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Title: driveway cleaning in snow. my new service.
Post by: drive surgeon on January 05, 2010, 09:36:25 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cHWFy_Fe8c&feature=related

chokker block at mo doing this. £3 a sq metre!!   ;)
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 05, 2010, 02:17:10 pm
shovel the snow away for custy then grit the drive. £50 a drive .  seen people door knocking with a van and rock salt on back charging to clear and grit drives.. shame the councils have run out.
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Post by: wezzy32 on January 05, 2010, 02:57:22 pm
nice 1
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Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on January 05, 2010, 04:41:34 pm
ds,

where do you live.?
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 05, 2010, 05:00:59 pm
merseyside

its amazing how much work these guys are getting.  they are door knocking the whole area.  £50 a drive.  all the old ladies are having it done cos they cant clear the snow themselves.   they must be making a killing. 30 mins work!!

maybe they nicked the rocksalt from the council??  ;D
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Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on January 05, 2010, 06:52:39 pm
merseyside is a big area
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 05, 2010, 06:58:52 pm
i know mate its a ball ache getting all round it. but you can get round it in half an hour each way. using the tunnels is a pain tho as the price has gone up.
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Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on January 05, 2010, 07:06:18 pm
yes i know am over there every week working
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 05, 2010, 07:43:32 pm
you can box the guys off on the tunnel boxes and they just let you through for free.  ;)
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Post by: stevef78 on January 05, 2010, 10:08:48 pm
you can box the guys off on the tunnel boxes and they just let you through for free.  ;)
hia mate im new on here,how do you box the tunnel guys off as i live in ellesmere port and this would be pretty handy???
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 05, 2010, 10:48:12 pm
ask mark laycock he is always using the tunnels. he lives over there.

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Post by: stevef78 on January 06, 2010, 01:26:24 am
ask mark laycock he is always using the tunnels. he lives over there.


nice1 mate
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 06, 2010, 09:58:03 am
no problem  ;D

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Post by: drive surgeon on January 06, 2010, 10:00:49 am
my mates a landscaper and he said he went round police stations, shops and everywhere with his business cards as he has got a snow plough attachment for his digger.

the police phoned him yesterday to ask him to do the car park and now he has 3 schools to do and a council building car park.  he said he wants it to snow again as he is chokker.

think i might get some grit in stock for next year but knowing my luck it wont snow.

there is loads of work out there if you use your loaf.
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Post by: stevef78 on January 06, 2010, 11:59:42 pm
my mates a landscaper and he said he went round police stations, shops and everywhere with his business cards as he has got a snow plough attachment for his digger.

the police phoned him yesterday to ask him to do the car park and now he has 3 schools to do and a council building car park.  he said he wants it to snow again as he is chokker.

think i might get some grit in stock for next year but knowing my luck it wont snow.

there is loads of work out there if you use your loaf.
so were in merseyside exactly do you live ds???im great sutton way...
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Post by: richywilts on January 07, 2010, 12:21:25 am
u chattin up the blokes on cleanitup again ste told ya about this last time ya come on with a new name and do exactly the same as last time!!!
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Post by: stevef78 on January 07, 2010, 12:26:45 am
u chattin up the blokes on cleanitup again ste told ya about this last time ya come on with a new name and do exactly the same as last time!!!
haha y a caught me out lol,nah just following up a question from mark in a cpl of posts up and wonderin if hes local to us  :o :o
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Post by: richywilts on January 07, 2010, 09:29:04 am
whats happening with the police now ste wen u got caught dogging dwn parkgate????    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 07, 2010, 10:27:56 am
best not give my details out to doggers lol  ;D
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Post by: stevef78 on January 07, 2010, 11:20:26 am
whats happening with the police now ste wen u got caught dogging dwn parkgate????    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
your lucky you had ya trainers on an got away,i stood me ground an never give them your details,close one....
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 07, 2010, 01:21:25 pm
anyone that has axcess to a load of rock salt is going to make a killing if it snows on friday again.  business's are crying our for carparks to be cleared everywhere/  my mate in manchester is raking it in.
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Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on January 07, 2010, 02:11:02 pm
so why aint you doing it.
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 07, 2010, 02:24:36 pm
have got no rock salt mark.  i have no room for a few tonnes off rock salt either.  im working on it for next year though as its snowed every year for the last few years.

put flyers out just before xmas i reckon.
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 07, 2010, 02:27:10 pm
had some patio washing enquiries tho this week  for when the snow goes.  :)
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Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on January 07, 2010, 02:47:07 pm
that good. the conucil will be on top off it next year
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 07, 2010, 02:51:02 pm
one of my other mates just phones and his council premises are cutting the snow contracter as they have not turned up at all this year.  i passed them my mates nu,mber so he can tender for it. he has a snow plough and a mmountain of grit on his farm.  £££££££££££££££££ 8)
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Post by: drive surgeon on January 10, 2010, 09:49:23 pm
there is work everywhere. i made £150 today in 3 hours clearing snow from a car park.  just cleared it and then laid a grit.  next year im getting in quick. there are so many places that cant carry on unless they have a clear entrance. ;D