I'd love to hear some advice or thoughts on this unusual topic.
We're having some major works done in our house (switching the bathroom and kitchen, basically) and so there's a big plumbing job to be done. We've got an absolutely delightful plumber, a really lovely lad to do the work. He's about 30 and is charming, polite - good-looking too, although that's not really got anything to do with it, I know!
There's an issue though, and I really don't know how to deal with it. Every day he works in his shorts and his socks and leaves his shoes in the porch. He wears those canvass-type shoes, I'd call them plimsolls but I suppose they're more like Vans. The problem is though ... they smell!
There's no problem with him at all, he's a delight working away but in the porch his shoes really whiff. It's just an unpleasant sweaty smell that eminates from his trainers. I really don't know what to do. My partner moans about the aroma in the porch and it's a bit embarrassing if anyone calls at the door.
I guess it's probably the reason why he works in his socks but it's awkward. I could put the shoes outside but that's a big obvious and I've put an air freshener in the porch but it's not helping much.
Does anyone think I should something or just put up with it for the next few weeks?