A concern & a heads-up
 

Today we had our regular 6 month check up on on A/C by a very old & reliable company. After the tech finished he asked if he could use our bathroom so I showed him to the hall bath. Later, after he was gone, I went into our bathroom & noticed that the medicine cabinet door was open a bit. Now it doesn't have a latch & the spring hinges are old & don't "spring" anymore but I always keep the door to the cabinet shut. Makes me wonder if he opened the cabinet & if so, what was he looking for? Fortunately we don't keep any medication in our bathrooms (except for Tylenol). Just got me to thinking about people you don't know in your home on occasions like this.
If for no other reason, I posted this as a heads up for us in the future.
I really dislike the fact that I can't trust people anymore. It makes me sad.

I learned a long time ago that prescription meds need to be in a secure spot in the home. My grandmother's pain meds were stolen from her bedroom night stand by an exterminator checking for ants. He was the only one in that room that day. We had no proof of course. The pain pill container was empty so she didn't realize the pills were gone until bedtime. Back then the pharmacy replaced the pills but now they won't do that. I doubt the Dr. would prescribe more either.

Wow, that is a good reminder. I had some pain pills go missing a few years ago after I had surgery. I have no proof, but a 99.9% "gut feeling" who took them. Only two people were here that day, at separate times. DH and I didn't notice until later in the evening. We now secure meds in a place not accessible by visitors. Our adult children know, but not our teen-aged grandsons.

My mother's prescription pain pills were stolen by her doctor's nurse. Since I was responsible for refilling her meds, I always checked to see if she had enough pills to last until I visited the next week. We always had to bring her meds when she had an appointment with her doctor. The nurse took the bag of prescriptions out of the exam room supposedly to record them in her chart. After we got home and I checked her pills again, I noticed some of her pain meds were missing. I notified her doctor. That nurse was fired. Never let anyone take pain pills out of your sight. You can’t trust anyone.

My friend had pain meds disappear when carpet layers worked in her house. She’d been in the hospital 7 times in the previous 12 months & had a good supply, which she didn’t take much of. She’s so mad at herself for not destroying them.

It is sad that you have to be so vigilant about people in your house. We have a powder room that I allow strangers to use. Never our bathroom. I also put all my jewelry away when I have any workers in the house.

I've had that happen at parties. Just never know if they were looking for antacids, aspirin or something else. Either way, I don't keep prescription meds in the bathroom either. Not exactly handy but it's secure.

Mine are always in my travel bag, never in the bathroom. Anyone thinking of that TV commercial from a few years ago?
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Mine are in my underwear drawer. I guess there is always the possibility someone has a pantie fetish. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Drug addiction is a powerful force that can turn people into thieves. Even family members can't be trusted. Always have your drugs in a secure location.

I clean my own house, even tho I don't do that great at it. Last time I lived at my FIL's house, he had a maid that came in every week to clean. One day she brought her grown niece to help her, and a very expensive and sentimental bottle of perfume my husband had given me while we were engaged "disappeared". Wonder what else she lifted out of the house?

We don't keep any medications in our guest bathroom. DH put marbles in the medicine cabinet that would fall out if it were opened because we never opened it . Only once did the marbles come crashing down and the person was my daughter looking for a new tooth brush. She knew I always kept several for emergencies. She was so embarrassed. We decided not to do this any more. I was some what humiliated about the whole thing. It does make sense if you really want to spy on someone to do something like this.

We have a a couple of things "walk off" before. Small items out of my husband's shop. One was a guy who came by to look at a bandsaw he was selling. Another was a neighbor who came by to visit.

We are always in the house when a service person comes inside. We don't have medicine cabinets in the bathrooms, only thing in the linen clost is towels, a OTC meds, bath items. All important stuff like prescriptions, my purse and firearms are locked away in a room they don't need to be in.

My brother's ex wife's teenage son "snuck" off to use the bathroom...he didn't even turn the lights on....acted sheepish when I saw him...yep...he was searching for drugs.

EEWW......Iberna

Funny story....My sister hung her laundry out back at an apartment building we lived in when I was about 5 yrs old. Mom told her to bring in her laundry before it got dark. When she went out there the next morning all the crotches of her undies were missing. She and Mom had a good laugh.

When we had furniture delivered the delivery guy said I remember this house, I have delivered here before you bought it. You have a big safe in the floor don't you? I said you must have us confused with another house, no safe here. He said oh I guess so. I think he was fishing for info if there was a safe or not. Thieves are clever.

We keep our prescription meds in other parts of the house - that's mostly because it's easier to refill the pill holders when they are in a box to pull out.
But it is true there are a lot of people that will look in a medicine cabinet with no intention of stealing, just being snoopy. I was always taught to mind my own business. With my luck, if I did look into someone's cabinet (without permission) it would collapse like the one in the commercial. One time I was visiting a friend and I needed an aspirin and she told me it was in the medicine cabinet and help myself. I was so uncomfortable doing it - but she thought it was a normal thing.

Just the thought of a worker asking to use my bathroom grosses me out!!!

in my line of work I see people with kidney/urinary problems all day from chronic dehydration and/or from "holding it" so they can rush to a gas station between jobs to relieve themselves like all humans need to do. One person told me they work in custom construction at lakeside homes that cost millions to build and yet they aren't even allowed to use pool house restrooms by the property owners. The same owners get upset when workers stop for lunch or leave to find a gas station to pee.

I have a hall bath with pretty much nothing in it but a toilet, a sink, soap and paper towels, and everyone is welcome to use it if needed, pest control, plumber, landscaper, etc