Clean It Up

UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mick hay on November 06, 2014, 04:04:05 pm

Title: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: mick hay on November 06, 2014, 04:04:05 pm
i always reward myself when reaching goals i set.

This year i had a figure of extra turnover I wanted to achieve. I reached it by July. So today i picked up my new reward.
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1415289794_1507816_10152674892706749_1276533088317991720_n.jpg)(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1415289804_1907313_10152674854511749_2302084097543758356_n.jpg)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Clever Forum Name on November 06, 2014, 04:06:24 pm
Well done mate, i would have aimed a bit higher than a sat nav tho  ;) ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Smudger on November 06, 2014, 04:09:59 pm
That screen looks a bit bent out of shape, think you need to get a new one

😄


But well done.  Just don't let the Sean's see this post because as you know there's no money to be had in cleaning !!!!

Darran
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: mick hay on November 06, 2014, 04:11:37 pm
Thats right, no money at all....too many at it...lol  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Don Kee on November 06, 2014, 04:14:48 pm
You've put gravel down on your drive?
Looks good mate  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Stoots on November 06, 2014, 04:17:02 pm
Inspiring, nice one  ;)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Dave Willis on November 06, 2014, 04:24:28 pm
When will you have enough money for some headlights?
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: jonboywalton75 on November 06, 2014, 04:30:57 pm
Lovely Bike that
a few years ago I splashed out on a bandit 600
too old now though,   you need good reflexes to ride nowadays
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: ChumBucket on November 06, 2014, 04:31:12 pm
Nice. ;) Next goal- an old school 250 2-stroke, RGV, RS etc etc. :)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: mick hay on November 06, 2014, 04:37:08 pm
Nice. ;) Next goal- an old school 250 2-stroke, RGV, RS etc etc. :)

I would love an old tzr250, i had one. Love the noise and smell of the 2 stroke.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Dave Willis on November 06, 2014, 04:41:03 pm
About time someone invented Castrol R aftershave!
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Soupy on November 06, 2014, 04:46:26 pm
A Good-year??

What did you get front or back tyre?
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: ChumBucket on November 06, 2014, 04:47:49 pm
About time someone invented Castrol R aftershave!

Ha harrr, the famous smell of Castrol R!! I wonder if you can still get it?
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: ChumBucket on November 06, 2014, 04:49:22 pm
Nice. ;) Next goal- an old school 250 2-stroke, RGV, RS etc etc. :)

I would love an old tzr250, i had one. Love the noise and smell of the 2 stroke.

There was a stunning TZR 250 "reverse cylinder" on ebay not so long ago. If my heart ruled my head I would have pressed the buy button without hesitation!! ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Dave Willis on November 06, 2014, 04:57:52 pm
Think someone did a lap of the Isle Of Man at over 100mph on one years ago -before I was born.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: 8weekly on November 06, 2014, 05:04:17 pm
Well done Mick. We have the Seans scraping a living and the Micks living the high life.  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Danny F on November 06, 2014, 05:16:15 pm
Nice bike :) hopefully treat myself when the better weather comes in to some sort of bike :)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: gary999 on November 06, 2014, 05:21:46 pm
Bmw bike with a sat nav...I take it you bought it for your missus ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: ChumBucket on November 06, 2014, 05:26:30 pm
Fancy being Max Biaggi? ;D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-TZR-250-3MA-SP-2-/151302807462?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item233a599fa6
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Bungle on November 06, 2014, 06:13:24 pm
i always reward myself when reaching goals i set.

This year i had a figure of extra turnover I wanted to achieve. I reached it by July. So today i picked up my new reward.
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1415289794_1507816_10152674892706749_1276533088317991720_n.jpg)(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1415289804_1907313_10152674854511749_2302084097543758356_n.jpg)

My mate had one of them. I lapped him on a track day at Silverstone. Suppose it's an ok bike if you want to peer over hedges as you go along.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Ian101 on November 06, 2014, 06:26:27 pm
Nice to reward yourself .... my reward is a newer van  ::)roll
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: mick hay on November 06, 2014, 06:42:13 pm
That was my reward last year a new van....was the best thing i did!!!

Also treated myself to Thailand for the new year eve, 2 weeks away.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Don Kee on November 06, 2014, 06:49:55 pm
That was my reward last year a new van....was the best thing i did!!!

Also treated myself to Thailand for the new year eve, 2 weeks away.


Ahhhh so you're treating yourself to a bride as well  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: mick hay on November 06, 2014, 06:54:45 pm
Lol, i was waiting for that!!
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: duncan h on November 06, 2014, 06:58:54 pm
Should have bought a proper bike (Kawasaki ZZR) :P
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: SeanK on November 06, 2014, 07:13:14 pm
Well done Mick. We have the Seans scraping a living and the Micks living the high life.  ;D

8weekly your such a gullible fool that's not his bike, a customer paid him an extra quid to wash and polish
it when he was there doing the windows.
Like I keep telling you there is no money in window cleaning.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: steven ainger on November 06, 2014, 07:29:23 pm
Nice bike there Mick, i treated myself a couple of months back on a new toy too,

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z295/dune19670/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg) (http://s195.photobucket.com/user/dune19670/media/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg.html)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Ste M on November 06, 2014, 08:48:58 pm
nice one, i got myself a Daytona 675 the other month, don't know how to put pics up though
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Bungle on November 06, 2014, 08:58:18 pm
Nice bike there Mick, i treated myself a couple of months back on a new toy too,

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z295/dune19670/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg) (http://s195.photobucket.com/user/dune19670/media/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg.html)

Time you got them chicken strips off dude  ;)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: steven ainger on November 06, 2014, 09:21:13 pm
Nice bike there Mick, i treated myself a couple of months back on a new toy too,

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z295/dune19670/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg) (http://s195.photobucket.com/user/dune19670/media/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg.html)

Time you got them chicken strips off dude  ;)

Not at my age  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Lee Pryor on November 06, 2014, 09:36:52 pm
I also purchased a new toy 3 weeks ago. Cars are more my thing though as some on here will know.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Mick Kent on November 06, 2014, 09:54:03 pm
i always reward myself when reaching goals i set.

This year i had a figure of extra turnover I wanted to achieve. I reached it by July. So today i picked up my new reward.
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1415289794_1507816_10152674892706749_1276533088317991720_n.jpg)(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1415289804_1907313_10152674854511749_2302084097543758356_n.jpg)

Well done to you mate!
Being able to reward yourself for hard work with money gained from something you have achieved is the best feeling.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: richywilts on November 06, 2014, 09:56:09 pm
I also purchased a new toy 3 weeks ago. Cars are more my thing though as some on here will know.

so what did u get lee
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Mick Kent on November 06, 2014, 09:58:10 pm
Nice bike there Mick, i treated myself a couple of months back on a new toy too,

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z295/dune19670/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg) (http://s195.photobucket.com/user/dune19670/media/023_zps0cace3cd.jpg.html)

Mmmmm nice
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Lee Pryor on November 06, 2014, 10:14:02 pm
Ahh. Call me tony stark. Haha


I like threads like this. People setting goals, working to achieve them and enjoying the results. It's not just a job it's a business and window cleaners can earn very very good money. Well done guys.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Ste M on November 06, 2014, 10:24:14 pm
Ive always loved cars Lee, rode a geared bike for the first time in June, passed my test last month and got the Daytona, its the best thing I've ever done, if you have a bike an go for a ride you will not believe how good you will feel, two wheels are without a doubt the best thing ever
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Tom-01 on November 06, 2014, 10:29:21 pm
Ahh. Call me tony stark. Haha


I like threads like this. People setting goals, working to achieve them and enjoying the results. It's not just a job it's a business and window cleaners can earn very very good money. Well done guys.

I agree with Lee. It's great to set yourself a goal, a big one. And if it's achieved reward yourself. I remember one of my old sales jobs when I had no money at all I had a pic of a Mark II Golf GTi next to my computer to motivate me, and it worked! R8, very nice.... :)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: SeanK on November 06, 2014, 11:30:03 pm
I think when self employed you need to set yourself goals and targets and then give yourself a reward
if they are achieved.
Its very easy to slacken off when you don't have a boss threatening you with the sack.
Don't get me wrong, we all have to live and pay the bills and that is incentive enough to keep most going, but
a reward every so often gives you the drive to push that little bit harder.
That is one nice looking machine Mick, excellent.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: CleanClear on November 06, 2014, 11:43:15 pm
i always reward myself when reaching goals i set.

This year i had a figure of extra turnover I wanted to achieve. I reached it by July. So today i picked up my new reward.

Quote
AS WE HAVE NO SALESMEN OR TELESALES TO PAY, WE CAN GUARANTEE TO BEAT ANY NATIONAL COMPANIES QUOTE BY UP TO 50%

I make you right mate. But Charlie Prices (who does run a National Company) little reward is a new Range Rover  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: CleanClear on November 06, 2014, 11:45:26 pm
Ive always loved cars Lee, rode a geared bike for the first time in June, passed my test last month and got the Daytona, its the best thing I've ever done, if you have a bike an go for a ride you will not believe how good you will feel, two wheels are without a doubt the best thing ever

I've an image in my head of a huge Bear on a circus bike. And it just won't go !!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: mick hay on November 07, 2014, 12:26:43 am
i always reward myself when reaching goals i set.

This year i had a figure of extra turnover I wanted to achieve. I reached it by July. So today i picked up my new reward.

Quote
AS WE HAVE NO SALESMEN OR TELESALES TO PAY, WE CAN GUARANTEE TO BEAT ANY NATIONAL COMPANIES QUOTE BY UP TO 50%

I make you right mate. But Charlie Prices (who does run a National Company) little reward is a new Range Rover  ;D



Thats aimed at Thomas sanderson. They charge around £1k for a conservatory clean, so I'm happy to charge 50% less  ;D

I have next summers reward as my comp wallpaper already, thats got 4 wheels this time  ;)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Sean Dyer on November 07, 2014, 02:18:01 pm
Well done Mick. We have the Seans scraping a living and the Micks living the high life.  ;D

8weekly your such a gullible fool that's not his bike, a customer paid him an extra quid to wash and polish
it when he was there doing the windows.
Like I keep telling you there is no money in window cleaning.

Who's scraping a living ?
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Soupy on November 07, 2014, 02:35:23 pm
Well done Mick. We have the Seans scraping a living and the Micks living the high life.  ;D

8weekly your such a gullible fool that's not his bike, a customer paid him an extra quid to wash and polish
it when he was there doing the windows.
Like I keep telling you there is no money in window cleaning.

Who's scraping a living ?


All of us. No money in window cleaning. Just quit.
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: andyM on November 07, 2014, 02:51:34 pm
I think when self employed you need to set yourself goals and targets and then give yourself a reward
if they are achieved.

I couldn't agree more Sean.
So I treated myself to a chocolate biscuit for going out today and cleaning some windows in this grim weather.  ;D
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Mick Kent on November 07, 2014, 03:06:25 pm
I treated myself to a sausage and egg sandwich today. That felt good :-)
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Sean Dyer on November 07, 2014, 07:21:23 pm
I treated myself to a pork pie from the bakery at dinner .. oh and a new bottle of scotch last weekend
probably shouldnt of , what with me scraping a living an all
Title: Re: its been a good year, so treated myself!!!
Post by: Sean Dyer on November 07, 2014, 07:22:52 pm
Well done Mick. We have the Seans scraping a living and the Micks living the high life.  ;D

8weekly your such a gullible fool that's not his bike, a customer paid him an extra quid to wash and polish
it when he was there doing the windows.
Like I keep telling you there is no money in window cleaning.

Who's scraping a living ?


All of us. No money in window cleaning. Just quit.

Id love too mate , but at least with window cleaning i can literally scrape a living :)

ps i love the film that tag line of yours is from