Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steven Shoreditch on October 12, 2010, 04:43:05 pm
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Mine was ok. Got up, sat around with a coffee and fAg for a bit, then dragged my backside out to make some pure water, and that took a couple of hours of course, so didn't really get going until 11.30.
But worked up to 4pm, which is not like me, but took on a new customer for £14 (3 bed semi) at 4 weekly clean.
Dropped by the veg shop on the way home, got some broccolli and eggs and think I will make an omelette for tea; be nice if I had some bacon or something with it. The plan to get some pure water on the go tonight instead of in the morning.
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Yep same here.
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then dragged my backside out to make some pure water, and that took a couple of hours of course
Do you purify your water straight into you van?
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then dragged my backside out to make some pure water, and that took a couple of hours of course
Do you purify your water straight into you van?
Have to, no room for IBCS or anything fancy/Bohemian.
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If that was me I would get up a couple of hours earlier, then go back to bed whilst the van filled up ;)
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up at 6ish :'(
down the lock up for half 7, get the water sorted for the guys and days list.
then off to do the daily cleaning at a local furniture store.
then a pub in town.
then did 12 houses wfp and one first clean in/out and a framework clean.
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Weather was nice so had a day off ;)
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New clean on a rural property out of town
Back towards home, 2 next to each other then a gutter and window clean.
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my day was the same as usual. got up had breakfast, had a shower and a dump, went to work and now im home about to have another dump before i make my water for "moz
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went knocking and picked up 19, just getting sick of starter homes
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normal day,one of my hose connectors came loose and wasted about 25 ltrs and 10 mins fixing it.good to have a sun out :) :) :)
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Not the greatest of days but the only trouble was inside my head (as it so often is). Felt a bit rough this morning when I woke up with swollen lymph nodes and generally feeling grot. Finally dragged myself out for some gentle work around midday till about 4.30. I've just felt pretty damned angry this afternoon about some stuff. I just hate it when my head won't shut up. Even if I'm justified in my anger, it doesn't make it any better. Without going into details the actual focal point of my angry feelings was relatively petty. It's the themes that lie behind such things though that have the real potence. i.e. someone else regularly making and breaking promises and the total disregard that the person has for how I feel (no, I'm not referring to relationship issues either). Knowing the circumstances in which those themes were prominent early in my life explains to me why such things can still feel powerful 40+ years later. It's amazing how such things can get amplified when not feeling well.
Didn't intend to get involved in psychobabble but anyone who has had to get to know themself will have an idea of the sort of thing I mean.
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Doing new work , did 9 3/4 bed detatched and few semi houses
mostly wfp backback
worked 6 hours straight
started 10am done for 4.pm
not bad for new work was a bit slow but just getting used to the work and poling
getting slx at weekend so should speed me up from using big hydra
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left house at 7.30 picked me lad up,first house at 8 for a 1st clean.then 15 nice big house cleaned though out the day,
nice pay day :P
put some new flyers out and home by 4pm,then out for a 6mile cross country run....
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Got up at ten, straight on the lemsip. Leisurly bowl of cornflakes and chinwag with the neighbour.
Head down to first job, enormous glass thing overlooking the beach, lots of glass balconies etc.
Took the dog on the beach for an hour, swimming lessons involved chucking a tennis ball in a deep rockpool. When he is at full stretch I nudged him in.
Second job was another favourite, set in the woods. They get vip service, The text landed and I arrived 15mins later.
Both pay well so I am happy with that.
Quick pint before seeing trick cyclist for an hour.
Home for more lemsip
Not a cloud in the sky all day, a truly fantastic autumn day. Apart from the man flu.
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Took the dog on the beach for an hour, swimming lessons involved chucking a tennis ball in a deep rockpool. When he is at full stretch I nudged him in.
Lucky bugger, where do you live Lawrence?
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Took the dog on the beach for an hour, swimming lessons involved chucking a tennis ball in a deep rockpool. When he is at full stretch I nudged him in.
Lucky bugger, where do you live Lawrence?
North cornish coast near redruth. Seen at its best today, everybody looking chilled and happy.
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Nice, good for you!
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Not the greatest of days but the only trouble was inside my head (as it so often is). Felt a bit rough this morning when I woke up with swollen lymph nodes and generally feeling grot. Finally dragged myself out for some gentle work around midday till about 4.30. I've just felt pretty damned angry this afternoon about some stuff. I just hate it when my head won't shut up. Even if I'm justified in my anger, it doesn't make it any better. Without going into details the actual focal point of my angry feelings was relatively petty. It's the themes that lie behind such things though that have the real potence. i.e. someone else regularly making and breaking promises and the total disregard that the person has for how I feel (no, I'm not referring to relationship issues either). Knowing the circumstances in which those themes were prominent early in my life explains to me why such things can still feel powerful 40+ years later. It's amazing how such things can get amplified when not feeling well.
Didn't intend to get involved in psychobabble but anyone who has had to get to know themself will have an idea of the sort of thing I mean.
It's amazing how things come back sometimes. I remember a few years ago my sister sent me over this booklet my primary school had printed for their 100 year anniversary. It praised the school, told how wonderful the teachers were and so on.
I was mercilessly bullied at that school for nearly 8 years. I was so angry and upset at the same time. Once I calmed down I couldn't believe my reaction to a simple booklet. I though I had dealt with all that years ago but obviously hadn't really and still haven’t.
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Think everyone is confusing this site with TWITTER
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Got up went to work,... did not stop until finished, earned my money , and happy with my day.
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Took the dog on the beach for an hour, swimming lessons involved chucking a tennis ball in a deep rockpool. When he is at full stretch I nudged him in.
Lucky bugger, where do you live Lawrence?
North cornish coast near redruth. Seen at its best today, everybody looking chilled and happy.
Swine!
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got up 7am coffee/tea/breakfast.felt a bit under the weather but got to my first job at 930am(big country house).gardeners are there with a big trailer so i sack it and start on a big estate of houses that i clean.
3 houses in and i get sacked off a custy ive had for 15 years!she doesnt like the pole and water dripping on her precious walls.i told her fine but im not going back to the ladders! ;D ;D ;D
worked until 5pm then straight home/filled up ready for morning.good day! ;) ;D ;D
ive lost 2 custies in 4 months as a direct result of the pole but picked up quite a few more! ;) ;D ;D
dazmond
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best thing u ever done then going wfp? dazmond
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now using my WAGTAIL squeegee without the flipper pad , using a seperate mop/applicator. my carpal tunnel seems to be easing ! and i really enjoyed my day :)
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yep blue monkey!without a shadow of a doubt!dont forget i had 16 years on the ladders to every bleeding window!!! ::) ::) ::)
now i hardly climb them apart from the odd flat roof/or to open a locked gate!
my working day has become more productive/safer and less tiresome! :D :D :D
dazmond
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i did not use a ladder today i think for probably the first time ever
apart from one house where i had a blonde moment not finding the gate to the back of a house i havent done before so climbed over then found it on over side of house, then it went back on roof and stayed there
unfortunately got about 8.5 hours of trad tommorow
it gets harder to put up with after days of poling
although as im unused to wfp it makes me feel just as tired at the minute
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i did not use a ladder today i think for probably the first time ever
apart from one house where i had a blonde moment not finding the gate to the back of a house i havent done before so climbed over then found it on over side of house, then it went back on roof and stayed there
unfortunately got about 8.5 hours of trad tommorow
it gets harder to put up with after days of poling
although as im unused to wfp it makes me feel just as tired at the minute
sean wen u first start its a killer m8
so yr on yr own now ?????
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Went out at 7.50,round of golf 39pts,not bad :D
Home for 2 hour lunch break,its tiring playing golf at my age.
Out at 2.30 for 3 hrs hard graft,home for a beer and footy on tv.
Its a hard life being self employed!
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not bad ;D
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Not the greatest of days but the only trouble was inside my head (as it so often is). Felt a bit rough this morning when I woke up with swollen lymph nodes and generally feeling grot. Finally dragged myself out for some gentle work around midday till about 4.30. I've just felt pretty damned angry this afternoon about some stuff. I just hate it when my head won't shut up. Even if I'm justified in my anger, it doesn't make it any better. Without going into details the actual focal point of my angry feelings was relatively petty. It's the themes that lie behind such things though that have the real potence. i.e. someone else regularly making and breaking promises and the total disregard that the person has for how I feel (no, I'm not referring to relationship issues either). Knowing the circumstances in which those themes were prominent early in my life explains to me why such things can still feel powerful 40+ years later. It's amazing how such things can get amplified when not feeling well.
Didn't intend to get involved in psychobabble but anyone who has had to get to know themself will have an idea of the sort of thing I mean.
It's amazing how things come back sometimes. I remember a few years ago my sister sent me over this booklet my primary school had printed for their 100 year anniversary. It praised the school, told how wonderful the teachers were and so on.
I was mercilessly bullied at that school for nearly 8 years. I was so angry and upset at the same time. Once I calmed down I couldn't believe my reaction to a simple booklet. I though I had dealt with all that years ago but obviously hadn't really and still haven’t.
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The old stuff doesn't run my life these days but, as you say, it's surprising what can trigger off the thought processes on occasion.
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Had a good day today ... done a lot of thinking about how to grow my business and made a few decisions,
Change Van ?? .... decided to keep my old van and spend a few hundred on the body and electrics (radio missing ... heater fan not working .. and fit a hands free parrot so i can use my phone as on 9 points now :( (ALL North Wales traffic police are lying bar stools)
WFP ?? .... going to fit a diy system from purefreedom instead of getting a bank loan and buying a fitted system
Marketing ?? ... looked into mass mail drop but figures dont add up for me so getting back into the door knocking and splitting my work so clean windows in the morning and spend the afternoons door knocking. Had got out of the habit of door knocking as aquired 2 seperate rounds and took a while to incorpaerate them into my round.
oh and then got an interesting email tonight outta of the blue from a bloke who wants to sell me some work ... if its who I think it is then could be interesting.
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Had a good day today ... done a lot of thinking about how to grow my business and made a few decisions,
Change Van ?? .... decided to keep my old van and spend a few hundred on the body and electrics (radio missing ... heater fan not working .. and fit a hands free parrot so i can use my phone as on 9 points now :( (ALL North Wales traffic police are lying bar stools)
WFP ?? .... going to fit a diy system from purefreedom instead of getting a bank loan and buying a fitted system ian u can buy the componets cheaper n build yr own
Marketing ?? ... looked into mass mail drop but figures dont add up for me so getting back into the door knocking and splitting my work so clean windows in the morning and spend the afternoons door knocking. Had got out of the habit of door knocking as aquired 2 seperate rounds and took a while to incorpaerate them into my round.
oh and then got an interesting email tonight outta of the blue from a bloke who wants to sell me some work ... if its who I think it is then could be interesting.
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got up felt a bit rough again.got to first job(country house £52)the builders were there making a right mess!so sack it off and gets to estate of mine and i was bursting for the toilet!so came home and sacked it off until tommorrow.
im a day in front with work so a nice relaxing day off!hopefully ill feel better tommorrow morning! ;) :) :)
dazmond
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worked half day
got home and flooded van while watching dragons den....duh!
such a block head. boosters now on to replace. nextdoors house has now been washed away ::)
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Got up at 6.30 this morning had a fAg and put kettle on also had breakfast. Left home at 7.55am and went to clean pub inside as could not get in yesterday and lady came to let me in all she was wearing just a t-shirt and no bottoms she tried to pull t-shirt down trying not to see her partly birthday suit (that was an eye full).
Then went on to a compact street and cleaned to the middle of the street and finished work at 17.00.
What a day nice weather and just a good round day.
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Ended today with a boundary dispute with my neighbour.
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Went out at 12 got to first house and found that my digi varistream had switched itself on overnight and drained all my water. Drove to some bungalows which I did trad. Started snowing halfway through but managed to finish row and earn £30 wow!! Got a £10 tip on top though so call it £40.
Went home filled up my tank again from ibc tank. Took everything from van and put into kitchen.
Then got in my car and went for a haircut £5 where I live!! Came home cooked dinner for myself and my son. Washed up. Put up xmas tree and two sets of flashing lights. Waved my son off and here I am sharing my evening with you guys again!!
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Worked 'til two, came back an sat on ars e for awhile. Nothing special. Worried about the cold that is now descending.
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I wasted it really - made the classical mistake of believing the weather forecast from the night before. Prob started yesterday really when I had an absolutely brilliant day and nothing went wrong and felt a bit knackered so didn't get up til 8.30.
So today I thought I would be rained off but looked out about 9 am and thought "grey, mild but dry lets go and do a bit."
About 9.30 til 11 am I was steaming along and the drizzle started with patchy rain so I decided to go and do a custy who had moved to a new house and give hers a "first clean" but at the regular rate. By noon I'd had 3 posh choccy biscuits and a christmas cake bar with a cuppa at her gaff, got paid and realised I'd left my trip hazard cones ten miles away. Doh!
Rain got heavier and I knocked off with less than a hundred to show for my efforts. Paid in some dosh, collected an aquarium heater for my van tank and the sun came out at about 2.30 but I couldn't be bothered.
Wasted day! With a bit of organisation even with the heavy patch of rain I could have realistically worked for six hours instead of the three I actually did. ::)
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You'll catch up Friday by the look of it.
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I had a good working day today despite freezing weather. Ive finally worked it all out. Bringing half the van contents in my kitchen each night takes a little longer but man its well worth it. Cooked myself fish and chips oven style. Watched news to see whos got the worst snow. Its Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland at the moment. No snow here, thank god!! Just gotta do some xmas shopping now on Amazon then maybe answer a few posts later ;D
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finished of my care home inside clean with a hot brew watching the snow fall, bliss ::) ::) ::)
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I had omelette too
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I had a good working day today despite freezing weather. Ive finally worked it all out. Bringing half the van contents in my kitchen each night takes a little longer but man its well worth it. Cooked myself fish and chips oven style. Watched news to see whos got the worst snow. Its Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland at the moment. No snow here, thank god!! Just gotta do some xmas shopping now on Amazon then maybe answer a few posts later ;D
y you bringing stuff outa van m8
just buy a propex heater park up turn on end ov ;D ;D ;D
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I had a good working day today despite freezing weather. Ive finally worked it all out. Bringing half the van contents in my kitchen each night takes a little longer but man its well worth it. Cooked myself fish and chips oven style. Watched news to see whos got the worst snow. Its Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland at the moment. No snow here, thank god!! Just gotta do some xmas shopping now on Amazon then maybe answer a few posts later ;D
y you bringing stuff outa van m8
just buy a propex heater park up turn on end ov ;D ;D ;D
http://www.socal.co.uk/Marine_And_Leisure/Marine_Heating/Propex_Heatsource_HS2000_Twin_Outlet_Marine_Kit/221/16180
Dont think I'll bother at that price!!!! :(
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looking at wrong price m8
google proxpex heatsource
click on van heaters
the heater shud be bout 4 ton m8
but it worth its weight in gold
best bit ov kit eva ;D ;D ;D