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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stig on April 15, 2014, 07:01:21 pm

Title: cant beat old school windies
Post by: stig on April 15, 2014, 07:01:21 pm
What's wrong with some window cleaners these days, can't acknowledge you when u nod , can't reply when u shout over to pass the time of day, give you dirty looks if your vans shinier than theirs, and if there's two of them in a van or cleaning  in same street they chat to each other and laugh like little girls......they either jealous arseholes or feel really threatened by little old me....I've been cleaning windows for 30 yrs now and never known windies wiv attitudes like some........I go to work smiling and come home tired and smiling - what's their problem!!  ;D
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: dazmond on April 15, 2014, 07:31:17 pm
its always been the same mate.most are ok near me but the odd one or two really dont want a chat/bit of banter or even let on.some see you as WINDOW CLEANER ENEMY NO 1!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: Clever Forum Name on April 15, 2014, 07:35:05 pm
trying having two vans in one road and another turns up  ::)roll

We heard all the jokes and *&&^&^ taking about why we had two vans in one road. Why not work from one van he said about 10 times as loud as he could.

I can tell you one thing for sure, the lad who was was with me did NOT use the free gift from Gardiner to cut his hose and then leg it lmao.
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: bobplum on April 15, 2014, 07:58:45 pm
trying having two vans in one road and another turns up  ::)roll

We heard all the jokes and *&&^&^ taking about why we had two vans in one road. Why not work from one van he said about 10 times as loud as he could.

I can tell you one thing for sure, the lad who was was with me did NOT use the free gift from Gardiner to cut his hose and then leg it lmao.

 ;D ;D
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: robertphil on April 15, 2014, 08:04:02 pm
i can remember how important it was for me to get waved at by the old pros when i first started to boost my confidence , only 1 or 2 waved back
 these days if i get ignored several times when i wave or nod  to another cleaner  , i go for the jugular
   took a whole loada work from an old scrote who ignored me and i bleve he may have gone under .  happy days!
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: ronaldo on April 15, 2014, 08:04:29 pm
You can't talk to some of the shiners round our way as they don't even talk English, just put their thumb up to you' at the end of the day there's more windows than window cleaners plenty of work for everyone
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: Ian Lancaster on April 15, 2014, 09:10:20 pm
I learned to do this job on Victorian '3-decker' London schools.  Does this make me an Old school old school window cleaner? ;D
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: Ian Lancaster on April 15, 2014, 09:11:44 pm
Or bearing in mind this was in the late 60's, an 'old,old school old school window cleaner' ;D ;D
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: Clever Forum Name on April 15, 2014, 09:19:47 pm
Tbh I don't see a lot of trad cleaners anymore. Lots of WFP guys.

I never see then cleaning tho lol. They are
Always in their vans driving lol
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: G Griffin on April 15, 2014, 10:23:04 pm
i can remember how important it was for me to get waved at by the old pros when i first started
Russian or East European?
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: Perfect Windows on April 15, 2014, 10:25:19 pm
Tbh I don't see a lot of trad cleaners anymore. Lots of WFP guys.

I never see then cleaning tho lol. They are
Always in their vans driving lol

Trad guy came over to me a couple of years ago and shook my hand. 

"Congratulations," He said

"What's for?"

"You're the first bloke with a van and all that kit I've ever seen actually cleaning a house."

Vin
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: roundbuilder on April 15, 2014, 10:34:43 pm
Just out of interest pure h20 why would you have 2 vans cleaning on the same street??
It does sound a bit odd.
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: 8weekly on April 16, 2014, 06:15:14 am
Just out of interest pure h20 why would you have 2 vans cleaning on the same street??
It does sound a bit odd.
To p*** off the local old school windies.
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: robertphil on April 16, 2014, 06:42:16 am
 ;D
i can remember how important it was for me to get waved at by the old pros when i first started
Russian or East European?
;D   
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: Clever Forum Name on April 16, 2014, 07:29:41 am
Just out of interest pure h20 why would you have 2 vans cleaning on the same street??
It does sound a bit odd.

Office block on corner.

Domestic run down the street.

Just weird how it happened, but i dont do commercial due to neck
Title: Re: cant beat old school windies
Post by: koopmaster on April 16, 2014, 06:32:44 pm
Thankful that the guys around me are all nice.  I always wave and try to have a little chat.