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Title: How long have you been Window Cleaning?
Post by: darren1972 on September 20, 2011, 03:34:43 pm: I've been at it for 22 years now and still enjoy it...
:)
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Post by: michael o on September 20, 2011, 04:00:53 pm: 20 years
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Post by: king marko on September 20, 2011, 04:08:29 pm: 2 years strong now :) :)
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Post by: sf on September 20, 2011, 04:09:32 pm: 20 years.Hated the rain then,still do now.
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Post by: S.A.J on September 20, 2011, 04:38:49 pm: 11 long years for me ;D
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Post by: Mike #1 on September 20, 2011, 04:43:54 pm: 14 yrs , 10-1/2 trad the rest WFP
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Post by: LWC on September 20, 2011, 04:50:27 pm: 12 years if summer holidays counted with me dad ;D
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Post by: H S and Son on September 20, 2011, 04:53:30 pm: 14 years.
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Post by: cozy on September 20, 2011, 04:58:45 pm: April 1989. Had a couple of breaks in between to do other stuff, but keep coming back to this
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Post by: AJ on September 20, 2011, 05:05:50 pm: Quote from: Cozy on September 20, 2011, 04:58:45 pm
April 1989. Had a couple of breaks in between to do other stuff, but keep coming back to this

April 89 too, but without the breaks.
Just till a proper job came up :)
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Post by: john the cleaner on September 20, 2011, 05:09:55 pm: since 1987 still enjoy it always been trad got rid of the corsa now tho lol i am 61 now so may need someone for the tops soon
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Post by: Ian101 on September 20, 2011, 05:17:01 pm: Since Feb 2010 part time and went full time in the July so a newbie really ... Luv it now I'm covering living costs and round over full
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Post by: combat1 on September 20, 2011, 05:26:25 pm: 1976, just done qcf qualification!
Still love every day, rain,snow or sun.
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Post by: dave.e on September 20, 2011, 05:36:23 pm: 7 years now ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: SB Cleaning on September 20, 2011, 05:39:38 pm: Quote from: Ian101 @ H2o on September 20, 2011, 05:17:01 pm
Since Feb 2010 part time and went full time in the July so a newbie really ... Luv it now I'm covering living costs and round over full
I started around those dates too!!
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Post by: Blue Frog Systems on September 20, 2011, 05:54:06 pm: 6/4/2009 - never forget because it was the wifes birthday ;D
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Post by: Rick Davis on September 20, 2011, 06:05:34 pm: 1968 thats 43 years, My mum used to say "when are you going to get a proper job" I think she wanted me to be a vicar, now thats proper 'aint it. I'm looking for a gold plated squeegee to put on the wall, any offers.

Rickster
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Post by: johnd on September 20, 2011, 06:33:00 pm: Hi

Started on houses for a year , then moved onto hotels in greater manchester for Tudor, then went onto commercial work and became an operations manager for one of the largest nationwide companies looking after everything from north Wales to Scotland with 61 men and £2.5m worth of work.

Made redundant now back on the tools looking to start up myself. 17 when started now 33 very good times along with one bad which was being redundant other than that I love the work. ;D
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on September 20, 2011, 06:49:30 pm: 10 yrs
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Post by: poleman on September 20, 2011, 07:13:57 pm: 25 years man and boy and still love my job :)
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Post by: james51174 on September 20, 2011, 07:16:44 pm: schoolholidays from age 12 back in 1986

tried college after GCSE but hated....so went full time in 1993 at 17 years old
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Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 20, 2011, 07:17:02 pm: ;D 34 years cant wait to chuck the lot in! :o another winter hope to give the normal work front up ::) last year was bad,they say we are going to get snow for october ??? :o
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Post by: Frankybadboy on September 20, 2011, 08:21:48 pm: 42 years ;) ;) ;)
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Post by: elite mike on September 20, 2011, 08:25:41 pm: Quote from: frankybadboy on September 20, 2011, 08:21:48 pm
42 years ;) ;) ;)

yea rite ;)

30 years plus for me :o ;D
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Post by: A@R WINDOWCLEANING on September 20, 2011, 08:38:56 pm: 23 years ago for me (just 16 years old) in london straight into a bosun chair 11 floors up realy really scary :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Post by: Steve CM on September 20, 2011, 09:00:43 pm: Clear Magic's 5th anniversary is in November i had 10 months experience prior to that
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Post by: www.com on September 20, 2011, 09:31:37 pm: 17.

12 water fed
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Post by: Frankybadboy on September 20, 2011, 09:43:38 pm: Quote from: elite mike on September 20, 2011, 08:25:41 pm
Quote from: frankybadboy on September 20, 2011, 08:21:48 pm
42 years ;) ;) ;)

yea rite ;)

30 years plus for me :o ;D
trust me iam a window cleaner ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Taylor & Taylor WC Services on September 20, 2011, 09:52:00 pm: Taylor & Taylor will be 3 years old on 12th december. Although I worked as a window cleaner for 4 months or so prior to that!!
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Post by: H2GoKent on September 20, 2011, 09:58:01 pm: Just over eight years ago. All WFP except for the first few months.
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Post by: Ross G on September 20, 2011, 10:03:12 pm: 26 years and counting
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Post by: supernova77 on September 20, 2011, 10:16:06 pm: Almost 6 years... Started knocking doors in November 2005.

Andy
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Post by: Andy Prittchard on September 20, 2011, 10:28:59 pm: 8 months.
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Post by: Londoner on September 20, 2011, 11:02:17 pm: Started when I was 18 with my mate on a saturday for spending money. That was 39 years ago now but had a proper job for most of the time with just a few spells of part time when I needed a bit extra. But once you can do it its always there so I went back to it again a few years ago full time when other options dried up. I don't know what I would be doing otherwise. Still enjoy the freedom.
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Post by: Paul Coleman on September 20, 2011, 11:07:34 pm: It will be 20 years on 1/10.
Who's going to bake the cake then? :)
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Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 21, 2011, 04:57:58 am: ;D window cleaning has been good to me many reasons, ;D but it is the freedom that is the best bit about it! ;D :-*
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Post by: DaveG on September 21, 2011, 07:01:24 am: First started in 1982 til 1986 when the Mrs asked me to get a proper job :o..so I spent 17 years in foundry work! Went to college in 2004 and learnt plumbing (my poor knees) :(
Have cleaned windows (trad) off and on til 2008 when my step brother introduced me to WFP and this is the life for me from now on
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Post by: Rick Davis on September 21, 2011, 02:33:20 pm: Quote from: Paul Coleman on September 20, 2011, 11:07:34 pm
It will be 20 years on 1/10.
Who's going to bake the cake then? :)

You don't get a cake for 20 years just a swiss role ;D ;D ;D

Rickster
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Post by: Ian Lancaster on September 21, 2011, 02:58:23 pm: Getting a bit senile now, memory's not what it used to be but I reckon I started about 1965/6 - officially retired in 2009 so that's 43/44 years but still running the business so that makes it 45/46 years ;)

Just been thinking about my early days - hopping about on outside window sills 4 floors up on those old Victorian schools - makes my poor old blood run cold :o
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Post by: richard jagger on September 21, 2011, 05:52:25 pm: I started the year after Mosses played scrum half, rugby for Egypt. ;D ;D
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Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 21, 2011, 07:33:46 pm: ;D Good Lord ;D :o ::)
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Post by: Rob Knapman on September 22, 2011, 06:59:46 pm: 1981.....30 years :o
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Post by: kendrick on September 22, 2011, 09:50:24 pm: 8 years