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Title: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Dean Taberner on May 04, 2013, 09:57:11 am
Has anybody had this before?

I'm suffering from it now whilst cleaning 4 blocks of council housing flats in Stoke.

Has anybody got any ideas of how to combat it?
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: rosskesava on May 04, 2013, 09:59:19 am
er.... I'm not sure what window cleaning based anxiety is?  ???
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: tlwcs on May 04, 2013, 10:00:32 am
Nor me  ???
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: supernova77 on May 04, 2013, 10:02:57 am
Worrying about how the jobs going to go, how long it will take, have you charged enough etc..?
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: 8weekly on May 04, 2013, 10:04:05 am
Alcohol.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Dean Taberner on May 04, 2013, 10:05:41 am
Worrying about how the jobs going to go, how long it will take, have you charged enough etc..?

Yes that's correct.  :-\
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Klean07 on May 04, 2013, 10:07:21 am
Prozac springs to mind! :o
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Positivity on May 04, 2013, 10:10:43 am
Get it all the time I hate cleaning windows.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: A-W-C on May 04, 2013, 10:40:34 am
Or is it taking on too much work,more than you can handle with your existing work, may be ??????
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: EandM on May 04, 2013, 11:15:08 am
Worrying about how the jobs going to go, how long it will take, have you charged enough etc..?


Ah, you mean life ?
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: wfp master on May 04, 2013, 11:18:17 am
Chill out & calm down.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: robertphil on May 04, 2013, 11:35:12 am
anxiety is first sign of dementia, be worth you getting it checked out
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: PoleKing on May 04, 2013, 12:03:21 pm
Pack up, sell your round and go back to being employed.


When that's your other option you realise there's nothing to be anxious about!
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Dave Willis on May 04, 2013, 01:58:36 pm
Take Saturdays off - normally cures it.  ;)
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on May 04, 2013, 03:48:16 pm
Go domestic & private commercial only, work to live, not the other way round! ;)
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: jimiwindows on May 04, 2013, 06:18:52 pm
stop drinking
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on May 04, 2013, 07:41:10 pm
stop drinking
agreed. Thats assuming you DO drink?!
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: keyser soze on May 04, 2013, 07:41:24 pm
i suffer from the same condition as dart players suffer , you know the thing where they cant let go of the dart. in  my case i start cleaning a window and can't get the brush off the glass . sometimes takes hrs to do one house . on the plus side custys think i'm value for money ;D
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: H20cleaning on May 04, 2013, 07:48:00 pm
i dont understand why you would be worried about if the job will take longer... or if you have priced it correctly.
think of it this was: if the job takes longer than planned, work harder next time and learn from it for other projects/contracts.
If your worried you have under priced a job, just remmeber in theory it actually costs us wated fed polers very little to do a job! so if its slightly under priced either bite the bullet or increase it! but most important never worry we have the best job in the world!!!!
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Fin Clearview on May 04, 2013, 08:21:13 pm
Get rid of the ladder if you have one
Don't follow The Arsenal (you'll get much much worse)
And remember somebody loves ya baby
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: richard jagger on May 04, 2013, 10:08:46 pm
This condition will be stopped with a bullet between the eyes..
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: MATT BATEMAN (OWC) on May 04, 2013, 11:32:42 pm
anxiety is first sign of dementia, be worth you getting it checked out

Wetting your underwear is first sign of dementia, be worth you getting it checked out.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Simon@ Clearview contractors on May 04, 2013, 11:39:01 pm
I've had simmilar feeling on most of the rounds that I have bought.  My only advise is to give the work 2 or 3 cleans to find out how long it takes and how lucrative the job is.  All your worries will be either confirmed or forgotten about by then.

Also from past experience, My gut feeling when pricing these jobs tends to be roughly there or even well priced these days, just give it some time, if you find it unworkable sub it out or ditch it.

Problem solved.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Dean Taberner on May 05, 2013, 12:46:31 pm
Part of the problem yesterday was that the residents of these housing association flats don't like us cleaning them at weekends because they like a lie in,

I've spoken to the caretaker there in the past and not one of them have got a job, so it boils my blood when talking to them about their lie in time. We also clean the stairwells internally so have to buzz to get in and with it being 11am the majority of the residents were still in bed.

Its all good fun though,

I've got today and tomorrow off to let the windows based anxiety to subside. Ha.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: robertphil on May 05, 2013, 06:49:13 pm
anxiety is first sign of dementia, be worth you getting it checked out

Wetting your underwear is first sign of dementia, be worth you getting it checked out.

ur a sarcey so n so , but its medically true what I said

if I lived near you id av your biz from under u or ride u , or both ! 
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: ascjim on May 05, 2013, 07:17:25 pm
100% stop drinking!!
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Dean Taberner on May 05, 2013, 08:01:47 pm
100% stop drinking!!

Drinking is nice though James,

I see you're based in Exeter mate,

We were down there 2 weeks ago cleaning the Uni,

We love the place and stop down in Dawlish when working in the city.
Title: Re: Window cleaning based anxiety.
Post by: Dean Taberner on May 05, 2013, 08:05:04 pm
James,

On a serious note, do you use an RO down there or just run from DI?

We need to fill up fast with it being a large site so just fill straight into the tank and use the DI to purify the water.

What is your TDS? About 80ppm?

We are around 300ppm up on Stoke so we have to use RO then DI from our base,

Cheers,

Dean.