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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on September 23, 2013, 04:45:16 pm

Title: Four Trad Top Tips!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 23, 2013, 04:45:16 pm
1. When you get pulled over by the law for not having commercial insurance tell 'em you don't work professionally and you've only got ladders and bucket on board because you like to clean windows as a favour to your friends.

2. When you trade in the Rover 800 for a Kia Pride make sure you get one with a sunroof so you can stick your ladders out of it and save money on a roof rack.

3. If you have got a roof rack for your ladders get a round bucket you can put your gear in and then wedge it into your rungs while driving along; this will save time and stop you opening and bashing your tail gate on the ladders every time you need your gear.

4. When you collect your dole money make sure you do it before lunchtime so you can go straight to the boozer and not lose it to the "missus" for nappies, rent, fines and other non-essentials.
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Post by: South Window Cleaning Ltd on September 23, 2013, 05:03:23 pm
Lol :)
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Post by: Jack Harris on September 23, 2013, 05:26:14 pm
that a joke?
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Post by: steve rix on September 23, 2013, 06:14:23 pm
w****r
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Post by: gary999 on September 23, 2013, 06:24:31 pm
looks like someone is spoiling for a fight ;D
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Post by: rosskesava on September 23, 2013, 06:27:01 pm
Oh dear..........



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Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 23, 2013, 06:44:45 pm
what a great sense of humour

FTFY steve rix!

 ;D
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Post by: Llaaww on September 23, 2013, 07:24:17 pm
5: High harness work

If you tie off onto a piece of furniture, make sure that it is bigger than the window. That way it will jam in the hole if you fall off.

If it is too small, not only will you fall all the way to the floor, bit said furniture will then land on you.
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Post by: elite mike on September 23, 2013, 08:55:32 pm
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: barry mallett on September 23, 2013, 10:16:22 pm
Also make the harness 3 feet longer than the drop . That way if you fall and hit the ground it doesn't damage the bolts or the harness .
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Post by: geoffreyspecht on September 23, 2013, 11:23:53 pm
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Post by: G Griffin on September 23, 2013, 11:37:08 pm
I was hoping for the Four Tops Trad Tips.
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Post by: gary999 on September 24, 2013, 08:37:29 am
im holding the door open mr griffin :(
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 24, 2013, 03:37:30 pm
6. When custy asks if you can carry on through the winter months remind her that those days are strictly for watching Jeremy Kyle with a few tins of special brew and some Golden Virginia.
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 24, 2013, 11:16:09 pm
7. If you send enough guys up ladders in breach of health and safety guidelines to get your takings up near the VAT threshold just get more of your custies to pay cash and don't declare it.

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Post by: gary999 on September 24, 2013, 11:19:41 pm
has somebody had a run in with  a ladder monkey recently perhaps :)
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Post by: stuart mc on September 24, 2013, 11:22:59 pm
Mr gold, leave the funny stuff to Mr Mallet please ;) he is better it at than you :D you are failing miserably, if you want to know what that means ask Tosh, he knows ;D
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Post by: home6442 on September 24, 2013, 11:27:59 pm
6. When custy asks if you can carry on through the winter months remind her that those days are strictly for watching Jeremy Kyle with a few tins of special brew and some Golden Virginia.

Special brew is only for newbies old trad guys drink fortified wine only.
Brown bag helps to stop the bottle slipping out of wet hands which could be dangerous on top of a ladder.
Title: Re: Four Trad Top Tips!
Post by: gary999 on September 24, 2013, 11:28:22 pm
Mr gold, leave the funny stuff to Mr Mallet please ;) he is better it at than you :D you are failing miserably, if you want to know what that means ask Tosh, he knows ;D
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 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Four Trad Top Tips!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on September 24, 2013, 11:35:25 pm
Mr gold, leave the funny stuff to Mr Mallet please ;) he is better it at than you :D you are failing miserably, if you want to know what that means ask Tosh, he knows ;D

Quite right! I'm trying to get Barry to post some - his top tips are priceless. I don't need to ask Tosh about how to fail miserably I can do that with no help from him thank you.

I'm happy being miserable even though Tosh says that's impossible.
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Post by: rosskesava on September 24, 2013, 11:42:19 pm
8. Remove the rubber inserts on the bottom of the ladder so as it's just the aluminum that's in contact with the floor and make sure a few of the rungs are bent.

9. When securing the ladder on the rickety roof rack, tie it on using a few bits of 10 year old blue nylon string.
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 06, 2013, 05:31:23 pm
10. Use bungees to keep your ladders on so that when they fly off at 60 mph on the dual carriageway they fly clear from your car and into the windscreen of the passing lorry.
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Post by: Danny Guest on November 06, 2013, 06:51:39 pm
11. Make sure you pack that bag of sand that foots the ladder for you in winter.

I forgot mine a few times
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Post by: dazmond on November 06, 2013, 07:07:06 pm
12.if your £1-20 scraper from the DIY shop goes missing just use a 50p to scrape the birdmuck off! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Four Trad Top Tips!
Post by: stig on November 07, 2013, 05:02:42 pm
Well that's 5 x minutes of my life I won't get back---- what a complete and utter waste of time this thread was ,,,, some people have spent more than half their career as a traditional cleaner then when they've made enough cash to get where are they knock it,,, ars* oles
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Post by: dazmond on November 07, 2013, 10:41:17 pm
we re just having a laugh stig! ;D ;D

CHILL!! ;D ;D

in actual fact the guy i used to work for many years ago suggested using a 50p to scrape birdmuck off when i lost my DIY scraper!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on November 08, 2013, 09:40:22 am
we re just having a laugh stig! ;D ;D

CHILL!! ;D ;D

in actual fact the guy i used to work for many years ago suggested using a 50p to scrape birdmuck off when i lost my DIY scraper!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

If you are wfp you can afford to use a £2 coin!  ;D
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Post by: jonboywalton75 on November 08, 2013, 09:49:51 am
I detail with £50 notes