Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Straker Cleaning on March 07, 2008, 05:42:31 pm
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Quote from Doug Holloway ......"I would suspect for every 100 who start only 1 will still be in CC in 5 years."
Got me thinking as to how long i have been doing this job :o
1982 i started in the game and went solo in 1989 ............. be interested in how many have been doing this for more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years etc !!!
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Hi Chris
Started Marks and Spencers , Saturday job at head office in 1971, did that for 10 years.
1982- 86 CC business in London
1989- Now CC business in Essex .
Suppose that must make me an 'old git'
Cheers
Doug
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'82 & '89 seem to be significant again ........... old git or not.....same dates as mine :o
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I started in 1969 on my own before that with a large office cleaning company.
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1988 getting old!
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1988, I was still at school :D
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1990 and I´m not 50 yet! ;D ;D
(http://www.laughteryoga.org/drkataria/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/israel-125year-old-man-laughing.jpg)
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That looks like cbt?
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1988 for me I was 18 fresh and green, now in 2008 I sell it as fresh and green!
Shaun
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Over twenty years, but not as long as Chris who is much older than me, ;)
S
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born 1664, or at least his hair was... ;)
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Hi Guys
1664 is a very important number for Chris.
Cheers
Doug
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Mark you are such a bitch. ::)
S
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I consider myself a newbe with only 5 years :D
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One day, and im loving it.
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you'll learn
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Cleaned my first carpet 1979, and officially became self employed 1980.
I was put in my place good and proper on Tuesday. My barber was on holiday, so the shop manager cut my hair. Afterwards he wanted to charge me the pensioners rate :o :o :o
Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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Ken there is a thing called Grecian 2000 out there. ;D ;D Are you sure your not known as Dirk Diggler :D
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Could end up looking like a 2000 year old Greek though :o
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Started in 1989, I had hair back then.
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I was put in my place good and proper on Tuesday. My barber was on holiday, so the shop manager cut my hair. Afterwards he wanted to charge me the pensioners rate :o :o :o
4 years ago when on holiday near Poole, went to a National Trust house, man on the gate took full money for me and the wife but gave 2 Senior tickets (do you think he was on the fiddle ::) ).
Took the tickets back to the car, gave them the wife and told her to take a look at them.
She was not very happy, ...... and I mean not very happy. >:(
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Remember the Remington Razor adverts with Victor Kaim with the tag line "I thought so much of the product I bought the company".
My business was extablished in 1989 and I bought it from the owner in 1999. Best thing I ever did. :)
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started 14th March 1970, a saturday at 3pm
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Listen to carpet doctor people, its best to buy a business one just like mine!
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22 years and still plodding on.
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Have a look at the Prochem News Magazine on page 5 Gordon Newey operates a Prochem Model 75 he brought from Prochem 30 years ago. He will be 80 years old in May.