Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: KJG on March 07, 2007, 02:23:16 pm
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Not too many years ago, the Midlands Central News always had a bit of light hearted coverage from the cleaning show. Usually the fastest window cleaner bit. In the weeks afterwards, we always got a good 15% to 20% increase in enquiries.
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Hi,
Have the Central News team have any plans for coverage of the cleaning show at the NEC? I always used to enjoy the fastest window cleaner competition with Terry "Turbo" Burrows. It was always on during the John Swallow days.
Regards,
Clair.
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Not too many years ago, the Midlands Central News always had a bit of light hearted coverage from the cleaning show. Usually the fastest window cleaner bit. In the weeks afterwards, we always got a good 15% to 20% increase in enquiries.
If you don't want to look like a tit, use your missus' email address. Here's mine.
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Hi,
Have the Central News team have any plans for coverage of the cleaning show at the NEC? I always used to enjoy the fastest window cleaner competition with Terry "Turbo" Burrows. It was always on during the John Swallow days.
Regards,
Clair.
Oops, the title appears to be to long - it's been snipped. Here's the full version.
Get Terry on the telly. Email your local tv news station asking/encouraging them to do some NEC cleaning show coverage.
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What about showing wfp poles in action, get terry to clean the outside windows using ladders or cherry picker, while someone does the same with wfp, see who's faster then.
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::) God, here we go...
What's the point in that? ???
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I say we shoot the next person who starts a trad v wfp argument.
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Yes, fastest window cleaner with mop and squeegee is in a class of it's own.
Guinness may be interested in opening a new category for wfp, maybe who can clean the highest window from the ground? But I'm not even remotely interested.
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I say we shoot the next person who starts a trad v wfp argument.
Hey, that's a good idea!
Set up a stall full of CIU members and throw coconuts at their heads ;D
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Doing high level stuff with a WFP is definately quicker than running up and down ladders. ;D
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;Dits true I have done stuff with them before I have made contact with them
they may just turn up on the day,or call me,its the contest they like something for them thats interesting ;D
if they do filming chances are others will :)
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::) God, here we go...
What's the point in that? ???
To show the general public what a wfp can do, there are still a lot of potential customers who don't have a clue how wfp works or that it exists, and free advertising is most welcome.
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;D central tv have just called to say they want to film at 10 on tuesday ::)
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I say we shoot the next person who starts a trad v wfp argument.
Its not a argurment on trad v wfp, after all, we already know that wfp is the best. ;D ;D ;D
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central tv said
what is wfp
I said it might mean
wallys for poles ;D :D
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I say we shoot the next person who starts a trad v wfp argument.
Hey, that's a good idea!
Set up a stall full of CIU members and throw coconuts at their heads ;D
I second that Pj ;D ;D 8)
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;D will you know what wfp can do.they can give you spots ;D :o :-X
I hear there is cream for this ;D :o :-X
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are the windows actually dirty when you do the fastest window cleaner stuff? like bird turds and eggs and traffic film etc
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no there clean to start,its a case of none if possible water marks on the glass when done ::) this is easy when you take your time,it is near impossible,taking
just,2.50 or less seconds to clean each window and move to the next one :o
but its the fastest time that takes the money,each water mark left on the glass
adds up to be half second penalty ,on the basic time you do,if yo have 10 water marks,eg 5 seconds added on you time,thats how the world record is what it is,
9.24 seconds,I cleaned them in just 8.24 seconds and left just 2 marks adding 1 second in total,this is what is so hard about it ;D
as I said I am not in the window competition :)
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as I said I am not in the window competition :)
What a coincidence...me neither.
"SECONDS"? I thought it was minutes!!!!!!
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You could never have a speed competition with WFP as you'd have to wait an hour and a half to check the results! lol
And once the glass is clean, you wouldn't even need to brush the glass to clean it, just use fan jets in a brush with high pressure...no point :-\
Done with applicator and squeegee the results are measurable and easily timed, with faults instantly spotted (no pun intended ;))
In a race under set conditions trad is way faster...no comparison whatsoever.
On day to day work as we go about our business then WFP is faster in most situations.
Some have mentioned having a race on a full house, but that is somewhat risky, in the past I've done the running up ladders 2 rungs at a time, and then sliding back down it with my feet on the outside of the ladder :o
Not recommended with a wooden ladder :o splinters! ouch! :'(
I'd love to see the telly there giving our 'Turbo' Terry some air time, would be cool ;)
At the one show I was there as Terry was posing for a couple of 'in action' pics, and I've since seen those same pics in a couple of publications...no biggy I know, but it's weird to know that I was there in the background as those pics were being taken...
Ian
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Ian I have done tuns of TV stuff over the past since 1993 :o the problem is if another story breaks you get dropped :'( thats show biz ;D but I have done TV with central back in 1999 when I did the vileda road shows in birmingham.london scotland etc,so every chance they will come down :)
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Terry,
Some years ago there was a window cleaner on 'The Generation Game', it was a long time ago now, so I haven't a clue whether it was you or not?
Was that you?
Ian
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Mr burrows isn't the only window cleaner to have been on the telly. Craig Mawlam of Ionic once cleaned the windows on the Big Breakfast house (on a ladder!) and did an abseiling challenge with some some of his old OTT employees on You Bet! I think he still keeps his Matthew Kelly trophy in the cabinet in his office. At least he did last time I was there.
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paul I also went on you bet!in 1993 ;Dand big breakfast 3 times when it was on blue peter 2countless others :)
I nearly went on the gen game some years ago :) last year I went out to florida to make a comercial with kim and aggee off how clean is your house that was fun,hotal was the nuts ;D
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howdya keep up with your round when you're always gadding off?
Are you/were you any good at anything else? I'm totally uncoordinated, I just wondered if you were good at other hand eye things like squash etc.
It seems like you have been game for almost anything apart from WFP.
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;Dyes,I play snooker highest break was 85,I played for my area many moons ago.I am also a Blackbelt in karate which have to say has been the making of this,mind and body as one the moves on the windows have to be correct exact
in every way,I also was a boxer from the age of 11,at 18 went onto karate,and also played table tennis to a very high standerd,I did play squash at some point. :)
you can see where my hands come into play,my hands are fast,which came out of boxing and karate,so going back all those years came into play from 1993,when I first hit the TV screen on you Bet,and so on from there :)
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There has been more interest in the show radio is now lined up for monday to go out tuesday in Birmingham :) this will be good for the show this is one sure way to get more media at the show and get the window cleaners in the picture :)
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Hi Terry, how's it going?
Remember this Terry, I was blomming kacking myself. I thought, looks easy, just hold both of them together, but i chicken out and do it the S L O W W A Y lol ;D
possibly the SLOWEST WINDOW CLEANER in the WORLD? Get me on telly!!
www.stockclean.co.uk/videos/mine.3gp (http://www.stockclean.co.uk/videos/mine.3gp)
And of course the man himself:
www.stockclean.co.uk/videos/terry.3gp (http://www.stockclean.co.uk/videos/terry.3gp)
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;D Hi Mark how could I forget ;D I hope to meet many more faces this year I fink this year is going to be more wc going than ever :o nice to see you on here ;D
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I hope to meet many more faces this year
I told Wor Lass that I've upset 'Terry' and that I'm due a kicking from not only the fastest window cleaner in the world, but a karate expert too.
She says to tell you that I wind her up all the time, and that you're to give me an extra kicking on behalf of her also!!!
So, you'll not be meeting me, Terry; I'm going to the NEC in disguise!
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;DTosh I will find you ;D you will be easy to spot remember your fingers :o ::) ;D
the first one to yell while shaking hands must be you ;D :o I to now
are going under cover,I will say this only once ;D I might wear a plosemans outfart ;D
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;D I dont know if I will be on here more to day :-\
just to say to all of you that are going to the show, have a safe Travel
and come say Hi I will be at stand E22 ;D for a chat ;D ;D ;D
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have fun everyone! Terry-good luck,though I doubt you need luck.
Oh, dont bother hitting Tosh....hes used to physical abuse. Best take a BIG snooker cue and put it up his orifice that does most of his bad air expleting! If your very lucky, you might get a glimpse of black thong & stockings ;)
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Oh, dont bother hitting Tosh....hes used to physical abuse. Best take a BIG snooker cue and put it up his orifice that does most of his bad air expleting!
Lizzy, thanks for that; you're so nice to me.
And stop giving Terrance ideas!
;D
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:o ;DI AM THERE ALREADY :o ::) ;D :-*
JUST HAD A BAD THOUGHT IS THAT TOSH IN THE ABOVE PICTURE :-\ :o
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:o ;DI AM THERE ALREADY :o ::) ;D :-*
JUST HAD A BAD THOUGHT IS THAT TOSH IN THE ABOVE PICTURE :-\ :o
That's me. Why's that a bad thought?
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he wants to love you, he wants to hug you, he wants to kiss you, he wants to **** you.
Terry.....not thinking of a snooker cue now I take it? Whats the replacement thing? ;D
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;D me got back to the wall :o
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have a fab time yo'all