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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *paul_moss on July 20, 2007, 07:51:26 pm

Title: More rain
Post by: *paul_moss on July 20, 2007, 07:51:26 pm: See more of the country is getting a hammering today with the rain.

Here in North Wales no probs so far,but I see south Wales has been hit bad.

How are the rest of you guy's getting on?

Will this mean more work? or less?
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Post by: CARPET KNIGHTS on July 20, 2007, 08:05:25 pm: Fantastic sunshine down here all day 8)
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Post by: lands on July 20, 2007, 08:09:20 pm: I'm on the tip of the south east and we tend to miss most of it too
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Post by: Geoff Jewkes on July 20, 2007, 08:44:50 pm: Drove through localised flooding today, now have electrical probs. If you touch the brake pedal with the keys out the ignition and glow plug heaters come on !! Think I need an auto spark !! :o :o How are ya Paul??
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Post by: *paul_moss on July 20, 2007, 08:50:54 pm: Geoff give us a ring on the land line or email me your home number.
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Post by: Geoff Jewkes on July 20, 2007, 09:17:04 pm: whats your landline number?? ( email )
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Post by: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 10:03:34 pm: i'am singing in the rain, iam happy again, just sining and dancing in the rain!
stip winging! :(
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Post by: Geoff Jewkes on July 20, 2007, 10:45:20 pm: Quote from: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 10:03:34 pm
i'am singing in the rain, iam happy again, just sining and dancing in the rain!
stip winging! :(
Can you spell that in English?
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Post by: Mike Osbourne on July 20, 2007, 10:56:09 pm: stip winging and start spelling!

Tried leafleting this afternoon but just had to admit defeat as they turned to mush.

So I went to meet the Queen instead. Tried to get the van and Queen in shot at same time for local TV but jobsworth wasn't having it. just imagine a leaflet with the Queen standing next to your van!
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Post by: vangaurd on July 20, 2007, 11:26:49 pm: sorry for the spelling!
mike van wll never have his photo taken with the queen,
loved dianna to much.
Title: Re: More rain
Post by: *paul_moss on July 21, 2007, 07:08:48 pm: Any body other than the franchises getting any flood work?
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Post by: Liahona on July 21, 2007, 07:18:57 pm: I would have thought that the rain would always bring in more work. I will get slated for this but, especially for those with a truck mount. After all there isnt much any dry systems can do in the first or even any stages of a flood job.

I dont work this time of year by choice but I have done several floods as I cant teach in this weather.

I am also getting countless area rugs to do too as a lot of company's doing the flood jobs dont want to take on the cleaning of them and it is easier for the rug to just be condemned.

Perfect time for anyone to try out a saturation clean as the rug has already been saturated so nothing to lose.

With all this rain and the consequent floods I cant believe that any carpet cleaner should be quiet.

Best, Dave. P.S. Paul thanks for the advice the other day. Havent needed it yet but if I do I will know where to go in this country to get what it is I may need......
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Post by: John Kelly on July 21, 2007, 07:30:36 pm: Yes, plenty of work.
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Post by: kevin on July 21, 2007, 08:11:01 pm: Here in North Somerst rain ,for the last 5 weeks Finding work very slow
Driveway /patio ect cleaning Come on the sun :'(
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Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on July 21, 2007, 08:26:19 pm: me to no driveway sealing or gardening.
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Post by: John Kelly on July 21, 2007, 08:33:08 pm: Anybody struggling for work at the moment, contact your local Chem-Dry, Rainbow, Munters or Belfor depots and offer your services as a sub contractor. It will just be manhandling damaged furniture and carpets etc but will help pay the bills.
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Post by: Fintan_Coll on July 21, 2007, 09:21:06 pm: Strange how the rain falls. I have seen no rain all week but thirty miles further inland bridges were swept away by the floods. I wonder does the sea coast have any bearing on the weather because in the winter time the frost is never as severe in coastal areas either.
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Post by: John Kelly on July 21, 2007, 09:37:40 pm: The sea is always about 5-10 degrees warmer than the air. This obviously affects the weather near the coastline. You can have severe frost in Newcastle and travel 8 miles to the coast and there is none. The tides can also affect the weather. If you think that the gravity of the Moon can pull the oceans it can obviously have a similar affect on the water held in the clouds.
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Post by: maxcarpets on July 22, 2007, 08:38:58 pm: Had the busiest weekend of flood work ever! was even assisting the fire brigade at a big office block yesterday, great fun! and great money!
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Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on July 22, 2007, 10:11:15 pm: I've been wet through as well, we made a raft with son's friends at an outdoors centre and sailed it, (son's 7th birthday) he even jumped in to the reservoir (with life jacket on) and went for a swim, no dehumidifier or turbo drier could touch him he was sopping wet and I felt young again ;D

Shaun
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Post by: *paul_moss on July 23, 2007, 06:13:27 pm: Ashmore try answering your phone you muppet!!