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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on December 26, 2009, 06:32:49 pm
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
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i'm sure it would be fine. If anyone said anything i would just point out how you lost a few days in the run up to xmas with the freezing conditions
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NO! ;D
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yes we are working,just half day on 2 weekly domestic houses
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dont see why not .esp now this snow is gone .might do a few hours myself
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I'm going to enjoy the break, though I could work if I wanted too. I'm off walking up Sugarloaf mountain with my dog and a mate.
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I'm going to enjoy the break, though I could work if I wanted too. I'm off walking up Sugarloaf mountain with my dog and a mate.
Sounds good - I thought of doing Pen-y-fan but am a bit lethargic at the mo!
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taking a trip up to abergavenny .old marty wild song . good luck tosh
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i would work if i had work to do, but for some reason xmas was the only time i managed to finish on time all year, aint starting up till the week jan 5, and probably going to do loads of flyering that week any way
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I wouldnt do it anymore.. Working a bank hol that is. I have in the past though.
If your going to do it, i would say 11-2 would be a good time
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Theres enough days in the year without working bank holidays
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I only work mon - thu, so if a bank hol comes along i work tue - fri
That way by the end of the week im still up to date
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I've always found that Bank Holidays are a great time for picking up new customers.
It is a time when you will be seen by those that are normally at work, so don't be surprised to get some requests. But many of those will be off shopping or other things after dinner, so you will need to be around from 10.00am onwards.
Can also pick up some more tips, possibly from your own customers that aren't normally in.
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
Do you work in the rain stephen s? Do you collect or use envelopes? Are you wfp or trad? Do you do commercials on a Sunday? Do you phone people the night before and spoil their evening? ;D
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i will be working tueday to thursday they arent holidays and i cant see why not as most of my customers will be working. i have done it the last 3 years with no problems in fact a lot are well chuffed to be getting their windows cleaned for the new year
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Im working mon/tues coz heavy snow forcast for wednes and am already behind. ;D ;D ;D
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Yup back to work Monday as normal...lost too many days to be overly concerned about small issues...I just need to get back on the treadmill...cabin fever has taken over
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I do intend to work Monday. Money is tight and it's not as if it's a real boxing day - rather a lieu day. I do make sure that I don't start before 10 on such days as I appreciate some people like a lie in.
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
I choose to work on Monday. You choose not to. I can't see the problem really. I wouldn't try to persuade you to work. It just seems odd that you try to persuade people not to.
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yep, i think i will be out monday.
Gold, do work if you want, don't listen to others.
as said by leapstallbuildings it's a day in lieu.
I lost a week's wages due to the snow just too dangerous to work on icy pavements.
just start around 10-10.30am.
i had 1 custy and 1 passer by remark that i was working xmas eve.
Someones always got something to say. :D
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You are your own boss, so you decide. If you need to get out to either catch up or earn money that you have lost over the last week then go for it. I'm fully intending going out to catch up a bit, but the weather may have other plans.
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i am working mon to wednesday
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bleed them dry ;D
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im going to try working tues/wed but the weather looks bad.if it is im going to leave it till 4th jan.i dont see a problem with working this monday if u want to.its your business!!look at retail shop workers!all the bank hol/unsociable hours for crap money! ;Dalthough i wouldnt start before 10am on domestics.thats just me.like when i work sat/other bank hols which i have done in the past.
best wishes
dazmond
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working monday - thursday...........just coz i like to be up to date with all my work....and there might be a couple of more tips coming my way....doubt it. ::)
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I dont see what the prbolem is.I know if i work on a bank holiday my customers are more than happy to see me.I do pick the customers that i know wont be bothered though...i.e..oap's who are allways happy to see me. ;D
If you want to or need to work (after all we all work for fun dont we ::)) then just do it,if you get a few sniddy remarks then just laugh them off....i do every month ;D
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im not bothering til jan4 unless im driven to it from nagging . my heart wont be in it till i realize its jan , new year and a "slight " spring in my step
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no
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might be
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i wouldnt but there is no reason not to if you want/need to.
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yeah i am. got 6, 3 bed semi's to do! merry xmas.
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No.
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I'm thinking of working Tuesday to Thursday. If not I'll be kissing £300+ goodbye. Damn weather.
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Wed dont look good, get what you can in its looking like another terrible month (Jan) for us northerners. :'( :'(
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Def no.
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working commercial and domestic. lost out all last week just need three days to finish the year up to date.
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unwrapped system tested it all today on my own windows..all is well.
all tanks full ready to go tomorrow
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tues to thurs .maybe tomorrow unless the missis starts smiling .she said she didnt want no chrissie pres .u just cant win
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only doing some shops back my 8
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No way....... its xmas and im going to see the mighty Queens Park Rangers. not going back till 4th
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Alright
Just replying on my new blackberry. What a phone
I'm planning going out tue/wed between 10-2, just to get enough to get through the rest of xmas.
Hope everyones having a good xmas
All the best
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I have to work on my books, last minute as usual, I keep saying that I will get them in earlier next time but it never happens.
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Snap !
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Im going to work tues -thurs
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We'll be out tomorrow, commercial stuff from about 5.30 then domestic stuff.
Having Wednesday off to fish a match then back on Thursday.
Friday off then back to normal on Saturday.
Already looking forward to next Christmas; we fly out to Barbados on Dec 23rd for a 2 week Caribbean cruise with our kids ( the two still living at home anyway!! ). Can't wait ;D
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I have £1900 worth of business to to by 5 January so tommorow and every day this week is a working day.
Also you have to remember that the bad weather has not really hit us yet, we still have January and febuary to come, which are normally the worst months.
If you can afford having christmas and the new year off, as well as what is to come in January and Febuary with the weather, then carry on.
But when you are housebound because of the weather don't moan about not being able to earn a living.
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after all the crap weather weve just had i would work if i was falling behind on my work , if i wasnt i wouldnt bother .
its a time for familys to relax .
i wouldnt be happy if my wc turned up tomoz while all the family are watching a film .
i dont see much of my family but when i do i like to make the most of it AND IT SURE AS HELL DONT INCLUDE MY WINDOW CLEANER .
work tomoz DONT THINK SO .
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
ABSOLUTELY TO EVERY QUESTION 8)
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
Do you work in the rain stephen s? Do you collect or use envelopes? Are you wfp or trad? Do you do commercials on a Sunday? Do you phone people the night before and spoil their evening? ;D
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
I choose to work on Monday. You choose not to. I can't see the problem really. I wouldn't try to persuade you to work. It just seems odd that you try to persuade people not to.
I aint trying to persude you not to work I'm giving you my opinion which I'm entitled to on here, when I told thew/c where to go when he came between xmas and new year all the others told him the same.
customer choice me thinks
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No way....... its xmas and im going to see the mighty Queens Park Rangers. not going back till 4th
if I were you Stevo I would rather work ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Well, just back from working today 11am til 3pm - bladed doors due to possible overnight freeze, bit slow but got "over three figures" and people were grateful to see me.
No "street sergeant" on hand to try and "run me off" either ... ;D
"Customer expectations" managed as they should be.
Thanks for the input chaps.
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Well, just back from working today 11am til 3pm - bladed doors due to possible overnight freeze, bit slow but got "over three figures" and people were grateful to see me.
No "street sargeant" on hand to try and "run me off" either ... ;D
"Customer expectations" managed as they should be.
Thanks for the input chaps.
gold what parts of bristol do you cover.
:) :) :)
iam out keynsham
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jus back ,my self everyone happy to see ,me even gat a tenner tip
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jus back ,my self everyone happy to see ,me even gat a tenner tip
yep me to ,started 8.30 to 3.30 ;D
seen 2morows forcast :'( :'(
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this will cheer you up malc :o :'(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2888
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
I choose to work on Monday. You choose not to. I can't see the problem really. I wouldn't try to persuade you to work. It just seems odd that you try to persuade people not to.
I aint trying to persude you not to work I'm giving you my opinion which I'm entitled to on here, when I told thew/c where to go when he came between xmas and new year all the others told him the same.
customer choice me thinks
Sure the customer has a choice. So does the W/C. The W/c can choose whether or not to continue supplying a service to someone who tries to force him into an extra, unwanted week off. The customer also has the choice whether they want to continue with the W/C.
I'm just surprised that you come out in favour of the customer on this one. If I were to allow customers to make such decisions for me, I might as well revert to being an employee.
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Well, just back from working today 11am til 3pm - bladed doors due to possible overnight freeze, bit slow but got "over three figures" and people were grateful to see me.
No "street sargeant" on hand to try and "run me off" either ... ;D
"Customer expectations" managed as they should be.
Thanks for the input chaps.
Well I worked as well. I did a bit of trad commercial work first thing. Then I held back a while till the thermometer went above zero. Finally got WFPing around 10.30. Did a very compact part of my round and earned fairly well. If anyone was bothered about me working they didn't let it show. I lost a customer too. Nothing to do with me working today. They always let it build up to 3 cleans. However, they've owed me for four cleans for some time. In fact, the last time I was there no-one was home so I didn't clean - otherwise it would have been five cleans. Anyway, I was quite prepared to clean today if the account was brought up to date. They decided to pay what they owed and not have a clean today. They're going to let me know if/when to continue. I don't expect to hear from them but personally, I prefer to work for customers who have a bit more consideration for my cash flow.
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started at 6 this morning done a few commercials
should have finished at 12 but done 3 hours leafleting
picked up a new custie on the commercial side
a car showroom on the industrial estate where we were working
they had been let down
want the showroom windows cleaned twice weekly
nice little earner
worth working on a bank holiday
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No its a holiday.. a xmas holiday at that ;D
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I was going to work today but it never got above -2 today. Tomorow looks like more of the same, but I've been and bought some screen wash and I'll be giving that a shot in the morning.
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I worked today, did 2 commercials. Little hard initially as the water turned slushy in the pipe, eventually managed to sort it out. Was nippy out there at times but being that it was sunny first thing, the wok was commercial and the forecast for the rest of the week is carp I wasnt going to turn down this opportunity.
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did 23 jobs today....didnt start till 12pm though....all my custies were as nice as pie to me...none of them asked why i was working today....and i even got a tip from one of them.......but its always been that way up here......next monday i know i will get the looks if i go out.....scotland goes on a bender for a week with new year(loads of drink and party's).......then tuesday the 5th its back to normality.....(drink and party's) 8)
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Thanks for the input chaps.
gold what parts of bristol do you cover.
:) :) :)
iam out keynsham
I do the north west fringes - Stoke Bishop, Shirehampton, Avonmouth, Henbury inside the city boundary and in South Gloucestershire near The Mall, Almondsbury, Olveston and Aust. A bit of commercial on Royal Portbury Dock in North Somerset too.
Opposite side of the compass (if you drew one on a map of Bristol) to you really.
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did 23 jobs today....didnt start till 12pm though....all my custies were as nice as pie to me...none of them asked why i was working today....and i even got a tip from one of them.......but its always been that way up here......next monday i know i will get the looks if i go out.....scotland goes on a bender for a week with new year(loads of drink and party's).......then tuesday the 5th its back to normality.....(drink and party's) 8)
never got out today as it was -4 at lunch time, and its looking worse tonight -9. but dragged the containers and backpack in and if it rises above zero i will be working.
scrimmy you still filling from the shower so youve got warm water? and if so how
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iam out keynsham
Frank cleans the windows on my old house, 17 Windrush Road, ;D
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did 23 jobs today....didnt start till 12pm though....all my custies were as nice as pie to me...none of them asked why i was working today....and i even got a tip from one of them.......but its always been that way up here......next monday i know i will get the looks if i go out.....scotland goes on a bender for a week with new year(loads of drink and party's).......then tuesday the 5th its back to normality.....(drink and party's) 8)
never got out today as it was -4 at lunch time, and its looking worse tonight -9. but dragged the containers and backpack in and if it rises above zero i will be working.
scrimmy you still filling from the shower so youve got warm water? and if so how
i use the 4.6 Litre Tanks.....the shower head comes off (and the rubber grommit) then unscrew the hozelock from the DI and push in....then i put the shower on.....i only recommend this in winter due to the high elec consumption (and high bills :'()
but if i did not do that today i would be 130 quid down ::)
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Worked today..some scheduled work and some which was transferred from last week...all complete and 3 new customers (walkovers)....Felt good considering I have not worked for 2 weeks due to snow/ice and very cold air temps.
Cheers
Dave.
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did 23 jobs today....didnt start till 12pm though....all my custies were as nice as pie to me...none of them asked why i was working today....and i even got a tip from one of them.......but its always been that way up here......next monday i know i will get the looks if i go out.....scotland goes on a bender for a week with new year(loads of drink and party's).......then tuesday the 5th its back to normality.....(drink and party's) 8)
never got out today as it was -4 at lunch time, and its looking worse tonight -9. but dragged the containers and backpack in and if it rises above zero i will be working.
scrimmy you still filling from the shower so youve got warm water? and if so how
i use the 4.6 Litre Tanks.....the shower head comes off (and the rubber grommit) then unscrew the hozelock from the DI and push in....then i put the shower on.....i only recommend this in winter due to the high elec consumption (and high bills :'()
but if i did not do that today i would be 130 quid down ::)
cheers i might try it if i can do it without the wife knowing ;)
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iam out keynsham
Frank cleans the windows on my old house, 17 Windrush Road, ;D
and dont you miss being here matt, ;) ;) ;)
the house is never the same now i know you lived there :P :P :P
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I paid a visit to it about a year or so ago, one of those 'down memory lane' visits, just the same as 30 years ago. Same garage door even I think.
What do you charge for that place, assuming no conservatory now £12.00?
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Because I did very little in the run up to Xmas and because today is the "real" boxing day I thought I might go to work on Monday (which is an official bank holiday) on my domestics - what do you reckon and if so what time would you turn up?
why would you want to go and bother people over the Xmas holidays ????????
get a life and let people enjoy theirs
I choose to work on Monday. You choose not to. I can't see the problem really. I wouldn't try to persuade you to work. It just seems odd that you try to persuade people not to.
I aint trying to persude you not to work I'm giving you my opinion which I'm entitled to on here, when I told thew/c where to go when he came between xmas and new year all the others told him the same.
customer choice me thinks
Sure the customer has a choice. So does the W/C. The W/c can choose whether or not to continue supplying a service to someone who tries to force him into an extra, unwanted week off. The customer also has the choice whether they want to continue with the W/C.
I'm just surprised that you come out in favour of the customer on this one. If I were to allow customers to make such decisions for me, I might as well revert to being an employee.
good for you
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Happy Christmas :'(
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Happy Christmas :'(
Xmas is over how many easter eggs you got then ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Happy Christmas :'(
Xmas is over how many easter eggs you got then ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
None yet. I'm too busy lining up my customers for a Good Friday and Easter Sunday clean ;D
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I paid a visit to it about a year or so ago, one of those 'down memory lane' visits, just the same as 30 years ago. Same garage door even I think.
What do you charge for that place, assuming no conservatory now £12.00?
matt i wish.£8.50 i charge :o :o :o :o
only started 4 years ago so was gorverned abit by what others where charging.mine you iam one of the dearer ones,1 bloke does some £6
but what i have up there is really compact where i can do 10 houses before i move the van
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That isnt a great individual price is it, but I guess 10 of those places before moving the van works out at a good hourly rate, they cant take long. If that one on the side over the garage can be got from the ground then your not doing too bad.
Next time your there can you get my old football out of the gutters ;D ;D
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do about 3-4-5 a hr matt up there,if iam on a good day no chatting etc
iwish i could get away with £12.got a couple with conv that are 12-14.
thats me first days work up windrush when i get back on monday
monday o no work zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Do you live in Keynsham?
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Do you live in Keynsham?
yes matt
st annes ave. ;) ;) ;)just up the road from broadlands.
moved in with the wife,shes been here 20years.
i moved from whitchurch,best thing i did love it here
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When I went back for a visit recently I drove down the high street from the church end and it hadnt changed a tot in 35 years.
I used to think it was a dump the main town, but it is in fact a lovely high street, no huge shopping centre, really quite charming in its own way, clock tower and lots of greenery around, it is actually quite rural.
Right next to Dapps Hill and the park, which as parks go is bloody huge. I can think of far worse places to live and bring up kids.
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Do you live in Keynsham?
yes matt
st annes ave. ;) ;) ;)just up the road from broadlands.
moved in with the wife,shes been here 20years.
i moved from whitchurch,best thing i did love it here
wish my wife would live somewhere else for 20 years ;D
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When I went back for a visit recently I drove down the high street from the church end and it hadnt changed a tot in 35 years.
I used to think it was a dump the main town, but it is in fact a lovely high street, no huge shopping centre, really quite charming in its own way, clock tower and lots of greenery around, it is actually quite rural.
Right next to Dapps Hill and the park, which as parks go is bloody huge. I can think of far worse places to live and bring up kids.
wife lived here all her life.
i like the fact that where i live we can walk to the shops in 5mins,drink eat in 8 difference pubs if we choice,and something allways goin on here,music festival,half marthon,victrion evening,festivals alsorts,
also every one know every one so very friendly place.and no illegals yet.
i think we are very lucky where we live.
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Do you live in Keynsham?
yes matt
st annes ave. ;) ;) ;)just up the road from broadlands.
moved in with the wife,shes been here 20years.
i moved from whitchurch,best thing i did love it here
you two should go and get a hotel room together ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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i worked monday 28th dec and lived.
i also worked the thurs as tue-wed rained all day.
went out for a little today saturday ;)
happy new year and a prosperous one everyone.