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Title: Weather!!
Post by: Ian Rochester on December 16, 2009, 06:02:03 am
Is it just us up here or is everyone suffering from the volume of rain that has been coming down lately.  Just looked outside and it's lashing down out there again, looked at the forcast on BBC and it's in for the day by the look of it.
Title: Re: Weather!!
Post by: Window Washers on December 16, 2009, 06:32:57 am
Is it just us up here or is everyone suffering from the volume of rain that has been coming down lately.  Just looked outside and it's lashing down out there again, looked at the forcast on BBC and it's in for the day by the look of it.
only wish it was, only chuffin ice here  ;D
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Post by: cockney rebel on December 16, 2009, 06:43:19 am
Same on the east coast. :(
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Post by: pingu on December 16, 2009, 06:49:46 am
between -3 and -7 for the past 2 nights...and day temps of 0 deg...here in Holland...already cancelled yesterdays work, plus van battery just died and failed to charge...so not a good day yesterday....
it's -3.6 at the moment (07:49) so we'll see what today brings.

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Post by: Mike #1 on December 16, 2009, 04:15:45 pm
been raining on and off past 3 days i have just kept going but go back to car when it gets to heavy to sit it out , snow tomorrow best put waterproofs in car
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Post by: Slash on December 16, 2009, 04:48:25 pm
It's been snowing here in Surrey :D
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Post by: leapstallbuildings on December 16, 2009, 04:53:52 pm
Well I finally got cleaning around 1.30 when the temperature climbed above zero for a while and I had a reasonable afternoon's income.  I worked until dark in light snow.  Looks like it's getting colder over the next few days though.
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Post by: KINGAKNAA on December 16, 2009, 04:54:17 pm
Worked all afternoon yesterday and morning in the rain today. Getting well behind on work.. :'(


I have wrote tomorrow off already, forecast heavy snow on the east coast. Friday is looking good though... 8)
Title: Re: Weather!!
Post by: Ian Rochester on December 16, 2009, 05:31:12 pm
I've had three of us doing a commercial kitchen clean today, I stupidly volunteered to go outside onto the flat roof and do the fan and ducting, took me over 5 hours and don't think it stopped raining once!!
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Post by: ccmids on December 16, 2009, 06:39:56 pm
drizle here  in south warwickshire they say snow tomoz.
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Post by: martinsadie on December 16, 2009, 07:09:47 pm
rained this aft but we havnt had much lately  ;D ;D
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Post by: pingu on December 16, 2009, 07:35:45 pm
Cancelled all todays work like yesterday...about -3deg all day today...lucky I squirelled money away throughout the year...

Protect those membranes.

Cheers
Dave.
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Post by: windowswashed on December 16, 2009, 07:37:33 pm
Dry, sunny & cold in Brixham, Devon
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Post by: Mist A Bit on December 16, 2009, 08:39:04 pm
very wet all day in nottingham. Having time off anyway untill my little boy starts nursary next week
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Post by: Window Washers on December 16, 2009, 08:41:44 pm
very wet all day in nottingham. Having time off anyway untill my little boy starts nursary next week

;D
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Post by: gary999 on December 16, 2009, 08:42:05 pm
drizzling all day,must admit i am starting to get used to working in the
wet and getting less moans from custies, i think most have accepted
its never gonna stop raining :)
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Post by: wfp master on December 16, 2009, 10:07:05 pm
its winter ffs
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Post by: martinsadie on December 16, 2009, 10:13:07 pm
its winter ffs
a very mild one as well,prefer this one compard to last years
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Post by: wfp master on December 16, 2009, 10:31:31 pm
i would rather have it like this than all the rain we had in the summer. not lost a day in 3 weeks been cold but not p ing down.
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Post by: Sean Dyer on December 17, 2009, 07:19:23 am
its winter ffs
a very mild one as well,prefer this one compard to last years
early doors yet stan

looks cold out today
Title: Re: Weather!!
Post by: pingu on December 17, 2009, 12:31:01 pm
Been snowing here since about 03:00 and has not yet stopped...yet more work cancelled...but hey thats the nature of the beast tht is w/c....glad I put money away this year.

Cheers
Dave.
Title: Re: Weather!!
Post by: wfp master on December 17, 2009, 01:44:53 pm
snowing heavy here now  >:( got half day done could be the start of hols early ;D ;D
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Post by: pingu on December 17, 2009, 02:30:06 pm
Still snowing and is looks like it's going to continue...only earn't 180quid this week... :'(
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Post by: Gleaming windows on December 17, 2009, 02:39:32 pm
Hey! Listen pal!

You moved there, dont blame us  ;D ;D
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Post by: martinsadie on December 17, 2009, 08:16:41 pm
its winter ffs
a very mild one as well,prefer this one compard to last years
early doors yet stan

looks cold out today

worked till three thirty it was cold out of the sun ,just starting to freeze on the window as i finished,has snowed now and that looks like freezing only have half a day left this week so might have tomorrow off  ;D ;D
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Post by: dazmond on December 17, 2009, 08:22:06 pm
bloody hell stan have u caught up already after ur time off!i worked til 330 as well.v.cold but gloves and hat sorted that!scared a few custys though!i look like a scary burglar in my get up!6ft 2in and 17 stone of pure trad window cleaner!! ;D ;D
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Post by: Window Washers on December 17, 2009, 08:22:39 pm
Hey! Listen pal!

You moved there, dont blame us  ;D ;D
;D
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Post by: martinsadie on December 17, 2009, 08:28:19 pm
bloody hell stan have u caught up already after ur time off!i worked til 330 as well.v.cold but gloves and hat sorted that!scared a few custys though!i look like a scary burglar in my get up!6ft 2in and 17 stone of pure trad window cleaner!! ;D ;D
i allowed myself 5 weeks to catch up but did it in 4 weeks,but i had lads helping out and that was about 40 hours,so this week is an easy week as i didnt get much done first week back,problem is ill be behind again after xmas
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Post by: ccmids on December 17, 2009, 08:30:43 pm
i am 2 weeks behind ???
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Post by: aallshine on December 17, 2009, 08:35:09 pm
my drive is white,oh very good I can have friday off................. ;D
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Post by: martinsadie on December 17, 2009, 08:50:03 pm
i am 2 weeks behind ???
want to borrow my boys
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Post by: Window Washers on December 17, 2009, 08:53:15 pm
i am 2 weeks behind ???
want to borrow my boys
I THOUGHT PEOPLE ON TAG HAD TO STAY IN THE SAME AREA :-\
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Post by: martinsadie on December 17, 2009, 09:00:50 pm
i am 2 weeks behind ???
want to borrow my boys
I THOUGHT PEOPLE ON TAG HAD TO STAY IN THE SAME AREA :-\
you should know  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Weather!!
Post by: Window Washers on December 17, 2009, 09:02:00 pm
i am 2 weeks behind ???
want to borrow my boys
I THOUGHT PEOPLE ON TAG HAD TO STAY IN THE SAME AREA :-\
you should know  ;D ;D
Not at all I only work in one area  ;D get staff to do others as was not sure hence I asked you Stan  :P
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Post by: suds window service on December 17, 2009, 10:50:50 pm
just keep working .this is a business we are running NO WORK NO PAY.
i know its not as simple as that to the customers, but we have to try to educate them about the benefits of wfp and its capabilities.
i have had some looks this week and comments to my staff(not me) but if they are going to cancel THEY ARE NOT WORTH HAVING ON THE BOOKS.
Title: Re: Weather!!
Post by: Mike #1 on December 18, 2009, 07:46:59 am
bang on suds we have to change custys mindset