Taking off shoes

[moresex4me]

I do not have any carpets in my house and I never ask anyone to take off there shoes. I always have to have shoes or something on my feet.

I am respectful of others and always remove my shoes when entering someones home.

You don't always have shoes on your feet...

 

[Molly Robinson]

You don't always have shoes on your feet...

When I am on my feet I do....and sometimes when I am on my back too....

 

[moresex4me]

When I am on my feet I do....and sometimes when I am on my back too....

Ah, beg to differ, but I remember quite a few occasions with you on your feet and no shoes... just saying...

 

[W3bster]

Other parts of the world do it best in this regard...ceramic flooring everywhere.
Less worries.

 

[diehard]

Other parts of the world do it best in this regard...ceramic flooring everywhere.
Less worries.

What other parts of the world?

Asian homes don't have carpets, yet shoes aren't welcome.

 

[C Dick]

I hate wearing shoes in a house, it makes me feel strange. I do not generally ask people to take them off in my house, we have carpet and a dog, so I can't blame people for not wanting to walk on the carpet in their socks.

 

[moresex4me]

I never wear shoes in the house. Why bring outside dirt in and spread it around? It's tough enough to keep clean as it is.

 

[Cycleguy007]

The hard part is getting teenagers to do this! LOL

Shoes come off in our home... unless Mrs. CG is wearing her CFM boots... that is the exception (It would apply for you too Gen... and any other women that may cum over wearing CFM Shoes/Boots ;-) )

 

[Lou Siffer]

For some reason, I seem to be following CG's posts this morning.

My house is a work in progress, so I'm wearing shoes half the time for the renos I'm doing . I also have some trades people in and out for some things. Add the teenagers to the mix with the pool and the BBQs and it's pretty hard to enforce a no shoes rule.

Solution: main floor is tile in the major walkways and hardwood in others. The upstairs is carpet though, so no shoes allowed up there. So far, the trades have all been great about either removing their boots or putting drop sheets down.

 

[Cycleguy007]

That's OK, Lou... I'll return the favour! LOL!

Electricians and plumbers have told me that they need to leave their safety boots on for insurance purposes. I say no problem, as long as they have something to protect the floor. If not, they're gone.

Most of them nowadays have those shoe condom thingys that the wear...

 

[CapitalGuy]

Ofcourse we take our shoes off at home .. anyone who cares about his home would.

Service guys have come inside and sometimes have their own cloth like covers to put on the shoes so they dont dirty your home interior.

However, I had times when service guys would come in and not remove their shoes even though you asked them too. As they claim that its for their "own health safety" bullshit.

When I called to complain to their superior, was told that by law, they need to make sure they dont get any diseases or infections as my carpet or interior maybe "dirty" BULLSHIT.

Usually, if the guys are nice, they remove their shoes without you asking them.
Common ethics and manners.

Why the anger?

Its not bullshit, although its also not about getting an infection from your carpet. Labour code and most union collective agreements dictate that workers are allowed (required, in some jurisdictions) to keep their CSA-approved safety boots on in a customer's home. It protects their feet from getting crushed (say, under the washing machine they are delivering), from getting pierced (say, from a nail or staple or loose wire in the dark corner of the basement where many repairmen have to work), from being bitten by a protective dog, provides them better traction than socks so they don't slip and fall on your floor, etc. As was noted earlier, WCB won't pay if the guy took off his boots.

 

[Never Compromised]

I'm diabetic and foot care is very very important.

A number of years ago, I worked for a company that required the employees to keep their footwear on when visiting residential clients. I, of course, took my shoes off when asked. One visit, I cut my foot on some sharp object in the carpet.

My foot became infected and I was off work for 2 weeks and my doctor gave me shit for taking my shoes off, despite being told repeatedly never to do that. Because I took my shoes off, no sick days or compensation.

Now, if someone asks me to remove my shoes, I tell them I am diabetic and for safety and health reasons my doctor has advised me not to.

As for tradesmen taking off their footwear against regulations, my thought for you is this: if the tradesman is willing to bend the rules in order to get the job, what other rules do you think (s)he is willing to bend to make a profit?

As my mother taught us growing up, a home is to be lived in, not kept as a museum.

 

[kynorth]

That's OK, Lou... I'll return the favour! LOL!



Most of them nowadays have those shoe condom thingys that the wear...

Weird the electricians and plumbers I've hired have always begged me to let them come in without the protection. LOL! Now I know what all you SPs have to deal with everday.

 

[tboy]

Yes, I make everyone take off thier shoes. Service men as well, unless they have slip on covers, otherwise, no can enter house.

Being a tradesman, I always take my shoes off at the quotation/investigation stage or at least make the motions too and only don't if the homeowner says "leave your shoes on". If we're doing major renos we'll protect the path to the door with roofing cardboard but we cannot take our footwear off during work. Not with nails, screws, shards of metal laying about. That would be suicide. Even with coverup booties they only last about 5 minutes.

In some cases I've even used an old carpet runner upside down to protect hardwood. Though you have to secure it somehow else it is slipperier than goose shit.....

 

[Rockslinger]

Labour code and most union collective agreements dictate that workers are allowed (required, in some jurisdictions) to keep their CSA-approved safety boots on in a customer's home. It protects their feet from getting crushed.

One of my friends use to work for Bell and they are very strict on their employees wearing protective clothing when they go into a house to remove a phone. In some cases, they even have to wear gloves and a mask. Yes, some of the houses they entered are pigpens!

After they remove the phone, they carefully place it in a specially designed bag. Once it is returned to the phone warehouse, it is disinfected. That is why I hate to use a payphone, a co-worker's phone (or keyboard) or somebody else's cellphone.

Anybody here ever worked for Bell or Telus?