Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: kevin James on July 14, 2009, 08:54:29 pm
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Doing 25 plus houses a day, 5 days a week, has been taking it's toll, 'specially in the heat.
Well, in advance if Florida trip in august I bought a CamelBak to see if it would be good for keeping the kids fluid levels up.
Result.
Today was pretty warm in places & although I felt a bit O' a Pratt sucking on the tube, it meant I continually had fluid intake & didn't feel tired at all. ( I'm a terror for not drinking enough water, takes too much time!)
I didn't feel hungry either & found a bag of nuts kept me right at it!
Thoughts, gents?
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water bottle kept in the van, or if despo drink from the outside tap of the customers house.
but each to their own. 8)
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flask of coffee and a full backy tin, stamina lasts until one runs out ;D
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water bottle kept in the van, or if despo drink from the outside tap of the customers house.
but each to their own. 8)
I do that lol
When it was really hot a week or two back i was drinking 2-3 litres which helped alot and i was surprised i worked full days so i think tiredness definitely is brought on by dehydration and keeping fluid levels up in the form of water is best other drinks, sugary, caffeinated, will dehydrate
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I have bicycle bottle holders screwed to the vans bulkhead. Stick a frozen bottle in first thing and off i go.
Have to be carefull though because i use water bottles for my trad solution too. :-X
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are you DUFFMAN from the Simpsons ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I have bicycle bottle holders screwed to the vans bulkhead. Stick a frozen bottle in first thing and off i go.
Have to be carefull though because i use water bottles for my trad solution too. :-X
and as I hang the CamelBak from me hip, I shall have be careful not to confuse tubes with the other bag on me hip...(joke)
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drink pure water all day , loads pf the stuff :D and an odd bottle of lucozade
Tuna sarnies, and a banana, good lasting energy food, ;)
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I drink too much coffee as some tell me lol
not enough water.
I hardly have a breakfast, probably why I am lagging about 2pm lol
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I drink too much coffee as some tell me lol
not enough water.
I hardly have a breakfast, probably why I am lagging about 2pm lol
just when im getting my second wind ;D
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;D ;D
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Matt i thinki that is my problem as well.I drink far to much tea and coffea and eat very little during the day ,but you last longer than me because 1pm i am shagged out.... :-[
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need brekky, my problem is lunch i tend to buy in and isnt always the healthiest :o
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I drink too much coffee and keep having to pee.
Don't like to say no when a custy offers a drink either. So now I just say a small glass of squash
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25 houses a day+ ?
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25 houses a day+ ?
here we go... ::)
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25 houses a day+ ?
yeh here we go again
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25 houses a day+ ?
here we go... ::)
don't you guys set yourself targets? How else do you keep the motivation going?
As I see it there are 2 sets of goals:
1) lets see how much I can cream off each customer. ( bit short term for me)
2) lets see how productive I can get, by little improvements here, little improvements there.
I don't charge big money ( average 3 bed £7.50) but I pride myself on earning a good wage by being fast & giving the custie a good deal!
Kevin
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I believe in a good breakfast to start the day off healthy.
Drinking fresh orange juice is suppose to give you plenty of energy and make you hyperactive, same with red bull.
Stamina only lasts as long as the fuel you feed your body with. You are what you eat.
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well you did ask.Works fast, never tires, doesn't get paid...
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thats cool slumpy 8)
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25 isnt that hard 3/4 an hour if compact is achievable (3 bed semis) and thats 24 - 32 in an 8 hour day :) 8-12, 12:30 - 4:30 or similar....
easy peasy
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I'd love to see the electric reel doing what it's suppose to. Any chance you could post a vid to UTube and post the link on this site.
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working on estates im looking at 30plus a day doing trad
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working on estates im looking at 30plus a day doing trad
is that pounds or houses ;)
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working on estates im looking at 30plus a day doing trad
is that pounds or houses ;)
both ;D ;D
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;D ;D
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well you did ask.Works fast, never tires, doesn't get paid...
that would save energy & time as ive got 200m on my reel,but only have one job where i unreel all of it