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Title: Weather where you are.
Post by: ronaldo on January 11, 2007, 10:07:08 am
Beoley-Worcestershire.

Very strong winds and occasional heavy showers weathered off today.   :(

Managed to get in 3 days so far this week so cant grumble for this time of the year, whats happening in your world?
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: darren_smart on January 11, 2007, 10:34:51 am
MID WALES..... VERY WINDY !!! WITH  A HEAVY SHOWER THROWN IN NOW AND AGAIN....
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Ian_Giles on January 11, 2007, 10:37:25 am
Horizontal winds and squally showers, bloody awful in Chepstow :'(

I'll be lucky to top much more than £350 this week :'( :'(

Ian
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: mikep on January 11, 2007, 10:48:53 am
Bedford      Rubbish blowing across the streeets,tree branches coming down,just heard that milton keynes snow dome roof is starting to blow offand the police have closed surrounding roads.
                  Happy and prosperous new year or not
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: simon knight on January 11, 2007, 10:56:09 am

It's absolutely bloody howling here in SW London.
Horizontal winds and squally showers, bloody awful in Chepstow :'(

I'll be lucky to top much more than £350 this week :'( :'(

Ian

£350??? I'm drooling with envy.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: RO-Sheen on January 11, 2007, 11:01:21 am
Oxford - too windy for 3 storey wfp so will stick to 2 storey.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Ian_Giles on January 11, 2007, 11:07:35 am

It's absolutely bloody howling here in SW London.
Horizontal winds and squally showers, bloody awful in Chepstow :'(

I'll be lucky to top much more than £350 this week :'( :'(

Ian

£350??? I'm drooling with envy.

But £250 of that was on Monday....oh, forgot, great day for working yesterday, but only managed £90 because of reasons outside the weather, typical isn't it :-\
And only about £40 on Tuesday...sigh...
£6.50 so far today! lol
Guaranteed £40 tomorrow (shops) regardless of weather, but if weather is decent it'll be up around the £200 mark, so a pants week apart from one day.
so I guess it is a bit more than £350, but cos I've sat on my arse most the week it feels like a really awful week!

Ian
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 11, 2007, 11:11:32 am
N W Bristol

Monday - £10 rained off
Tuesday - rained off
Wednesday - £230 (going like a loon)
Today - rained off so far but may be get about £50 safto if forecast correct.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: wimbledonhandyman on January 11, 2007, 11:14:28 am
SW London - really howling, and the odd shower too. A good day for cleaning out the van, not up a ladder!
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Dave hook on January 11, 2007, 11:31:27 am
Live in sheffield had to travel to manchester but roads closed and a wagon blew over on M62 so couldnt get to work even if i wanted to!
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: drew86 on January 11, 2007, 11:34:14 am
West cambs bloody awful wild wind and raining, should be my best day,2 comercials for £180 pound, made £49 yesterday 3hrs work one of those my aunty so spent 45mins chatting.
I am still part time, work continental shifts and window clean on days of so this weather realy screws me.
Drew.
 
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: steveaqua on January 11, 2007, 11:36:38 am
Bedford      Rubbish blowing across the streeets,tree branches coming down,just heard that milton keynes snow dome roof is starting to blow offand the police have closed surrounding roads.
                  Happy and prosperous new year or not

hello Mike, where you from I'm from MK

terrionatiol here today ain't it? not stepping foot out, got loads of work stacking up, gonna have to work my first ever saturday this week to catch up
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: steveaqua on January 11, 2007, 11:43:30 am
It seems to have stopped here for the minute and sun is breaking through, gonna give it half hour if still ok go out and crack a bit out
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: TonyMarti on January 11, 2007, 11:48:37 am
Ceres. Fife.

Dark, windy& wet!!-tell a lie the suns just come out,but still windy-ah well back to the tax return-maybe thats why its dark-big black over my head!!

regards Tony ???
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: simon knight on January 11, 2007, 11:49:38 am
Out of boredom I've just been up to the pro shop and bought £55 worth of gear I don't really need...new applicator/sleeves, spare blades etc...so that's my weeks earnings blown >:(
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: pylofm on January 11, 2007, 12:21:52 pm
here in south-east Holland it's blowing gales and the rain is coming down...

No work today... :(
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Post by: rhys11 on January 11, 2007, 12:24:33 pm
swindow Very strong winds  and rain :-[
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Post by: ducky on January 11, 2007, 01:00:47 pm
hi tony iam from glenrothes nice day eh.twc give u a bell tomorrow for a chat and catch up. ;)
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Post by: s.hughes on January 11, 2007, 01:49:23 pm
Hertfordshire is really windy, radio given warnings to only drive if need to as its so bad. Dont even like driving with ladders on car let alone being up em

Steve
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Mr.G on January 11, 2007, 01:56:47 pm
wiltshire wet and windy, although, as i look out of the window,  the rain seems to have stopped and the winds dropped slightly... who knows, i may even be able to earn a tenner  later ::)
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: tatman on January 11, 2007, 02:00:49 pm
Northants gales. Stayed at home doing housework sad or what ??? Aint had agood week to be honest done about 1.5 days so far.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: pjulk on January 11, 2007, 02:28:47 pm
Here in kent we have horizontal rain and 60 mph winds.

Paul
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: H h20 on January 11, 2007, 02:31:58 pm
Here in Staffordshire It was heavy rain this morning and real strong winds don`t know how fast but probably similar to everywhere else,rain stopped middle of the morning,but still windy,come home for me dinner,probably won`t go back to work,too cozy now  ;D,
Gaz
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Malone Cleaning on January 11, 2007, 02:43:30 pm
Here in Germany (near Hannover) the wind is also howling and the rain is beating against my own windows so I have had to cancel most of my work for today  :( It is comforting to know that most of us seem to be in the same boat this week though  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Ian Lancaster on January 11, 2007, 02:56:07 pm
Here in kent we have horizontal rain and 60 mph winds.

Paul

But did you get any work done? ;)

I sat drinking tea till conscience got the better of me, then went out and did a little commercial job (£25).  Violent gusty wind but at least I got it done - went to Faversham afterwards to finish off what I started yesterday - managed to do the three jobs still left in the area so saved having to go back there tomorrow morning.  Just finished when the heavens opened :o

Got home, more tea then at 2.30 the sun's come out.

Too late now - I've lost the incentive ;D

Cheers,

Ian
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: pwcleaning on January 11, 2007, 02:58:46 pm
Ive got a new round starting monday in Dartford, this will be my first time out......hoping the wind stops :(
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Post by: windows_chepstow on January 11, 2007, 03:00:25 pm
Here in Germany (near Hannover) the wind is also howling and the rain is beating against my own windows so I have had to cancel most of my work for today  :( It is comforting to know that most of us seem to be in the same boat this week though  ;D ;D

Malone,

Where exactly are you?  I've lived in Bielefeld, Belsen, Celle and Verden (amongst other places in Germany.

Are you ex forces?
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: ewanc0 on January 11, 2007, 03:12:52 pm
Argyll - Scotland

Much the same as everywhere else. First thing we had thunder and lightning with the thunder actually shaking my windows. Still wild now.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: macc on January 11, 2007, 03:33:17 pm
Heavy rain & strong wind all day till about 1hr ago. The clouds well broken now & no wind.

Macc
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Majestic on January 11, 2007, 03:33:48 pm
Shorts and t shirt weather here
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: pjulk on January 11, 2007, 03:44:07 pm
Ian Lancaster said -
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But did you get any work done?

No Nothing i thought about it until i see the horizontal rain and that was enough for me.
Have to crack on now tomorrow and saturday.

Ian
Did the water not get sprayed everywhere in this wind.

Paul
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: pjulk on January 11, 2007, 03:47:49 pm
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Ive got a new round starting monday in Dartford, this will be my first time out......hoping the wind stops

Good luck james for monday did you pick many up.
The weather is supposed to be pretty good by monday.

Paul
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: steveaqua on January 11, 2007, 04:18:15 pm
Just got 3.5 hours of work done, really showery this afternoon though
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: S_RICHARDSON on January 11, 2007, 04:38:47 pm
Really windy down here in wales too!

Too windy to work!
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: EasyClean on January 11, 2007, 08:19:17 pm
South Hams - Devon: Very windy but managed half a day cleaning bungalows after the rain stopped blowing sideways.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: steveaqua on January 11, 2007, 08:30:56 pm
next 5 days suppose to be dry in our area, where can you get the weather forecast for all of next week anyone know?
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Sir Squeaky on January 11, 2007, 08:33:33 pm
Metcheck probably best Steve.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: steveaqua on January 11, 2007, 08:35:23 pm
I've been using the met link you gave me last time squeaks but i can't find a function to go any further than 5 days
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Sir Squeaky on January 11, 2007, 08:37:08 pm
Oh sorry, I didn't read your post properly. :-[

In that case, I don't know!
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: brett walker on January 11, 2007, 08:44:37 pm
Very windy here in Nottingham but worked this afternoon

worst part of the day was driving my little van, thought we were going to get blown away ;D

Brett
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: martin19842 on January 11, 2007, 08:45:38 pm
hi there

currently on a high level contract in leicestershire.

tuesday was windy
wednesday ok
today - nightmare gusts, no work allowed,

at a plant cost of £300 per day any delays are costly.

so i'm hoping that we can start again tomorrow.

dont need weather like this.

regards

martin
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: craig jwc on January 11, 2007, 08:48:34 pm
Worked everyday this week even with the strong wind and rain (Newton Abbot, Devon).

I've even managed to get a couple of jobs ahead of myself and took on 4 new jobs this week which i have also done.

I've had quite a good week this week which i am surprised at.

Got a quite easy day tomorrow ;D

Craig
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: zeusjazmin on January 11, 2007, 09:33:02 pm
ayrshire here,a dizaster zone,gales and heavy rain,same again tommorow
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: master cleaner on January 11, 2007, 10:27:20 pm
Live in sheffield had to travel to manchester but roads closed and a wagon blew over on M62 so couldnt get to work even if i wanted to!


hi dave where abouts in sheffield are you based as im in rotherham

gary
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: P @ F on January 11, 2007, 10:35:09 pm
Craig has an easy day every day , dont be fooled !

 Plymouth aint been bad for me this week

 monday ~ £80           half day
 tuesday~ £190          full day
 wednesday ~ £112   half day
 thursday    ~ £ 65     half day

 and im gonna kick the arse out of it tomorrow , lookin for £200

 Rich P @ F
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: windows_chepstow on January 12, 2007, 02:25:47 pm
This is my worst week since I started.  I think I've done about 200 quid tops; I can't even be bothered to add it up.

Chepstow was wet and windy again today!

This job can seem like the best job in the world at times.  On other occassions it's ruddy miserable.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: simon knight on January 12, 2007, 02:44:52 pm

I'm not even on £200 Tosh. Usually the last job of a friday is to bank the weeks takings ;D. But today I can't be bothered to drag up to Lloyd to pay in a bit of shrapnel >:(

Hoping next week things will be better for us all.

Good weekend
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Sir Squeaky on January 12, 2007, 02:51:50 pm
This is my worst week since I started.  I think I've done about 200 quid tops; I can't even be bothered to add it up.

Chepstow was wet and windy again today!

This job can seem like the best job in the world at times.  On other occassions it's ruddy miserable.
Yup, that's about what I've done too.

I think I was on about £180, and did about £20 today. >:(
Half of all that was because of shops.
Would have been little over £100 otherwise. ::)

Hey, I agreed with you Tosh!
You must have made sense...
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: s.hughes on January 12, 2007, 02:55:47 pm
Today was ok in Hertfordshire. Phew!! I needed to get some work out the way.

Steve
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: ronaldo on January 12, 2007, 03:10:54 pm
Beoley-Worcestershire

Just got in worked from 9am decent days pay, been dry here today but very very windy.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: S.A.J on January 12, 2007, 03:15:19 pm
Every day apart from yesterday has been fine for me.

had all yesterdays work to do today thankfully the weather has been fine today so we went for it big time today to get all the work done. Got all the work done and hit our £1000 a week target so im happy now.

Im completely knackered ;D

Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Tristan R Clean on January 12, 2007, 04:27:52 pm
Well done Stuart  ;D
But i am afraid it does not make it better for us northerners
i have never had such a bad week weather wise.

Tristan
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: dai on January 12, 2007, 05:31:19 pm
Worst week for years. £421 and took a right battering earning it.
I was doing 3 storie town houses and my Unger Teleplus was like a snake.
Heres hoping for some decent weather next week. Dai
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Paul Coleman on January 12, 2007, 06:02:31 pm
This is my worst week since I started.  I think I've done about 200 quid tops; I can't even be bothered to add it up.

Chepstow was wet and windy again today!

This job can seem like the best job in the world at times.  On other occassions it's ruddy miserable.
A couple of years after I started there was a week at the start of October when it chucked it down all day every day.  I remember the week because it was the first week of my accounting year.  I earned £5 or £10 that week.  It wasn't raining one morning so I went out and did one or two jobs.  That was my lot for the week.
Today has been OK in the southeast.  It got quite windy for a while and there was very light rain in the air for a while but I earnt fairly well today.
Title: Re: Weather where you are.
Post by: Paul Coleman on January 12, 2007, 06:06:43 pm
This is my worst week since I started.  I think I've done about 200 quid tops; I can't even be bothered to add it up.

Chepstow was wet and windy again today!

This job can seem like the best job in the world at times.  On other occassions it's ruddy miserable.
Yup, that's about what I've done too.

I think I was on about £180, and did about £20 today. >:(
Half of all that was because of shops.
Would have been little over £100 otherwise. ::)

Hey, I agreed with you Tosh!
You must have made sense...

Done a lot better than expected this week now I've added up the days.  Around £470.  A lot of stop start in that though.  It's not been too pretty in the southeast but I think you've had it harder further west.