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Title: ever missed a window?
Post by: ftp on July 20, 2009, 11:12:55 pm
Went collecting tonight and I'm waiting for the cheque to be written out so I have a look at the windows. One looks a bit spotty then the custy comes to the door "see that mark - is it on the outside?" it was so I microfibred it off. "your kit didn't get that off when you cleaned"

Got me wondering if I missed that window completely  :-\
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on July 20, 2009, 11:18:50 pm
Yeah,.. phone rings/hose snags etc, get distracted,.... happens to us all!
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: martinsadie on July 20, 2009, 11:19:36 pm
i have finished a job and gone back cos i missed one ,also had a lad do some work and when collecting that night looked at window and wondered wether he cleaned it,i dont use him anymore
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Post by: craig mcneil on July 20, 2009, 11:20:06 pm
Yup. There's been times when I would've sworn blind that I'd cleaned all the windows on a customers house but when I check them all it's obvious I've somehow missed one. It happens especially when you zone out and are thinking of something other than what you're doing.
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Post by: martinsadie on July 20, 2009, 11:20:48 pm
Yeah,.. phone rings/hose snags etc, get distracted,.... happens to us all!
i find it happens when the customer starts talking
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: geefree on July 20, 2009, 11:21:47 pm
SHAME ON YOU  ;)
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: martinsadie on July 20, 2009, 11:23:12 pm
SHAME ON YOU  ;)
are you Al Murrey  ;D
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Post by: geefree on July 20, 2009, 11:25:31 pm
 :D
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on July 21, 2009, 09:04:25 am
Occasionally ... and I've done one twice occasionally too! (Zoned out on a warm day and it's dried quickly)
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Post by: a900 on July 21, 2009, 09:21:21 am
Ever missed a house!











I havn't yet.
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: cozy on July 21, 2009, 10:39:39 am
Yes , now and then, cleaned the wrong house once, it was a terraced house and after I'd finished the front I went and cleaned the neighbours back windows. Custy noticed and took the mick for months. ::)

DOH!
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: bad trippy on July 21, 2009, 01:25:00 pm
Ive missed windows, done windows twice, missed houses, did the wrong house in some cases picking the house up after lol, ive even got into the car and drove off to the wrong area lol
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Post by: stephen s on July 21, 2009, 02:02:40 pm
back in 1985 I slept with the wrong woman,  if I hadn't I might still be single now  ;D ;D ;D ;D  dam I'm an unlucky B*****D  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: STEVEHANDS on July 21, 2009, 02:30:09 pm
AT LEAST YOUR STILL WITH HER
IVE SLEPT WITH THE WRONG ONE A FEW TIMES
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Post by: George P on July 21, 2009, 04:38:39 pm
once gave my dad a list to collect and wrote wrong number down, went to get paid - they paid him without question and even had quite a chat, only when checking off paid did i realise i had given him wrong number house, took money back next day and apologised
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Post by: Dean Taberner on July 21, 2009, 09:59:23 pm
I havent cleaned a bathroom window for nearly 2 months ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: martinsadie on July 21, 2009, 10:06:34 pm
I havent cleaned a bathroom window for nearly 2 months ;) ;) ;)
have you paid the birds not to crap on bathrooms  ;D
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: Dean Taberner on July 21, 2009, 10:07:52 pm
I havent cleaned a house in nearly 2 months stan ;D ;D ;D

Not many anyway.
Title: Re: ever missed a window?
Post by: dai on July 21, 2009, 10:48:56 pm
Ive missed windows, done windows twice, missed houses, did the wrong house in some cases picking the house up after lol, ive even got into the car and drove off to the wrong area lol

Done all that mate, and arrived at the next job to find I hadn't tied the ladders onto the rack, they were still there though.
I got off a balcony the other day, tied the ladders on, went to do the bottoms, and where was my small brush? You guessed it, on the balcony. Grrr!
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Post by: Londoner on July 22, 2009, 07:19:35 am
We have all missed windows. Don't think you haven't.
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Post by: krave on July 22, 2009, 11:16:27 am
Misse one on friday, customer come out and went mad at me when I was packing up.
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Post by: daz1977 on July 24, 2009, 10:35:11 am
i have missed the odd one, but i had a lad start with me a few weeks a go, u know the type, brains but no common sence only had him in as he was tall, any way had him with me for two days, he snapped two blades, lost my small reach pole, left bucket at a house and could not remember if he had just done a window or not, the final straw was when he put the scrapper in his pocket so he didnt lose it and cut his finger open on it as he forgot it was there

and this lad is waiting to go in the police lol
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Post by: magic1 on July 24, 2009, 11:30:21 am
I can remember back in the day of trad cleaning. I soaped up this large pane on the bay. Customer oppoisite come to pay. Starts chatting. Anyways goes back to finishing off the house and completely forget about the soaped up window.

The state of the window when i went back to collect the money in the evening!!
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Post by: thewaterwizard on July 24, 2009, 07:07:02 pm
typical just seen this thread
for the first time i missed a window and back door today
customer phoned to let me now so i went back and cleaned
them in one big thunder storm got an absolute soaking
he laughed i wont miss any more lol !!