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Title: everyone back to it today?
Post by: dazmond on January 02, 2019, 05:54:36 pm
i felt like the only one going to work this morning!roads very quiet.....quite a few customers still in bed first thing this morning too! ;D

first house of the day the customer comes out and tells me her husband had a heart attack yesterday....what a start to the new year.... :(
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Post by: Splash & dash on January 02, 2019, 06:05:32 pm
We arnt starting till next Monday 😂😂😂
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Post by: Shrek on January 02, 2019, 06:09:01 pm
Nope - Monday 7th when the schools are open and everything returns to normal  :)
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Post by: Spotfree on January 02, 2019, 06:13:04 pm
7th
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Post by: dazmond on January 02, 2019, 06:19:03 pm
TBH im glad to get back out there working.....had enough of lazing around after 11 days off...... ;D
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Post by: joe34 on January 02, 2019, 07:18:59 pm
I'm back today  it was lovely driving to work no one on the road.  Glad to go back I feel so much better working I can't sit around to long .
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Post by: Klean07 on January 02, 2019, 07:36:10 pm
We’re in Portugal until Saturday night so start back on Monday next!
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Post by: SB Cleaning on January 02, 2019, 08:18:23 pm
7th for me...
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Post by: Bungle on January 02, 2019, 08:19:47 pm
We arnt starting till next Monday 😂😂😂

😂😂😂😂
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 02, 2019, 08:48:21 pm
Started today. Nice crisp day. Started at 8.30 finished all the work by 2.30. Bonzer!
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Post by: dazmond on January 02, 2019, 09:41:49 pm
back at the gym too today...not been for 5 days...i thought it would be rammed but only around 5 people in there! :D
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Post by: Stoots on January 03, 2019, 07:05:18 am
Started yesterday, working today then will have Friday off. Just clearing off some jobs that were way overdue

Roads really quiet and a lot of customers still at home.

Will start again next week
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Post by: dazmond on January 03, 2019, 08:36:18 am
im working today,tomorrow and saturday....i cant remember the last time i worked a sat! ;D
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Post by: cleaniac on January 03, 2019, 09:40:08 am
Yep back on full song yesterday, got 3 quotes to do aswell this week. Bit cold today tho..
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Post by: Spotfree on January 03, 2019, 10:06:07 am
Yep back on full song yesterday, got 3 quotes to do aswell this week. Bit cold today tho..

Whats your goals for this year mate?
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Post by: Johnny B on January 03, 2019, 11:41:13 am
The days on which the holidays fell worked out well for me.

I went back Friday (shops only), then some more shops on Monday, and back on residentials yesterday.

John

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Post by: andyM on January 03, 2019, 11:49:17 am
My Plan A was to start back on Wednesday....
This didn't happen as we ended up having friends round on New Year's day until the early hours.
So Plan B was implemented to start back today..... but I seem to be having an attack of the Squits.
I've had 5 visits to the crapper already this morning. (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1546516044_rolleyes.gif)
So with a clean pair of pants hopefully Plan C will be in action tomorrow!   
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Post by: Stoots on January 03, 2019, 11:54:26 am
My Plan A was to start back on Wednesday....
This didn't happen as we ended up having friends round on New Year's day until the early hours.
So Plan B was implemented to start back today..... but I seem to be having an attack of the Squits.
I've had 5 visits to the crapper already this morning. (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1546516044_rolleyes.gif)
So with a clean pair of pants hopefully Plan C will be in action tomorrow!

Might as well be Monday now

Can't start back on a Friday that's just wrong
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Post by: andyM on January 03, 2019, 11:59:09 am
My Plan A was to start back on Wednesday....
This didn't happen as we ended up having friends round on New Year's day until the early hours.
So Plan B was implemented to start back today..... but I seem to be having an attack of the Squits.
I've had 5 visits to the crapper already this morning. (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1546516044_rolleyes.gif)
So with a clean pair of pants hopefully Plan C will be in action tomorrow!

Might as well be Monday now

Can't start back on a Friday that's just wrong


True.
But I've got a few large domestic properties and a commercial that get done regularly on a Friday every fortnight which are due.
I'll be finished them by 1pm at the latest and then I probably won't bother to do anything more until Monday. (http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1546516705_grin.gif)
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Post by: deeege on January 03, 2019, 12:02:28 pm
Started back with a easy half day yesterday and full days today and tomorrow.

Think I’ll consider working a day or two between Xmas and new year in future, the lack of routine is no good for the mind (or the waistline!)
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Post by: cleaniac on January 03, 2019, 12:06:50 pm
Yep back on full song yesterday, got 3 quotes to do aswell this week. Bit cold today tho..

Whats your goals for this year mate?

Hello mate 😁

Yeah, just to keep on with my targeted marketing, hopefully get another van by March, if i can get the finance im going to get a van fitted with kit all for a monthly payment. And then get someone in it working ( well thats the plan, as was last year but it didnt quite happen) and then get these 5000 leaflets delivered on canvassing.

On target though for an actual turnover of £ 57k by the last quarter which i am very pleased with, my customer list is now sitting just shy of 60k, i have had a few cancellations though and movers over the last quarter, its been a difficult year too financially speaking due to the suprise accountancy bill i got for £3.5k and made no bones about my dissatisfaction with that little stunt that was pulled on me, i told them straight that becouse of them i have been unable to get another van in 2018 to grow my business ( i wad going to buy an old van like my current one), they did do alot of work transferring the sale of the sole trader business to my ltd company and saved me alot of tax..but still..3.5k sticks in the back of the throat a bit tbh, and they have resassured me that the next bill won't be anything like this one..good i said, cos if it is.im going somewhere else..lol

But yeah overall im doing ok, pushing forward you know now it is..

How about u?

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Post by: mufcglen on January 03, 2019, 12:56:15 pm
7th for me too!
Worked my nuts off in December so I could start when the kids go back to school although I go Away in late March for nearly a month and wanted to be right up to date before then however this time of year I rarely catch up up the minus temp days hit us😩
Prepping the van today though and giving it a service so I can class that as work after watching so many films and football lately🤪
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Post by: John Mart on January 03, 2019, 01:56:47 pm
Yep back on full song yesterday, got 3 quotes to do aswell this week. Bit cold today tho..

Whats your goals for this year mate?

Hello mate 😁

Yeah, just to keep on with my targeted marketing, hopefully get another van by March, if i can get the finance im going to get a van fitted with kit all for a monthly payment. And then get someone in it working ( well thats the plan, as was last year but it didnt quite happen) and then get these 5000 leaflets delivered on canvassing.

On target though for an actual turnover of £ 57k by the last quarter which i am very pleased with, my customer list is now sitting just shy of 60k, i have had a few cancellations though and movers over the last quarter, its been a difficult year too financially speaking due to the suprise accountancy bill i got for £3.5k and made no bones about my dissatisfaction with that little stunt that was pulled on me, i told them straight that becouse of them i have been unable to get another van in 2018 to grow my business ( i wad going to buy an old van like my current one), they did do alot of work transferring the sale of the sole trader business to my ltd company and saved me alot of tax..but still..3.5k sticks in the back of the throat a bit tbh, and they have resassured me that the next bill won't be anything like this one..good i said, cos if it is.im going somewhere else..lol

But yeah overall im doing ok, pushing forward you know now it is..

How about u?
Jeez! £3.5k!! I thought £800 was steep.  ;D
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Post by: dotty on January 03, 2019, 02:16:44 pm
Went back yesterday glad am back sick of lazing about and eating
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Post by: Stoots on January 03, 2019, 05:09:16 pm
Yep back on full song yesterday, got 3 quotes to do aswell this week. Bit cold today tho..

Whats your goals for this year mate?

Hello mate 😁

Yeah, just to keep on with my targeted marketing, hopefully get another van by March, if i can get the finance im going to get a van fitted with kit all for a monthly payment. And then get someone in it working ( well thats the plan, as was last year but it didnt quite happen) and then get these 5000 leaflets delivered on canvassing.

On target though for an actual turnover of £ 57k by the last quarter which i am very pleased with, my customer list is now sitting just shy of 60k, i have had a few cancellations though and movers over the last quarter, its been a difficult year too financially speaking due to the suprise accountancy bill i got for £3.5k and made no bones about my dissatisfaction with that little stunt that was pulled on me, i told them straight that becouse of them i have been unable to get another van in 2018 to grow my business ( i wad going to buy an old van like my current one), they did do alot of work transferring the sale of the sole trader business to my ltd company and saved me alot of tax..but still..3.5k sticks in the back of the throat a bit tbh, and they have resassured me that the next bill won't be anything like this one..good i said, cos if it is.im going somewhere else..lol

But yeah overall im doing ok, pushing forward you know now it is..

How about u?
Jeez! £3.5k!! I thought £800 was steep.  ;D

Me too

Been paying 70 a month but going up to 96 a month in march.

I'll be looking for a new accountant in the new tax year