Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: advanced on March 27, 2007, 06:42:18 pm
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Hi i know that there will be no water ban this year but i am still a bit nervouse
for the future, these water companies have us by the cahonas.
We should strike them before they get us.
a. we have health and safety on our side
b. if they ban the use of non essential use then they should ban ie coca cola and such like from using water other wise we could use the argument that we are being discriminated against.
c . european law states that every man has the right to work and make a living.
we should fire some warning shots at those who are playing god wiyh our livli hood
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c . european law states that every man has the right to work and make a living.
If that's the case they'll never be able to stop you using ladders.
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who said we wont have any water bans ?? ?? ?? as thats wrong
watch the news in about 2 months time
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So what if there are water bans?....You guys don't clean peoples windows with a garden hose...do you???
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I suffer from chronic arthritus and would not be able to revert back to using ladders end of story. If I had to stop using WFP then basically I would be forced out of a job. What I would like to know is who and where would I have to take my case to because I have exceptional circumstances because of my health.
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Don`t panic cos i don`t think it will come to that,they never stopped us last year.
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I would still like to know where I can appeal if I'm forced out of a job before it ever possibly happens. Prevention is better than cure!
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c . european law states that every man has the right to work and make a living.
If that's the case they'll never be able to stop you using ladders.
I agree with Squeaky :o.
If it is a sole trader he knows the risk & if he goes up a ladder & comes off his loss even if he ends up in a wheel chair, no claim on anyone.
But if he is employed regulations are good.
Macc
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The ban would not hold up for window cleaners.
Lets face it, if they concentrated on mending all the leaks in this country we would be millions of gallons a year better off and we wouldn't be in this situation.
To penalise 1 trade would be ridiculous and laughed out of court!
What about Car Wash machines, Pressure washing companies, Wheelie Bin Cleaning, Portable Swimming pools in back gardens etc..... the list is endless.
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To penalise 1 trade would be ridiculous and laughed out of court!
What about Car Wash machines, Pressure washing companies, Wheelie Bin Cleaning, Portable Swimming pools in back gardens etc..... the list is endless.
Well they'll all get stopped too.
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The ban would not hold up for window cleaners.
Lets face it, if they concentrated on mending all the leaks in this country we would be millions of gallons a year better off and we wouldn't be in this situation.
To penalise 1 trade would be ridiculous and laughed out of court!
What about Car Wash machines, Pressure washing companies, Wheelie Bin Cleaning, Portable Swimming pools in back gardens etc..... the list is endless.
In view of all the leaks, I'm just very grateful that they don't supply our gas.
Sutton & East Surrey were pretty sparing in their implementation of the drought order but a few more months of dry weather would have seen them banning a load more things. Car washes in my area shut down if they didn't have a water recycling unit but even with the recycler, they were using around 20 litres per car.
It does leave me wondering if there might be some mileage in investing in a Ionics Pro 10 some time in the future and having a zero reject static unit. I would feel as if I were being held to ransom at those prices and am left wondering how far the "intellectual property" rules extend.
Although the outlay could be huge, at least the rules would probably still allow a window cleaner with such equipment to continue trading.
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or what about just having a second or third IBC tank in place and make a few thousand litres of extra water before any potential ban comes into effect.
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Trevor has hit the nail on the head! If and when there's a ban it'll be for non-essential usage. If somebodies livelyhood depends on using water then it's use IS ESSENTIAL and therefore falls outside of the ban.
Now please stop fretting over something which for window cleaners is a non-event.
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To penalise 1 trade would be ridiculous and laughed out of court!
What about Car Wash machines, Pressure washing companies, Wheelie Bin Cleaning, Portable Swimming pools in back gardens etc..... the list is endless.
Well they'll all get stopped too.
Yeah right, next you will be telling me we will only be allowed 1 cup of tea a day to save water!
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i guess we will just sit pretty till it all starts again when thre is little rain in the winter.