Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: LWC on March 18, 2012, 10:58:06 am
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2nd time ive seen this guy down my street on a Sunday...screams desperate to me.
Maybe if your behind and struggling work a sunday but not a regualr thing. Proper inconsiderate in my opinion.
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Agree.
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he clearly does not think that same way as you matt, I remember when I first started I used to work on a sunday till
I got fat and lazytill I got quicker, for all you know he has been off for months and is trying to catch up, or hes one of them firemen type people working on the side :-X ;D
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Why not? fortune favours the brave, good luck to him!
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Maybe he has that much work that he has to work sundays to keep up..... Bet he gets paid too....
His customers are obviously happy if done them more than once on a sunday...
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He's probably a Fireman on his day off. :-X
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Firemen have 6 days a week off , dont they... only time they cant clean is when they are day shift , unless ofcourse you use all youre PHs on day shifts to do the windows, but that would be nuts only getting 8 hours for your PH instead of a 16 hour night shift .
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Im retained mate, i cover evenings and weekends ;) im not a "proper" fireman as everone says lol ;D
ps i am :P
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He's probably a Fireman on his day off. :-X
;D Thats what I was thinking.
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maybe he is a new starter that has another job and is slogging guts out
trying build some work on the weekend
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I love comments from people that appear to sneer at those who do things differently.
When I first started I never had any problems with the actual window cleaning but to successfully sustain and manage the round was hard work. A few weeks of bad weather would decimate my rythym and I would have to work Saturday or Sundays to get back up to date.
I didn't mind it really as I was younger - I wouldn't do it now even if I was behind (which to be fair is very rare even in bad weather times)
Good luck to those that do.
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You cant knock a bloke trying to earn a living ....
Before I was ill I would work 24/7 given the chance but now it's a different story
when I get my round up and running I will only canvass at weekends lol
and clean in the week .
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I worked last Sunday afternoon on a school. I would do the same on domestics if circumstances required me to. Fair play to him I say.
John
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Nothing the matter with working on a Sunday, it's common practice now in many professions.
When we have worked a Saturday or Sunday in the past we've always picked up a load of new work as most people are at home.
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I love comments from people that appear to sneer at those who do things differently.
I love it too. That's why I choose to be different! ;D
John
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Sunday is usually the one day people get to have off/relax, i wouldnt want you round at 10 in the morning, nor would the customers!
Theres more than enough hours in the week to earn a wage...a very good wage at that.
Well i dont agree with it, its open forum after all, im allowed to have my opionion which on this occasion happens to be the right opinion.
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Yea when I was desperate I cleaned some houses for free as in both my Nans and my sisters houses a few times and on a sunday the best time to get spotted and pick up work lol they thought I was mad but I wanted to get other houses in their roads and it worked so nt always a bad idea imo
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Matt where you retained at mate?
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I have offices that I clean on a Sunday. much easier when the car park is empty. Don't see it as a big issue really.
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No problem commercial, you aint gonna disturb anyone there are ya...but domestic houses...peoples homes. Nah
And Mid and West Wales Richy, are you in to?
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Maybe hes trying to escape the mrs ;D
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Sunday is usually the one day people get to have off/relax, i wouldnt want you round at 10 in the morning, nor would the customers!
If the customers are unhappy, they would tell him. He may even have agreed the arrangement with them beforehand. It clearly isn't an issue here as you say it's not the first Sunday you have seen him about.
Many people work Sundays these days, or has a law been passed banning window cleaners from working on this most sacred day! ;D
John
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Yes law has been passed, i made it ;D
I did one customer once and id put the wrong date which happened to be a sunday it wasnt a sunday, she sent a long letter saying how it wasnt right and dont ever do it again etc etc. I wont forget that.
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You cant make a judgement cos it didnt suit someone once, these customers are obviously happy with sundays so just let him crack on and not bother you, cos it obviously has but I for one am not sure why....
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many of the customers i had when first started were happy with me doing sat and sunday
didnt have to worry about leaving gates open or me climbing over flat roofs to get to the back
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Yes matt I'm retained in Essex I give day cover hence the window cleaning 8)
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I'm not making judgement off one customer. Its MY VIEW...anyway nevermind.
Richy are you on our forum www.retainedfirefighter.com ?
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The seventh day is a day of rest.Not the day of window cleaning. :'( :'(
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cant see the problem wiv iv worked
loadsa sundays ;)
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I'll never work weekends. The odd Saturday morning once in a blue moon if I need the money.
I got much better things to do on a weekend. Life's too short and I got two young kids I don't wanna miss grow up.
And yes I know I'll never be a millionaire.
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lots of my customers are out all week and weekends are the only time to catch them in. A lot of poeole don't like leaving the gate open.
Apart from lazyness I have no problem with a Sunday.
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i work sunday quite a lot, mostly cleaning new customers as it gives the neighbours a chance to see how i work and more often than not i pick up a few house on that street.
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i work sunday quite a lot, mostly cleaning new customers as it gives the neighbours a chance to see how i work and more often than not i pick up a few house on that street.
jonny just had an enquiry from Redding if you want I will mail him your number
and I have three customers in a culdesac in Lauriston you can have, just don't read my stalker post ;D
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I did 5 jobs today between midday and 2pm.
3 got missed during the week for one reason and another and by not doing them today, it would throw those rounds out of sync in 4 weeks time and the other 2, parking is a doddle on a Sunday but isn't otherwise.
You get to know your customers. There's some I wouldn't do on either a Sat or Sun and some who prefer it. Most couldn't careless but on a Sunday especially, I wouldn't do anyone's windows before about midday unless I know they are early risers.
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You cant make a judgement cos it didnt suit someone once, these customers are obviously happy with sundays so just let him crack on and not bother you, cos it obviously has but I for one am not sure why....
Really well put.
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I often work Sunday or part of a Sunday myself. Not always though. Got to give that body and mind a rest sometimes. When I do so, it's usually commercial work but there are exceptions. There's one (domestic) job that can't be done in the week as they have counselling clients visiting and wish to preserve confidentiality. That's no problem as they were up front about it from the outset. I work it in and do it on the way home from some commercial work. Also, I have a very few customers who want a very infrequent service but want me to do all the facias etc. Although very infrequent, due to the quantity of work I do in one visit, it is worth my while. However, it would be a bit disruptive to my more regular schedule so the deal is that I do them on Sundays - but not in Winter.
Furthermore, if water shortages eventually force me from WFP to ladders, I will be working 7 days again just to keep up. Desperate? Well, yes. What's wrong with being desperate? I would rather be desperate and doing something about the problem than be desperate and not do anything about it.
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Lol some of you are talking like im new to this game. Been doing it since summer holidays in school 12 - 13 years ago and my dad did it ... and my grandad. I can assure you they never did a sunday and nor will i. I could probably teach most of you a thing or two ;D
Some of you REALLY need to take a chill pill ;D
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didnt think anyone had posted an aggravated post
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Lol some of you are talking like im new to this game. Been doing it since summer holidays in school 12 - 13 years ago and my dad did it ... and my grandad. I can assure you they never did a sunday and nor will i. I could probably teach most of you a thing or two ;D
Some of you REALLY need to take a chill pill ;D
Remind me not to start any fires on a Sunday, won't you? :)
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Hi Matt,
It was your strong reaction that everyone else reacted to, including me. So if anything its you that needs to take a chill pill.....
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Whats wrong with people if there not slaggin someone off are doing someone down everyone is different and each to their own.
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Whats wrong with people if there not slaggin someone off are doing someone down everyone is different and each to their own.
Fair comment, each to their own :) just putting my views across
And by all means Paul start a fire on a Sunday ;)
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No matt I'm nt on that forum funny enough my friend told me bout it the other day will get on it soon prob though ta
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I don't just wash windows so have no problem working when it's convenient for the customer including weekends.
Most of my larger external house cleaning jobs including gutter clearing, gutter, fascias, soffit cleaning, conservatory deep cleans (inc roofs), patio, decking & driveway cleaning are mostly done on Saturdays & Sundays as customer prefer to be home when the works are carried out.
Customers are happy and I get paid on the day…Simples! 8)
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i work sunday quite a lot, mostly cleaning new customers as it gives the neighbours a chance to see how i work and more often than not i pick up a few house on that street.
jonny just had an enquiry from Redding if you want I will mail him your number
and I have three customers in a culdesac in Lauriston you can have, just don't read my stalker post ;D
Aye that would be great cheers. Just email me the details thanks.
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when you are expanding an area sat and suns are the best you get to meet all your new customers regulars on week days new customers on weekends!