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Title: Window cleaning
Post by: Fast 1 * on November 13, 2006, 08:52:49 pm
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Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: jeff1 on November 13, 2006, 08:56:00 pm
I have 2 City & Guilds, But you can keep them,The best move I ever made was to become a WINDOW CLEANER and yes I am shouting it  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: tartan cleaning on November 13, 2006, 10:14:22 pm
some days i love it other days can't bear the sight of a window  ::) 99% i am happy
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Fast 1 * on November 13, 2006, 10:19:11 pm
With me its definitely collecting that does my head in
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: S_RICHARDSON on November 13, 2006, 10:19:38 pm
you wont believe it but i actually enjoy window cleaning
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Fast 1 * on November 13, 2006, 10:23:19 pm
How long have you been doing it?
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: S_RICHARDSON on November 13, 2006, 10:27:05 pm
no long i started in August this year working for my cousin!!   :) :D ;) :)
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: pjulk on November 13, 2006, 10:27:49 pm
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With me its definitely collecting that does my head in

Leave them SAE then you have no collecting.


Paul
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: brett walker on November 13, 2006, 10:36:48 pm
love it  8) 8) 8) 8)  im the boss  :D


brett


Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Roy Harding on November 13, 2006, 10:47:07 pm
22yrs and loved every minute.

Still have one customer that I picked up the first day.

Roy :)
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: james44 on November 13, 2006, 11:33:21 pm
3 years i love it most days
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: macmac on November 13, 2006, 11:59:37 pm
worked continental shifts in a steel works before, 12 hour shifts, 3 weekends out of four worked, nights the lot. did it for 14 years and hated it.
window cleaning was the best move i ever made + when you are employed the government take most of your money anyway!

 ;D
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Cleaner Windows on November 14, 2006, 12:22:06 am
defo the best thing ive ever done!! how else can you make a lot of money, plus meet new people and be in the fresh air. i dunno but done lots of different type sof work in my time but w'cing is the best without a doubt.
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Paul Coleman on November 14, 2006, 05:09:02 am
Definitely the best job I've ever had and I've had some fairly OK ones.
I can earn decent full time money for part time hours (if I choose to do it that way) and, within reason, I can choose my work hours.  The act of cleaning the glass is pretty academic when compared to the relative freedom I have.
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: windows_chepstow on November 14, 2006, 03:40:19 pm
no long i started in August this year working for my cousin!!   :) :D ;) :)

Do I know you?  Do you work in Caldicot?

I'm Tosh, the Geordie-Jap window cleaner!

Still have one customer that I picked up the first day.

Roy :)

Roy, what happened to the rest of your first day customers?  Did old age get them in the end?

 ;D
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Roy Harding on November 14, 2006, 04:06:47 pm

Still have one customer that I picked up the first day.

Roy :)

Roy, what happened to the rest of your first day customers?  Did old age get them in the end?

 ;D


Tosh they run out of monney and had to go in to a hostel.  ;D

Roy
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Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 14, 2006, 04:22:14 pm
It'll do for now.
Best money I've made, but there's better out there.
Maybe another 2 years, maybe another 5 or more...

Depends how long it takes for me to come up with an idea to make me rich.
I'm confident I will one day though. :)
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Ian_Giles on November 14, 2006, 04:51:25 pm
For me it is a case of thank god for WFP, I was at the point of jacking it all in, was so hacked off with Window cleaning.
I love it now, big increase in income and I'm less tired at the end of the day.

Ian
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: Roy Harding on November 14, 2006, 04:55:04 pm
Ian do you fancy a bit of a party if we make 25yrs?

Tosh and Rog and a few other window cleanners, as long as Tosh dosn't where his black number :o

Roy

Sounds like a plan to me Roy ;)

Good excuse for a window cleaners party ;D

Ian
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: windows_chepstow on November 14, 2006, 04:55:29 pm
Window Cleaning is far from the best job I've had, but it's good and I wish I did it years earlier.

My BEST job however was when I was in the army, working in Northern Ireland in Carrickfergus.  I had a company car, free fuel, and a civilian clothing allowance.

I worked in an Intelligence Cell with five RUC Special Branch nutters,  and my main job was collating records of terrorist shootings and bombings.

A week after I started the job we had a PIRA ceasefire.  WAHAY!!!!  It lasted (on and off; mostly on though) for nearly two years.

My routine was to stick my head into the Lisburn office to show I was alive, mince about abit and apologise to the female soldiers for my behaviour the previous night.  Then I'd drive to Carrickfergus RUC station and have a bit of 'crack' there (not drugs).  Do a session in the gym at lunchtime (lots of females there) and then drive back to barracks and get ready for the evening out.

I had no real job, nothing to do but socialise round the offices (lots of girls) skive; but still in civilian clothes, a company car and a PPW pistol.  

I felt like James Bond!

Honest!
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: window pain on November 14, 2006, 06:16:50 pm
Window Cleaning is far from the best job I've had, but it's good and I wish I did it years earlier.

My BEST job however was when I was in the army, working in Northern Ireland in Carrickfergus.  I had a company car, free fuel, and a civilian clothing allowance.

I worked in an Intelligence Cell with five RUC Special Branch nutters,  and my main job was collating records of terrorist shootings and bombings.

A week after I started the job we had a PIRA ceasefire.  WAHAY!!!!  It lasted (on and off; mostly on though) for nearly two years.

My routine was to stick my head into the Lisburn office to show I was alive, mince about abit and apologise to the female soldiers for my behaviour the previous night.  Then I'd drive to Carrickfergus RUC station and have a bit of 'crack' there (not drugs).  Do a session in the gym at lunchtime (lots of females there) and then drive back to barracks and get ready for the evening out.

I had no real job, nothing to do but socialise round the offices (lots of girls) skive; but still in civilian clothes, a company car and a PPW pistol. 

I felt like James Bond!

Honest!
hi tosh my grandfather was in the old r.u.c. he was based at a place called tennant st. shankill rd police station, i think it was called, have you heard of it?also he was in something called the b.specials before he joined the ruc he said he had to sleep with a sterling smg under his bed.was he pulling my leg? this was the early 70s of course.
Title: Re: Window cleaning
Post by: macc on November 14, 2006, 07:03:45 pm
For me it is a case of thank god for WFP, I was at the point of jacking it all in, was so hacked off with Window cleaning.
I love it now, big increase in income and I'm less tired at the end of the day.

Ian

Same for me,  ;D.

I have the odd off day, not many, but when i see what i earn & get home early, its not so bad.

Macc