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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 02:36:10 pm

Title: who is working and who is off???
Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 02:36:10 pm: its been roughly -6/-8 over night in teesside for the last few nights, through the day around -1 degrees, tomorrow looks about 0until 3pm.
i have had 2 pond heaters in my van for 2 days so water should be around 20degrees by tomorrow but dont know if i adare risk it!! however my bank balance tells me otherwise
help?
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Post by: Steve Sed on January 17, 2013, 02:56:20 pm: It was -2 this morning. I worked until about 1pm and that's me finished for the week.
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 02:59:30 pm: i havent even started for the week yet!!! i only need to do half a days work to see me through and pay the bills lol fingers crossed for tomorrow
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Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on January 17, 2013, 03:17:53 pm: Where are you from in teeside matey? Im in Redcar and havnt worked for 2 days now! >:(
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Post by: dazmond on January 17, 2013, 04:50:22 pm: ive got 4 fairly good earning days in this week monday-thursday.its been hovering around 0 to -2 most of the week.

looks like the rest of the week off although i have £400 worth of work i wanted to get done tomorrow and saturday.

oh well better luck next week! ;D ;D ;D

im still filling up ready for tomorrow just in case the weathermen get it wrong!! ;D ;D ;D

best wishes to you all

dazmond
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Post by: Scrimble on January 17, 2013, 04:59:28 pm: been working all day today, i shall be out tomorrow and saturday, not put off by the cold at all, have my hot water system working nicely so no problems with water freezing,
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Post by: dazmond on January 17, 2013, 05:05:20 pm: no good scrimble if its 15inches of snow,gale force winds and blizzards though!! :( :(

thats whats forecast for the north west tomorrow!!! >:( >:( ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: gavinb on January 17, 2013, 05:11:47 pm: I not worked this week hopefully next week I can claw it back seeing as I only work 1 day a week .
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 05:21:33 pm: i clean around yarm,eaglescliffe and stockton area mate! ive been waking up looking outside and going back to sleep the last few days... i might start around 11am-2pm tomorrow get a few hours done my water should still be around 10 degrees by 2pm!!!
i didnt realise so many of you have been working this week:O
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Post by: gary999 on January 17, 2013, 05:23:42 pm: been off since beginng of jan three weeks,i put three months of working
every weekend up to xmas so i could do this.

weather is miserable customers are miserable, jan then august are my
quietest months so this is when i will take my time off from now on :)
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Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on January 17, 2013, 05:25:06 pm: Going to try tomorrow again myself. -7 here this morning
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Post by: combat1 on January 17, 2013, 05:27:50 pm: Got snow forecast for tomorrow. Going out with the trad pole, ettore reach and backflip, like I used to do. Hot water in a barrell wrapped in foil and a fleece blanket.
Stove with beans and sausages and a huge flask of coffee. 4 layers of thermals. should be ok!
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Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on January 17, 2013, 05:32:43 pm: just stay in bed matey!! ;D
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Post by: andyM on January 17, 2013, 05:38:41 pm: Quote from: combat1 on January 17, 2013, 05:27:50 pm
Got snow forecast for tomorrow. Going out with the trad pole, ettore reach and backflip, like I used to do. Hot water in a barrell wrapped in foil and a fleece blanket.
Stove with beans and sausages and a huge flask of coffee. 4 layers of thermals. should be ok!

Are you going window cleaning or camping? ;D
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Post by: bobplum on January 17, 2013, 05:39:02 pm: Quote from: h20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 02:36:10 pm
its been roughly -6/-8 over night in teesside for the last few nights, through the day around -1 degrees, tomorrow looks about 0until 3pm.
i have had 2 pond heaters in my van for 2 days so water should be around 20degrees by tomorrow but dont know if i adare risk it!! however my bank balance tells me otherwise
help?

does it take 2 days to get to 20deg? or have you just left them on for 2 days
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Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on January 17, 2013, 05:39:22 pm: Quote from: AndyM on January 17, 2013, 05:38:41 pm
Quote from: combat1 on January 17, 2013, 05:27:50 pm
Got snow forecast for tomorrow. Going out with the trad pole, ettore reach and backflip, like I used to do. Hot water in a barrell wrapped in foil and a fleece blanket.
Stove with beans and sausages and a huge flask of coffee. 4 layers of thermals. should be ok!

Are you going window cleaning or camping? ;D

lol
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 05:41:27 pm: haha i dont feel the cold im only 20! its just the water freezing i dont want! heaters automatically turn on in the van at 5am... ready for 10am hopefully tempartures follow suite... and snow not forecast until later on around 4pm i think
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 05:42:20 pm: hahaha i could camp aswell the amount of heat that gets into the van;)
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 05:45:03 pm: Quote from: kentkleen on January 17, 2013, 05:39:22 pm
Quote from: AndyM on January 17, 2013, 05:38:41 pm
Quote from: combat1 on January 17, 2013, 05:27:50 pm
Got snow forecast for tomorrow. Going out with the trad pole, ettore reach and backflip, like I used to do. Hot water in a barrell wrapped in foil and a fleece blanket.
Stove with beans and sausages and a huge flask of coffee. 4 layers of thermals. should be ok!

Are you going window cleaning or camping? ;D

lol
i just left heaters in the van.. only put 300 litres in the tank so stays nice and cosy... ile keep checking no tramps are bathing in it though!
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Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on January 17, 2013, 05:50:29 pm: You dont get any tramps in Yarm lol they are all in Redcar
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Post by: combat1 on January 17, 2013, 05:56:33 pm: Got to have fun mates! can go all day if warm and will earn good dosh. if cold wet and hungry soon feel like going home. I new one of you would call me camp!!
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Post by: chez on January 17, 2013, 06:11:53 pm: Worked Tuesday all day, too cold yesterday and Thursday couldn't be bovered!!! Stuff it.
::) >:( ;D
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 06:15:00 pm: haha yarm isnt the place people think it is! i have lived here for 10years now lol, but ile chance it tomorrow no doubt i will be moaning tomorrow by 2pm hahaha
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Post by: Steve Sed on January 17, 2013, 06:34:59 pm: Quote from: h20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 05:21:33 pm
i clean around yarm,eaglescliffe and stockton area mate! ive been waking up looking outside and going back to sleep the last few days... i might start around 11am-2pm tomorrow get a few hours done my water should still be around 10 degrees by 2pm!!!
i didnt realise so many of you have been working this week:O

The snow has been forecast for Friday all week which is why I made sure I finished everything today. Tomorrow will be the worst day of the week. In fairness, I ink the worst temperature was -4 yesterday at 9am when I started. Today was a balmy -2. I am sure it was a little colder to there.
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Post by: deeege on January 17, 2013, 07:07:10 pm: Just been out to buy a couple of sledges. ;D

Everything removed from the van that can be broke / ruined by ice and I won't be worrying about work until Monday at the earliest.
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Post by: Cliff perkins on January 17, 2013, 07:12:17 pm: Got 2 jobs left to do what i couldnt do this week.
If i wake up to a foot of snow i will rebook them .if its just a few inches im out to get them done and then i will be back home to work on me new library bus motorhome conversion ;D
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Post by: S.A.J on January 17, 2013, 07:16:22 pm: No Problems down here I think the lowest its got is +2

2 out of the 3 vans have completed all this weeks domestic work and van 3 only has 4 commercial jobs to do tomorrow.

I think its been quite warm ;D feel sorry for the rest of you guys :'( :P
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Post by: Tom White on January 17, 2013, 08:07:02 pm: I've had a really good week so far, but we've snow headed our way (SE Wales), so tomorrow looks like we're doing some sledging.
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Post by: richard jagger on January 17, 2013, 08:22:46 pm: Tank and all pipes frozen solid for 3 days.I am ahead so not to worried.
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Post by: Steve Sed on January 17, 2013, 10:01:59 pm: Quote from: Cliff perkins on January 17, 2013, 07:12:17 pm
Got 2 jobs left to do what i couldnt do this week.
If i wake up to a foot of snow i will rebook them .if its just a few inches im out to get them done and then i will be back home to work on me new library bus motorhome conversion ;D

Is that a new project Cliff? I'd like to have a look.
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Post by: H20cleaning on January 17, 2013, 10:13:26 pm: I wouldn't mind if I had a handbreak cable so I could at least enjoy some handbreak turns while I'm of/.. However it snapped the other day lol!
Just came home from the gym temp said 2degrees tommorow is highs of 1degree! Might work in the snow times are hard haha
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Post by: robertphil on January 17, 2013, 10:17:09 pm: gone thru 2 litres of antifreeze in the buckets spread over 4workers but works continued at normal pace .