/09/2025 20:37

🤣🤣🤣

I’d suggest that you get your toilet fixed. Why do you have a toilet that can’t cope with human turds 😂. Get one with a decent flush!