Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Ian101 on February 03, 2012, 09:16:33 am
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:( .... think my luck with this winter may have finally ran out.
Been -6 around here last night and still -4 .... cant see it hitting zero till midday if at all.
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-3 down in Plymouth, everything in my van is frozen solid!!!!!!
even if I could work the ground temp is -9 so would be pointless.
Done enough this week to cover the wages so will have the day off
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-10 last night and still -7 @ 9.20am.
Got to my first job pipe ends all frozen ie metal fittings. I was gutted had to come home.. Oh well
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it is very annoying sitting at home waiting for temps rise and thinking how much money im losing :'( but it has been kind to us all this year in all fairness,reckon once this cold snap passes its basically summer agen ;D
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Well just got off to Bob Plumb and hes taking day off so I will too ;D
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Heater in van as I write this. Started at miday yesterday and almost got a full day in money wise.
Hoping for same today.
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it is very annoying sitting at home waiting for temps rise and thinking how much money im losing :'( but it has been kind to us all this year in all fairness,reckon once this cold snap passes its basically summer agen ;D
oh mate tell me about it ... weve been sooooooooooo lucky compared to last 2 winters ... yup soon be spring .. working in sun with me shades on with lots of luvly new customers to pick and choose from ;D
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Heater in van as I write this. Started at miday yesterday and almost got a full day in money wise.
Hoping for same today.
same here van is currently 25 degrees but think just too cold on floor and cant afford to be sued.
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-6 where i am and like you i think the floor is a mite to cold. Dropped some water outside the van this morning while filling up and it froze almost instantly.
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your all just looking for excuses to have the day off but thats fine!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
you could work today if you really wanted to.11am-3pm would be workable i reckon!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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its looking a nice day here now still -3 but sun shining brightly in the sky, im going out 10.45 need get meself some beer tokens for tomorrow,il be in the pub at 12 o clock go the match watch stoke beat sunderland 2-1 pub after cant wait
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your all just looking for excuses to have the day off but thats fine!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
you could work today if you really wanted to.11am-3pm would be workable i reckon!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
well maybe ;)
its Friday and had a good Jan
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its looking a nice day here now still -3 but sun shining brightly in the sky, im going out 10.45 need get meself some beer tokens for tomorrow,il be in the pub at 12 o clock go the match watch stoke beat sunderland 2-1 pub after cant wait
you must be drunk now ;D
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its just above freezing here at best (possibly still freezing in the shade) got on my first job thismorning about 8.30 and water was freezing on the windows so i came home
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I'm not long in after trying to do some local work. Any water on the ground froze up really quickly, though I was fine working in the sunshine. In the shade my pencil jets kept on freezing up, which I unfroze with a flask of hot water, and then my pole started freezing up with water that'd splashed on it and wouldn't close.
And then I had enough and went home! ;D
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I'm not long in after trying to do some local work. Any water on the ground froze up really quickly, though I was fine working in the sunshine. In the shade my pencil jets kept on freezing up, which I unfroze with a flask of hot water, and then my pole started freezing up with water that'd splashed on it and wouldn't close.
And then I had enough and went home! ;D
sounds like my day tosh
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glad I'm sat in a warm lorry cab still earning (albeit not as much!) and in the warm!
sounds like most of ya not had much success, don't stress tho days r getting longer, can't be too much longer before sub zero temperatures will be a thing for next November! enjoy your extended weekend guys! 8)
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oil filled rad in the van last night, 8.30 am the hot wash was fired up temp -3 and i'm cleaning windows
dont bother with hot its a waste of time
hahahahaha
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Same here,heater @ night.fire up water heater a bag of salt and away I went.just got in now.
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Just got back in as well.... first job at 8:30.... everything went solid, jets, pipes, pole... the bleedin lot so went canvasssing and picked up £300 of work.... happy days... just gotta pray for warmer days so can get it done.... going very cold now though...
Weeeeeeeekend..!!!!!!!
Have a good one all......
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glad I'm sat in a warm lorry cab still earning (albeit not as much!) and in the warm!
sounds like most of ya not had much success, don't stress tho days r getting longer, can't be too much longer before sub zero temperatures will be a thing for next November! enjoy your extended weekend guys! 8)
good points mate thanks ;)
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Just got back in as well.... first job at 8:30.... everything went solid, jets, pipes, pole... the bleedin lot so went canvasssing and picked up £300 of work.... happy days... just gotta pray for warmer days so can get it done.... going very cold now though...
Weeeeeeeekend..!!!!!!!
Have a good one all......
bloody hell £300 worth of work canvassed today? :o well done that man, was they big jobs? residential?
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i think some of you just go out way to early when its well below freezing,think after being in the job for a couple of winters you should realise that you aint going get much done if anything at -5 which for most of us it was at 9am,you just get peed of and go home then dont fancy going back out,i on the other hand went out at 11am and finished at 3.30pm never had a problem with freezing windows and still earnt 3/4 of a days work ;D
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Immersion on all week, toasty warm van, and reel and pump frost free.
I know some of you turn your noses up at this but its so worth it! "how much is that gonna cost you to run bla bla bla"
Well i didnt miss a days work this week, cost maybe £1.50 a night to heat up...i earnt more than £1.50 today ;D
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i think some of you just go out way to early when its well below freezing,think after being in the job for a couple of winters you should realise that you aint going get much done if anything at -5 which for most of us it was at 9am,you just get peed of and go home then dont fancy going back out,i on the other hand went out at 11am and finished at 3.30pm never had a problem with freezing windows and still earnt 3/4 of a days work ;D
yeah i might have to think about going out a bit later too! i might start testing my own north facing windows to see if it freezes on them if im unsure, what do you do jackal to decide when its right time to get back to work?
thanks mate
george
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Took reel into house last night to be on safe side. Put heater in van at 6.45 and by 8.00 everything was toasty, frost free and working nicely.
Went to clean a new custy @ 9.00 but water freezing in sheets on glass- explained to custy that I would be back later when warmer and went for a brew at my mates- also a windy. His van was frozen up badly - his missus had forgot to put the van heater on early doors and every hose in the van was solid with ice - took us 2 1/2 to defrost everything - bet she won't do that again!
Finally got warm enough to work @ 12.30 - worked solid til 3 then picked daughter up from school.
At least I got a couple of hours work done so lucky compared to others. Heard a rumour of snow tomorrow.
Oh, and picked up a new monthly custy 8)
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i think some of you just go out way to early when its well below freezing,think after being in the job for a couple of winters you should realise that you aint going get much done if anything at -5 which for most of us it was at 9am,you just get peed of and go home then dont fancy going back out,i on the other hand went out at 11am and finished at 3.30pm never had a problem with freezing windows and still earnt 3/4 of a days work ;D
yeah i might have to think about going out a bit later too! i might start testing my own north facing windows to see if it freezes on them if im unsure, what do you do jackal to decide when its right time to get back to work?
thanks mate
george
mines pretty simple mate,iv just got a temperature gauge in the back garden where its the coldest in morning away from the sun aswell,and i dont bother going out unless if its -2 or higher as for me this is where it becomes a pain to clean windows,im trad and would use mainly screen wash in bucket at - temps,we are lucky it dont normally last more than a week or 2 so just have bit of spare cash for the bills,but then again my main bills are only £500 per month ;)
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I've gave in today to on a big cladding job. Last few dads had to thaw out equipment before job and once yesterday on the job after an hour. By 3.30 its been freezing on the cladding so have to give up.
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I give it another couple of weeks of this weather and half the summer brigade will be looking for a proper job.
it is about time winter got here
look at it as a bonus for us all.
Every cloud has a silver lining 8)
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Makes me laugh,i seen a few about a month back with tones of cloths on and a hat
.Thought to my self then, they dont have a clue what cold is lol.
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Makes me laugh,i seen a few about a month back with tones of cloths on and a hat
.Thought to my self then, they dont have a clue what cold is lol.
Last year was cold; this is nothing. ;D
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Last year was lovely, no snow either!! It was December 2010 when we had the snow and north pole temperatures!! ;D