Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: laddermonkee on July 22, 2010, 03:19:04 pm
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With the recession set to deepen and all these foreigners still coming in, how do you think the future will pan out, will we still being able to achieve a good living at window cleaning.
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More than ever I'd say. New houses being built all the time.
Since this "recession" I've got more and more work. Don't believe the hype. ;)
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no recession here mate. people are too bone to cleen there own windows, there is still loads of work out there. we have put more on the books in the last 12 months from when we first began in 1980
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Any new window cleaners will be packing it in as soon as the weather gets tough and people know it. You lose the occasional one to new start ups but they often come crawling back
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With the recession set to deepen and all these foreigners still coming in, how do you think the future will pan out, will we still being able to achieve a good living at window cleaning.
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With the recession set to deepen and all these foreigners still coming in, how do you think the future will pan out, will we still being able to achieve a good living at window cleaning.
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I'm a foreigner and I've got loads of work; too much; it's great. I picked up two jobs today and struggled to get the stuff I wanted to get done, done.
It's class; I think I could be in line for a top month if next week holds out weatherwise.
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With the recession set to deepen and all these foreigners still coming in, how do you think the future will pan out, will we still being able to achieve a good living at window cleaning.
You're asking this and you clean in the West End of London? Have you only just noticed foreigners coming in there in the last hundred or so years?
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What i have noticed is the fact there are a lot more than there used to be. ::)
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What i have noticed is the fact there are a lot more than there used to be. ::)
its an interesting way to look at them as potential new customers not just foreigners.
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Any new window cleaners will be packing it in as soon as the weather gets tough and people know it. You lose the occasional one to new start ups but they often come crawling back
Im a newbie been going from Feb part time and 1 month nearly as full time ... apart from the crap weather and associated problems Im looking foward to winter when all the less hardy newbies will start dropping out and hopefully I will pick up a few more customers ! ;D
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Any new window cleaners will be packing it in as soon as the weather gets tough and people know it. You lose the occasional one to new start ups but they often come crawling back
Im a newbie been going from Feb part time and 1 month nearly as full time ... apart from the crap weather and associated problems Im looking foward to winter when all the less hardy newbies will start dropping out and hopefully I will pick up a few more customers ! ;D
youl pick more up ian lad ;D
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With the recession set to deepen and all these foreigners still coming in, how do you think the future will pan out, will we still being able to achieve a good living at window cleaning.
::)
AND?
::)
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Any new window cleaners will be packing it in as soon as the weather gets tough and people know it. You lose the occasional one to new start ups but they often come crawling back
Im a newbie been going from Feb part time and 1 month nearly as full time ... apart from the crap weather and associated problems Im looking foward to winter when all the less hardy newbies will start dropping out and hopefully I will pick up a few more customers ! ;D
The winter will sort out the boys from the men, a form of economic darwinism, the weaker cleaners will hibernate in the pub till spring so you should clean up.
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Loads of foreigners starting up round here! I pass on my low priced custies to them and just keep the racists on my books who'll pay me extra cuz I'm white with close cropped hair (what's left of it), ear-ring and beer belly and I speak with a local "gert lush brizzle" accent.
It's great! All the foreign windies get to do the non-racists at a fiver a pop and I keep the racist scum and charge £30 for a semi. Everybody's happy. ;)
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With the recession set to deepen and all these foreigners still coming in, how do you think the future will pan out, will we still being able to achieve a good living at window cleaning.
::)
AND?
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Loads of foreigners starting up round here! I pass on my low priced custies to them and just keep the racists on my books who'll pay me extra cuz I'm white with close cropped hair (what's left of it), ear-ring and beer belly and I speak with a local "gert lush brizzle" accent.
It's great! All the foreign windies get to do the non-racists at a fiver a pop and I keep the racist scum and charge £30 for a semi. Everybody's happy. ;)
I didn't think you of all people would discriminate on the grounds of racial origin TUT, TUT, you should hang your head in shame. ;D
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Oh, and laddermonkee me old china - that bit about the weak windies packing in in the winter may be true but the East Europeans are used to Russian winters blowing in off the steppes - they love it and think our weather is fantastic in the winter. Remember Moem Gorod? His guys love the winter!
All the Polish round our way think we're a bunch of wimps for packing it in at minus 2 degrees.
I heard one of them say to a custy I handed over to him "Gin Dobry madam! You want regular clockwork window cleaner? I your man! I come in all weather! My Pole will reach top corner of your sliding sash; satisfaction guaranteed."
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I don't discriminate on racial grounds me old national socialist! I discriminate on who'll pay me £30 a pop! ;D ;D ;D
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i have found people of afro caribbean descent to be the VERY BEST type of customers. the very worst in my opinion are indian closely followed by asian . this isnt racist and i would be very suprised but interested to hear anybody with a huge indian round
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i have found people of afro caribbean descent to be the VERY BEST type of customers. the very worst in my opinion are indian closely followed by asian . this isnt racist and i would be very suprised but interested to hear anybody with a huge indian round
Very true, Asians usually clean their own windows in my experiance if they clean them at all, and if they do get you to do their windows they do nothing but haggle and complain, i like the chinese they will always pay in cash.
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Oh, and laddermonkee me old china - that bit about the weak windies packing in in the winter may be true but the East Europeans are used to Russian winters blowing in off the steppes - they love it and think our weather is fantastic in the winter. Remember Moem Gorod? His guys love the winter!
All the Polish round our way think we're a bunch of wimps for packing it in at minus 2 degrees.
I heard one of them say to a custy I handed over to him "Gin Dobry madam! You want regular clockwork window cleaner? I your man! I come in all weather! My Pole will reach top corner of your sliding sash; satisfaction guaranteed."
They don't clean windows during the winter because they are covered in ice, the poles have been bullsh****g you again Malc, dear oh dear you are such an innocent abroad arn't you ;Dthe only thing the poles are used to blowing in from Russia are their tanks, that's because the Russians don't like chancers. ;)
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you like russians then ... but are anti lithuanian ;D
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i have found people of afro caribbean descent to be the VERY BEST type of customers. the very worst in my opinion are indian closely followed by asian . this isnt racist and i would be very suprised but interested to hear anybody with a huge indian round
That's spot on that is!
When I was in insurance the general black people in the dodgy backstreets of Gloucester were very good payers and always friendly and welcoming.
The Indian and Pakistani families were awkward and tight. Hardly ever got new business with them.
And their houses reeked of curry. ;D
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i have found people of afro caribbean descent to be the VERY BEST type of customers. the very worst in my opinion are indian closely followed by asian . this isnt racist and i would be very suprised but interested to hear anybody with a huge indian round
If he bought the curry I'd have a huge Indian round :D
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customer offered to pay me in curry, as much as i'd like he said "proper curry, i get wife to make, very nice".
dont know why i said no. sounds like a good deal now, i could collect it on a friday, feel like going for a takeaway
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only £5 house an all
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no all the work has gone mate sorry
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customer offered to pay me in curry, as much as i'd like he said "proper curry, i get wife to make, very nice".
dont know why i said no. sounds like a good deal now, i could collect it on a friday, feel like going for a takeaway
i wouldnt turn a curry down ever ;D
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If he bought the curry I'd have a huge Indian round :D
;D ;D
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im a polski, and ive been nicking everyones work! i love it! £1 a house!
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im a polski, and ive been nicking everyones work! i love it! £1 a house!
do you want to work for me? you can clean all of my houses and i'll double your wage ;D ;D
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lolski
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you like russians then ... but are anti lithuanian ;D
Didn't say i liked Russians but at least they kept the Eastern Europeans in Eastern Europe.
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i have found people of afro caribbean descent to be the VERY BEST type of customers. the very worst in my opinion are indian closely followed by asian . this isnt racist and i would be very suprised but interested to hear anybody with a huge indian round
My mate Anil in Mumbai.
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lolski
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D