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Title: Interesting new customer today
Post by: davids3511 on April 11, 2017, 07:10:23 pm
Picked up a new customer last week. Huge house, youngish man. I kinda figured he was a sportsman. Quoted him a price, he agreed and when he gave me his name I knew who he was. Went to do it today and he had a pretty knowledgeable discussion about window cleaning. Turns out he was a window cleaner during his summer holidays for a local commercial cleaning company when he was young. He reckoned he only did ground level stuff as he was young but he described to me what sounded like a wagtail flipper that he used.

Not what I expected at all from a guy who is a current premier league player.
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: G Griffin on April 11, 2017, 07:17:39 pm
Nice one, David.
But didn't you ask why he took a drop in money by choosing a career playing PL football?
That's madness.
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: DaveG on April 11, 2017, 07:31:12 pm
Who is it then?
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: SB Cleaning on April 11, 2017, 08:08:35 pm
And ???
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: G Griffin on April 11, 2017, 08:23:29 pm
and when he gave me his name I knew who he was.
Very sharp, David; very sharp.
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: jonboywalton75 on April 12, 2017, 06:01:11 am
Who is it then?

It's a waste of time asking Dave that.
He's far too discreet
(no sarcasm either, as I sometimes have been on here)
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: jonboywalton75 on April 12, 2017, 06:08:24 am
My son was cleaning a large house out Cheshire way
He couldn't reach one window without using next doors garden
He knocked and asked permission and Richard Dunne (ex Villa and Man City)  politely said, "fine"
My nephew was gardening next door to Alex Ferguson when Alex asked him to do a very quick job for him.
The thing is he was expecting it to be done for nothing
Oh, I forgot, he's Scottish!!!!
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: dazmond on April 12, 2017, 06:39:55 am
My son was cleaning a large house out Cheshire way
He couldn't reach one window without using next doors garden
He knocked and asked permission and Richard Dunne (ex Villa) politely said, "fine"
My nephew was gardening next door to Alex Ferguson when Alex asked him to do a very quick job for him.
The thing is he was expecting it to be done for nothing
Oh, I forgot, he's Scottish!!!!

my missus designed richard dunne s house around a year ago now and she phoned me up and said "im sure he is a man city fan as he has a signed city shirt on the wall" ::)roll ;D

she mentioned to him that she was also a man city fan!(she didnt have a clue that he played for city for 9 years!! ;D ;D)
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: Dave Willis on April 12, 2017, 07:22:21 am
Designed the house? Oh Dazmond you really are bragging now. Are you sure she didn't just choose the wallpaper?
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: dazmond on April 12, 2017, 07:45:01 am
thats what a meant dave!wallpaper and soft furnishings! ;D
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: davids3511 on April 12, 2017, 10:21:56 am
And ???
I guess the reason i posted the comment was that i was struck by what a decent and genuine guy he seemed to be. I've had dealings with footballers before and I don't like them as customers. When I heard he'd had a job such as ours in the past it made more sense to me that he wasn't totally out of touch with the real world. That's all really.
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: davids3511 on April 12, 2017, 10:23:38 am
and when he gave me his name I knew who he was.
Very sharp, David; very sharp.
That's me, sharp as a hammer.😂
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: NWH on April 12, 2017, 10:30:28 am
And ???
I guess the reason i posted the comment was that i was struck by what a decent and genuine guy he seemed to be. I've had dealings with footballers before and I don't like them as customers. When I heard he'd had a job such as ours in the past it made more sense to me that he wasn't totally out of touch with the real world. That's all really.
Get a grip man 95% of em are numb nuts that are good at kicking a ball about,bit like window cleaners really lol 😂
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: davids3511 on April 12, 2017, 11:14:53 am
And ???
I guess the reason i posted the comment was that i was struck by what a decent and genuine guy he seemed to be. I've had dealings with footballers before and I don't like them as customers. When I heard he'd had a job such as ours in the past it made more sense to me that he wasn't totally out of touch with the real world. That's all really.
Get a grip man 95% of em are numb nuts that are good at kicking a ball about,bit like window cleaners really lol 😂
Maybe that's why i felt comfortable with him, I'd found someone as thick as me!
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: 8weekly on April 12, 2017, 12:27:18 pm
Cool story bro.
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: Marc Stock on April 12, 2017, 01:10:14 pm
So it's window cleaners and footballers that don't have real jobs...  ;D
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: davids3511 on April 12, 2017, 02:10:02 pm
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Cool story bro.
Fantastic, made my day that you liked it. Will walk a bit taller today.
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Post by: tlwcs on April 12, 2017, 02:39:56 pm
Which prem team David?
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: jonboywalton75 on April 12, 2017, 02:45:35 pm
I always like threads like this
Maybe it's because I'm interested in lots of things ( and people)
Title: Re: Interesting new customer today
Post by: jonboywalton75 on April 12, 2017, 02:46:20 pm
Look forward to more customer stories when we meet up Dave ;D