[windows_chepstow]

I clean the windows of several houses in the vicinity of an old bloke whose always outside pottering round his garden while whistling aimlessly.

It's not even a proper tune; just long drawling note-changing monotonous whistling; it goes on and on and on and it drives me crazy.

He's always ruddy there too.

Once, during the Summer, I was hot, sweaty and bad-tempered and shouted, 'Will you stop that awful whistling', but I think he's deaf; or just does it because he knows it winds me up.

I'm pondering a 'customer cull', and I think these houses are going to get dropped because I can't stand this old bloke!  He's driving me round the bend.

On the other hand, I knock these houses out really fast; just to get away from the 'whistler'.

What bugs you at work?

[jeff1]

Yapping and barking dogs
I don't mind any dog barking, but when they go on and on it winds me up.

[Pat Purcell]

People who annoy me about my whistling

[geefree]

bushes in front of windows trying to stick a pointer in them..

or soil in front turning to mud when wet... that winds me up as i hate trailing it in the van not to mention it dropping on me when i put the ladders back on the van 

[ronaldo]

Gardens with dog muck in them, soon as i see it its fronts only !

[pylofm]

Knowing that Gazzasp8 has over a 100 customer and he started the same week as me !!!

[geefree]

how did you know  :

[pylofm]

Seriously though....getting the ladders off the van to gain access...will be happy when I am established and I am able to whittle the round down to wfp only or use ladders only on jobs where it is really a 'gud erner'.

Cheers
Dave.

[Majestic]

People who say

You have missed a bit, dont forget the corners,  or sing when im cleaning windows

[geefree]

also people who say .. hmm nice van.. what do you do... i say w/c,  ... they say what ?... window cleaner with a van like that...?.... like i should have a banger and be on my arse?!!... it also makes me lose confidence thinking i will never make decent money in w/c.

[Pj]

"You'll make it rain!"

[window pain]

crocodiles in garden ponds.

[busydaffodil]

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[Sir Squeaky]

I hate whistlers too.

[macmac]

customers that say- OOOOOOHH, IS THAT A MONTH ALREADY?? dosn't seem like 2 minutes since you were last here. when what they realy mean is mmmmmmmmmmmm, well, they're not that dirty, maybe you could miss them this time, its getting a bit too expensive this 7 quid a month lark.

you know the ones?

[rugby]

customers who forget to unlock their gates even when i phone to remind them

[Helen]

Potential customers who say you will be regular and reliable won't you? and after the 5th clean, say "I didn't think you would keep coming back!!!

[dave0123]

I hate it when you turn up in your van unload get 2 work people are obv inside come out and pay you before its finished then dont unlock there gates for you? they no full well there locked with padlock's so then u have to wait till its opened only takes a few mins but its a pain.


Dave

[fishman]

Security lights right where you should pitch your ladders, then you have to pitch twice, I REALLY HATE THAT!!!!!

[007 or what]

wheelie bins...............the hose always always gets caught on the wheels arrgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1