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Title: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 09:52:23 am
That's it really  ::)
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: S.A.J on November 19, 2007, 09:55:13 am
Has been here in Plymouth for the past 15 mins but has now stopped, so ill finish my coffe and back out i go  8)
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Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 10:00:00 am
It aint stopped here for the last 36 hours  :-[ And, you guessed it.....my busiest week.  :'(
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Post by: Neil271052 on November 19, 2007, 10:12:28 am
Yes, I'm stuck indoors here in Surrey also.

Every time it stops for ten minutes I get ready to go out and it starts again.  :(
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 10:18:25 am
i went out

i did 1 house

it hammered down, i arrived at the next, the old boy was leaving in his car, wound the window down and said " its really raining hard, your not going to do them in this are you "

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Post by: windowwashers on November 19, 2007, 10:19:14 am
nice and clear here  ::) I bet it will rain the rest of the week through  :(
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Post by: G O A on November 19, 2007, 10:20:33 am
its ok on anglesey was bad i think thursday last week though got behind with stuff,
waiting for cloths to dry forgot to get the buggers out of the wash :(
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Post by: gary999 on November 19, 2007, 10:29:36 am
i woke up to about three inches of snow this morning glad got no work today
starting to melt though will go out leafleting a little later
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Post by: Davew on November 19, 2007, 10:45:56 am
Chucking it down here, got two houses done (and i think i missed a window) packed up now. :(
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 10:57:26 am
I didn't even bother venturing out. But i do kinda get a buzz knowing i aint suffering all alone  ;D I'm gonna put my waterproofs on and go and canvass for the rest of the day. Yeh right  ;)
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Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 19, 2007, 11:00:09 am
Just come home now, done 3 houses.
Looking at the satellite pictures it's going to rain for a few hours yet.

Not bothered, I've got plenty of good work to do later in the week anyway.
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:02:01 am
what satelite gismo do you use squeaks?
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 19, 2007, 11:02:50 am
I like this, but there's others...

http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holiday&jaar=-3&soort=loop3uur&c=uk

See how it's drifting up the Severn? :-\
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: windowwashers on November 19, 2007, 11:06:16 am
I like this, but there's others...

http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holiday&jaar=-3&soort=loop3uur&c=uk

See how it's drifting up the Severn? :-\
Squeaky How many times has that been wrong if any ? this seems a very good idea.

and how do you get it, and what do you use it on ?
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: cvdewsbury on November 19, 2007, 11:11:50 am
damp,grey and generally miserable in w.yorks but who gives  when Jeremey Kyle is on!!!
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: windowwashers on November 19, 2007, 11:12:29 am
damp,grey and generally miserable in w.yorks but who gives when Jeremey Kyle is on!!!
he aint talking crap again about wfp is he ?
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:15:55 am
Well, we got nothin better to do. Lets all email the pillock  ;D Oh lawdy, the sun is coming out to play here now. Do I???? Don't I???? You decide for me  ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Davew on November 19, 2007, 11:19:53 am
go on, go on, go on.
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 19, 2007, 11:20:22 am
I like this, but there's others...

http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holiday&jaar=-3&soort=loop3uur&c=uk

See how it's drifting up the Severn? :-\
Squeaky How many times has that been wrong if any ? this seems a very good idea.

and how do you get it, and what do you use it on ?
How do I get it? Use the address above.
What do I use it on? My computer. ;D ???

Oh yes, it's accurate.
It has to be, it's not a forecast, it's the actual rain clouds.

Strange question though WW... ??? ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:23:26 am
go on, go on, go on.
That's what the wife is sayin dave. But i can just see the punters faces now. The last thing i need after a frustrating morning is all the snidey comments that are bound to follow  :(
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Davew on November 19, 2007, 11:31:37 am
First one today custy says "you can't do it today because the hubby's motorbike is out the back." thats ok i said i'll work around it "but you'll get it wet" can't be any worse than rain i said. I get round the back and its all locked up and strapped with a heavy duty cover all over it. People wonder why they can't get a cleaner? Tight fisted pizz takers the lot of them.
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:32:49 am
First one today custy says "you can't do it today because the hubby's motorbike is out the back." thats ok i said i'll work around it "but you'll get it wet" can't be any worse than rain i said. I get round the back and its all locked up and strapped with a heavy duty cover all over it. People wonder why they can't get a cleaner? Tight fisted pizz takers the lot of them.
aye  ::)
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: windowwashers on November 19, 2007, 11:33:33 am
I like this, but there's others...

http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holiday&jaar=-3&soort=loop3uur&c=uk

See how it's drifting up the Severn? :-\
Squeaky How many times has that been wrong if any ? this seems a very good idea.

and how do you get it, and what do you use it on ?
How do I get it? Use the address above.
What do I use it on? My computer. ;D ???

Oh yes, it's accurate.
It has to be, it's not a forecast, it's the actual rain clouds.

Strange question though WW... ??? ;D
lol I thought you used it when you was out on the road  :-[
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 19, 2007, 11:36:35 am
Ah right!
Lol. ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Dean Aspects on November 19, 2007, 02:25:19 pm
Was dodging showers and heavy rain all morning had enough so came home not to bothered as i am up to date and not a lot of work on this week

Dean
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Londoner on November 19, 2007, 02:29:10 pm
I've given up and am back home for the day now. Got soaked several times trying to dodge the showers
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally p*ssin down on?
Post by: Paul Coleman on November 19, 2007, 02:33:22 pm
All I did today was a bit of early morning office cleaning.   I do work in anything up to moderate rain but I don't see the point of getting soaked if I'm up to date with my work.
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 19, 2007, 02:38:31 pm
Blimey, honest sensible people around today. ;D

Wait until later when others come on saying they worked in monsoons and earned hundreds of pounds...
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Dean Aspects on November 19, 2007, 02:47:25 pm
Blimey, honest sensible people around today. ;D

Wait until later when others come on saying they worked in monsoons and earned hundreds of pounds...

Speaking of that i wonder what the weather is like on Anglesey today

Dean
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 02:47:37 pm
Blimey, honest sensible people around today. ;D

Wait until later when others come on saying they worked in monsoons and earned hundreds of pounds...

 ;D ;D you knows it make sence
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 03:27:41 pm
Ya can't take it with ya Matt  ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: windowwashers on November 19, 2007, 03:32:20 pm
still not raining  :o
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 03:41:19 pm
Ya can't take it with ya Matt  ;D

 ;D

its ok for me, the 1 house i did before the rain earnt me £ 750 ;) so i only earnt 1/2 of what i normally do per day
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Rob.Hall on November 19, 2007, 03:49:35 pm
Could be better tomorrow down south???????
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: windowwashers on November 19, 2007, 03:51:11 pm
Ya can't take it with ya Matt  ;D

 ;D

its ok for me, the 1 house i did before the rain earnt me £ 750 ;) so i only earnt 1/2 of what i normally do per day
£750? are you cutting back now Matt, thought you got triple that
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Neil271052 on November 19, 2007, 03:52:42 pm
Could be better tomorrow down south???????

I hope so but I am not impressed with the forecast.  :(
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on November 19, 2007, 03:54:06 pm
Ya can't take it with ya Matt  ;D

 ;D

its ok for me, the 1 house i did before the rain earnt me £ 750 ;) so i only earnt 1/2 of what i normally do per day
Unlucky Matt.
Hope you have a better day tomorrow. ;)

Like I said, I only did 3 houses.
One was 17p, one was 14p, and the last one was a whopping 23p.
So that's a corking 54p today!

Trouble is, I bought a Mars Bar on the way home... :(
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Post by: tonylee on November 19, 2007, 04:07:14 pm
matt
if you had done your £750 job yesterday you could have gone back again today telling them you have moved them in the 4 weekly cycle. then call again in three weeks because of xmas.
just a little tip i picked up from some one around here.
tony
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 04:33:15 pm
matt
if you had done your £750 job yesterday you could have gone back again today telling them you have moved them in the 4 weekly cycle. then call again in three weeks because of xmas.
just a little tip i picked up from some one around here.
tony

good idea

call back in 3 weeks time :)

they might not even notice it done every other week  :P
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Dean Aspects on November 19, 2007, 04:38:55 pm
After some excellent advise i have been doing my customers a day early every clean i got so confident with it i decided to start going two days early then three i now clean them every day and not one of them has noticed i will retire by the end of the year as i will be loaded and sell my round for a squillion quid and i dont care if it rains or if its dark windows need cleaned and i want the money  ;)

Dean
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: tonylee on November 19, 2007, 04:47:24 pm
its not rained here in the midlands all day (much)
i have been running round so fast spraying water everywhere that people think its raining.
this is how i can do 400 houses a day at 50 pence each.
today i have even cleaned customers houses that have not actully asked me yet. but i know they will one day.
i think its the same in wales
tony
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 08:21:22 pm
After some excellent advise i have been doing my customers a day early every clean i got so confident with it i decided to start going two days early then three i now clean them every day and not one of them has noticed i will retire by the end of the year as i will be loaded and sell my round for a squillion quid and i dont care if it rains or if its dark windows need cleaned and i want the money  ;)

Dean

thats the way

think big

be big

;)
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: G O A on November 19, 2007, 09:40:20 pm
haha weather on anglesey ok done a conserve roof and some awkward top windows today,first conserve roof ive done and it only ended up at 60 quid for 3 hrs but was worth doing even though they kept changing there minds about which windows wanted doing after the first quote of 100 quid
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Post by: Pj on November 19, 2007, 10:39:46 pm
No monsoon here.  In fact no rain all day, even a nice bit of sunshine.

But I didn't earn a fat wedge :o.......

enough though.
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:05:34 pm
Total washout for us poor southerners again tomorrow..........Then it's Scotlands turn wednesday  ;D Might have a late night abusing you lot  ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 11:09:46 pm
aye, ive wrote tomorrow off

got to think of which little jobs to do around the house
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Post by: NWH on November 19, 2007, 11:12:31 pm
Got a massive country house to do tomorrow and she`s on holiday,just me and the cleaner.Cos she`s not in i can start at 7 and go inside at 9 when the cleaner arrives,luvly jubbly. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:12:44 pm
whatever jobs ya gotta do matt, make sure ya charge the misses good n proper for your services. Remember, no discounts for friends n family and that includes cleanin the lavvy  ;)
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 19, 2007, 11:15:34 pm
whatever jobs ya gotta do matt, make sure ya charge the misses good n proper for your services. Remember, no discounts for friends n family and that includes cleanin the lavvy  ;)

;)

i wil want to earn at least 1200 for a days work at home, i understand im a little cheaper than some guys, but im all heart ;)
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Post by: Pole2pole on November 19, 2007, 11:19:16 pm
That's the spirit old boy  ;)
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Post by: G O A on November 20, 2007, 08:02:35 am
haha :D
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Post by: Pole2pole on November 20, 2007, 08:48:15 am
Has this deluge hit the south coast yet???
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Post by: johnny_h on November 20, 2007, 10:21:56 am
tuesday 10 am its wet at heathrow
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Post by: windowwashers on November 20, 2007, 11:11:18 am
not raining  in bedford or cambridge
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Post by: Jon-scwindows on November 20, 2007, 12:05:18 pm
now raining in  the fens area suffolk cambs... - all day     was going to go posting flyers but theyl get all soggy...

need to work tommorow - hope its not raining
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 20, 2007, 12:07:01 pm
It's coming  ;D Aint worked at all this week so far, but i'm hoping for a better end to the week. I aint had a weekday off for about 3 months so i can't beat myself up too much. This is my "unpaid" annual leave  ;)
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Post by: xxmattyxx on November 20, 2007, 12:35:12 pm
i can't beat myself off too much.   ;)

Hmm, are you sure meant EXACTLY what you just said?  ;D Theres plenty of sites on the net to help you out with that if you do have too much time on ur hands  ;D


Anyway, as for the weather, Im rather dogged off with the BBC, no doubt it wont be the last this winter; but by their reckoning it was gonna lob it out of the heavens from 8am onwards all day. Its barely spitting outside at the mo, Im in Hampshire.
The weather map on the box last night looked like a right old wash-out, it aint the first time with the BEEB and it ownt be the last.

What gets me about their forecasts is they have 'em on the net, on national tv, local tv and teletext, NEVER  EVER are their forecasts from different outlets the same. According to the local BBC forecast its gonna be good on Tomorrow but the BBC website has (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/images/symbols/fiveday_sym/14.gif)


If Id have known it wasnt going to rain Id have gone in, but they all seemed so adamant it was gonna be a washout I stayed at home.

Matt
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Helen on November 20, 2007, 01:19:10 pm
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If Id have known it wasnt going to rain Id have gone in, but they all seemed so adamant it was gonna be a washout I stayed at home.

Matt
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Nothing to stop you starting now! Based in hants today and the heavy drizzle has been non stop since mid morning, but hasn't stopped us  ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: xxmattyxx on November 20, 2007, 01:26:43 pm
Each to their own, I find wet weather difficult to justify working in.

Having said that, you been on here all morning, according to your posting history.

Matt
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Ian Lancaster on November 20, 2007, 01:29:57 pm

Nothing to stop you starting now! Based in hants today and the heavy drizzle has been non stop since mid morning, but hasn't stopped us  ;D

By "us" I presume you mean "them"? (While you sit in the dry by your computer?) ;D ;D
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Post by: xxmattyxx on November 20, 2007, 01:34:33 pm
Exactly  ;D  ;D


We can all do that
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Post by: Pole2pole on November 20, 2007, 03:04:37 pm
i can't beat myself off too much.   ;)

Hmm, are you sure meant EXACTLY what you just said?  ;D Theres plenty of sites on the net to help you out with that if you do have too much time on ur hands  ;D


Anyway, as for the weather, Im rather dogged off with the BBC, no doubt it wont be the last this winter; but by their reckoning it was gonna lob it out of the heavens from 8am onwards all day. Its barely spitting outside at the mo, Im in Hampshire.
The weather map on the box last night looked like a right old wash-out, it aint the first time with the BEEB and it ownt be the last.

What gets me about their forecasts is they have 'em on the net, on national tv, local tv and teletext, NEVER  EVER are their forecasts from different outlets the same. According to the local BBC forecast its gonna be good on Tomorrow but the BBC website has (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/images/symbols/fiveday_sym/14.gif)


If Id have known it wasnt going to rain Id have gone in, but they all seemed so adamant it was gonna be a washout I stayed at home.

Matt
modified  ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Pole2pole on November 20, 2007, 03:11:25 pm
I know exactly what ya mean though Matty. I thought it was gonna be a shocker like monday was, from what they were saying. Wet,yes.....drizzly,yes.........Could i have worked??? Probably. Although i woulda got loads of snidey comments, i'm sure. But yeh, they gotta sort their lives out at the beeb. The only forecast they ever get right is our license fee increasing year in,year out  ::)
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Post by: gary999 on November 20, 2007, 03:11:51 pm
according to bbc weather it was gonna chuck down all day in brum just got in
and ive only seen a few spots all day :)
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: matt on November 20, 2007, 03:23:35 pm
i worked till 2 today, well it was 1 really as it started to hammer down then but when having a cuppa inside this house i saw a few marks on them, went outside and came back in and said " they were on the insides " she replies " i know but i cannot do them "

so i did them ;)

she was happy as she has clean insides and i was happy with the extra few quid whilst it rained ;)
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Helen on November 20, 2007, 06:29:12 pm
Each to their own, I find wet weather difficult to justify working in.

Having said that, you been on here all morning, according to your posting history.

Matt

You can do a good job rain or no rain, shouldn't have to justify it. ;)
Yes I have been on here this morning, something to do with working till 22.00 yesterday and having some time off ;D
Title: Re: Am i the only one it's totally pouring down on?
Post by: Helen on November 20, 2007, 06:31:46 pm
Quote from: Ian Lancaster

By "us" I presume you mean "them"? (While you sit in the dry by your computer?) ;D ;D
[quote

The whole idea of having staff, you get them to do the work and then you pay them ;D ;D
Have done my time in the not so nice weather conditions as you have Ian. so will reap the benefits of staying warm and dry whilst I can ;D ;D
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Post by: xxmattyxx on November 20, 2007, 10:24:35 pm

You can do a good job rain or no rain, shouldn't have to justify it. ;)



Thats debatable