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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: d.ward on January 05, 2010, 08:01:50 pm

Title: New Winter Service
Post by: d.ward on January 05, 2010, 08:01:50 pm
Thinking of offering driveway and path shovelling service to customers and general public.

Charge around £5 - meet new potential wc customers and provide a solution to a problem for many people.

What do you think?
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: amayze on January 05, 2010, 08:05:56 pm
Funny that, I had the same idea too !
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: stephen s on January 05, 2010, 08:07:51 pm
go for it as your bound to get takers at that price,  you could even build a w'c snowman and put your number on him   could be a right little earner  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: d.ward on January 05, 2010, 09:03:06 pm
Think i will if i get bored of staying inside
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: Johnny B on January 05, 2010, 09:28:09 pm
Don't want to sound like a killjoy, but in today's sue-happy culture, what would happen if you cleared someone's path/driveway etc, then someone happened to slip over and get hurt? Who would be liable?

John.
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: d.ward on January 05, 2010, 10:19:53 pm
im trying to make some money to get by on. plus il be generating more customers.

why did you have to say that >:(

Whats going on when we cant shovel paths for getting sued.

il keep tryting but i like this idea alot  ;D
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: dazmond on January 05, 2010, 10:25:57 pm
bloody hell d.ward are things getting desperate pal?i would prob do my back in shovelling snow then be off for weeks with a bad back!! ::) ::)

weather will be better by a week on friday!! ::) ::)
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: d.ward on January 05, 2010, 10:31:37 pm
ive only got £41.58 left to live on so really desperate.

Think its the pot noodle, bread and soup diet coming up ;D
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: Johnny B on January 05, 2010, 11:06:10 pm
I was not having a go, D. Ward. I appreciate that you, like all of us, need to make a living and I say fair play to you for coming up with new ideas. I was merely trying to draw your attention to a possible drawback which may be worthy of consideration. If you decide to go ahead with your idea, I am not trying to stop you, but rather I genuinely hope it works well for you.

You are quite safe from being sued by me for two reasons:
1. Unless you live or work near me I will not be falling over on any path that you
    clear.
2. When I fall over, I don't reckon that anyone else but myself is to blame.

John. 
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: d.ward on January 05, 2010, 11:14:46 pm
only joking about johnny no offence taken mate.

Think its the last resort really mate but il let you know how it goes. Acctually it was the father in law who suggested it and then i saw an old man on news trying to clear his driveway.

Good luck chaps just remember to stay safe
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on January 05, 2010, 11:25:02 pm
Ring / txt customers offering an internal service due to bad weather
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: Frankybadboy on January 06, 2010, 08:05:18 am
i live opposite a complex full of old people,a lot are really good friends.i be over there late clearing all they paths so that the nurses and doctors who vist daily can get to them.
also i be checking that they got everything they need.

and no i wont be charging.just a tea will do :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: rg1 on January 06, 2010, 08:19:53 am
Thinking of offering driveway and path shovelling service to customers and general public.

Charge around £5 - meet new potential wc customers and provide a solution to a problem for many people.

What do you think?

In my opinion, it is safer to walk on snow rather than try to clear it and leave a layer of ice which would be dangerous. Unless you intend to grit it afterwards.
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: Frankybadboy on January 06, 2010, 08:24:48 am
Thinking of offering driveway and path shovelling service to customers and general public.

Charge around £5 - meet new potential wc customers and provide a solution to a problem for many people.

What do you think?

In my opinion, it is safer to walk on snow rather than try to clear it and leave a layer of ice which would be dangerous. Unless you intend to grit it afterwards.
you are just to lazy to go out and clear it. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: New Winter Service
Post by: rg1 on January 06, 2010, 08:27:43 am
Thinking of offering driveway and path shovelling service to customers and general public.

Charge around £5 - meet new potential wc customers and provide a solution to a problem for many people.

What do you think?

In my opinion, it is safer to walk on snow rather than try to clear it and leave a layer of ice which would be dangerous. Unless you intend to grit it afterwards.
you are just to lazy to go out and clear it. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ;)