Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: M.Acorn on June 17, 2011, 03:45:08 pm
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Bloke drove me mad today,watching my every move over my shoulder,pulling my hoses out the rooms behind me,was doing my head in,constantly under my feet,hate being watched like that,makes me paranoid,also meant the job took longer.
Had to tell him in the end,as I was sick of it :-[
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haha how annoying is that >:( and ppls kids grrrrr ;D
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Yeah that's another thing that winds me up,just in general,god I am starting to sound like a grumpy old man
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Does anyone have a really diplomatic way of telling someone that you dont like being watched?
Obviously we dont want to upset customers,but they are a pain when doing this.
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I just say "get the tea and ill get set up and on with things" as soon as i get in
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Of course he could have thought he was helping you out....... "pulling the hoses out of the rooms".....why didn't you just say, thanks ever so much for your help, but because you are right behind me all the time, I'm worried that I may bump into you and injure you.
There has been something similar on the window cleaning side and at the end of the day, yes it is annoying if people watch you all the time, but you have to remember you are a stranger that they have welcomed into their home and they have every right to oversee what is going on ;D
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Just ask if they mind if you clean in the nude.
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perish the thought Gary...... :o
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Was hoping that after he had seen me do the first room he would be ok,and leave me to it,every time I went to empty the bucket down the toilet he was there turning the light on,flushing the chain,did wonder if he was going to be starting up,he was watching everything I did,he had also read up on my website,the process,so was commenting on that also,so this is the pre spray,oh and now you going to agitate.Carpets were clean too,which made it even harder
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How much was the job for Mark ?
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From your customer's point of view, maybe they don't get out much and were fascinated at seeing what a belting job you were doing... I must admit though, I hate being watched ;D
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He must have read up ie the agitate stuff then lol.
Ye sam ehere makes me feel uneasy whe there watching you,thankfull dont get many now. ;D
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He may of heard about your machine and was standing by with a spare pump ;D ;D ;D
Sorry mark couldn't resist ;)
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When I came back into the room after getting a spotter there he was beaving away
with my wand ::) "then put extra chem in tank make carpet cleaner" one of our asian friends!
Then the classic from his missus " can you just run over this settee "
I think we've all been there! ;D
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Then the classic from his missus " can you just run over this settee "
"Yeah, you carry it to the driveway, while I start the van" ;D
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He may of heard about your machine and was standing by with a spare pump ;D ;D ;D
Sorry mark couldn't resist ;)
;D ;D ;D Naughty boy!!!!
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I point the turbo drier at the door where they are stood that usually sends them a few steps back then I shut the door to clean behind it (if you know what I mean) then I put the turbo at the back of it.
Shaun
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He may of heard about your machine and was standing by with a spare pump ;D ;D ;D
hahahaha best laugh I've had all day :D
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Then the classic from his missus " can you just run over this settee "
"Yeah, you carry it to the driveway, while I start the van" ;D
;D
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£150,Small 2 bed flat,one I priced up without seeing ;D
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Just ask if they mind if you clean in the nude.
If you cleaned in the nude, he wouldn't have been able to see your hose! :P
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Hi Guys
My worst ever was 4 in a bathroom all watching me.
I told them I couldn't work like that and they drifted off but by thye time I had finished all four were back .
This was one of the last jobs I did for this particular ethnic group.
Cheers
Doug
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£150,Small 2 bed flat,one I priced up without seeing ;D
He probably thought that he was entitled to a full running commentry as well then, these here punters who spend over £100 just to have the carpets washed, generally want to see every spec of dirt come out.
When I worked in Leicester, I used to get it all the time, untill I kept banging into the punter with the hose, the wand etc then piled all the furniture towards the door of whatever room I was cleaning. They do get the message eventually.
Got one next friday in Thatcham who always watched till I dropped the crb on his foot.
He just keeps away now
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When I worked in Egypt cleaning Nile cruise ships, there was always an audience of all the managers and crew, who decided it looked easy until I handed them the wand..............
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haha how annoying is that >:( and ppls kids grrrrr ;D
Ha Ha feels like a flipping babysitting service sometimes.
One day I'm going to suck them up with my wand ;D Nd just tell the householder they went out for sweets or something!
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haha how annoying is that >:( and ppls kids grrrrr ;D
Ha Ha feels like a flipping babysitting service sometimes.
One day I'm going to suck them up with my wand ;D Nd just tell the householder they went out for sweets or something!
Mmmm, I wonder if we should get the cozzers to search your waste tank? ;D
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You should have asked him to pull your finger!
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Linds, did yo get a call from a young chap from bathgate on tuesday round 1ish??
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,pulling my hoses out the rooms behind me,
I'd call that a result compared to the asian youth who not only couldn't speak English at all but was like some damented puppystanding 3 foot behind me all the time.
When he failed to take the hint with a door being shut in his face I over did the wand action so nearly to catch him full in the face. He took the hint at that action ;D
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I just say training is extra, that normally does it.
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They are probably acting as a look out while the rest of the family steal your van.
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They are probably acting as a look out while the rest of the family steal your van.
They would never get into it,believe me ,I nearly had to get into it myself with a disk cutter,when I locked the keys in the back,van is ex brit gas,rear doors automatically lock when you close them,and are impossible to open,that came from a locksmith,and is another story all together.