Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dotty jr on January 17, 2013, 08:08:08 am
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Hate this weather what it like where you are ???
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-7 in redhill
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-9 here, I'll send the boys out soon, after they've cleaned my van. Just tell the to carry on regardless. Bit of ice never hurt anyone.
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Went out yesterday in reading and my squad apter froze up!! I gave up after 3 houses
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+1 here today.
-12 yesterday morning.
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ice can hurt if someone slips over on the frozen pavements... just a thought
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+4 here in East Devon :)
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ice can hurt if someone slips over on the frozen pavements... just a thought
Not when it is covered in snow , No offense mate but some windys on here are to scared to go out incase custys twist about water possibly freezing on windows and pavements .
I have been called keen , daft and crazy ( i prefer crazy) for cleaning in snow, freezing temps and having to walk on icy ground and risking injury .
Pleased some custys are concerned for me but unless they are happy to pay all my bills while i sit at home until the winter is over they can suck it up.
I take care and salt footpaths etc were any of my water has frozen . Mike
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-5 Brighton. Hose & brush rock solid, game over.
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A bit of snow still on the East Devon / West Dorset border but currently +3c and no frost.
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A bit of snow still on the East Devon / West Dorset border but currently +3c and no frost.
no snow here in sidmouth ;)
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I don't mind working in cold weather but when it's -7 your asking 4 trouble. There too window cleaners on my street do it the traditional way and its taken then easy an 30 mins to clean 1 house to me they might aswell throw towel in and go home :-))
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4am -3 london
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+6 here in Lunaticland.
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I don't mind working in cold weather but when it's -7 your asking 4 trouble. There too window cleaners on my street do it the traditional way and its taken then easy an 30 mins to clean 1 house to me they might aswell throw towel in and go home :-))
We're trad, and every year we get extreme cold spells here in the Fatherland ;) We can trad down to about minus 6 to minus 8 depending on a few factors like wind etc. When there's snow, we clean only the downstairs and charge a few €'s less. Everyone seems happy with this. had a few comments about being nuts to work in this cold etc, but most comment about how good it is to see us and we get more tea's and coffees because they must feel sorry for us!!! ;D ;D
M & M, I don't expect custies to understand that we need to work. They just see if the windows are dirty. If you manage to pay your bills doesn't interest them, and why should it? I don't care if my postman has enough to get by. It's his job, if he can't work, what's that got to do with me? Window cleaning isn't life and death, if you dump them because they're not bothered about your bills, they'll get someone else to clean the windows. Or is there a shortage of WC's in UK?
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I dont intend to dump them it just bewilders me , they obviuosly think I have an endless pot of money and can afford to stay home when it is snowing and cold. Mike
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ice can hurt if someone slips over on the frozen pavements... just a thought
Not when it is covered in snow , No offense mate but some windys on here are to scared to go out incase custys twist about water possibly freezing on windows and pavements .
Spot on. Pleading about health and safety, but really petrified of an ignotant comment from a customer that can be easily corrected.
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I dont intend to dump them it just bewilders me , they obviuosly think I have an endless pot of money and can afford to stay home when it is snowing and cold. Mike
No Mike, they just don't care mate. I didn't mean YOU would dump them, maybe that came across wrong. I'm saying that the custy doesn't really care about your income. They want their windows cleaned. If they don't want them done all year, I dump them and get custies who do want all year cleaning. However, I don't expect them to actually think about my secure income or if I have bills to pay. The deal is "Want a window cleaner all year"? Yes or no. Not "I clean whether you want it or not because I've got bills to pay"
Hope that explains how I see it a bit clearer. ;)
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No bother Chris , I think some custys are just really surprised that i am out cleaning windows most are ok you just get the silly comment . Mike
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-9 here, I'll send the boys out soon, after they've cleaned my van. Just tell the to carry on regardless. Bit of ice never hurt anyone.
needing to copy my profile Matt, bored were you ?
I didn't clean vans today was to I icey ;)
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-9 here, I'll send the boys out soon, after they've cleaned my van. Just tell the to carry on regardless. Bit of ice never hurt anyone.
Please check your e-mail.
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-9 here, I'll send the boys out soon, after they've cleaned my van. Just tell the to carry on regardless. Bit of ice never hurt anyone.
Please check your e-mail.
Which email have you sent a message to ?
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-9 here, I'll send the boys out soon, after they've cleaned my van. Just tell the to carry on regardless. Bit of ice never hurt anyone.
Please check your e-mail.
Which email have you sent a message to ?
Not yours, his, we had a brief e-mail discussion, he was rude, please keep an eye out and tell me if you see him around.
Thanks.
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-9 here, I'll send the boys out soon, after they've cleaned my van. Just tell the to carry on regardless. Bit of ice never hurt anyone.
Please check your e-mail.
Which email have you sent a message to ?
oh ok
Not yours, his, we had a brief e-mail discussion, he was rude, please keep an eye out and tell me if you see him around.
Thanks.