Dear All, No real reason for posting this except: a) I'm annoyed, b) It may save others from a similar fate, c) There may be the remotest possibility that a local Saniflo engineer will take pity on me and fix my loo free or for an insanely reduced rate. On Wednesday a pair of gentlemen knocked on my front door to offer their services to cut the rather unruly hedges at the front of my property. We negotiated ?10 and they set to work. About 10 mins after they started, the elder of the two knocked and asked if he could use the loo. He genuinely looked desperate so I agreed he could use the one under the stairs, a very short distance from the front door. This is a Saniflo loo. I have stuck huge notices in block capitals on the wall telling all (in no uncertain terms, in detail, as I have teenage sons who often have mates over) NOT to deposit anything except wee, poo and modest amounts of toilet paper down the loo. Yer man was in there ages, I called to him after about 5 mins asking if he was ok, he stayed in the facility for about 10 mins. During which time the other had completed the hedge, tidied away and moved on. After he had gone, and I could finally go into the loo - for the stench held me at bay - there was faeces still smeared on the seat and around the loo and privet leaves and twigs all over the floor. On flushing the loo, the motor made the most horrendous racket, began juddering and the bowl overflowed. Clearly something is down there that does not belong down there. Please note that I am 100% certain that the loo was working perfectly well before his visit, and no other person was home. The conclusion to this woeful tale is that I didn't manage to catch up to them and am now stuck with a sizeable bill to fix my downstairs loo. Not to mention the vomit-inducing cleaning I had to do. So fellow EDers, be cautious when letting strangers use your loo - and perhaps buy hedge cutters and do the job (no pun intended) yourself!