Hi Roz

I had a similar situation happen to me, during of all things, a toilet installation. I told my story in my first Medium article. Here's a link if you care to read it.

https://msgekko.medium.com/just-here-to-install-your-toilet-maam-cf583b746787

Like you I was unhappy with myself when it was all over. It's so sad and sickening that people like your seat partner (and my handy man) think with such narrow minds.