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Title: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: AMG on October 02, 2003, 05:43:30 pm

Winter is soon on it's way, any tips on how to keep warm on the job?  :o

I guess you can't clean that quickly done up like a snowman..??

The long term weather forecasts allot of snow this winter..  Oh joy!

Andy

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: STEVE71163 on October 02, 2003, 05:52:28 pm

Hi Andy,
           Apart from thermals you can get window cleaning gloves that i find i just can not get used to and something on your head always helps. I think i must be one of the lucky few who dont feel the cold because most of the year i am happy enough in a tee shirt ;D

Steve

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: Rob_B on October 03, 2003, 12:00:51 am

2 or 3 thin layers should do it. That's what I use and doesn't restrict movement and slow you down. Plus keep moving!

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: shinnyshinner on October 03, 2003, 12:39:45 am

hi
you can not beat long johns they are great mates of mine talk about wearing tights  
each to there own
Alan

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: Majestic on October 03, 2003, 12:52:07 am

You must have thermals , socks, long johns ,vest , and hat , have tried window cleaning gloves but could not work in them.  8)

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: shinnyshinner on October 03, 2003, 12:53:49 am

What are the problems with these gloves thought they were good
Cheers alan

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: matt on October 03, 2003, 02:24:22 am

Its my first winter as a window cleaner :)

BUT

13 years on building sites as a carpenter should have set me up for the cold dont you think

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: The Great One on October 10, 2003, 06:25:34 pm

Hi Guys

Long johns are great and dirt cheap in places like Primark 9top+bottoms for about a fiver and Hey!

If tights are good enough for the S.A.S i won't argue with that either

Regards

Martin 8)

Title: Re: Winter
Post by: fez on October 10, 2003, 06:29:31 pm

Quote

have tried window cleaning gloves but could not work in them.  8)

I've just bought some Unger window cleaning gloves. I found they hurt my hands at first but now they're ok.

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: STEVE71163 on October 10, 2003, 06:35:08 pm

Hi Fez,
         I think its more the fact that you cant manipulate or feel how damp the scrim is when you are wearing them. :'(

Steve Lowe

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: fez on October 10, 2003, 07:45:10 pm

Last winter, I tried to manage wearing nothing on my hands and I couldn't feel anything - full stop!
My hands were just numb - so this winter I've decided to try to get used to gloves. I have some thin surgical disposables and the Unger ones. Hopefully I'll be able to use them with good results at a decent speed. :-/

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: STEVE71163 on October 10, 2003, 07:57:50 pm

Hi Fez,
         Its good really that they have brought them out because over the years i have seen a few people go to different jobs because of the cold and i think its just what you get used to. ???

Steve  

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: Mikey Warner on October 14, 2003, 11:20:29 pm

How about your other halfs "tights" ??? :-/ :-[ ha ha

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: Mikey Warner on October 14, 2003, 11:22:28 pm

Seriously though, I am going to use my Windcheater i wear for golf, i get by wearing just that and a polo shirt when i'm playin golf. so i'll probably just chuck a gillet on aswell, should be pretty warm enough in them ;D

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: Majestic on October 15, 2003, 12:25:36 am

Last week we had some very cold winds so I have invested in a balaclava ,  I can recomend it  8)

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: gibbouk on October 15, 2003, 01:26:26 am

in the winter i wear my wifes tights for the warmth... in summer i switch to stockings which are cooler and more hygenic.......thanks to viz for that one ;D ;D

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: Ken on October 15, 2003, 02:46:23 am

Stick some grub (Jamaica Ginger Cake works for me) in your pouch and have a munch as you go. Makes a big difference.

Title: Re: Keeping warm in winter
Post by: AMG on October 15, 2003, 03:32:46 pm

John,

Isn't wearing a balaclava a bit dodgy?? If I saw a bloke climbing up a ladder to a window in a balaclava I'd be thinking.. where's his swag bag!    ;D

Andy