Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: gaza on October 10, 2005, 02:52:17 pm
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Today my van burnt out and I put it out with my wfp equipment before the fire brigade came and made sure it was out its a write off supposed to be starting a new big contract on Friday.If Isuvive this as well as the undercutting scum bag halfing my round I quess Iwill survive anything.MIGHT HAVE TO PACK UP AND GET A PROPER JOB the bonus is Im insured for fire and theft but who want to drive a van thats on fire?keeping my chin up
gaza
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Bad luck there Gaza - at least you didn't get hurt - that's a question a lot of us must ask - how do you get set up when the vans been bumped or caught fire like yours - hope you get something for the meantime
Red
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Gaza,
Sorry to hear about your bad luck.
Brett............what u doing Friday ?????????????? Gaza needs some help and a bit of TLC before he jumps the w/c ship :(
Regards,
Sarah
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Gaza
I can re-book some work that I have for Friday and get to you Friday afternoon or I can make it all day Saturday or Sunday, if you want to borrow me my van and Wfp Systems.
I don't want payment.
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William
good offer mate ,it is nice to see people offering in a criris .If he was closer to me i would help out .
Dave
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So sorry to hear that Gaza.
Where are you based? If I can help I will.
As to the undercutter.. is he legit?
Try to keep your chin up mate. I know it's hard but sometimes life throws us a hard ball.
Anyway if I can I will help.
Cheers
Andrew
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God mate, Have you being forgetting to salute magpies? When your down your down I guess. Luck has a way of balancing out though Gaz, It's about time you were dished out a big dollap of the good stuff. chin up Mate, things can only get better.
ps what caused your van fire? Dai
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THANKS YOU ALL GENTLEMEN OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE,YOUVE NEARLY MOVED ME TO TEARS I NEVER KNEW P[EOPLE LIKE YOU LOT EXSISTED.Ive to phone Brett back at 8.30 hes offered to help me out as much as possible on FRI
managed to save my equipment by using it to put the dash and roof out,must have been mental to go in the vechicle,but didnt like the idea of loosing thoiusands of pounds of equipment.
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What a bummer never known of a story like that before :P unreal sorry to hear that :-\ keep your chin up ;) or if your like my mate chins ;)
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Terry yeah what a bummer but at LEAST I WILL BE IN THE G BOOK AS WELL the fastest wfp fire putter outer ;D
Just another couple of pages in my book The life AND TIMES OF NOBODY IN PARTICULAR ;D
yesterday me and Brett made a team up and earned good money
plus a bottle of wine each, worked on same bungalow £180.yes a bungalow £180 beat that for pricing you london lads ;D ;D my pricing
Today back were Istarted from no money no van but still got a sence of humour,only cus I carnt afford a piece of rope.
GAZA
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gaza, if you need a WFP system (as in a sack truck etc) i have a spare here
its my spare incase of breakdowns etc, your to Loan if you want :)
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Sorry to hear your troubles Gaz,If I lived closer I,d bring both vans and come and give you a hand.
It's strange how people seem to have a run of bad luck but normally it turns and things pick up.... you seem to be stuck in the bad luck bit..
Lets hope that when you replace vehicle it's becomes the turning point..
If you need anything post a thread if I've got it to spare its your's (no Charge)(I'd even give you some customers if you were closer)
Alan
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Gaza,
What's your plan till the insurance coughs up?
Can you down-size to your car?
Keep that sense of humour mate, it's what sorts the men from the boys.
Regards,
Tosh.
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Hi Gaza
sorry about your trouble today, you must be down right now but youve had alot of good support of this forum.
Yes ofcourse i'll give you a hand on Friday, i have spent this afternoon getting a trolley to put my back pack on because i can't carry you both ;) If you dont laugh you'll cry, you'll look back on this one day with amusment.
No problem we are here to help each other
regards
brett..
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hey I will watch out for that fastest fire out putter ;D
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Let me tell you a story,once upon a time Iwas a pro dj and a very good dj was I,1 HR before I was due to do a ruby supprise wedding for a customer I found out my trailer had been stolen with all my gear in it,,1 hr later I did a show with more lights than
and with as much gear to do Wembly stadium,two phone calls is all I made and gear turned up from people Ihad never met before
IVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THOSE PEEPS and some off them Istill see
when Im out and about. I THOUGHT THEN AND I THINK THE SAME AGAIN YOU WOULDNT GET THIS COMRADESHIP IF YOU WERE A CN A PRODUCTION LINE THATS WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL PEEPS.
THANKS A MILLION
GAZA
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Hi Gaza,
Sorry to hear what happened.
It's GREAT to see people offering to help out. It's nice to know there are people out there like that.
If i lived closer i'd gladly give you a hand as i have plenty of time to give as i am still building my round.
You could have probably given me a few good tips aswell.
Good luck mate and hope things come back together.
Craig
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TOSH:ITSa bit rich turning up with a water fed pole and a merc my other vechicle ;D ;D
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Sinclair C5 ;D
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Gaza
Sorry to read about your problems. Sometimes things just seem to go the wrong for their own reasons.
I hope you get it all sorted quickly. You must be feeling very down about it.
Sometimes though these things years later can suddenly be seen retrospectively as a good thing that helped you in some way unseen at the time it happened. (if that makes sense).
At least you are ok and that is the main thing. Property can always be replaced.
Also Gaz, when you go on and on and on about just how good wfp is, you can now add putting out fires. Seriously though mate, if needs be, in the same way you built it all up before, you can do it again.
It's good to read that others are going to help. That says a lot about those on this forum.
Cheers
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ROSS~:YOUR NOT BOOKING ME FOR A RIDE YET WITHOUT MY PERMISSION ;D MUST AVE BEEN MENTAL TO AVE ENTERED THE VECHICLE but as Ive said to someone in the pub tonight.
when you have an accident everything slows down today everything was matter of fact and everything speeded up,
so if things speed up does this mean your a coffin cheater?
Thanks for your concern
GAZA
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Unbelievable the things that have happened to you Gaza. You can't make this up!
They should tell this story on Newsnight instead of the amatuer presentation the sent out. People would not only find this more interesting, but would have more respect for window cleaners.
I'm not offering you anything Gaza because I haven't got anything.
However, with all the extra gear everyone is offering you, I could do you a favour...I'll come up with a trailer, sell it all at a car boot we'll split the profits and get a new Powerpole each! ;D
hope you get things sorted. It can only get better
Pj
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sorry to hear about your run of bad luck at least you were not hurt
sorry I cant realy help as I am still at the very start of getting a business up and going but good luck :)
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iHOPE ALL THE WELL WISHERS EVERY SUCCESS IN ALL THEY DO. jJUST PRICED UP A LADDER RACK FOR THE mERC £89 AVING A LAUFF ARNT THEY?last one I bought was £27.
gaza
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Buy it mate, last set of Astra roof bars cost me £120!!!!
Great, a windowcleaner pulling up in a Merc.
We should all form a convoy one day down the Motorway ;D
Pj
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Gazza have you got a towbar on that Merc cause I'v got a spare trailer you could borrow untill you get sorted. It's an aluminium box trailer about 5 ft x 3ft 6"You could easily carry a trolley system and 10 containers in it. It's really well made.
I'm up in North wales but could meet you somewhere. Dai
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DAI:SORRY NO TOWBAR FOR MERC BUT THANKS for the offer,someone thought they had a lwb tranny for sale same colour as mine and everything the same,but its been sold.
PLANof action plan b:Get ladders out,,wait till insurance pays out get a van fit it all back in up and away at um again.Brett is helping me out on Friday if his ro comes in time else hes coming over to borrow my di vessels.Think Im sorted for the mo ,but thanks DIA FOR YOUR CONCERN.Tommorrow the add mag comes out so have a look in there for a cheap van or small ford van.
gaza
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Hi Gaza
Have a look around for local auctions. Sometimes vans can go for rediculously low prices.
Remember though - I don't want to have to give you that final ride so be carefull.
Cheers
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Sorry to hear your bad news gaza - about those roof bars - try Halfords - their own brand stuff is a lot cheaper than Thule, Paddy Hopkirk and that lot.
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Hi Gaza
Soap National have some cheaper Roof Bars
http://www.soapnational.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Roof_Bars.html
Craig
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Buy it mate, last set of Astra roof bars cost me £120!!!!
Great, a windowcleaner pulling up in a Merc.
We should all form a convoy one day down the Motorway ;D
Pj
Thats nothing in my early days of window cleaning my mate and I turned up to do some contract work in a Porsche Carrera 4
Lee
Ps Sorry Gaza to hear what happened
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Like this one that is mine .It is my pride and joy
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The lad with the rucksack is my son .
I have never been to work in it ,but have been out collecting once or twice
Dave
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It'd look really cool with a decent roof rack.
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its a soft top
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It'd still look good.
I'm sure I'd find a way to fit one. ;D
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No,
Water tank straped to back and pole resting against top of windscreen.
Cool....
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Dave
You can always upgrade to a cortina when you are tired of the escort. ;D
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I wouldnt stand near anyone with a rusksack ;D
Got some roof bars just fitting them.
GAZA