Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on April 22, 2011, 08:45:48 am
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im having today off but ill be back at it come monday morning.normally id be taking all bank holidays off but ive worked 2 days in 3 weeks so need to get cracking on my overdue workload.
any of you guys working?
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not working the easter bamk holidays but I fully intend to work the 2 bank holidays after
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Yeah I'm off to do a conny clean in a bit and I'm doing a gutter and fascia clean tomorrow , off Sunday Monday
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Working a full day Saturday. No bank holiday here on 29th, thank God. Enjoying the weather, all work and no play.................. ;D
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No way.
If a window cleaner turned up at mine on a bank hol whilst I was in the garden naked sunbathing or havin a BBQ, he would be dumped ;)
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why would you dump him bob?it only takes 10 mins or so to clean the back of a house.maybe even less!so are you saying your taking off the royal wedding day and may day bank hols as well? ;D ;D ;D ;D
nothing wrong with working bank holidays if you have been forced to have work off at other times IMO.lots of people will be working bank holidays.why not the window cleaners? ;D ;D ;D
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No way.
If a window cleaner turned up at mine on a bank hol whilst I was in the garden naked sunbathing or havin a BBQ, he would be dumped ;)
If a window cleaner saw you naked in the garden, I doubt you would need to dump him ;D
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Not working today (Good Friday). Doing a very full day Saturday (not a public holiday anyway). Sunday - not working. Monday - the externals of some commercial work which won't take too long. As for the Royal Wedding Day, I will work normally except to start a bit later as I imagine some will be having a lie-in. Same for May Day holiday.
I do tend to take a bit more notice of the religious bank holidays than the more secular ones as people are less likely to get a bit upset on secular ones. The exception is Whitsun. If I need to crack on and work, I just work with a later start.
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There are two sides to it Daz. I'd find anyone walking into my garden while we are having a BBQ on a bank hol, I'd find that intrusive. Otherwis, why not get a head torch and work nights? I know how it is to be behind on work, but some custies will be put out by us tipping up on that day.
Maybe it's all the little points like this that cause custies to jump ship when another WC knocks on the door. Who knows, but if I don't NEED to work on bank hols, I won't.
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fair play lads but im not just working tuesday,wednesday,thursday next week because i might upset someone if their sat in the garden having a barbecue!! ;D ;D ;D
think about it!most people dont have a barbecue until around 4 pm by which time ill have finished anyway as i tend to start around 10am-3pm on bank holidays anyway.same for saturday working although sometimes ill work until 4pm.
any customers who feel im intruding ill miss out! ;) ;D ;D ;D
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and by the way cozy ive never known a single custy "jump ship" when another windys knocks on my customers doors in 17 years of window cleaning. ;D ;D ;D
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Fair enough Daz. Don't forget though mate, never second guess your custies, and we don't all think the same. I just don't like stepping on their toes if I don't need to. I'll be thinking of you working hard while I'm lazing around in my garden!!! ;D ;D ;D Try not to make too much noise mate. 8) ;D ;D
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hey cozy is that your mrs in your new avatar ;)
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No mate, it's some telesales expert exec manager high flying clueless pratt. ;D She has now left the building ;D Stalks windies on Matt's forum now I believe.
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No mate, it's some telesales expert exec manager high flying clueless pratt. ;D She has now left the building ;D Stalks windies on Matt's forum now I believe.
lmao ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
have a good holiday ;)
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you too mate. Look out for Daz gatecrashing BBQ's hoping to get free scoff though. Lock the garden gate!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Well I just done my shops up the high street and I seen another 3 window cleaners working away, granted it is commercial work, but I am going to have a brew then hit some domestic, then take Monday off, and I will work the royal wedding and will see how it is going for the may day holiday
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i anit work anty bank hols
if i cant earn enough though out the year for a few hols then i am doing something wrong.
but for rob thomas i could always put some flyers out. ;D ;D
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Frank, Daz was injured and off work for about 6 weeks. He needs to catch up. I still think he gatecrashes BBQ's though. ;D
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I changed my mind and binned it for the day, it is to nice a day to be shinning ;D all up to date with my work anyway
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The guy who does some work for me is out working today... He wanted to! Result :)
Andy
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I've worked all day today. Everyone was in and everyone paid. I also picked up 3 new ones worth £40.
Out again tomorrow doing some conservatory cleans then its off till Tuesday for me.
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and by the way cozy ive never known a single custy "jump ship" when another windys knocks on my customers doors in 17 years of window cleaning. ;D ;D ;D
Thats coz you charge £6!!!!!!! ;D
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I worked until 4.30 today, everyone seemed pleased to see me and I picked up several new customers!!! Happy days!! 8)
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On the very rare times I've worked a bank holiday (no plans this year mind) on domestic I've knocked on half a dozen doors to tell em I'll be round tomoz or the day after from 10 am until 3pm. No worries.
Did a primary school last Easter Good Friday with Mrs Gold wiping the cills and parts of frames she could reach from the ground and that was fine because we made £400 between us between 8am and 2pm.
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ive decided to not work until tuesday now.give my ankle another days rest.i have managed to do my girlfriends garden this morning then this afternoon her window cleaner turns up!he charges £3 for a fairly big 2 bedroom ground floor flat and comes every 2 weeks but as its bank holiday monday he came early!
both of them had really dirty scrims on their shoulders trad only.anyway at £3 a clean i payed them and let them get on with it!they seem like good lads though.
cozy ive spent the last 2 weeks lazing in the garden! ;) ;D ;D ;D
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no cant work bank holidays or weekends the cancelation rate will be high >:(
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not working monday but will be working friday anything
to escape the wife and the royal wedding :)