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I'm home with a workman who is installing some things in the bedrooms.

I feel a little weird to be standing over him watching - my husband does this well "so, tell me about that tool - is that a socket-wrench-hammer-thingy? Are those bracket-nails-thingies secure?" and he can observe the work being done and avoid leaving the worker alone in our house, but I feel weird to stand and watch and force small talk.

Also, wonder if anyone questions the safety of being a woman alone at home with workmen. [b]I had 2 moments where I felt really nervous[/b] and nothing happened, but by the time I felt nervous, the man was in my home, doing the work; one of the times, I left the front door wide open and hung out in the foyer... Nothing happened either of those times...[/quote]

What made you nervous during those moments? What were you concerned about?

In answer to the question, I do not hover and ask questions about the work. I do check in to see if things are going alright and if they need anything from me. Then I stay out of the way. I've never been concerned about safety.[/quote]

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