Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Avo on August 29, 2012, 09:20:51 am
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lashing it down and just got soaked ;D
How many of you guys work straight through the rain and do you get any moaning customers?? "not today please it's raining" 3 weeks behind on work and I need to catch up.. >:(
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been torrential here and windy total waste of time...normal rainy conditions
though light to medium steady rain no problem
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I used to carry a wad of 'Rain Guarantee' leaflets in the van. Before you start put one through the door - it may make them think before telling you to ---- off :D
On the other hand I hated getting soaked, so usually just went home ;D
If you're three weeks behind now and you go all out to catch up, you must surely have to take time off in the future or you'll be back on those jobs too early? A couple of days doesn't matter - next time you'll just be a couple of days early from the time you actually did the job but if you do a job that's three weeks late surely you can't go back and do it on original schedule next time - if it's a monthly that would mean re-visiting after one week.
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Last weekend it was heavy rain down here, i worked anyway
Found that in a lot of cases its actually easier as the water sheets down nicely where the glass is already wet. Still got hot, but wasnt unpleasant like in the hot sun.
As it was a rainy saturday everyone was in so got paid like 90% of what was being done, plus what was owed!
The first 2 custies said I was a hero for soldiering on..
one then said i should be on 'worlds most extreme jobs - wc in the rain' - was a joke but had to laugh :)
- then he paid me
a couple ask how we dry the windows as we usually get, then i give them a leaflet of wfp and give the blurb that rainwater doesnt affect the finish and can come back if there are any problems - there werent
I have to say i probably prefer working in the rain than the blistering sun :) no sunstroke
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Tbh, it's my choice NOT to work in the rain.
I am a very compassionate boss to myself, often giving myself half a days leave at short notice.
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haha andy can i come work for you?
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romancing get you no where nobody cleans windows in p down days if you turned up at my house in this horrible weather i would rugby tacle you to ground and tell you to not come again even postman shunt be coming to my house in this sort of weaher
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Lol dotty it must be bad where you are
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even postman shunt be coming to my house in this sort of weaher
Why, do you live on a slope? ;D
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I don't think I mind the getting wet part it's customers looking at you like you killed there cat. ;D
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I used to carry a wad of 'Rain Guarantee' leaflets in the van. Before you start put one through the door - it may make them think before telling you to ---- off :D
On the other hand I hated getting soaked, so usually just went home ;D
If you're three weeks behind now and you go all out to catch up, you must surely have to take time off in the future or you'll be back on those jobs too early? A couple of days doesn't matter - next time you'll just be a couple of days early from the time you actually did the job but if you do a job that's three weeks late surely you can't go back and do it on original schedule next time - if it's a monthly that would mean re-visiting after one week.
hi ian, bit cheeky i no but do you have a copie of that leaflet that i could have please?
cheers
simon
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why the hell would you want to work in the rain fair enough if your out and it rains fine but to go to work in it na
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if its time to put waterproofs on its time to go home in my book
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My opinion:
Rain does not affect the window cleaning with WFP.
But.....I ain't getting wet through!!
The answer is:
1.Get some good waterproofs.
2.Honestly explain to any questioning customers.
3.No quibble guarantee
David
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48 hour rain guarantee. No problems. Wettest spring/summer of all time(?), gotta keep working.
Unless it's lashing down horizontally. But to be honest, the weather needs to be pretty bad before windows get dirty. Joys of wfp.
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blowing a gale today and torrential here today total waste of time cleaning in those
conditions.
if it starts raining when im out i stay out in average rainy conditions,if its raining
when i get up when i look out of window,i go back to bed until it stops ;D
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had a customer today, she asked me do you only come when it is raining? I said no it just works out that way, explained that if I didn't work in the rain I would only work about a hundred days a year, I also said if your windows are bad call me and I will rectify but she replied no it is ok I just thought you seem to come every time it is wet
thing is she is right I always have a list of customers on standby who don't pay quickly and are always out who I go clean in any weather, she is the first one to notice though ;D been doing three years though ;D
I must make an attempt to that one on a good day in future, it is a good job and worth a few bob
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Do you wok in the rain? Poll.
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Do you wok in the rain? Poll.
Tosh might.
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lol some good jokes on here we will have to pay to come on here soon
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in Ipswich the customers often get awkward if you turn up in the rain. are awkward beggars anyway
But in Colchester (20 miles away ) they Never moan and likely will joke about it . the only way is Essex !
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I used to carry a wad of 'Rain Guarantee' leaflets in the van. Before you start put one through the door - it may make them think before telling you to ---- off :D
On the other hand I hated getting soaked, so usually just went home ;D
If you're three weeks behind now and you go all out to catch up, you must surely have to take time off in the future or you'll be back on those jobs too early? A couple of days doesn't matter - next time you'll just be a couple of days early from the time you actually did the job but if you do a job that's three weeks late surely you can't go back and do it on original schedule next time - if it's a monthly that would mean re-visiting after one week.
hi ian, bit cheeky i no but do you have a copie of that leaflet that i could have please?
cheers
simon
Sure, it's just a simple 'please let me work or otherwise I'll starve to death' run of the mill sort of thing.
send me an email and I'll include it in a reply
ianlancaster@blueyonder.co.uk
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Do you wok in the rain? Poll.
Tosh might.
;D
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Got asked by a customer to go and see her friend as she thinks she needs a windie so gets to her friends house who then tells me she spoke to a chap last week who is going to do her windows .. gutted as biggish house and prob about £18 / £20 but hey ho these things happen then she tells me he hasnt done them yet because of the rain .... so then find myself explaing the benefits of wfp and how the rain dont effect it etc and how they stay cleaner longer blah blah blah etc etc etc
then thought hang on not even my job ::) ::) made my excuses to leave she then asked what my price would be :-X :-X .... so done right thing and just said if he lets you down give me a call :D
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just worked all day in the rain morning heavy drizzel afternoon rain ,not one person moaned ;D
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just worked all day in the rain morning heavy drizzel afternoon rain ,not one person moaned ;D
I think with all the rain weve had this year even any die hard "dont bother cos its raining" type of customers have realised that its in the rain or never.
I wonder if this is the wettest year on record ?
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Yahoo claims its been the wettest summer in 100 years
Rich
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it might be the wettest summer for 100 years but ive earned nearly £3000 more than this time last year so im not moaning!! :D :D :D :D
i usually crack on if it rains while im working unless its really bad.i very rarely get any customers moaning.sometimes i get a "not today" but i then i just clean theirs next time im round(usually in 4 weeks time!!) ;D ;D ;D
once you ve been cleaning your customers windows in the rain for a few years they dont even comment!! ;) :) :)
regards
dazmond