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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Davew on July 20, 2007, 08:03:14 am

Title: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Davew on July 20, 2007, 08:03:14 am
Had a few jobs lined up this morning but as the weather was so good yesterday I forgot to check todays forecast!!!! :( :( :(
Cornwall looks good though so Alex will be raking it in. :)
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 20, 2007, 08:15:49 am
Yep! I ran round Like a loon yesterday to get todays scheduled work done too. So I might re-position my R/O, fiddle about with my set-up and stuff today.
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Post by: xxmattyxx on July 20, 2007, 08:18:10 am
yup, same here, just glad Im pretty much up with everything, still lose out though, could do with another ton this week.

I keep meaning to go out and canvass for about £200.00, but that'd be a waste of time today too.

But, hey ho, it'll be alright, no matter  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 20, 2007, 08:27:29 am

The forecasts have been saying all this week it's going to be heavy rain today...just for once they've got it right.

Quite fancy a day off, my shoulder has been giving me gip  :'(
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on July 20, 2007, 08:33:31 am
Yep! I ran round Like a loon yesterday to get todays scheduled work done too. So I might re-position my R/O, fiddle about with my set-up and stuff today.
Malc.

Have a day off!
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Davew on July 20, 2007, 08:49:30 am
When I did it part time from February I only got rained off once. When I went full time on June 13th It hasn't stopped. Generally it hasn't been too bad because I'm not fully booked. Be worse If I had stacks of work lined up that I couldn't do.
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: matt on July 20, 2007, 08:52:04 am
day off

last day of my daughters pre school, taking her for the last time this morning, then off to the church service this afternoon

a bit sad really, end of a era
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Sir Squeaky on July 20, 2007, 09:01:11 am
day off

last day of my daughters pre school, taking her for the last time this morning, then off to the church service this afternoon

a bit sad really, end of a era
I know what you mean Matt.
My daughter had her last day earlier in the week.

It will feel a bit strange now.
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Chris Cottrell on July 20, 2007, 09:07:39 am
day off

last day of my daughters pre school, taking her for the last time this morning, then off to the church service this afternoon

a bit sad really, end of a era
I know what you mean Matt.
My daughter had her last day earlier in the week.

It will feel a bit strange now.

Ist day of the summer hols here and v.glad i'm up to date cos its gone 9 and still sitting here in my boxers ::)

Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 20, 2007, 09:29:35 am
Had a few jobs lined up this morning but as the weather was so good yesterday I forgot to check todays forecast!!!! :( :( :(
Cornwall looks good though so Alex will be raking it in. :)

I had nothing lined up for today anyway but I was considering bringing tomorrow's work forward.  However, it's VERY dark out there, raining a fair bit, and we had some thunder and lightning a few minutes ago.
The good news is that my flat will be looking cleaner and tidier at the end of the day.  :)
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: KarlJones on July 20, 2007, 09:40:56 am
I am going out to clean em tomorrow instead.  With a bit of luck there will be a few new customers about ;)

Saturday ain't normally my thing, but as I am still round building I hope it will bring in an extra customer or two.  If it doesn't then it will still bring in some cash :D
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: gary999 on July 20, 2007, 09:50:17 am
bloody hell lucky you lot!!

ive got five customers who insist on a clean rain or shine
three storey houses worth doing but could do without getting drenched
yet again ::)
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Davew on July 20, 2007, 11:02:06 am
Get me some of them!
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 20, 2007, 11:42:19 am
bloody hell lucky you lot!!

ive got five customers who insist on a clean rain or shine
three storey houses worth doing but could do without getting drenched
yet again ::)

They're sad people mate ;D
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: gary999 on July 20, 2007, 04:41:58 pm
did two of them today and thought sod it

back home in the dry, roads well dodgy by us flooding every where

gonna get back to building that bloody ark again!! :)
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: groundhog on July 20, 2007, 04:55:02 pm
You lightweights!!!!!!!!!! ;D get yourselves some waterproofs!!!!!! ;)
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 20, 2007, 05:03:49 pm

I have got waterproofs....4 walls and a roof ;D
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: xxmattyxx on July 20, 2007, 05:17:23 pm
Did the tax, my account wrote to me last week, chasing for Apr 06 - Mar 07, knew it was gonna be a wet-'un today so planned doing it.

Glad I got it done  :D

Matt
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 20, 2007, 05:20:15 pm

Just got my demand back. Not happy about the 8% Class 4 NI >:(

Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 20, 2007, 06:01:25 pm

Just got my demand back. Not happy about the 8% Class 4 NI >:(



Why not?  Weren't you expecting it?  The taxman has been collecting some of the NI for years.
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 20, 2007, 06:11:45 pm

Yeah but this is my 1st self employed return...knew about the tax banding, didn't know about the 8% NI so it's thrown my accounts out a bit.

Oh well got until 31st jan to save the extra.
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: EasyClean on July 20, 2007, 08:11:24 pm
Caught a sun tan today working by Paignton Zoo, very nice!
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: matt on July 20, 2007, 08:14:54 pm
day off

last day of my daughters pre school, taking her for the last time this morning, then off to the church service this afternoon

a bit sad really, end of a era
I know what you mean Matt.
My daughter had her last day earlier in the week.

It will feel a bit strange now.

a sad day for me

the church service was nice, the teachers were upset and it showed

about 35 parents attended and only 2 dads, made me fell like i did it the right way

now ive got to cope with her in school all day :( are well ive had a good 4 years of being home for 4 days a week ( 3 on my own ) its ben good and im thankfull i made that choice to work part time and enjoy her comapny ;)

a bit of a sad day for me
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Chris Cottrell on July 20, 2007, 08:19:56 pm
Matt , take it from me they grow up far too quick
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 20, 2007, 08:36:58 pm

Yeah but this is my 1st self employed return...knew about the tax banding, didn't know about the 8% NI so it's thrown my accounts out a bit.

Oh well got until 31st jan to save the extra.

Yes I bet it's thrown things out.  I take it you're aware that the 8% doesn't kick in until you reach a profit level of well over £6,000+ ?  It also stops once you reach a profit level in the high £30,000s but I don't suppose that affects most of us.
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Ian Rochester on July 20, 2007, 08:39:18 pm
We went limited last week, so I'm now back to being a plain old EMPLOYEE, got the title of MD though for what it's worth!!
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 20, 2007, 08:42:02 pm

Yeah but this is my 1st self employed return...knew about the tax banding, didn't know about the 8% NI so it's thrown my accounts out a bit.

Oh well got until 31st jan to save the extra.

Yes I bet it's thrown things out.  I take it you're aware that the 8% doesn't kick in until you reach a profit level of well over £6,000+ ?  It also stops once you reach a profit level in the high £30,000s but I don't suppose that affects most of us.

mmm, I'll worry about the high £30k level when (if) I get there!
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Russell Macdonald on July 20, 2007, 08:50:06 pm
Matt , take it from me they grow up far too quick

Second that, they have always something else to do. Then there is the taxi service  ::),
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Alex Gardiner on July 20, 2007, 09:00:42 pm

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a sad day for me


now ive got to cope with her in school all day :( are well ive had a good 4 years of being home for 4 days a week ( 3 on my own ) its ben good and im thankfull i made that choice to work part time and enjoy her comapny ;)

a bit of a sad day for me
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Hi Matt

They say the first five years are the most important for your little ones so it sounds to me like you've made a great choice and your little girl has had a great start to her life.  It's a shame not everyone is always able to be in that position for one reason or another - makes it even more special.

Mrs A

PS. It's been sunny all day in our part of Cornwall but Alex and I have been stuck indoors doing paperwork!
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: simon knight on July 21, 2007, 01:29:15 pm

Got up this morning at 7am, looked outside and saw a nice sunny day...Right I think lets go and play catch up....got a few done and down it comes again in torrents...is there ever gonna be any let-up with this bloody weather?
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: gary999 on July 21, 2007, 03:30:55 pm


       nope!! :'(
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: matt on July 21, 2007, 06:24:33 pm
i read in todays "sun" that the the met office say that "summer is on the way, only thing is it'll be in 2008 "
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: paul saunders on July 21, 2007, 10:43:53 pm
I got up at 7.30 am................ was back in bed at 7.35 am, no shining for me today.  :'(
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: matt on July 21, 2007, 11:28:25 pm
next week looks crap aswell  ::)
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: tacky on July 21, 2007, 11:37:36 pm
what about if all of us on this forum pack in window cleaning  . put our few shillings .together .send one of the lads to china n fetch a container full of wellies back . WEED be quids in profit
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: neil100 on July 22, 2007, 09:09:44 am
When the weather is bad like this you have to set a reduced target to aim for.

If I see the forcast and they say rain all week. I set my target at £100 for a day. I get up go out in my waterproofs earn my money and come home.

But its never as bad as that, you allways get dry spells so its just a case of hanging in their and dont let the weather mess with your head.

Nel
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 22, 2007, 12:23:18 pm
When the weather is bad like this you have to set a reduced target to aim for.

If I see the forcast and they say rain all week. I set my target at £100 for a day. I get up go out in my waterproofs earn my money and come home.

But its never as bad as that, you allways get dry spells so its just a case of hanging in their and dont let the weather mess with your head.

Nel

Funny you should say that but unless the rainfall exceeds moderate, I think I should up my targets.  I went out yesterday and did the work in just over six hours.  The time around previously, I did the identical work in just over seven (in fact I did slightly more yesterday as there were some conservatory sides to do).  This was because I didn't want to get wet for any longer than I had to.
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: Sir Squeaky on July 22, 2007, 12:44:47 pm
Caught a sun tan today working by Paignton Zoo, very nice!
Sainsburys?
Title: Re: Think I'll give it a miss today!!
Post by: EasyClean on July 22, 2007, 01:17:36 pm
Caught a sun tan today working by Paignton Zoo, very nice!
Sainsburys?

Around there with the peacocks peering at themselves in the reflections from the panes of glass, quite funny really to watch them putting on a display for themselves.