Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: duff on January 23, 2010, 08:20:34 pm
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on the 18th of december i had a serious fall from my ladder,broke my right arm,and badly smashed my left leg.I had a 5 hour operation on my leg,which i have 8 screws in and a metal plate.also banged my head,had to have ct scan which came back all clear.always believed in cleaning windows traditionally,but will now have to use pole system.I am sat in a wheel chair getting very bored,as always very active.I will not be able to work again for at least 6 months due to my injuries.so to all those window cleaners out there that still use ladders.will now be using the pole system to clean the up windows.Never thought it would happen to me ,as been using ladders for the last 15 years.
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sorry to hear that !
best wishes and get well soon .
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cheers thanks a lot
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Good to hear your on the mend Duff.
Wish you a speedy recovery ;D
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best wishes ,m8
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Best wishes with your recovery
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all the best mate .we all dread that slip of the ladder .imost of us have had near missis .thats wy iv gone wfp.
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sorry to hear that. great post - makes all the trad guys think again. been running up n down a ladder for ten years and had a few bumps but never a really bad one. i get annoyed when customers expect you to do all sorts of crazy access windows. going wfp in the next few days.
hope you can get someone to do your round for you.
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i have got a really good friend that is taking it on for me in feb with out him i dont no what i would have done i owe him a lot
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flippin heck mate, worst nightmare for a lot of us , hope you get better quicker than the 6 months
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i have got a really good friend that is taking it on for me in feb with out him i dont no what i would have done i owe him a lot
thats good to hear. ;D
posts like this makes you think about safety even more.
amount of houses i do with slippy flat roofs and stupid slanted roofs.
alot of customers dont realise how dangerous it is.
good luck
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Hope you mend well and all the best.
Similar thing happened to me 20 years ago, had no poles then though, had to go back to trad,
But I will tell you this and all the other ladder users out there, it hurt and it still hurts twenty odd years on.
I went the way of water-fed when I got the chance about 8 years ago and NO looking back.
Steve a
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sorry to hear that buddy :( get well soon. hav ya got any one to help fullfill your work while ya get better
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Get well soon Duff.
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Sorry to hear about your fall.
Keep busy planning and doing things. This is a good place to do your planing, you will get plenty of arguments but should arrive at something that is good for your business.
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Get well soon Buddie and its nice your still around to tell us ;)
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That's terrible. Do you remember much about it?
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no i dont all i remember is the ladder was footed by a wall went up to clean the window next thing in a ambulance
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sorry to hear that mate thats why i went wfp :o
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duff
I really feel for you, I have recently broke my shoulder.
I dont know how I would cope with your severity of injury.
Keep your chin up and keep your mind occupied.
Dave
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Save your life go waterfed.
Keep us company ! ???
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Glad to hear you are on the way to recovering...chin up :)
Dave.
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Duff,
Keep your chin up mate, a similar thing happened to me
4yrs ago,
I was in hospital for 2 wks then had a further 6 wks in a wheelchair
At home and it really is an eye opener,
After 12 months off work and many physio sessions I got bk,
Luckily family kept my round going the best they could and I had
A decent insurance policy to pay my mortgage,
I'm wfp now and have 2 employees,
You are still here as you say mate, put your feet up and I hope you
Have a good recovery,
Dean
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I have just gone WFP. So told my customers of my change and I was suprised how customers did not think it was a dangerous job.Two ask does it realy happen and when I said yes they did not seam to believe me. Get well soon Mat.
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Duff,
Sorry to hear that mate, hope you get well soon. Every day is a day closer to getting back out there, you just need to fight the boredom.
On a positive note, if you go to Windex, and I would recommend it so you can look at wfp systems, at least you'll stand out in the crowd !! LOL
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get well soon ;)
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All the best mate. Where are you just out of interest?
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sorry to hear that mate i decided to go wfp after breaking my back it took about 5 years after the accident before i even knew about wfp but as soon as i did i converted , with the help of my brother i managed to return to work after 3 months off was told i should be off 6 months but i know i would have lost my business
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Same happenend to me a couple of years ago, broke my arm & foot. Still have wires in my arm. Could have been alot worse. Changed over to WFP as soon as i could. The way i looked at it was i could have died and for what........£6.00!!!! I hope you make a speedy recovery. Just contact all your customers and let them know your situation, they will be understanding. I phoned all of mine & they were fine. There are alot of vultures out there just waiting. I wish you a speedy recovery.
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Get well soon Duff. I wish you a speedy recovery.
I understand the reasons why some guys resist going WFP but after reading an account like this it just blows any argument out of the water.
As people have said before me, use this period to plan the future. And on a positive note.... you won’t have any problems convincing your customers about the benefits of WFP ;)
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best wishes
mike
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get well sone duff feel for you mate we used to do i lot of 2 and 3 story stuff you wont get me up there any more get well soon bud regards carl.