We're not suspicious of all people, just cautious. Most, not all, of the people we have dealt with throughout our careers are the dregs of society. My wife and I have both arrested son's and daughter's of people we arrested years ago.

Have you ever given thought to what is mainly left in bathrooms? Jewelry and prescription drugs. It's not hard to stuff them in their pocket when flushing the toilet. Stay safe.

I pulled up to a golf course restroom and a golf cart was sitting in front of it and both restrooms were in use. A lady came out of the ladies and then another lady came out of the men's.

I smiled and asked her if she had put the seat up. Then we both laughed and both ladies were laughing as they drove away.

I have no problem with anyone who needs a bathroom using the nearest one they could find. It's a basic often urgent need. One of the things that I liked about TV is that there are bathrooms all over. This isn't a gated community we have no right to deny anyone access, and we invite the workers here to do us a service. Why would we deny anyone the use of a facility who needs it. And why would you keep jewelry and drugs in a guest bath? I'm just not used to this kind of us vs them spirit. It's not like anyones getting out alive.

We have been traveling on three-day road trips back and forth from the north to Key West and to here since 2004, and I have yet to encounter a locked restroom. they are all inside the gas stations now and not locked.

If there is a construction worker using your pool restroom and it makes you nervous to have your children in there, go in with them or have them wait till the worker is done. For heaven's sake, we've had more problems with our own Villagers exposing themselves and doing drugs at pools than any construction workers.These people have families of their own. Whatever would make you think they are all perverts waiting to harm our children? Geez.

If you would rather they P on your lawn, just put up a sign workers please P here

What was said on this issue some time ago.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...y-pools-15655/

Both my husband and I were probation officers for 35 years so we certainly are not naive when it comes to service people in our home. I would never be home alone with a service person or would I allow them to use our bathroom unescorted.

When you have to go, you have to go!!!!!!

Exactly. :evil6:

NO WAIT!!! Some dog might misinterpret that.:cryin2:

Somewhere in The Villages someone who just peed in the swimming pool says, "The nerve of that landscaping guy...using our restroom."

Thank you.

And again, the pool restrooms are not public toilets.

The developers built nice public restrooms that look like beach cabanas beside Lake Sumter at the town square.

Maybe they should build some designated public restrooms at the shopping centers like Colony and Pinellas.

Also, it can be quite unnerving as a female taking a shower at Mulberry, Colony or Laurel Manor sport pools, knowing that any tom, dick and harry stops in off the highways of 42, 466 and 466-A to use the toilets whose doorways are shared with the shower and dressing rooms, and the doors simply push/pull open without latches!!

Is this the first mention of sports pools?

You couldn't pay me to take a shower at the sports pool. I'm not overly concerned about one of the workers barging in for a peek, I'd be more worried about Villager barging in for a quick peek.

As to more public restrooms in the squares or shopping centers, get real. One, it would take up space needed for shops and parking. Two, the distance would be too great for most workers to get to the bathroom, use the toilet and return to the worksite. Three, most employees of lawn maintenance personnel ride in their supervisor's vehicle. I really can't see the supervisor being willing to go out of the scheduled route for a worker to use a toilet when there are easily accessible, legal facilities available.