Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on March 24, 2012, 08:17:06 am
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i left my cone at a job the other day and went back yesterday to find it gone!!most of my work is domestic where i dont bother putting it out but i have some commercial work where i have trailing hose running along busy main road footpaths so i put one out on these jobs.
so do you bother?my hose is bright orange by the way!(gardiners thermobore)
suppose i better order a new one from pure freedom when i order some more resin.
best wishes to you all
dazmond
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I always use 2-3 cones to many no win no fee companys out there domestic or not people still walk round looking for a reason to claim.
I have offten wondered what would happen if some one stole your cone while you were doing the job and some one triped on the hose on purpose it happen with staged car crashes for the whiplash claims :-[ :-[
Regards Paul
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if anyone tried to claim by tripping over my hose their lives would not be worth living!!there is no way id put 2-3 cones out for every job.its just a waste of time and effort IMO.
on commercial on a busy main road footpath is a different story.one cone yes!but not 3!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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All my customer love the fact i put cones out it shows i care for them and the people around me ;) ;) ;)
Regards Paul
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you ll soon get bored of putting 2-3 cones out for every job mate when you ve been wfp for a few years!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I put 2-3 cones out every job as well mate
It take a couple of second to do, so I don't
see it as a waste Of time I just see it as part of the job,
Get cones out
Get reel out
Switch pump on
Pole out clean window
Every job same order for me, gives me peace of mind as well
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My rules is:
If encountering customer only = no
If encountering general public = yes
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I always put one cone out - as it is in front of my reel when I open the van door! that usually goes close to the van where it may cross a foot path.
The only jobs I put out more are at commercial cleans: hotels, nursing homes etc. where there are more people milling about.
It's important to keep the microbore clean too as that is bright yellow / orange/ red for a reason
A sad world, where people are looking for a hose to trip over - but as long as you can prove you've taken reasonable steps to warn people - you're likely to be in the clear
Dave
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Always put out a couple when working in a public place, crossing a pavement etc, never when the van is parked on domestic propety
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nope never
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First thing out of the van,,i`ll stop what i`m doing if i see the elderly or infirm about to cross my hose,i wouldn`t expect to see anyone trailing a hose across a public footpath without a warning sign.You guys not bothering need a rethink.I`d look upon anyone operating without a cone/sign as displaying outragously bad manners at the very least! Your fired! ;D
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yep I am bad, must sort that out ;D
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No never ;D
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I got the 3 on a deal from wcw. Put 1 out when general pubic wandering around, but put all 3 out on a couple of old folks homes i do as hose goes a long old way round the whole building and dont want to risk it.
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I only use them when hose is crossing a footpath or road. If im parked on someones driveway then I dont.
I also go ott on 1 particular large commercial I do, 4 or 5 cones, hi viz vests etc.... As it was my good health & safety 'blag' that won the job. through that job, I have picked up several domestics off the staff due to the professional image
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...people still walk round looking for a reason to claim.
Really? No-one's done it to me (or to the other people on this thread who say they don't use cones)
Vin
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Yes, always. It only takes one clown to trip over your hose and you could be buggared.
Funny thing is the amount of people who trip over my hazzard warning cones; does anyone sell "Hazzard, Hazzard Cones" ????
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Would a cone prove sufficient for someone tripping anyway? I thought you'd need a "WARNING - CAUTION - Hoses Trailing" sign to be covered.
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I use cones across footpaths.
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Would a cone prove sufficient for someone tripping anyway? I thought you'd need a "WARNING - CAUTION - Hoses Trailing" sign to be covered.
this is what i use x3 see picture on left
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Even if you have cones and someone trips you are still liable :'(
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iv an absolute beauty of a cone in my van,plus i have several also-ran cones which are laying in bushes near to different custies houses. i gradually upgraded as i came across better .
being trad i only need 1 cone when the ladders out on the road
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iv an absolute beauty of a cone in my van,plus i have several also-ran cones which are laying in bushes near to different custies houses. i gradually upgraded as i came across better .
being trad i only need 1 cone when the ladders out on the road
Liberated the odd cone eh Bobby? lets hope no blind men fell down any holes ;D
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I pretty much always do, i know your still probably liable if something does happen but can point out warning signs were out etc.
I have my signs, the stand up ones, in the way of the reel so you have to move them anyway to get to work so i just stick em out anyway, takes seconds...less than. Better safe than sorry...well safer.
I had some idiot once saying "thats dangerous someone could trip" i was working in town on shop front so i said "theres a sign there mate" and he couldnt be more apologetic lol ;D
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iv an absolute beauty of a cone in my van,plus i have several also-ran cones which are laying in bushes near to different custies houses. i gradually upgraded as i came across better .
being trad i only need 1 cone when the ladders out on the road
Liberated the odd cone eh Bobby? lets hope no blind men fell down any holes ;D
yes Dan i had a duffer for long enuff that had lost its fluorescent band(washed up on Felixstowe beach , but not now, iv now a MELBA PRODUCTS cone.
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If I see any nice new ones that look "genuinely abandoned" I will pick it up for you ;)
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I`m going to get to bed first tonight and leave a cone at the bedroom door and see what she makes of that.
Will it count as foreplay?
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i always put 2 out if i am not in a customers drive :o
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i guess its onew of thoses things when you dont think you really need cones, untill someone trips over or something then you will wish you did have a cone ;-)
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Why am I suddenly craving ice cream?
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I`m going to get to bed first tonight and leave a cone at the bedroom door and see what she makes of that.
Will it count as foreplay?
try it it seems Ash maybe trying to tell you something and has an idea that would work with it.
Why am I suddenly craving ice cream?
:o