DEAR HELOISE: I recently had a new sofa delivered to my home, and the two men who delivered the item were rather young. One fellow asked if he could use my

restroom, and I told him that he couldn’t use it but that there was a fast food place at the end of the street. They have clean restrooms there. He wasn’t happy and threw the paperwork at me as he left.

So, why did I say “no”? About four months ago, we had a new dishwasher delivered and installed, and the guys asked if they could use the restroom. Foolishly, I said “yes.” They stole medication that my husband uses and medication that I take for high blood pressure. We replaced the drugs (and it was expensive), but I won’t let strangers near the bathrooms again.

I even called the delivery company, and they told me their employees do n

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