I feel if I can make the crew as comfortable as possible, they will do a better job.

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Should have thought about your health first your decision was a lot liking the gate after the horse got out on the barn.We are all responsible for our actions good and bad!

I learned a few things from your post. The first thing, place the post and don't go back to it until the next day. Why? No matter what you post you're going to get many unwarranted negative replies. Just like you did. Then you're tempted to reply and defend yourself. For instance, if you said Christmas is a beautiful holiday I'm sure there would be dozens of contrary comments about using the word Christmas. There were, however, numerous constructive replies to your post as well. So, when you do read the replies you can pick and choose the good ideas. What did I learn from this post? I need to get my hardwood floors refinished in my home in GA. So, I learned to ask what if any precautions they take. Now I'll know up front. Then I will take anything of value, as well as any meds, out of the guest bathroom and elsewhere in the house and lock them in the master bedroom. Lastly I will monitor the areas where they are working. Once done, a thorough cleaning will follow. So, thanks for the post, it was helpful to me. I hope you got out of it what you needed.

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prescription drugs should never be kept in the bathroom medicine cabinet. Any pharmacist will tell you that the bathroom is much too humid to store drugs. Designate a drawer in either the bedroom or the kitchen.

And I would never tell a guest in my house to not use my guest bath. Worker or friend. Clean when they are gone.

Suggest you Improve you knowledge...
 

Personally, I think you likely would feel better by changing your source of information with respect to the COVID-19. Consider this: according to US Census Bureau, the population of Marion, Lake and Sumter counties combine in 865,117 (2019). The total number of cases to date in the 3 counties is 890 which is (0.03%). The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the 3 counties is 40 (0.002%). Your likelihood of dying from COVID-19 is 1 in 50,000. The likelihood of dying in an automobile accident is 1 in 103. As far as the trend, COVID-19 cases in the 3 counties has seen 170 cases since May 20th. During the same period there have been 5 people. This data is from Florida’s Department of Health and confirmed by the CDC.
Network news has access to this same data and continues to beat the drum. Could this be political … I think so! If you want to stay better informed about the Virus, a good source of information is the Florida's COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard. You can find it at by googling the dashboard. I hope this helps.

Why are the pools bathrooms nasty now? Aren't they getting cleaned routinely like they used to prior to the pandemic? What am I missing here?

You need to buy a box of masks and offer them to visitors even workmen. I know I would be offended if I wasn’t permitted to use you bathroom but more than welcome to work on your home. Truthfully, I would be concerned the quality of work would deminish if I told 5hem to go elsewhere to go. I had workers relieve themselves in my bushes..I wanted them to ask

I suppose if they pooped on your lawn instead you'd have a problem with that, too.

:1rotfl:

There is an even darker problem with workers like grass mowers and inside workers. Thay can "case" your home for valuables and come back later or tip-off a friend who actually does the dirty deed. I had valuable tools + equipment stolen that were boxed up in an inside closet. The thieves knew when we were away and stole about $1,000 worth of equipment. This was about 6 years ago in the "prehistoric" Villages section. Do NOT think that just because you are in the Villages that these crimes do not happen.

As to a mask.....Houston wants to RETURN to shut-in, quarantine orders. This could (?) happen in the Villages if people do NOT wear their masks. Masks are the main tool available now after CV has spread nationwide. After the US's slow response to CV. Medical experts have stated that if 60% of the people wore their masks for 2 months, then CV would be under control.

Good informative post.

Yes. we are all ONE plague-infested World, but we should still be polite and human. I agree.

Dying of CV is said to be a torturous death. In Lake Co. (last I checked), if you divided deaths by cases-you get 4.7%. It was 4.3% for Fl. Fl. is undercounting its problem. Medical experts estimate that today, 50% of the people are CV positive. So, if you took the population of Lake Co. times 50% then times 4.7%, you might get a little more cautious and wear a mask. Good luck at the roulette wheel of life.

Houston is trying to return to shut-in mode. Houston we have a problem. Something must be going on. Plus like you said, Fl's graph for cases is straight up.

So now all contractors are thieves? Who in the heck did you hire?

Of course I let workers use my bathroom.

I'm scheduled for a new roof next week and that crew will be here all day -- what are they supposed to do? I already feel for them doing such strenuous work in the heat. Plus residents at the neighborhood pools can be hostile towards visitors coming in to use the restrooms.

I've had a handyman in this month and I gave him gloves and a mask.

As for medicine thieves, good luck to them making bank on my statins, eye drops, and steroid cream!

Right or wrong, there is no answer to that. One must do what one is comfortable with. I am a bit germ phobic and I never like when strangers use my bathroom. If it's a situation where they are in my house for a period of time, I designate one bathroom for their use and when they leave I put a sign on the door so no one uses it. I then clean it two to three days later! Don't ask!! LOL

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I ALWAYS provide drinks, food and full use of facilities. I ALWSYS pay with cash and i ALWSY provide a generous tip. I ask them to allow me to pay for their lunch. I am over 70, have type2 D. Heart disease and other issues. But I REFUSE TO LIVE IN FEAR and i refuse to treat others thae i invite into my home less than equal. You sir/mam mat follow your heart and as your GOD advise you
God bless

I would say yes then Clorox or Alcohol Wipe the bathroom and what ever they touch after they left

Virtue signaling, are we?

I understand. Mom, who is sick, just moved in, and we needed grab bars installed in the bathroom. Guy came to install them, at the end of the day, so not sure how many jobs he had already been on, but with no mask, even though we both were wearing them. I didn’t say anything either even though we were uncomfortable. In hindsight I wish I had stopped him at the door and requested a mask or rescheduled. Don’t let the mean comments from folks stop you from protecting yourself.