Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: darren clarke on November 08, 2010, 07:36:35 am
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just seen the weather report, heavy shower/rain all day, bbc says it going to rain all day over most of the country, looked out clear blue skys
think i will risk it
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Blue
My guys are all out, just get out there, Northern Softy.
Dave
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I am.
Rain all day over most of the country?
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ says not for me but there is a big band where that looks possible. In which case, wear a hat.
Vin
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Been out this morning, just having breakfast and going out again but have heard on the radio that there are going to be winds upto 65 miles- So will work until it gets worst out there. :-\
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am going out just waiting for my long johns to get a bit toasty then i am out ;D
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Been raining here since 6am non stop. Would say its medium rain. Going to go out, but not doing my 3 storey work today as the wind is gusting every now and then... Wouldn't want to be caught out by a sudden gust.
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im off to do a big gutter and facia job im behind on windows but none of my custys would like it done in the rain
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very windy on the east coast,rain too/ im still not over my ladder fall tother week so im going to give it a miss today
its suprizing how long an injury takes to heal .even though i didnt break my ankles after that Laddermat gave out on me, they took a hell of a whacking and im thinking itll be xmas before i dare run anywhere
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Says dry allday for lincs coast so ill be out in. A bit
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Told the Mrs it looks like rain today, so Ive been roped into the shopping ::)
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being a van down at the minute we will be working even if there is 50 inches of snow or even if armageddon decides to happen!
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cant be bothered heavy rain here be soaked in half hour and back home so no thanks
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not working today got to wait at home for a delivery that didn't turn up on friday >:(
once my delivery gets here i will have a nice pair of tuffking work boots ;D
i hate the rain and im worried about what im going to do when i get big enough to employ, i would hope that being domestic only it won't make much difference as long as all the work gets done over the course of the six week i won't lose any money ???
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I don't work in this sort of rain. No point, I know people say customers don't mind but you do get a lot of adverse comments and one customer recently cancelled after I cleaned her windows in the rain last time.
Another has asked me not to do it again. She was OK about it but obviously if she took the trouble to phone up and say something she must mean it.
I wonder how many more say nothing but aren't happy about it.
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id say no custards like cleaning in the rain but some understand you got make a living,but most dont care and want it dry before you clean,i wont clean in heavy rain tho to much hassle
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Not today, The van is having new shocks fitted. and a couple of other bits for the MOT..... I left my fAgs in the van, and the nearest shop is miles away, and its raining. DOH!!
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very windy on the east coast,rain too/ im still not over my ladder fall tother week so im going to give it a miss today
its suprizing how long an injury takes to heal .even though i didnt break my ankles after that Laddermat gave out on me, they took a hell of a whacking and im thinking itll be xmas before i dare run anywhere
WFP ?
bob
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Not today but that cause wife has just gone back work after maternaty leave and childcare is only ready tommorow,or belive me I would be out there thought it was southerner that were softys? Lol
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not today not fair on custies me thinks, but will catch up when rain stops.... :)
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certainly not!!its cold, windy and heavy rain!like a lot of you guys i do work in light /medium rain if im already out and its not too windy.
thats why i think its important to work saturdays if you have work to do rather than leave it until monday!! ;) ;D ;D
ive got plenty of work to do but itll wait until tommorrow.severe weather warning in force here and snow over the hills!!!
now im wfp i can clean more in a day so make the most of the drier days.i will work in the rain later on in the week if its not hammering it down.i get the odd "not today"in the rain but still earn pretty well.
dazmond
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nah, not me. I'm a southern softy living in the midlands and it's hammering down.
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hibernating untill tomorrow ;D
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anyone who works in this needs looking at.
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anyone who works in this needs looking at.
my thoughts exactly,there loads on here who earning £200 - £300 a day but still go work in this weather,
i thought id go drop a few leaflets for a change did about 30 houses and was soaked so gave up,not stopped raining since about 5 clock this morning :'(
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started at 7 just got in
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been wallpapering if that counts as work
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went out at 8.30 got in at 2.30 done 25 houses, lost about 30 mins with the rain, but it hasnt been to bad, say sun tomoz ;D
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Been out between 9.and 2 no rain :)
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Been doing my books at long last. So suppose I've worked on my business but not paid. I feel better though knowing that at least I've got something to give to my accountant now.
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well today was going to be my first day as a WC and it turned out it wasnt BLOODY RAIN. all my custys said its raining come when its not. :-[ bit of rain never worried me coz theres cash at the end of it lol
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hard at work posting on this forum :D
and catching up on paperwork esp debtors .... had a concerted effort last week and now only got £80 odd quis owing - but they are under a week old :)
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Been nice here all day really. Lucky Boxheads have got decent weather untill Thursday. Lost 4 days last week to extreme crap weather, so catching up this week.
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went out to do the gutter facia job massive house conny roof etc it was heaving down but as soon as i started it stopped and the sun came out and stayed out clear blue sky i finished and thought i could do a few on my way back as im 2 weeks behind WRONG it started hammering down again poxy weather
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i went out earned £6 packed it in profitable day i think ;D
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worked all day, been like summer here :)
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worked all day, been like summer here :)
what, WET lol we dont get sunny hot summers anymore lol
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Too busy with work to stay home just because of rain :) Cleaned a factory inside so rain didn't make any difference ;D
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no rain here today the two of us done a full on shift.8.15-4-15 ;) ;D
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Like elite mike (who is about 20 miles North of me) - the sun came out here in North West Bristol at 9.00 am and it was really warm until early afternoon then it clouded up a bit but I got a full day in.
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Ive been working all day in the light/medium rain! 9am-2pm. did stop when it got heavy a couple of times though i dont do heavy weather!
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FINALLY got out today and did one house and then it started to rain and the wind picked up so i gave up and went shopping. my pole is to short by 3 poxy inches, well annoyed bout that. anyone know where i can get an attachment for the end so i can change angles like 45 deg and 90deg. wots it called? goose neck?
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if you are trad ,i would get a wagtail angle arm, light ,cheap and works great. also get hold of a beer crate to stand on mate. this weathers a bummer i agree
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FINALLY got out today and did one house and then it started to rain and the wind picked up so i gave up and went shopping. my pole is to short by 3 poxy inches, well annoyed bout that. anyone know where i can get an attachment for the end so i can change angles like 45 deg and 90deg. wots it called? goose neck?
try gardiners,
but what a lot do is use the cheap plastic goosenecks, and have 2 or 3 and can make certain angles easier to get to
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cant belive i agreed to that house i done today, it was the first one so i just said yes lol the windows are arched and there are 14 little seperate windows in it and the putty is falling out the frame work, it took bloody ages just to do her back garden, but least i got to test my 6 inch wagtail out. i want a wagtail flipper thing a goose neck and yeh a beer crate sounds like a plan ;D
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another day off >:(
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think im going to invest in some thermals and just tuff it out, i know jan, feb will be crap weather and nowt will get done.
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good idea..love the pic ;D
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Still building the round, and with no customers booked in for today I was hoping to go door knocking...
Just went out door knocking and picked up a small terraced house, then the rain came back.
Door knocked with an umbrella in the rain for an hour - but it was pretty pointless, wet leaflets etc...
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good idea..love the pic ;D
stole the pic off an american site and funny thing is they have the same name aswell lol
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4 houses and 2 commercial(930am-4pm)today and a conny roof clean.good days earnings for november! 8) 8)
dazmond