“You can’t stop the change any more than you can stop the suns from setting.” Shmi Skywalker, Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace
Just theoretically now… But how might one bring up the matter of (and stop!) your home improvement guys taking a leak behind your garage - in your medium-density city neighborhood? Granted this isn’t Manhattan’s high density, but we do have rather small backyards and plenty of neighbors in close proximity all around. For the record, I did mention first thing, on the first day of the project, that the guys were more than welcome to use any of the bathrooms in the house. Plus, they’re putting in all new windows, so they’ve seen where all the bathrooms are and know where they’re located. This is just so embarrassing for me to bring up. I turned around in my office chair today and saw one of the guys doing “the scan” around the garage before assuming the position and I was sorely tempted to call out the back window, “Hey, we’ve got 2 1/2 baths for your pissing pleasure.” But I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
You might bring it up discreetly with the foreman/whoever’s in charge. The pissin’ doesn’t reflect very well on his ability to oversee his people and show some respect to your home.
Yes, I told the foreman “no more” this morning. Sadly, he was one of the guys doing it! Ugh.
The foreman was one of the guys??? Yowza.
How about this- make the guys a pitcher of something cold to drink… and spike it with Methylene Blue, which is effectively harmless but will turn their urine blue. Perhaps the embarrassment will drive the boys to use indoor plumbing…
Or my white garage will have blue streaks.