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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ftp on December 28, 2008, 07:47:39 pm
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Not looking good as far as the temperature goes. :-\
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i did a few hours this morning
ive thought of working tomorrow and tuesday, but im not sure
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I finished on the 22nd Dec and will start back on the 5/6/or 7th of Jan, not decided yet.Happy Holidays ;)
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they giving 1'C for the next few days - whats the problem you wimps haha :D
tho i may be thinking a little different in the morning when all my stuff is frozen ....... :-\
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Na!
Cant be bothered ::)
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Full day planned for Tuesday and a little on Wed assuming it ain't too miserable ;) Then it's Monday 5th and the fun starts again in earnest. God I hate January :'(
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I'm doing a bit this week,... not too much though!
;)
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of course I am, had 25th / 26th off back tomorrow, will have thurs off then back to norm 5 days a week, got wages & bills to pay
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Its been around -3 deg here in Holland for the best part of the day and were looking at -5 to -8 deg tonight so I only have 2 days booked for this week so they'll be postponed.
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In tommorow large block of flats to do.
Then off to bultins bognor with the kids till 2nd Jan
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yep christmas has finished back to normal apart from new years day
i dont work on a official holiday ;)
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much as normal
gentle jog of work every day
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Don't want to, but due to the way christmas fell on a thursday I'll have to really.
Rather than just a week off it would be best part of two weeks.
Probably do monday, tues, and a couple of hours weds.
But will people want to be bothered?
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I'm working tuesday only. Then back to work on the 5th...
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in tomorrow, got a school to do, golf tuesday, may work weds, then back in full swing next week
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yep christmas has finished back to normal apart from new years day
i dont work on a official holiday ;)
Have you not heard there are 12 days of christmas :D
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mon tues wens . fri .sat sunday off then back to normal
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Had intended to be off till the 5th January but getting bored now. So I'll be starting on Friday as all my December work is up to date. ;D
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Its Monday 7am, still dark outside. I am just sitting drinking a cup of coffee. I have a full days work booked for today (all pre booked jobs) and I really don't feel like it right now but it will be OK once I get started. First job 8.30
After that its work straight through except for new years day
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I only had 25th/26th off. I did a fairly full day on 27th and another couple ofd hours of commercial jobs on 28th. I will be working this coming week as I'm behind with work. Looks like late starts though until the temperature gets to above freezing. If I work between Xmas and new year, I tend to start later anyway on domestics as it's a holiday for many people. I have a 2 hour commercial job for next weekend. May pull it forward to new years day. Public holidays don't mean much to me but I tend to not work xmas and boxing day and easter sunday. I've never worked xmas day but have worked boxing day before on non residential when I was in a financial hole.
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postponed my 29th & 30th until the New year as the temps here are dropping it's -5.7deg here (08:30am)..it's been like that for a couple of days and the day temps hover around -1 so as the water hits the ground it will freeze in an instant.
Now given that I have never really done much trad, well not when it's this cold how do you guys cope ? (this is not a dig but an innocent question :-).
Dave.
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So you've not tried the magic isopropanol in Holland? Some say a coke can of the stuff is all you need.
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Trouble is that I have heard some many contradicting stories about iso ..ranging from the technical that states that minute amounts will have no affect to those who believe it is a magic cure all.
My van is fine I plug it in at night and a timer heats the van during the night and in the morning I can get into it and it is toasty warm...but my main worry is water freezing as it hits the ground causing a very serious hazard.
Cheers
Dave.
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Filled my truck up and off to work. 2C so cold but not freezing and the hoses are all fine and ready to go. Hard to get going after a few days off though, I'll feel sorry for those going back after 2 weeks.
Simon.
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I'm just about to leave the house now ( 8.22am ) to do a night club we do every day ( contract clean ) and then I've the windows to do on two residential homes and a few shops and I'll see how I feel after that ............ it's still Christmas time after all ;)
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back to normal! got thursday off :-\
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Went out, 1st house, brush kept on freezing, ok on the sunny side but any shade, that was it..so.......home now... >:( >:( >:(
To rub salt into the wound, on the way home they said on the radio.... -4 tonight, and next week down to -13!!!!!
OMFG
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Work to live, not live to work. Loads of work behind, not going back until 5 January. It's Xmas holiday, entitled to a break just like everyone else. Customers will understand. Customers don't really want to see me turn up on their doorstep cleaning their windows during the holiday.
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Went out, 1st house, brush kept on freezing, ok on the sunny side but any shade, that was it..so.......home now... >:( >:( >:(
To rub salt into the wound, on the way home they said on the radio.... -4 tonight, and next week down to -13!!!!!
OMFG
-13?? I have never experienced it as cold as that in this country!!
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Did a handfull this morning but everyone seems a bit grumpy. Had a phantom sill wiper just after i'd finished so she wound me up, small school to do but locked out then another miserable old woman who said "not today it's Cristmas after all!"
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Went out, 1st house, brush kept on freezing, ok on the sunny side but any shade, that was it..so.......home now... >:( >:( >:(
To rub salt into the wound, on the way home they said on the radio.... -4 tonight, and next week down to -13!!!!!
OMFG
-13?? I have never experienced it as cold as that in this country!!
Supposed to have been -27.2 in the UK in 1995 :o
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/understanding/uk_records.shtml
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Done all my regulars. Everybodys smiling and happy, picked up a new one and even got a fiver tip. Warmer than they said as well.
Simon.
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Work to live, not live to work. Loads of work behind, not going back until 5 January. It's Xmas holiday, entitled to a break just like everyone else. Customers will understand. Customers don't really want to see me turn up on their doorstep cleaning their windows during the holiday.
You must be living comfortable ;D
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10.30 to 4.30 tomorrow Tuesday (Old people's home and a block of flats) then off 'til Jan5th
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Work to live, not live to work. Loads of work behind, not going back until 5 January. It's Xmas holiday, entitled to a break just like everyone else. Customers will understand. Customers don't really want to see me turn up on their doorstep cleaning their windows during the holiday.
You must be living comfortable ;D
There's more to life than money, like a life :)
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Went out, 1st house, brush kept on freezing, ok on the sunny side but any shade, that was it..so.......home now... >:( >:( >:(
To rub salt into the wound, on the way home they said on the radio.... -4 tonight, and next week down to -13!!!!!
OMFG
-13?? I have never experienced it as cold as that in this country!!
It won't happen.
Don't believe the hype.
Lowest for the daytimes is forecast to be about 5c.
18 less at night? Yeah right. ::)
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Full day planned for Tuesday and a little on Wed assuming it ain't too miserable ;) Then it's Monday 5th and the fun starts again in earnest. God I hate January :'(
exact same here :)
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Went out, 1st house, brush kept on freezing, ok on the sunny side but any shade, that was it..so.......home now... >:( >:( >:(
To rub salt into the wound, on the way home they said on the radio.... -4 tonight, and next week down to -13!!!!!
OMFG
-13?? I have never experienced it as cold as that in this country!!
hi there
i the early 80 s we had a recorded temp of -29 here :o
was not much fun
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worked 10-3 got all my work done plus £11 tips and a new
customer people seemed to be in a really good mood :)
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worked 10-3 got all my work done plus £11 tips and a new
customer people seemed to be in a really good mood :)
worked 10-2 then knocked doors for a while....5 new custies ;D....and that is my pattern for the rest of the week, apart from thursday ;D
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went out today water froze in pipes put it in the van and defrosted it then just kept the water flowing made it harder to freeze managed to do full day hope to do the same tuesday then of till monday back to normal
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im not back until the 5th but if i had a few more i would be,but in the mean time until im meant to be back im handing out business cards.
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Did a handfull this morning but everyone seems a bit grumpy. Had a phantom sill wiper just after i'd finished so she wound me up, small school to do but locked out then another miserable old woman who said "not today it's Cristmas after all!"
most just will not want you around, they will be at home enjoying family time, they dont want to have some1 peering though the windows at them ;)
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been out today and alittle on tommorrow , customers were not in today so will take tommorrow as it comes , wednesday off with the wife and kids thursday off friday and saturday in for a bit then monday back to normal thank the lord ,
kids back to school on monday so only another week with them
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I`m doing commercial tomorrow and 1 large domestic property,i`m bored lol. ;D
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i worked all day today and picked up a new customer and worked all xmas eve and will work till about 4 on wed, i cant understand why people woudnt expect you to be working its not a public holiday the bin men, posties, wheelie bin cleaners etc are all working, as far as i am concerned if the banks are open then why not. dont get me wrong if everything was rosie and i was made of money i wouldnt bother either ;D
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couple of hours today. probably 3 tomorrow and 4 on friday.
I wanted to stay off until 2nd but i was itching to get back again. Xmas fell on a funny time this year.
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It's -6.7 deg here in Holland (07:31am) so I don't think I'll be splashing it all about today.....
Cheers
Dave.
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It's -6.7 deg here in Holland (07:31am) so I don't think I'll be splashing it all about today.....
Cheers
Dave.
Its amazing how much colder it gets on the mainland of Northern Europe compared to here.
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Just dropped to -7.1 but I have always found this time of day to be the coldest at around 08:30...
Just too cold to work have tried the brush heads and they just freeze within minutes...but it is the jets and feed pipes on the brush heads that freeze first.
Cheers
Dave.
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I'm enjoying the time off; this is the longest I've had off in years; and I'm not going back to work till the 5th; but funds are running low to be honest, since we've all over-spent this Christmas.
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I might pop out for a bit later but it's very tempting to stay in. £50 would be better than nothing at all. What worries me is that if i wait untill the fith then the weather could be even worse. :o
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I was going to do a few hours today, but I'm still frozen up in the hose.
I've had a hot fan heater in the van for nearly an hour now, but microbore is still crunchy! :(
Annoying, because there's no frost this morning.
Obviously much colder in the middle of the night.
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Squeaks, that's got to be annoying; the back pack does have it's benefits.
Would taking the hose inside your house overnight be possible?
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I was going to do a few hours today, but I'm still frozen up in the hose.
I've had a hot fan heater in the van for nearly an hour now, but microbore is still crunchy! :(
Annoying, because there's no frost this morning.
Obviously much colder in the middle of the night.
if its just a hose chuck a kettle of boiling water over it. a kettle or 2 will sort it out straight away. i do it all the time with no problems
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Yeah, you're probably right.
Should be ok now anyway though.
Tosh, I carried it in once, but never again.
The old back suffered after.
Have you felt the weight of 100m of hose full of water?!
I've got 14 steps up to my house too! :o
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I was going to do a few hours today, but I'm still frozen up in the hose.
I've had a hot fan heater in the van for nearly an hour now, but microbore is still crunchy! :(
Annoying, because there's no frost this morning.
Obviously much colder in the middle of the night.
If I've misjudged it and get a frozen hose, I bring it in and put it in front of the fire. Not too hot though as I don't want to melt it. I'm going to check the outdoor temperature in a minute as it might be OK now to get an afternoon in.
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Yeah, you're probably right.
Should be ok now anyway though.
Tosh, I carried it in once, but never again.
The old back suffered after.
Have you felt the weight of 100m of hose full of water?!
I've got 14 steps up to my house too! :o
I know it's not so great on the back is it? I live in a middle floor flat which is probably the equivalent of your garden steps. It's a pain but it's a necessary one.
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Cold ...I have just been out ice skating (badly) on our local pond !!!
Dave.
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no chance....back in on 2 jan .......but have put 1000 litre ibc in the garage today
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I used to work inbetween xmas and new year but i now take two weeks off i work hard enough through the year so for me its a well earned break
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Well I worked today - well 12 noon to 4pm - just got over three figures in and a £5 tip!
Coolio! 8) (It was actually - 1 to 2 degrees C this afternoon)
No more 'til Monday the 5th!
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of course I am, had 25th / 26th off back tomorrow, will have thurs off then back to norm 5 days a week, got wages & bills to pay
the way eh !
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Well, it's orrible out there this morning, so i'll finish refurbishing my slx pole instead. I've taken the clamps off the top two sections removed the worn out carbon and re-cut the slots and drilled new holes. Just got to tape the base of all the sections to stop them flying out then put it back together.
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Too frozen out there at the moment (heater is in the van), but I want to get at least an hour in at some point, just to finish an area before 4 days off.
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MINUS 3 here still, its allmost 10 in the morning, i guess its not going to warm up
whats the forecast like for next week ? ?? ?
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MINUS 3 here still, its allmost 10 in the morning, i guess its not going to warm up
whats the forecast like for next week ? ?? ?
just looked at the ten day one matt
going to be below freezing until next fri :'(
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At least that means dry, just got make sure everything stays unfrozen.
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1st day ever i have had anything freeze on me, the ground and everything
around us frozen solid doesnt help with this fog that wont lift ,just tried
my trolley system water came out of brush head for a few seconds then
nothing :'( come back in for a cuppa then going leafleting...looks like i will
be working saturday :(
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Well, it's orrible out there this morning, so i'll finish refurbishing my slx pole instead. I've taken the clamps off the top two sections removed the worn out carbon and re-cut the slots and drilled new holes. Just got to tape the base of all the sections to stop them flying out then put it back together.
I don't like the sound of that :o
Like others I paid £400 for mine and expected it to last for at least a couple of years, had it about 5 months and already the slots and holes are splitting.
When you say "worn out carbon" is that where it clamps in the closed position, as in where the glass fibre poles tend to start spinning?
How much length have you lost?
How easy to get the clamps off?
What are you using to re-bond?
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Don't panic! Mine was still working perfectly but the carbon had worn away completely in places inside the clamps so i have removed them and cut about an inch off the offending sections. If you speak or mail Alex he will tell you how to do it or you can have them refurbish for you. It's not a good idea for me to post how to do it in case i give bad advice obviously.
My pole does show a fair bit of wear which is unavoidable i think. I am pretty heavy on my poles for some reason - my first extender lasted five weeks!
Splits around the holes are not a problem - mine was split on every one after the first day.
Have to say i'm pretty unimpressed with the wear but what's the alternative? People who say their pole is in the same condition as it was three years ago can't be getting the same use out of it as i do.
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John...I have had the same with the Sl-X and my pole has had some
abuse if you contact Alex he'll sort you out...
Alex had my pole from Holland and repaired it on the friday afternoon it was working for me back here in Holland Wednesday afternoon.
Nothing is ever perfect but his customer service is the stuff of legends...give him a chance.
Cheers
Dave.
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I usually get about 6 to 8 months out of an x-tel gf pole @ £80 all in, to say there are splitting/wear problems on the £400 sl-x after a few months use doesn't look good for longetivity of the pole.
As Dave said what's the alternative?
about time some of the big boys bought out a compact carbon for a bit of healthy competition
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I think my pole will go on for a long time yet - but several years? I can't see it without it being a foot shorter. I don't know how you can stop wear unless the carbon/resin mix can be altered in the manufacturing stage. Make it too hard and then the carbon probably goes brittle.