What do you do when...

mrssamuels2b

the cable guy comes to fix something?  Do you follow them around or just let them do their thing? I thought about this this morning as I found myself sitting around talking to the cable guy. I just don't feel comfortable letting a stranger alone in the house. Is there a certain way this should be handled? What do you do?

Erin&Gregg07

Usually I try and let him do his/her thing. I don't want to be in the way but I don't feel comfortable with strangers in my house. If they have questions I am usually close if they need me.

hlw082104

I usually just let them do their thing...DH has pretty flexible schedule where he can work from home if needed so if we have a good idea of when the person will be here he tries to be around...

LaurenRachel

i'm super trusting about that stuff, so i just let them do their thing and go back to doing whatever I was.

this actually happened w/ the cook's guy this morning. I talked w/ him for a few and then left him so he could get to work

I always figure they'd rather keep their job than get caught stealing and be fired 

hlw082104

Just thought of something....right after DS was born, our a/c went out. MIL happened to be here when the repair guy was. So DS and I hung out in the back of the house and MIL sat on the couch which is about 2 yards from the unit in our foyer...she sat in here and talked to him the entire time...and wanted to know everything, etc. It kind of bothered me because she started talking to him about how much it was going to be, when we would need to pay, etc.

lilcrablegs

I normally let them do their thing but stay closeby.  Mainly it's because I want to make sure they're actually fixing what they are supposed to be fixing.  My cable company is SO frustrating.

mrssamuels2b

I guess I'm a little more uneasy because I've been stalked before. I go so far as to call dh when they get here and tell him what they look love and everything.

I don't really sit under them while they are trying to work but I'm never more than a room away and I always keep the phone with me.

lilcrablegs

mrssamuels2b:

I guess I'm a little more uneasy because I've been stalked before. I go so far as to call dh when they get here and tell him what they look love and everything.

I don't really sit under them while they are trying to work but I'm never more than a room away and I always keep the phone with me.

I totally understand.  If I got a bad or creepy vibe from any person like that, I would not put the phone down!

Ren0919

I'm a wimp.  I generally don't like to be the person home alone to deal with stuff like this, so we try to arrange it for my FI to be home (thankfully, he agrees with me).  If it does have to be me, I just let them in and let them do their thing, and I usually stay out of our way, but pop in and out a few times to make sure they don't have questions.

However, last year we had a beehive and roughly 60,000 bees removed from the house, and I was with the guy the whole time because it was so freaking cool.  

hlw082104

I hardly answer our door, sometimes even when DH is home. If it's someone I don't know..I'm probably not going to answer...I really do get paranoid about stuff like that...I was thinking today how much I like paying at the pump at gas stations or direct deposit so I don't have to go into places like gas stations and banks that are prone to robberies. I know that sounds paranoid...

Leelee06

Sometimes DH will be free and stay home for the service call.  If he can't then I stay and call him when the person gets to the house and I make sure that they can hear me telling *someone* on the phone that they're here.  I don't hover, but do talk to them a little bit and keep an eye out to make sure they're not looking at anything they're not supposed to.  I do keep a fairly large pocket knife in my back pocket (which I also keep in my purse), just in case.  Then I'll call DH when the guy leaves.  I don't like being at home alone with a male, but try not to show my nervousness.

jaimeCRN

I don't sit and talk to them or anything like that.  But I do make sure I can see them more so I know they are actually fixing the problem and not just piddling.  Normally I sit in the back room and read a magazine or something and just peek in every couple of minutes or so.