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Title: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Clear Vision on December 18, 2007, 05:13:31 pm
I have lost yesterday and today and probably tomorrow.

I saw trad boys out  cleaning today and was slightly jelous!

Wfp is good but trad still has a place!
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: xxmattyxx on December 18, 2007, 05:20:09 pm
Well, Im beginning to find the cold weather kinda wearing now and Im trad.

Ive worked outside all my life, so its not that Im a softie  ;D  ;D but it feels to be dragging, did very little today, just seemed so hard to keep going.

Perhaps I need a good nights kip, but its getting to be rather tedious now, roll on the Spring..................shortest day soon  ;)

Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Roy Harding on December 18, 2007, 05:20:59 pm
I have not lost anytime or been frozen.

Roy
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Clear Vision on December 18, 2007, 05:22:42 pm
lucky devil
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: mick hay on December 18, 2007, 05:23:00 pm
i'm wfp, and ive not lost a day to the cold as yet. I just plug on, with my radio in my ear til i finish.

Still in shorts too....lol  ;D
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Davew on December 18, 2007, 05:30:54 pm
I did have to leave my flip flops behind today.
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: simon knight on December 18, 2007, 05:48:36 pm

I'm trad and have felt cold all day despite layers and layers of clothes...must be an age thing :-[

I get a bit of arthritis in my left thumb which is murder for the first couple of hours.

Not lost any work though through frozen wfp gear so I suppose being trad has it's merits ;D....roll on the Spring...please!
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Wayne Thomas on December 18, 2007, 05:52:52 pm
I work fast in the cold weather so I stay lovely and warm. Don't bother adding layers of clothing as I'd be too hot. Keep moving, keep the blood circulating and stay lovely and warm. :)
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: simon knight on December 18, 2007, 05:57:26 pm
I work fast in the cold weather so I stay lovely and warm. Don't bother adding layers of clothing as I'd be too hot. Keep moving, keep the blood circulating and stay lovely and warm. :)

Yeah but I'm 87 so fast working is tricky ;D
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Ian Lancaster on December 18, 2007, 05:58:21 pm
I just put the hose reel and poles in the shed with my "frost stat" greenhouse heater, wrap my pump in a couple of old wooly jumpers and have an extra half hour in bed.  Still manage to get a good day's work done before dark.

Cheers,

Ian
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Paul Coleman on December 18, 2007, 05:59:03 pm
I've only lost part days until the temperature climbs a little.  I did lose a bit of time thawing stuff out a few days back but have been putting everything in a shed since then that is heated to stay above freezing point.
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: windowwashers on December 18, 2007, 06:01:08 pm
Well, Im beginning to find the cold weather kinda wearing now and Im trad.

Ive worked outside all my life, so its not that Im a softie  ;D  ;D but it feels to be dragging, did very little today, just seemed so hard to keep going.

Perhaps I need a good nights kip, but its getting to be rather tedious now, roll on the Spring..................shortest day soon  ;)


think it is the pre christmas blues, I have been feeling down too
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Sir Squeaky on December 18, 2007, 06:01:43 pm
I've had nothing freeze.
I've been a bit slower because I'm so cold, but that happens every year.
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: ronaldo on December 18, 2007, 06:05:26 pm
None, backpack and barrels in garage overnight, load up in the morning, get out and get it done. Had a conservatory freeze up bad on me, 1st one in 2 years went back after finished last job in the st and it had thawed out good results were fine.
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: johnny_h on December 18, 2007, 06:08:01 pm
lost one day so far a sat i planned to use to catch up hose was frozen solid
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: windowwashers on December 18, 2007, 06:08:52 pm
I've had nothing freeze.
I've been a bit slower because I'm so cold, but that happens every year.
work faster you will stay warm, however cold it gets you can still have sweat dripping down ya brow  ;) you jusy have to up your pace  :D
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: dai on December 18, 2007, 07:51:28 pm
Lost no time up to now. I put a frost stat heater in the van running off an extension lead. Dai
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Feen on December 18, 2007, 08:10:28 pm
lost a bit of yesterday. wfp stuff froze. did a bit trad. scrim froze in my hand and mop stuck to ladder ;D did an inside clean for the rest of day. Back to normal today :) :)
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: Londoner on December 18, 2007, 08:12:11 pm
It does seem hard this year, although I have known it colder in the past. Ready for ChristmasI reckon.
Only badly frozen up once and had to use coffee from my flask to thaw out my pump, too many people about for the Army method.
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: windowwashers on December 18, 2007, 08:19:09 pm
It does seem hard this year, although I have known it colder in the past. Ready for ChristmasI reckon.
Only badly frozen up once and had to use coffee from my flask to thaw out my pump, too many people about for the Army method.
lol
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: matt on December 19, 2007, 06:19:01 pm
build yourself a spare pump box ( pics and items you will need on the DIY site )

take your spare pump box inside with your brush and hose

start in the morning and your away
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: windowwashers on December 19, 2007, 06:21:25 pm
sod the frost I could not see a thing this morning, mist everywhere was wondering if jack was going to come sliding my pole :-X
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: dai on December 19, 2007, 07:42:00 pm
 sod the frost I could not see a thing this morning, mist everywhere was wondering if jack was going to come sliding my pole Lips Sealed


Or maybe Jill if you were lucky
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: windowwashers on December 19, 2007, 09:56:51 pm
sod the frost I could not see a thing this morning, mist everywhere was wondering if jack was going to come sliding my pole Lips Sealed


Or maybe Jill if you were lucky
Did Jill meet jack at the beanstalk ?  :-\
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: rhys11 on December 20, 2007, 02:36:43 am
i just lost 1 so far i forgot to put the van heater on over night
Title: Re: How many day's lost to the frost
Post by: pingu on December 20, 2007, 07:19:46 am
I have rescheduled yestersday work but at the moment 8:18 am it is -3.7 and when I do clean the water freezes on impact on the frames and cills ....which I think leaves a hazard so am not wanting to clean at the present until everything warms up a little.

Dave.