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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: deeege on December 07, 2022, 06:32:57 pm
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So when are we all finishing for Xmas this year?
I’ll work half day on Friday 23rd Dec then off until 3rd Jan. ;D
Must admit I’m looking forward to a decent break this year.
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Finish mid afternoon Thursday 22nd,back on the 3rd Jan.
11 days off(which is pretty standard for me these days)
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Break off Thursday 22nd, return to work 4th Jan.
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im on track but if the ice starts and effects the cleaning being too cold to clean , meaning too cold to rinse off before the water freezes on the glass haha
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Tomorrow if it don’t bloody warm up🥴
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Finish normal time on the Friday 23rd then back in on the 9th.
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Tuesday 20 th my last day.
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im on track but if the ice starts and effects the cleaning being too cold to clean , meaning too cold to rinse off before the water freezes on the glass haha
No problem with hot water.i was thawing out skylights and conny windows yesterday! ;D
I absolutely love this weather!cool,crisp and plenty of sunshine 🌞
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No chance of being on track i get further behind weekly but will be finishing 22nd or 23rd till new year regardless
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We are finishing Midday on Friday 23rd and Back on Tuesday 3rd. Looking forward to a few days break.
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Finish Tuesday 13th. Fly to Fuerteventura 14th. Fly home 15th Jan. Back to work 16th Jan
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Finish on the 23rd December
Im now going to do a Daz......Then I fly to the Caribbean on the 27th for 2 weeks with my Golf Clubs.
Need to break up my winters, however if my new employee works out,I won't need to go back on the Glass.
Dazzler ;D
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Finish on the 23rd December
Im now going to do a Daz......Then I fly to the Caribbean on the 27th for 2 weeks with my Golf Clubs.
Need to break up my winters, however if my new employee works out,I won't need to go back on the Glass.
Dazzler ;D
Im off to St Lucia for two weeks on 21st.
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Finish 23rd December
Return 3rd January
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Just bank holidays for me. Too busy.
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If it doesn’t snow ⛄️
Or pi55ing down then Friday 23rd 3pm ish
Back on Jan 3rd or 4th
Winter 🥶 always seems to throw a curve ball
Roll on March 👍
I’ve been quite busy with gutter work on weekends 🍂
Done Saturday and Sunday a few weeks ago
The good old weather gave me a day off the following week ☔️
Try to enjoy the break more been saving up 👍
Last jan15 th ended up in hospital over night with vertigo
Was in house on my own and thought I was having a stroke 🤦♂️
In corridor of hospital on a drip all night
What a mess our poor hospitals are🥲
2 weeks off work
Shaking like a jelly going onto my first flat roof 😁
We all get problems
Need to enjoy life a bit more⛄️
Have a great Christmas you lot
Hope the tips come flooding
My Xmas tips seem set to trickle this year
😆🥳🎄
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I'm off to Spain for 3 weeks on Monday, but my guys finish 23/12 and back 05/01.
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Finish 3pm 23rd December and back 8am 2nd January.
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Finish 23rd back Jan 3rd.
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Might be today with this snow blizzard 🥶 ❄️❄️
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Should be finishing 23rd and coming back the 9th but this weather is trying it’s best to put a dent in my holiday!! Bills still need to be paid
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
Same Daz, probably more £ actually. I don’t usually stress about missed work, it doesn’t usually happen, but the forecast -10°c may mess up this Xmas.
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The run up to xmas is really the only time i ever put any pressure on myself (and i use the term lightly) in this job. No body died from dirty windows so it really doesnt matter but its just that satisfying feeling of everything being finished and done so as you can go into the break completely free. Looking at the the forecast , its not going to happen, but i'll crack on ,chuck some salt about and give it a real good go. I am soooooo ready for a break.
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I wonder how window cleaners coped in the winter of ‘63?
All I remember is it pretty much snowed from Boxing Day ‘till Easter
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
I thought times like this are what your slush fund is for. Using your slush so you don't have to go out in the slush. Or worse.
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
I thought times like this are what your slush fund is for. Using your slush so you don't have to go out in the slush. Or worse.
True and i would hope most of us would be ok having a few weeks off financially but its gutting having to spend savings having time off that you don't want to have.
There's a satisfaction in getting all your work done and enjoying a week off at Christmas.
Going to be tough next week, Mon and tue doesn't even get above freezing here all day
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It's more gutting not having a slush fund or being involved in an avoidable accident.
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It's more gutting not having a slush fund or being involved in an avoidable accident.
There will be millions of cars on the road of course there's more chance of an accident but I won't live my life worrying about that. Drive carefull and hope for the best. Or curl up in a ball and blow you slush fund ;D
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I won't live my life worrying about spending my slush fund. I'll be too busy curled up in a ball watching Loose Women.
I'll be hoping for the best for you, as well 🤞.
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The run up to xmas is really the only time i ever put any pressure on myself (and i use the term lightly) in this job. No body died from dirty windows so it really doesnt matter but its just that satisfying feeling of everything being finished and done so as you can go into the break completely free. Looking at the the forecast , its not going to happen, but i'll crack on ,chuck some salt about and give it a real good go. I am soooooo ready for a break.
That's it really....I'll get all my work completed before xmas no probs then a nice winter break.
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
I thought times like this are what your slush fund is for. Using your slush so you don't have to go out in the slush. Or worse.
I've got over £32k behind me but I'm not spending any of it if I can work....
You see the difference between me and you Griff is I like to work even in this weather(albeit part time hours). :)
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I won't live my life worrying about spending my slush fund. I'll be too busy curled up in a ball watching Loose Women.
I'll be hoping for the best for you, as well 🤞.
Stephs packed lunch on channel 4 is miles better than LW! ;D
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
Same Daz, probably more £ actually. I don’t usually stress about missed work, it doesn’t usually happen, but the forecast -10°c may mess up this Xmas.
No forecast I've seen for the North West Danny has forecast -10 in the next 2 weeks mate...1c or 2c in the day and down to -5 max at night.perfectly workable
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
Same Daz, probably more £ actually. I don’t usually stress about missed work, it doesn’t usually happen, but the forecast -10°c may mess up this Xmas.
No forecast I've seen for the North West Danny has forecast -10 in the next 2 weeks mate...1c or 2c in the day and down to -5 max at night.perfectly workable
Hope you are right Daz. I use the Dark Sky app, says Friday as low as -10 overnight and -5 during day. Vans all filled ready to go tomorrow anyway so I’ll do my best all week.
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1670763361_F1FCBD95-D783-4EF6-90BC-581C12F86AB5.jpeg)
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
I thought times like this are what your slush fund is for. Using your slush so you don't have to go out in the slush. Or worse.
I've got over £32k behind me but I'm not spending any of it if I can work....
You see the difference between me and you Griff is I like to work even in this weather(albeit part time hours). :)
What's your slush fund for then? I can't see the point in having a slush fund that you won't touch.
I'm not saying you shouldn't work. We might differ on what is workable though. Having work that needs doing and missing out on tips shouldn't be that much of a factor.
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It was minus 10 in the day time in 2010 for 2 weeks odd that's what a slush fund is for not 0 to minus 1 ;D
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It was minus 10 in the day time in 2010 for 2 weeks odd that's what a slush fund is for not 0 to minus 1 ;D
I agree that 0 and -1 could well be workable. It might be less workable when there's already snow on the ground though. When that becomes compacted and freezes it can be treacherous.
Conditions could be very different for many of us, even in same parts of the country. I think the conditions are more important than scheduled work and Christmas tips though.
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For me a slush fund is for when you can't work not you maybe could if you tried but you'd rather not.
If you literally can't work then you can't work so use you emergency funds but if you can you are wasting money. I'd rather keep that money for a real emergency or at least something enjoyable like a holiday not giving in and watching loose women. ;D
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I'm not giving in because I don't know what the weather will be like yet. I'm not saying I'm going to work because I've got two weeks scheduled work and tips to lose either.
I'm not saying I'm going to spend my slush fund or that I'm not going to spend my slush fund yet.
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I’m saving my money for baked beans on a beach smewhere.
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I’m finished.
Have you seen next weeks forecast?
2 weeks yet for me to complete this years scheduled work....I'd lose over £2k plus tips if I finished today! :o
Not a chance!I'll crack on as normal. ;)
I thought times like this are what your slush fund is for. Using your slush so you don't have to go out in the slush. Or worse.
I've got over £32k behind me but I'm not spending any of it if I can work....
You see the difference between me and you Griff is I like to work even in this weather(albeit part time hours). :)
What's your slush fund for then? I can't see the point in having a slush fund that you won't touch.
I'm not saying you shouldn't work. We might differ on what is workable though. Having work that needs doing and missing out on tips shouldn't be that much of a factor.
I have just over £20k in my slush fund and the rest in a few other accounts....its there for emergencies(if I'm ill or suffering from an injury etc).I'm also adding to it every month too.
I like to get out most days and work.....5 or so hours in the fresh air beats sitting in all day watching TV IMO...I only do that occasionally on a Sunday or if I'm ill....certainly not because of a bit of cold weather!
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I didn't realise we were talking about a bit of cold weather. A bit of cold weather shouldn't interrupt your scheduled work and Christmas tips that you are expecting.
If the forecast is for a bit of cold weather, we should all be able to work and I'll have to record Loose Women.
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I’ll probably lose 2k in tips plus earnings.
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I didn't realise we were talking about a bit of cold weather. A bit of cold weather shouldn't interrupt your scheduled work and Christmas tips that you are expecting.
If the forecast is for a bit of cold weather, we should all be able to work and I'll have to record Loose Women.
Obviously if its thick snow and ice I'd give it a miss as the real danger is crashing the van or getting stuck somewhere with half a ton of water in the back.
If I lived and worked in a hilly,rural area I'd also be sacking it off but where I am it's a bit of cold weather
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I didn't realise we were talking about a bit of cold weather. A bit of cold weather shouldn't interrupt your scheduled work and Christmas tips that you are expecting.
If the forecast is for a bit of cold weather, we should all be able to work and I'll have to record Loose Women.
Obviously if its thick snow and ice I'd give it a miss as the real danger is crashing the van or getting stuck somewhere with half a ton of water in the back.
If I lived and worked in a hilly,rural area I'd also be sacking it off but where I am it's a bit of cold weather
I bet your still in your T shirt Daz, showing off your Maldives tan :)
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Tomorrow is my last day, can't wait ............. :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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Im finishing tomorrow, fairly up to date with work for a change too :)
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Im finishing tomorrow, starting with a cold and friday is forcast heavy rain so cba with that
still cleaning work due the 5th december so will make no odds
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I'll be finished for around 3pm tomorrow.just getting over a cold and chest infection so I should be fine for xmas.first gym session in 2 weeks tonight as well!💪💪glad to be back😎
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All my work will be up to date by end of play tomorrow.the last of the 8 weekly jobs that I cleaned just before I went to the Maldives will be completed.😀
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I’ll be finished and somehow also be upto date by lunchtime on Friday.
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I will be finishing around lunchtime on Friday, all work due up to and including the 27th December will be completed. I usually only work 4 days a week but have worked a 5 day week all this month so have been able to get ahead of schedule.
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I will be finishing around lunchtime on Friday, all work due up to and including the 27th December will be completed. I usually only work 4 days a week but have worked a 5 day week all this month so have been able to get ahead of schedule.
Last week as well😧
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I will be finishing around lunchtime on Friday, all work due up to and including the 27th December will be completed. I usually only work 4 days a week but have worked a 5 day week all this month so have been able to get ahead of schedule.
Last week as well😧
Had Friday off due to the weather but worked Saturday………..my first Saturday in about 4 years!
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All finished now.i even cleaned my own windows and a neighbours when I got home... :)
Moved my schedule forward a week on cleaner planner and even downloaded worksheets and printed out slips for Jan 3rd..... 8)
Have a fantastic Xmas everyone and take it easy on the booze! ;D
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Thats funny because my neighbour asked me to clean his windows yesterday, i said id do it over christmas. He came to the door asking "how much do you charge for window cleaning again" knowing full well im too nice and would offer to clean them for free.
After i had said i would do them he said oh thanks someone has egged my front windows, :-X got myself into that one.
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All work upto date apart from £132, do I bother going out for a couple hours tomorrow to complete it or sack it off until the new year? Can’t decide ;D
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The forecast isn't good tomorrow.
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I'm going to work tomorrow, then have Christmas Eve off.
Mrs window cleaner is back to work on the Wednesday, (retail), so I may work the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; see how I feel.
I've got 2 weeks off in January (we normally go abroad and enjoy the sun) but we've recently got an English Bulldog puppy that Mrs window cleaner set her heart on and I agreed to (because I didn't think it through!).
So she's now booked a 3 night break in Devon in a 'pet friendly' pub with breakfast included.
Now I'm wondering how 'pet friendly' this pub is, because my dog can eat a lot of sausages for breakfast!
Oh well, suntans never suited me anyway!
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I'm going to work tomorrow, then have Christmas Eve off.
Mrs window cleaner is back to work on the Wednesday, (retail), so I may work the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; see how I feel.
I've got 2 weeks off in January (we normally go abroad and enjoy the sun) but we've recently got an English Bulldog puppy that Mrs window cleaner set her heart on and I agreed to (because I didn't think it through!).
So she's now booked a 3 night break in Devon in a 'pet friendly' pub!
Oh well, suntans never suited me anyway!
Have you seen the forecast for tomorrow ☔️. I was going to work tomorrow but there's a band of heavy rain going across from 8:00am to 1:00pm. 90% all the way through.
Enjoy your bully, I've got one, they're the best.
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I'm in Bournemouth, Met Office says I should be good to go after 10am.
The Bully is lovely
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1671732808_IMG_3069.jpg)
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1671733138_9A1C348F-E457-43A1-9C0D-7CE19ED1CD10.jpeg)
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Lovely! Look at them paws!!
What's he/she called?
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(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1671733138_9A1C348F-E457-43A1-9C0D-7CE19ED1CD10.jpeg)
Enjoy yourselves.
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I'm in Bournemouth, Met Office says I should be good to go after 10am.
The Bully is lovely
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1671732808_IMG_3069.jpg)
Same colouring as mine. His name is Harry. (https://www.dropbox.com/s/wg73pcr0x80zsah/IMG_0871.jpg?raw=1)