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Title: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Roberto Smith on December 07, 2014, 11:56:08 am
Hi, Just organizing work on cleaner planner thinking about packing my days out with work brought forward to make the most money possible right up till christmas.

Anyone else doing a full day on the 24th?
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Ian101 on December 07, 2014, 12:02:32 pm
no will have all mine done by 19 th ....... hopefully ........  bar 1 large house for half day Monday ... missus is working right up till 24 th so I will work if I get any last minute calls / one off's BUT will charge way over odds .... if I don't get the job then no problem ..... will be like a Christmas bonus for myself.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: ChumBucket on December 07, 2014, 12:03:04 pm
NO! ;D

Probably finish on the 19th (Friday) & start back on the 5th.

Might do the Monday (22nd) at a push but that would be it.

I look forward to two weeks off at xmas & new year- I deserve it!! ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: DaveG on December 07, 2014, 12:03:16 pm
Doing half a day on the 24th, all of them top customers
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: JSMC on December 07, 2014, 12:11:35 pm
yip same as every other year sadly :-[ The joys of commercial work
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Window Lickers on December 07, 2014, 12:24:58 pm
Doing half a day on the 24th, all of them top customers

Same here.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Matt. on December 07, 2014, 12:27:13 pm
Unfortunately ....... I am with JSMC. All commercial. Only get 2 days off, also have to work new year day for 6 hours. 😪,

Oh well the joys of life.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Stephen.C on December 07, 2014, 12:36:22 pm
What's is Christmas?
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Matt. on December 07, 2014, 12:37:21 pm
Excuse for the mrs to spend money 😤
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Johnny B on December 07, 2014, 01:02:59 pm
Yup, full day for me. I'd work the day after as well if I could get away with it.

John
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Mike #1 on December 07, 2014, 01:13:15 pm
All depends on the weather over the coming weeks hopefully be all done on the 22nd
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: jk999 on December 07, 2014, 01:37:46 pm
Best tips come in Christmas  eve
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: gary999 on December 07, 2014, 01:45:36 pm
Unless the weather stops me will be a full day like it is
for the majority in this country..then back to work on the 27th
29-31st then no work until Feb :)
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: jimiwindows on December 07, 2014, 01:50:06 pm
Work till 24th back on 27th
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on December 07, 2014, 01:50:58 pm
No way! After the 19th its family time & I'm making the most of it!

I'm counting down the hours already!  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Soupy on December 07, 2014, 01:59:22 pm
Of course. It's just another day.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: jk999 on December 07, 2014, 02:20:47 pm
Unless the weather stops me will be a full day like it is
for the majority in this country..then back to work on the 27th
29-31st then no work until Feb :)
no work till Feb  :o
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Perfect Windows on December 07, 2014, 03:28:39 pm
Nope, finish on 18th, spend Friday 19th with the franchisees in a restaurant then a pub and I'm off until January 12th.  The way I organise my work that three week break will leave me exactly one week behind on my round.

Vin
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 07, 2014, 04:30:14 pm
I will work right up to midday on 24th December. Then it's off until Monday January 5th.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: stig on December 07, 2014, 06:09:57 pm
Doing half a day on the 24th, all of them top customers
x 2
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: S.A.J on December 07, 2014, 06:32:16 pm
I'm not but all my lads are  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: NBwcs on December 07, 2014, 07:02:44 pm
I saw someone cleaning a pubs windows on christmas day morning last year in Bourne Lincs  :o
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: PoleKing on December 07, 2014, 07:17:27 pm
I saw someone cleaning a pubs windows on christmas day morning last year in Bourne Lincs  :o

Obviously a Jehovah's Witness ;D

Where are you based nick?
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: NBwcs on December 07, 2014, 07:29:49 pm
Im in sunny Spalding, 10 miles up the road.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: jk999 on December 07, 2014, 07:35:13 pm
I'm not but all my lads are  ;D
nice one lol  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: LWC on December 07, 2014, 07:38:22 pm
Spits coffee over screen...work on the 24th!!!!

No one will want to see you on the 24th! Have a bit of thought for the customers lads.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: gary999 on December 07, 2014, 07:55:20 pm
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: LWC on December 07, 2014, 08:00:01 pm
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: ChumBucket on December 07, 2014, 08:02:05 pm
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.

Ant customers of mine wanted me xmas eve would be told where to go!! ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: PoleKing on December 07, 2014, 08:03:52 pm
Im in sunny Spalding, 10 miles up the road.

My wife is from your neck of the woods.
What's your business called?
Do you venture this way at all?
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: gary999 on December 07, 2014, 08:11:49 pm
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.

Ant customers of mine wanted me xmas eve would be told where to go!! ;D
[/quote

If I could get away with working xmas day..i would, I have no religious
belief, my lads have grown up and rightly do their own thing and if have
the family come round after a few hours my dad and myself get fed up
and generally go fishing.

xmas day has little or no meaning to me but then again I have January off
so I get the best of it :)
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Frankybadboy on December 07, 2014, 08:18:09 pm
work whats that  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 07, 2014, 08:23:48 pm
Spits coffee over screen...work on the 24th!!!!

No one will want to see you on the 24th! Have a bit of thought for the customers lads.

Normal day mate ;)
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: LWC on December 07, 2014, 08:33:45 pm
Spits coffee over screen...work on the 24th!!!!

No one will want to see you on the 24th! Have a bit of thought for the customers lads.

Normal day mate ;)

Obviously not working hard enough to take few days off then  :P

Honestly never heard anything like it lol, working xmas eve  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 07, 2014, 08:54:34 pm
Spits coffee over screen...work on the 24th!!!!

No one will want to see you on the 24th! Have a bit of thought for the customers lads.

Normal day mate ;)

Obviously not working hard enough to take few days off then  :P

Honestly never heard anything like it lol, working xmas eve  ;D

Got work booked in for 27th onwards. Could be why you are leasing and not buying  :P
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: LWC on December 07, 2014, 08:57:11 pm
I had the option to buy...i chose to lease  :P
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 07, 2014, 08:58:53 pm
I had the option to buy...i choose to lease  :P

I will be on hand when they butt **** you at handing back time :P
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: LWC on December 07, 2014, 08:59:23 pm
When im picking up my brand new one  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: DG Cleaning on December 07, 2014, 09:02:00 pm
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.

Ant customers of mine wanted me xmas eve would be told where to go!! ;D
[/quote

If I could get away with working xmas day..i would, I have no religious
belief, my lads have grown up and rightly do their own thing and if have
the family come round after a few hours my dad and myself get fed up
and generally go fishing.

xmas day has little or no meaning to me but then again I have January off
so I get the best of it :)

Scrooge ::)roll
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: gary999 on December 08, 2014, 12:46:17 am
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.

Ant customers of mine wanted me xmas eve would be told where to go!! ;D
[/quote

If I could get away with working xmas day..i would, I have no religious
belief, my lads have grown up and rightly do their own thing and if have
the family come round after a few hours my dad and myself get fed up
and generally go fishing.

xmas day has little or no meaning to me but then again I have January off
so I get the best of it :)

Scrooge ::)roll
DG don't be a dipstick mate. ;D...ive had loads of great Christmases with my
kids over the years but like I said they have grown and its through the kids
I enjoyed it..little or no point to it for me now and when the family come
round and my sisters have had a few sherbets believe me you would want to get
out the way and its far more enjoyable on the riverbank enjoying a nip with the
old man and enjoying the peace and quiet.

If or when the grandkids arrive no doubt I will find it fun again but
at the moment I would be just as happy working or fishing.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Soupy on December 08, 2014, 06:34:13 am
Spits coffee over screen...work on the 24th!!!!

No one will want to see you on the 24th! Have a bit of thought for the customers lads.

Codswollop.

Customers are delighted to see you on the 24th. Lovely clean windows for Christmas Day.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Soupy on December 08, 2014, 06:37:41 am
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.

Ant customers of mine wanted me xmas eve would be told where to go!! ;D

If I could get away with working xmas day..i would, I have no religious
belief, my lads have grown up and rightly do their own thing and if have
the family come round after a few hours my dad and myself get fed up
and generally go fishing.

xmas day has little or no meaning to me but then again I have January off
so I get the best of it :)

Its only taken 11 months and 1 week but garry999's first sensible post of the year.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Clever Forum Name on December 08, 2014, 07:34:25 am
That's a bit unfair Scrooge McSoupy. I feel you may have overlooked his post from April 27th. His impersonation of a sheep was spot on and the perfect reply to social media in pubs.

Gary people dont have to be on facebook for hours in a pub? You scroll down check if you have notifications thats it? Takes about 30seconds lol
Part of the banter in pubs sometimes is laughing at those people you speak of who updates everything they do etc

Sorry matey but when im out im too busy having a good time
to even think about checking facebook  ;D

Im afraid you are one of the many sheep out there ;D

Try it for a week,go out with your mates take your phone switch
it off though and see if you an resist the temptation to have a look
i guarantee you will be missing nothing if you do or you will confirm
yourself as a brainwashed sheep if you cant resist.

Me thinks the latter ;D
I tried this when i ran out of 4g this week.... And i had to buy a internet booster haha


BBBBAAAAAAA!!!! ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: gary999 on December 08, 2014, 07:55:02 am
Sensible!!!!!.....how very dare you...I have never been

so insulted >:(
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: dazmond on December 08, 2014, 08:15:54 am
ive worked xmas eve til about 1pm lots of years.never had a problem.i wont be this year though.you tend to get a few more tips as well.

the great thing is DO WHAT YOU WANT!!WORK/DONT WORK ITS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU!!

ill shut up shop on 23rd dec and go back on monday 5th jan.a full 12 days off.plenty of food,laughter and meeting up with old friends/family and just generally enjoying the time off away from window cleaning. :)
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: NBwcs on December 08, 2014, 04:57:55 pm
"My wife is from your neck of the woods.
What's your business called?
Do you venture this way at all?"

I just call myself ,Nick Burton window cleaning services and no , all my works within a 3 mile radius of home, which is great efficiency wise but miss being in your area. When at anglian water, Stamford , deeping and bourne were my patch plus all the wonderful villages out that way, absolutely loved it.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: PoleKing on December 08, 2014, 05:01:10 pm
"My wife is from your neck of the woods.
What's your business called?
Do you venture this way at all?"

I just call myself ,Nick Burton window cleaning services and no , all my works within a 3 mile radius of home, which is great efficiency wise but miss being in your area. When at anglian water, Stamford , deeping and bourne were my patch plus all the wonderful villages out that way, absolutely loved it.

Nice compact round there Nick.
Yeah, we like Stamford.
Quite like Spalding tbh-just too near to the in-laws ;D
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: ascjim on December 08, 2014, 07:25:35 pm
I finish on the 24th and back on the 6th :)

But I got a few hours in between for shops.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: JSMC on December 21, 2014, 09:32:00 pm
having a commercial run means i will be off xmas day n boxing day then back out on saturday.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: CleanClear on December 21, 2014, 10:06:55 pm
Hi, Just organizing work on cleaner planner thinking about packing my days out with work brought forward to make the most money possible right up till christmas.

Anyone else doing a full day on the 24th?

Yep !!
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Matt. on December 21, 2014, 10:55:24 pm
Me to,

4am til 2pm guna work like the clappers to get fin need a alcohilic beverage
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: tonycarr on December 22, 2014, 12:37:46 am
working all day, then collecting in the evening

just a normal day

tony
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: andyM on December 22, 2014, 07:09:54 am
Work doesn't stop til 4pm on the 24th for me, back to work 2nd Jan.
Looking forward to a rest.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Walter Mitty on December 22, 2014, 07:58:34 am
Working a normal day on the 24th.  Also working between Christmas and New Year (probably starting a bit later though as many custies on holiday).
I wanted some time off but vehicle problems and working more slowly due to backpacking it have sdeen me slide further behind with the work - not to mention the additional costs of possible vehicle repair and hiring a van.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: Klean07 on December 22, 2014, 08:01:14 am
Last day today quite windy out there but needs must. Most jobs booked in.
Title: Re: Anyone working on the 24th Dec?
Post by: DG Cleaning on December 22, 2014, 12:25:29 pm
im booked for xmas eve, got several customers who wants cleans
on xmas eve

Bookings is fine. I really dont think its acceptable turning up out of blue on that day.

Ant customers of mine wanted me xmas eve would be told where to go!! ;D
[/quote

If I could get away with working xmas day..i would, I have no religious
belief, my lads have grown up and rightly do their own thing and if have
the family come round after a few hours my dad and myself get fed up
and generally go fishing.

xmas day has little or no meaning to me but then again I have January off
so I get the best of it :)

Scrooge ::)roll
DG don't be a dipstick mate. ;D...ive had loads of great Christmases with my
kids over the years but like I said they have grown and its through the kids
I enjoyed it..little or no point to it for me now and when the family come
round and my sisters have had a few sherbets believe me you would want to get
out the way and its far more enjoyable on the riverbank enjoying a nip with the
old man and enjoying the peace and quiet.

I can understand the sisters bit.
We get far too many ordinary days throughout the year so make the most of it.
Christmas morning park run will get you into it ;D

If or when the grandkids arrive no doubt I will find it fun again but
at the moment I would be just as happy working or fishing.