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Title: If you could go back in Time
Post by: cat9921 on April 23, 2008, 08:18:13 am
A lot of people with WFP say that they wished that they did it years ago, some not,,,, others ( like me ) wished that they had did things differently..

So if you could go back in time  ;D would you have done things differently  ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Sanity on April 23, 2008, 08:33:45 am
Yeah,

I would have become a WC when I first left school :D  Iv never been so stressless :D

Oh, and WFP from the start wopuld have been much easier...(did my first 3 months trad)
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: cat9921 on April 23, 2008, 08:44:01 am
A lot of people with WFP say that they wished that they did it years ago, some not,,,, others ( like me ) wished that they had did things differently..

So if you could go back in time  ;D would you have done things differently  ;D

I would go back in time and stop me from starting this post  ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Pj on April 23, 2008, 09:04:36 am
I'd have left home an hour ago! ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: pjulk on April 23, 2008, 09:13:51 am
Yes i would have still bought a WFP as it is a good tool but would have stayed mainly traditional and used WFP just for the hard to reach windows.



Paul
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: matt on April 23, 2008, 09:27:12 am
i would have listerned to Jeff B and used a fishing pole about 18 months before i did  ::) ::)

other than that, i would change much, its been ok and if it continues to go like it is, then i cannot complain
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Paul Coleman on April 23, 2008, 09:35:12 am
A lot of people with WFP say that they wished that they did it years ago, some not,,,, others ( like me ) wished that they had did things differently..

So if you could go back in time  ;D would you have done things differently  ;D

Yes.  I would have invested in WFP when I very first heard of it in the mid to late 90s.  I had more borrowing ability then and would have bought a van and system brand new and targetted all the reachable commercial properties within a 15 mile radius.
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: pingu on April 23, 2008, 01:52:53 pm
I would change absolutely nothing...I am a very happy bunny...sometimes to get where you are you have to travel unusual paths...

Dave.

ps..ain't the world a better place when the sun is shining....
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: macmac on April 23, 2008, 02:10:19 pm
I would have invested in carbon poles & better brushes from the outset instead of struggling with 40ft excel fibre glass "banana" poles & 16" oval, lead brushes!

Invest in your tools & save your body & sanity.  ;)

Tony
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Central Window Cleaners on April 23, 2008, 03:11:23 pm
I wish I had started window cleaning when I first thought about it rather than waiting so long to give up the 9-5 job
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: matt on April 23, 2008, 05:52:00 pm
I would have invested in carbon poles & better brushes from the outset instead of struggling with 40ft excel fibre glass "banana" poles & 16" oval, lead brushes!

Invest in your tools & save your body & sanity.  ;)

Tony

tony, what pole do you use now ? ? ? ?
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Ian W on April 23, 2008, 06:29:27 pm
I wish I had started this about 10 years ago.  ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: NWH on April 23, 2008, 06:40:52 pm
Yeah,

I would have become a WC when I first left school :D  Iv never been so stressless :D

Oh, and WFP from the start wopuld have been much easier...(did my first 3 months trad)
Did your first 3 months trad whoppie doo,i did my first 12-13years trad.I wish i`d gone WFP 10 years + ago.
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: frames to panes on April 23, 2008, 06:45:40 pm
I would have invested in carbon poles & better brushes from the outset instead of struggling with 40ft excel fibre glass "banana" poles & 16" oval, lead brushes!

Invest in your tools & save your body & sanity.  ;)

Tony

tony, what pole do you use now ? ? ? ?

me, me, me, teacher, i know!!!!!
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: C.C.S. on April 23, 2008, 06:55:26 pm
i would'nt have married that bitch i met 18yrs ago >:(
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: cat9921 on April 23, 2008, 07:16:51 pm
i would'nt have married that bitch i met 18yrs ago >:(

You should of married the wife instead  ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on April 23, 2008, 10:51:52 pm
i would have told the careers woman at school to suck my.......mothers homemade toffee ;D
i would have started a trad round back in 85
would have gone wfp as soon as it was available
BY NOW I WOULD RULE THE WORLD OF WINDOW CLEANING
HA HA HA HA HA (twirl mustache,brandish cane,gather cape etc. ::))
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: chrismroberts on April 23, 2008, 11:10:47 pm
I dont regret going WFP at all... but.... if I'd have known what a slog the 1st month of cleans would be, I would have spent more time my last month trad cleaning the frames in preparation for WFP...

....apart from that, I should have started this when I left school.... would be a millionaire by now  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Jago on April 23, 2008, 11:28:30 pm
I wish I never went to visit my girlfriend Wish the bitch in the car had not of knocked me of my motorbike
wished I could have carried on window cleaning
Wished I had never gave itt up because arm was so shagged from bike accident
wish I had insurance for being off work
Wished I never went into IT
and wished I had realised Arm was better and started back Window cleaning a few years back instead of getting stressed out
there you go
Wish I had not started this typeinglol
feel depressed now but will be happy when I see the dollar 2mozz
L8rs J
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: matt on April 23, 2008, 11:35:12 pm
I would have invested in carbon poles & better brushes from the outset instead of struggling with 40ft excel fibre glass "banana" poles & 16" oval, lead brushes!

Invest in your tools & save your body & sanity.  ;)

Tony

tony, what pole do you use now ? ? ? ?

me, me, me, teacher, i know!!!!!

go on then  :)
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: macmac on April 24, 2008, 06:04:16 pm
I would have invested in carbon poles & better brushes from the outset instead of struggling with 40ft excel fibre glass "banana" poles & 16" oval, lead brushes!

Invest in your tools & save your body & sanity.  ;)

Tony

tony, what pole do you use now ? ? ? ?

me, me, me, teacher, i know!!!!!

go on then  :)

I forget the name, it's black & made from carbon, has excellent clamps & is a pleasure to use. Damn, what's it called again ???

It'll come back to me later :-*

Tony
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: nat on April 24, 2008, 06:55:07 pm
if i could go back in time i wouldn't be a wc, i would of put together an auction site called ebay  ;D by now i would of sold it an be sunning myself in my expensive villa surrounded by pots of dosh and page 3 girls ;D...a bit like the playboy mansion!! screw WFP thats what i'd do ;D ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Feen on April 24, 2008, 08:23:30 pm
I'd have started breeding earlier then my 9 year old would now be 19 and doing the hard graft. The 7 year old would be 17 and able to do some book work in between polishing her nails or whatever it is 17 year old girls do (no don't answer that please ;)) and the little one would be 12 or 13 doing some robbing when the custies weren't looking ( or knowing her, even when they were). And me? I'd be controlling ops from my office at the bar. We can all dream I suppose :)
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Captain Scarlet on April 24, 2008, 08:26:28 pm
Well I started WC'ing when I left school so no regrets there, Luke
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: frames to panes on April 24, 2008, 08:40:01 pm
Luke, if you turned back time you would be in your nappies!




Do you see your mates who are still in education trying to get their A levels with no money? Bet you have a laugh at them. Bet they laugh at you too not knowing too much about your job. ;)
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: Captain Scarlet on April 24, 2008, 08:43:15 pm
Obviously I dont know for sure but I reckon I am the the highest or one of the highest earning persons of my age in this area, and of course they laugh, I wash windows with a water shooting pole and brush and of course I laugh ( in my head ) knowing I am already earning what they might be very very lucky of getting in 3-5 years, Luke
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: frames to panes on April 24, 2008, 08:48:13 pm
Makes you wonder doesn't it? My Mrs is surrounded by well educated boffins in Tescos who can't get their i.t. jobs and so end up on six quid an hour stacking beans, after all those years in uni. struggling to repay their loans.
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: tompoole on April 24, 2008, 09:15:00 pm
bought a VAN MOUNT!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: matt on April 25, 2008, 10:37:36 am
ive been thinking on this

i would have brought the french farm i was going to buy and now have a holiday home in france with a few little gites
Title: Re: If you could go back in Time
Post by: windowwashers on April 25, 2008, 10:39:33 am
if I could turn back time I would have gone a different way home dec 19th 2006, and saved alot of hassle