Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jeff1 on October 22, 2009, 10:56:45 am
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He's going to be on in a while on this morning TV
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just put it on
... adverts at minute
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He's on now
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he made a right mess :D
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was he distracted by Holly? :P
or Phil? :o
;D
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So would I be ;D ;D ;D
He's faster than most of us using wfp to lol
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Did anyone spot me or Debs in the background ?
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and wot chanel wos it on
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Did anyone spot me or Debs in the background ?
No I missed you both Dave my eye's were watching Terry & Holly ;D
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and wot chanel wos it on
ITV 1 on Good Morning
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;D holly is stunning :o very nice so is philip my mouth was watering,how can u clean windows with her watching simply beauty great pleasure to meet them :o ;D what went on today is all on there web site now including me with them today,just go on this morning web ;D Iam in love :o :-*
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I recon you would have cut your time in Half if holly wasn't breathing down your neck ;D ;D and you wouldn't have left such a mess Lol
Well done Terry
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1stly good on ya fella for promoting the trade. But I've got to ask, what are the exsact dimentions of those glass panes and frames?
Give me 2 months and your record is dust!! ;) ;D
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Heres the link to the video
http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/thismorning/more/fastestwindowcleaner/
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Very entertaining. Must say though that I have seen real window cleaners cleaning windows the way Phil was.
Simon.
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i still clean windows the way phil does.....in fact phil works for me part time on the weekends when he is not on the box ;D
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terry, you missed a bit sunshine :D
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;D gotta tell Iwas it was quite cold on the river front, I was a bit stiff :o
in certain places :o ;D ::) every time Holly walk past me she must a caused some sort of wind ;D :-X
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Good buckets... not ;D
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Terry,
Superb stuff mate,
Are you still cleaning for a living? As in a round. Or is it all promotional stuff like this for you now?
Dean
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talk about dribbling from all areas ;D
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Great stuff as always Terry.
Good to see you're still appearing in the media.
More than a bit jealous of you meeting Holly though!
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;D must say what a body she has got! she bent over some 6ft away from me on the set :o she is lovely :-* Things are starting to change a bit for me,been many years at what I have been doing,appearing here and there on TV here and a far!
I have worked so very hard as the FWC knows only to well to be where I am today.I do get calls and emails somtimes I pinch myself! :D but I never take it all for granted I just think about all the Plane Train car journeys that I have done home and away to be where I am.
I just have a lot of fun with it,it as all good. :) just to give you an example a news paper from the Eugraine wants the story and pictures how funny! ;D
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what do i need to do to get a job like yours terry 8)
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well done turbo iv just timed myself at 8 secounds dead, that was to get the washer out my holster ;D i think you should have your own show, just thinking about all these on here who brag how much than can earn per hour ;D
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;D Thanks and as Jimmy Cricket says come here theres more ;D
but I cant :-X say
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can you say now Terry. 8)
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can I just ask how this all benefits you terry, do you get paid for being the fastest window cleaner, do you have your own business if so does it bring in more work,
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;D has no effect on work what so ever I dont want window cleaning!my interests are else where,I would love a job as a presenter,I went on a mini course once. you can get good money,I was in Tampa Bay 2 years ago with Kim and Aggee how clean is your house, makeing a TV add in America great fun and good dosh!!!! ;D for7 days,champers and all. ;D
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like i said terry....how do i go about applying for a job like yours ;D
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;D I just wished it happens more often,but I get emails from any where around the world its fun looking ;D more so since been on TV This morning show,there is more to come but I really cant say :-X
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terry, do you need a gofer?.....all i ask is for the flights and accomodation costs to be met...and i will fetch your bags and your bucket 8)
every good celeb needs an entourage ;)
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;D god I got so many mates that ask that to! ;D
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i will be your mate then :D
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;DI like to think every one on here is! ;D as I have been a wc for some 30 years :o I am just as proud to be one,Tv not gonna change me ;D
must add behind every famous people or persons are the people that helped
in one way or another to get there,I have to say the,
NFC have been a part of me...and still are.. :)
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Do you not think going on tv, radio etc makes more competition for the rest of us in our areas, did anyone on here witness terrys world record at the fed show.
Chris
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;D it brings our trade in full frontal,and the BBC filmed it,that says it all! :)and the this morning program on ITV showed the BBC film of me in Blackpool :)
with great respect I have been doing this since 1993 1995 as a Record Holder.. :)
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Do you not think going on tv, radio etc makes more competition for the rest of us in our areas, did anyone on here witness terrys world record at the fed show.
Chris
me :)
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all due respect to you terry and i dont want to word this the wrong way 8) but with the advent of new technology ie wfp, do you think keeping the trad skills at the fore with the record breaking etc could be a stumbling block to the public and their perception of wfp?
could you in your interviews on telly ( time permitting of course, i know how these guys work ;)) perhaps make a wee comment that new technologies are being introduced to our industry to ensure the safety of the guys who clean the windows at height.
just a thought ;)
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all due respect to you terry and i dont want to word this the wrong way 8) but with the advent of new technology ie wfp, do you think keeping the trad skills at the fore with the record breaking etc could be a stumbling block to the public and their perception of wfp?
could you in your interviews on telly ( time permitting of course, i know how these guys work ;)) perhaps make a wee comment that new technologies are being introduced to our industry to ensure the safety of the guys who clean the windows at height.
just a thought ;)
boring the viewer with that would have them reaching for the remote ;D ;D
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yeah i agree i just read that all back and i am clicking onto a new website as we spea
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agree, maybe terry could say something like: "As you can see these 3 windows are all ground level Holly! I would obviously use different equipment to ensure my safety when working at height"
we would all use a ladder if cleaning Holly's windows ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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agree, maybe terry could say something like: "As you can see these 3 windows are all ground level Holly! I would obviously use different equipment to ensure my safety when working at height"
we would all use a ladder if cleaning Holly's windows ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
not at all, I would use a pole and the gutter cctv equipment :D
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;DI have said this on Talk sport radio 2 weels ago about wfp the fact is wfp is not the new system that will replace Trad :) you need all the equipment thats around today to do what ever job needs to be done. :)
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disagree 100% no way they replaced trad ;D a long while ago I took work from a wfp contractor because the company could not stand the tons of water every where that was left,just because they wanted there windows cleaned,its not every ones cup of tea.
most wc start out Trad because its simply to costly for wfp :-\ now you have the winter coming,Iam just glad Iam not that Involved so much in the contract side of work dont miss it at all. :)
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Your wrong Terry wfp has already replaced traditional methods, you only have to look at retailers of window cleaning equipment and go to any of the trade shows to see the impact wfp has had, especially in the last three years.
All previous methods to clean windows prior to wfp will always be used, so any new method to clean windows will never replace older methods 100%, speak to most wfp window cleaners on CIU and they will tell you they clean the majority of there work with wfp and a lot of that work 85% or more will be done wfp.
NOT having a pop at you (again) Ewan, but, are you saying WFP is now used by the majority of WC's, or just WC's on CIU?
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OK Terry, but when the majority of window cleaners who use wfp stop using it or minimise it’s use, and go back to trad for the majority of there work I will agree with you. But this is not happening.
Wfp may not be for a few customers there preferred method to clean windows, but with the H&S getting more involved with window cleaning they wont have a choice. It still won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but customers should not be able to dictate what method to use to clean windows.
As for new window cleaners starting out trad only this has already change there are many windows cleaners now who started out wfp and this will continue to grow. The window cleaners who start out trad only may be doing so for money reasons only given the choice they would I assume want to go wfp.
Another change is insurance, I heard recently a small insurance firm only would insure window cleaners with wfp & trad but not trad alone.
im sure that 80% of all the window cleaning done is trad, will be that way ,for our lifetime !
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WFP here, is used, when at all, for com work and high work to save cherrypicker costs etc. I see WFP as an alternative method of WCing. Like some people on here say, it's not a magic wand. If it ever replaces trad completely, it will take years and years before that happens.
Before anyone says, I'm too tight to give the money out for WFP, I'd just like to say that I've invested more than 5 grand in my carpet cleaning equipment, so it's not that I don't want to spend money on my biz.
Health and safety means just that,HEALTH and safety. It's not all about falling off ladders, take a look at the physical problems some guys get with WFP. Shoulder or joint problems etc etc. Where's the "Health" bit in that?
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I agree dont use ladders if you dont need to,go the pole way or backflip it,as for Insurance I have cover anyway for Trad only so I dont know where you got those comments from about you get insured on wfp :-\ and not Trad :-\
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i use wfp as a matter of safety over cost, however if a job can be done safely on ladders ( ie a competent window cleaner using common sense) then do it....i reckon trad will never be outlawed and never should be....i do shop fronts on the ground level and there is no way i am taking out the kit to clean them wfp as i can rattle round with the applicator and squeegee.....my point is (finally scrimmy) is that ALL methods of window cleaning should be promoted, not just wfp or just trad ;)
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;D I promote both not knocking it ;D
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may be we should have a competiton to do with wfp i think it should be to do with endurance and shoulder strength as that is what is needed for large industrial work, infact here are a couple of pictures one of me competing in a shoulder strength competition, if we have this i can be a champion like you terry ;D
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and here is me
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;D hey have you tried to hold them buggers staight out in front of you,thats hard,we had to train doing stuff like holding out in front of you,how heavey
are they Trev! ;D
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Its a bit like saying a logging competition with saws is a waste of time and is bad for the industry because we now have chain saws.
Squeegie skills will always be needed, until car manufacturers find a way to get rid of winscreen wipers, i think we are stuck with squeegees for a long time to come.
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especially if the idea is he is trying to be the fastest squuegier in the world , if im right terry does not even clean windows any more he is more into carpet cleaning
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11-12 kilo i think
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Its a bit like saying a logging competition with saws is a waste of time and is bad for the industry because we now have chain saws.
Squeegie skills will always be needed, until cars find away to get rid of winscreen wipers, i think we are stuck with squeegees for a long time to come.
Here is a picture of the vacuum wiper ;)
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;D hey have you tried to hold them buggers staight out in front of you,thats hard,we had to train doing stuff like holding out in front of you,how heavey
are they Trev! ;D
they are 20kg in each hand and the most reps i have done is 400 that is 200 with each arm without stopping, i dont think i could hold that much weight out in front of me for very long at all but i may try just to see.
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;D takes some doing to almost hold anything in front of you :) we were trained for more like indurance and speed ;) I was never a great fan of the big dumb bel stuff :)
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i can get my mates to hold my pint in front of them while i get the next round in....one mate ended up in hospital with aggravated shoulder damage due to holding a pint glass in front of him for over a week 8)
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i can get my mates to hold my pint in front of them while i get the next round in....one mate ended up in hospital with aggravated shoulder damage due to holding a pint glass in front of him for over a week 8)
;D
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;D ;D lol
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ive got loads more :D
well 1 more anyway.
i surveyed a hundred woman on what their favorite shampoo is....99 of them screamed and asked what on earth i was doing in their shower. :o
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;D I never do houses last time I did one I got 6 months ;D :o
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lol.......just as well its just us on here, coz if the news of the world got a hold of that ;D
so what did you half inch then 8)
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that means pinch of course terry ;D
what did you pinch to get you 6 months...or as they say round these parts: 3 hot and a cot 8)
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i keep reading my replies just after i post them and find i need to explain the contents of my head...3 hot and a cot didnt sound right either.....i should really stop trying to impress with clever lines.....i need someone on here who is a genuis with the bland and obvious comments....i sent you a pm tosh. :D
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see, i did it again...i never sent you a pm tosh.......but i dunno why your name came up 8)