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Title: Might take monday off!
Post by: frames to panes on March 08, 2008, 08:59:11 am
Just seen the forecast and it's not good.  :'(
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Post by: mick hay on March 08, 2008, 09:01:08 am
yep me too, mind you woken up with tonsillitis, so dont i would've been doing much anyways!!!  :-[
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Post by: Adam Boss on March 08, 2008, 09:03:35 am
got insides to do, so will do them Monday. :)
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Post by: d s windowcleaning on March 08, 2008, 09:44:14 am
from what ive seen you minght be taking all week off
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Post by: Mike 108 on March 08, 2008, 09:50:37 am
Wimps  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: NWH on March 08, 2008, 11:04:22 am
got insides to do, so will do them Monday. :)
Even if your planning on doing insides you`ll get laughed at,they reckon winds are going to be like 1987.
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Post by: nat on March 08, 2008, 11:09:20 am
got insides to do, so will do them Monday. :)
Even if your planning on doing insides you`ll get laughed at,they reckon winds are going to be like 1987.

why would you get laughed at? I'm planning to switch to commercial insides. wages and bills to pay, business is business
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Post by: windowwashers on March 08, 2008, 12:53:17 pm
Just seen the forecast and it's not good.  :'(
wait till moday and see from there, most of the time they get it wrong anyway  ;)
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Post by: Paul Coleman on March 08, 2008, 12:56:57 pm
Just seen the forecast and it's not good.  :'(
wait till moday and see from there, most of the time they get it wrong anyway  ;)

This is precisely why (amongst other reasons) why I do my best to shy away from work where I need to pre-arrange access.
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Post by: dave0123 on March 08, 2008, 01:18:55 pm
I have inside commercial job todo in a mental home  ;D its only certian bits only 30.00

the wind is allready started to get up a little here :'(
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Post by: chris@c.m.s on March 08, 2008, 01:50:55 pm


This is precisely why (amongst other reasons) why I do my best to shy away from work where I need to pre-arrange access.
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I've taken on quite a few like that and they will be done rain or shine, unless its really going to be severe then like Monday at least you usually have some prior warning.

I do have a first clean arranged for Monday but I think she will understand why I'm giving it a miss. ;D
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Post by: M Winner on March 08, 2008, 02:00:14 pm
Snow was predicted for the begining of this week
In January the weather men said we were going to have the worst winter for years.
They have no more idea than we do :(
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Post by: Adam Boss on March 08, 2008, 02:57:12 pm
NWH,

I will be laughing cos it's a days worth of insides, you get these when you are mainly commercial as I am. So here you go, HE HE, HA HA, HO HO is that enough or should I go on??? ;D

Adam ;) ;)
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Post by: Wayne Thomas on March 08, 2008, 04:45:51 pm
I've done Monday's work today (Saturday) so I'm off down the pub later and not back to work until prob Wedneday.
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Post by: NWH on March 08, 2008, 05:18:31 pm
NWH,

I will be laughing cos it's a days worth of insides, you get these when you are mainly commercial as I am. So here you go, HE HE, HA HA, HO HO is that enough or should I go on??? ;D

Adam ;) ;)
I have lots of inside work to do aswell but i won`t be doing it if monday is like they say it`ll be, i`m not that desparate.
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Post by: nat on March 08, 2008, 06:20:28 pm
NWH,

I will be laughing cos it's a days worth of insides, you get these when you are mainly commercial as I am. So here you go, HE HE, HA HA, HO HO is that enough or should I go on??? ;D

Adam ;) ;)
I have lots of inside work to do aswell but i won`t be doing it if monday is like they say it`ll be, i`m not that desparate.

its not desperate, its business  :P ;D
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Post by: Gary Oldman on March 08, 2008, 07:06:22 pm
I have inside commercial job todo in a mental home  ;D its only certian bits only 30.00



Don't you mean 'cretin bits'?  ;D
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Post by: Adam Boss on March 09, 2008, 05:50:06 am
Quote from NWH:

I have lots of inside work to do aswell but i won`t be doing it if monday is like they say it`ll be, i`m not that desparate.

Whats all that about :-\, I am not desperate its work that needs doin and will still only do a 4 day week.
If the weather is bad then you do what you can.
If you can't work NWH then you can always tidy out your van or untangle the bristles on your brush but don't make stupid comments about guys doin insides.
 ;) ;)
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Post by: magic1 on March 09, 2008, 06:58:46 am
I'm in soth wales. Gave us bad weather from today onwards for the next week too. Outside the sky is blue no cloud in site and no wind. Supposed to be windy & heavy wintery showers!
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Post by: Mr H on March 09, 2008, 07:08:18 am
I've got some quotes to do and catch up on accounts and bookwork. Any time left I will use to do some system maintanence and tidying the garage.

Regards
MR H

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Post by: mick hay on March 09, 2008, 08:24:31 am
I'm in soth wales. Gave us bad weather from today onwards for the next week too. Outside the sky is blue no cloud in site and no wind. Supposed to be windy & heavy wintery showers!

Same here at the  mo, but its sposed to start tonight, and peak in the morning!!!!
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Post by: chrismroberts on March 09, 2008, 02:36:45 pm
Well.... they predicted it would be pouring Friday..... loveliest day in months. They predicted a "big freeze" during February.... was mild all month apart from a couple of frosty mornings....

...they predicted planes would fall out of the sky in the Year 2000, they didnt. They even said the eclipse would be spectacular.... and it barely went dark :P

I tell thee..... if theyre as accurate about the weather this week as they were about the above, then it'll be the best week for cleaning windows ever :P:P

But I could be wrong.... ;)
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Post by: dave0123 on March 09, 2008, 05:06:49 pm
well the sun is still shining here ;D lovley actully if you go outside quite warm
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Post by: Gary Oldman on March 09, 2008, 05:09:26 pm
I can't get the bbc weather web site to work - probably full of window cleaners trying to find out the weather!
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Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 09, 2008, 05:10:39 pm
I can't get the bbc weather web site to work - probably full of window cleaners trying to find out the weather!

Working fine here :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/south/#no_url
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/rain.shtml
http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holiday&jaar=-3&soort=loop6uur&URL

Seems to be a tiny bit of dry weather between 9 and 11:30 here in Surrey. Still not going to risk it I think. :)
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Post by: 007 or what on March 09, 2008, 06:12:55 pm
Just been out for a walk with the in-laws really warm when we left 20 mins later its hailing down all of us got wet for ten mins 15 mins later we're sat out side of the pub enjoying a pint in the sun :D
you just never know whats going to happen
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Post by: vision tech on March 09, 2008, 08:24:20 pm
Ive the inside of a church to do ,so i will say a we prayer for you all when im there .
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Post by: Gary Oldman on March 09, 2008, 08:31:27 pm
Ive the inside of a church to do ,so i will say a we prayer for you all when im there .
You little nave, you!
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Post by: L.J.Thorpe on March 09, 2008, 08:43:39 pm
i am already gearing up for a day off tomorrow ;D......which usually seems to guarantee perfect weather when the day arrives ::)
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Post by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on March 10, 2008, 04:43:30 am
Wind and rain has well and truly arrived here >:(

Been up since 2am as it's too noisy to sleep :(

I'm sure I must live on the windiest hill on the Planet !!!

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Post by: Sanity on March 10, 2008, 06:24:32 am
Bloody weather.  Im already about 3 days behind (i took a week off....I am the boss after all :D )

Was hoping to catch up some today.  Guess I might just go leafletting instead.  (posted 300 yesterday, got 3 enquiries.  not a bad result :)
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Post by: Londoner on March 10, 2008, 06:46:44 am
No chance of any work being done here today. At least its definitely a no go, worst thing is when it keeps changing its mind.
Going to take the kids to school instead, don't want them standing at the bus stop in this.
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Post by: vivaro 013 on March 10, 2008, 07:03:21 am
its wet and windy in darlington , forecast says it will improve later on
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Post by: Dean Aspects on March 10, 2008, 07:05:05 am
Raining here at the moment not too heavy but its supposed to turn to snow sometime soon and be quite heavy
I always find without fail that winter always has a sting in its tail no matter how mild it has been every year its the same and at appears this year is no different

Dean
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Post by: simon knight on March 10, 2008, 07:09:58 am
Far too blowy for ladders today. I imagine handling a 40' wfp in this wind is tricky.
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Post by: gary999 on March 10, 2008, 08:33:48 am
bright blue skys and sunshine in birmingham ;D
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Post by: cvdewsbury on March 10, 2008, 08:45:46 am
w.yorks nill wind nor rain you southern softies!! :)
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Post by: Londoner on March 10, 2008, 08:54:03 am
Its stopped raining here too. Dammit ! Now my wife will be on the phone wanting to know why I'm not out.
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Post by: windowwashers on March 10, 2008, 08:57:49 am
windy and rain here
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Post by: Ian Rochester on March 10, 2008, 09:05:44 am
We've got a job for the 60' pole planned in for today..........maybe not!!

Might send them out to do some leafleting.

Got another job to do tomorrow, big estate house £550 insides and out, if it's still bad tomorrow we can at least get the insides done.
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Post by: Blackbushe Windows on March 10, 2008, 09:07:54 am
Absolutely horrible!! Already had to repair gates this morning - feeling it won't be the last with this wind!!!


Peter
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Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 10, 2008, 09:10:04 am
I had a 60 footer booked in today as well
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Post by: S.A.J on March 10, 2008, 09:25:48 am
No work for me today a tad too windy and a bit wet  :'(
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Post by: dave0123 on March 10, 2008, 09:34:53 am
Lovley and sunny here  ;D very still:)
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Post by: S.A.J on March 10, 2008, 09:36:39 am
Lovley and sunny here  ;D very still:)

Rub it in dave

So why are you not out working?  ;D
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Post by: dave0123 on March 10, 2008, 09:38:13 am
 ;) ;)

few calls to make then i am gone  :P
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Post by: frames to panes on March 10, 2008, 09:58:20 am
Can't understand it, it's pretty calm here so far, had a rough night, maybe i'm sat in the eye of the storm, i'll give it another hour i think.
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Post by: S.A.J on March 10, 2008, 10:07:12 am
Can't understand it, it's pretty calm here so far, had a rough night, maybe i'm sat in the eye of the storm, i'll give it another hour i think.

DJW look at this link

http://www.meteox.com/h.aspx?r=holiday&jaar=-3&soort=loop3uur&c=uk
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Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 10, 2008, 10:07:35 am
Bright sunny skies here!!!! 10min south from Guildford.

Looking at the weather again, it will be dry till 13:00. lol so much for the worst storms since 198x. Where is the rain?  :-\

Told my customer yesterday I wouldn't come. New job, domestic, £115. Sucks that I couldn't do it today.

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Post by: RO-Sheen on March 10, 2008, 10:44:43 am
It hasnt rqained here in oxfordshire since 8:30 but wind is really picking up now and its quite dark!
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Post by: 007 or what on March 10, 2008, 11:16:04 am
Started at 7;30 this morning worked till 11am now its blowing a gale and very wet.

Dorset
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Post by: jampot on March 10, 2008, 11:16:04 am
total flooding in sth wales  :(
no work for me today
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Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 10, 2008, 11:29:45 am
Raining here now too, looking at the sattelite, the rest of the day is going to be like this.
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Post by: Paul Coleman on March 10, 2008, 11:33:11 am
There's a lull in it right now but there's supposed to be more to follow around lunchtime.  A good day to tidy up my flat and catch up on other stuff (like posting on here)   :)
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Post by: frames to panes on March 10, 2008, 11:39:33 am
Pretty gruesome now wise decision to stay in today afterall.
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Post by: smearo on March 10, 2008, 12:55:34 pm
got me ladders on at 0930 drove down the road thinking right where can i start and the heavens opened again given up now till tommorrow lol...
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Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on March 10, 2008, 12:59:12 pm
Really strong winds and rain here.  Just passed a roofer up a ladder climbing onto the roof.   :o  Was going to take a piccy but the rain was too much.

Simon.
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Post by: simon knight on March 10, 2008, 01:08:59 pm

Listening to the lunchtime news it all looks pretty horrid for the next few days down south. Thinking that I might be stuck indoors until mid-week >:(
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Post by: matt on March 10, 2008, 02:56:10 pm
i tiled my downstairs cloakroom, been saying to  the wife i would do it on the first wet day, well today was the day

well ive cut them all, just need to lay them now, that'll wait for the next wet day, which looks like tomorrow
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Post by: The Seven Bays Window Cleaning Company on March 10, 2008, 03:40:16 pm
Isn't it great to know your not the only one stuck inside, and not be able to earn your crust ;D
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Post by: Roy Harding on March 10, 2008, 04:07:56 pm
Worked today and had a very profitable day. But it was wet most of the time.

South Wales.


Roy
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Post by: simon knight on March 10, 2008, 05:07:30 pm

You Worked?!

My customers would have laughed in my face if I had turned up today.
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Post by: frames to panes on March 10, 2008, 05:09:21 pm
Roy is a frogman in his spare time. ;)
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Post by: NWH on March 10, 2008, 05:12:12 pm

You Worked?!

My customers would have laughed in my face if I had turned up today.
Ditto.
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Post by: mick hay on March 10, 2008, 05:35:20 pm
was gorgeous here, sun out, worked all day, rain started bout 3, i had finished by then!!   ;D
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Post by: Roy Harding on March 10, 2008, 06:21:13 pm

You Worked?!

My customers would have laughed in my face if I had turned up today.

24yrs Experence  ;D

Roy
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Post by: Neil Williams on March 10, 2008, 08:17:49 pm
You Worked?!
My customers would have laughed in my face if I had turned up today.

Did a first time clean today with an elderly couple in a large house. the sort of situation that normally causes problems on a day like today.
Turned up made a start. Bloke came out said "I'm off out here's your money and at least the rain will have softened the dirt" :o
And at this stage I was in full waterproofs and it was lashing down.
Who said you can't work in it? Sun came out before I left so I checked the glass and it was drying perfectly.