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Title: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 10, 2014, 06:01:54 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Rob@Blast off on August 10, 2014, 06:13:36 pm
My first one is 50 meters away  ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: PurefectWindowCleaning on August 10, 2014, 06:31:12 pm
We have a factory booked in an hour away.

Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: deeege on August 10, 2014, 06:32:24 pm
41 miles away, about as far as we go.

It's going to be a stinking day in Scotland tomorrow Dean.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 10, 2014, 06:39:26 pm
41 miles away, about as far as we go.

It's going to be a stinking day in Scotland tomorrow Dean.

We're working indoors mate so all is good.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: edward1 on August 10, 2014, 06:40:22 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!

you must be the hardest working wc in the world
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 10, 2014, 06:43:21 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!

you must be the hardest working wc in the world

I'm bone idle Edward  :-X
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Sean Dyer on August 10, 2014, 06:45:57 pm
tomorrow is my furthest round in cheshire
21 mile away
everything else is half that or less
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: deeege on August 10, 2014, 06:50:23 pm
41 miles away, about as far as we go.

It's going to be a stinking day in Scotland tomorrow Dean.

We're working indoors mate so all is good.

Flood warnings all over the show, traffic could be a problem.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Frankybadboy on August 10, 2014, 07:03:19 pm
1st job about 400 meters away  ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: PoleKing on August 10, 2014, 07:31:58 pm
about 45 minutes away for me.
My favourite day of the month tomorrow.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: supernova77 on August 10, 2014, 07:41:03 pm
First job of the day tomorrow is 15 miles away... Then I'll work back towards the unit and end up about 1 mile away at the end of the day  ;)

Got 2 new cleans to do to.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Barryy on August 10, 2014, 07:43:14 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!
Hope you don't get "Not today, looks like rain".  ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: sf on August 10, 2014, 07:46:37 pm
10 miles for me tomorrow, my furthest round of month.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: sunshine windows on August 10, 2014, 07:53:52 pm
Easy internal balustrade clean at a local bingo hall first thing.

Less than half a mile, around a 5 min drive.  ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Simon Mess on August 10, 2014, 07:57:09 pm
20 miles, but as has already been mentioned, weather (in Scotland anyway) not looking too amenable, so i very much doubt i will be working.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on August 10, 2014, 09:16:38 pm
One of our vans does under 20 miles a week. 5 days 9 till 4. Happy days
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: PoleKing on August 10, 2014, 09:35:20 pm
One of our vans does under 20 miles a week. 5 days 9 till 4. Happy days

Bet it's yours. To and from the caff. x5
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Window Lickers on August 10, 2014, 09:38:51 pm
Were 265 miles  ;D


Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on August 10, 2014, 11:02:52 pm
lol. I wish!!
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: rosskesava on August 11, 2014, 12:08:15 am
First and only job tomorrow, less than 5ft away from where I'm typing this.

Being 14 floors up and about a mile from the coast facing SW, our windows are covered in salt..... again.

The missus said as I'm not working and as it'll be tipping it down, I can clean the windows.

Personally, I'd let the rain clean them instead.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 11, 2014, 06:00:55 am
On the road with 140 miles to go,

This isn't the norm for us, it is extreme. We normally try to keep all of our work within 90 miles of Stoke. The motorway network is superb in our area so we can get to most big cities in less than 1hr, Liverpool, brum, manchester, nottingham etc so it gives us a good opportunity to take on lots of work.

This Scotland work is part of a much bigger list of work that mostly has been in the 90 mile radius that we operate in,

There are 7 or 8 jobs left and then the list is complete for another 6 months. The jobs are very well paid on a whole so I'm not complaining plus it gives us a chance for a little road trip north of the border.

All good fun.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: dazmond on August 11, 2014, 08:36:48 am
15 mins away today and most working days,sometimes less.never more than 30 mins away from any of my work.i prefer to keep my work close.less wear and tear on van,less fuel costs and more time spent "on the glass". :)
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: gary999 on August 11, 2014, 08:52:38 am
10 min drive is the furthest  i have to go.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Plankton on August 11, 2014, 09:21:34 am
Should have started 17 miles away, but still in bed and still waiting for the extreme rain which should have been here by now. Go to work or take kids to cinema?
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: koopmaster on August 11, 2014, 07:12:04 pm
2 miles. all my work is within a 5 mile radius.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: lee_dewing on August 11, 2014, 07:22:57 pm
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15 mins away today and most working days,sometimes less.never more than 30 mins away from any of my work.i prefer to keep my work close.less wear and tear on van,less fuel costs and more time spent "on the glass".

Same.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 11, 2014, 08:03:56 pm
When I started window cleaning 9 yrs ago all of my work was within a 15 minute drive of my house. I must admit that I did enjoy it, the freedom of being a one man band and all, but the earning potential was seriously limited. I'm not knocking it though, I'd say at least a couple of times a week I wish that I was back in my van alone.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Elfyn on August 11, 2014, 09:06:45 pm
30 miles away - a school - and I'll be there all week.  :)
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Soupy on August 13, 2014, 04:41:50 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!

Got a licence for that?
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: deeege on August 13, 2014, 04:43:11 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!

Got a licence for that?

Do you need a licence to live in Stoke?  ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 13, 2014, 05:01:33 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!

Got a licence for that?

It wasn't window cleaning clever cloggs  :-*
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Soupy on August 13, 2014, 05:09:33 pm
Mine is 264 miles,

Stoke-On-Trent to Falkirk, Scotland.

Let the road trip commence!

Got a licence for that?

It wasn't window cleaning clever cloggs  :-*

So why's it in the window cleaning section smartarse?
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 13, 2014, 05:11:28 pm
Because I'm a window cleaner sweet cheeks.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Frankybadboy on August 13, 2014, 06:33:10 pm
Because I'm a window cleaner sweet cheeks.
some people would say different  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 13, 2014, 08:16:24 pm
Because I'm a window cleaner sweet cheeks.
some people would say different  ;D ;D ;D

Yes Rich, very true.  ;D
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Soupy on August 13, 2014, 08:19:23 pm
Because I'm a window cleaner sweet cheeks.

So, by that logic you can discuss anything you want on this forum so long as you're a window cleaner? Pumpkin.
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: Dean Taberner on August 13, 2014, 08:47:33 pm
Yes that's correct Soupy  :P
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: windowswashed on August 14, 2014, 10:30:00 pm
220 miles this morning, don't want to do that again, long drive
Title: Re: Monday tomorrow.............how far from your base is your first job of the day?
Post by: dazmond on August 15, 2014, 08:16:56 am
you guys must spend a massive amount on expenses (fuel/vans/repairs etc)sod that!not to mention lots of time on the road not earning and time away from home. ::)roll