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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Andrew Briscoe on March 06, 2010, 12:44:10 pm

Title: Hose ramp
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on March 06, 2010, 12:44:10 pm
I was cleaning some pub carpets other day in local town, parked on a wide pedestrian area outside pub, placed hose under ramp, and placed cones over 4' of hoses.

While having a coffee and ciggie break with landlord outside, i noticed that only 1 in 5 would actualy walk over ramp. The rest tried to squeeze between cones, or walk 20 yards around van.

So much for keeping to H & S

Andrew
Title: Re: Hose ramp
Post by: derek west on March 06, 2010, 12:49:45 pm
same here andrew, the only people that use the ramp are kids on bmx's ;D
Title: Re: Hose ramp
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on March 06, 2010, 12:54:09 pm
Had a girl on a bike, mid 20's got off and picked bike up and carried it over  ::)
Title: Re: Hose ramp
Post by: richie on March 06, 2010, 01:49:35 pm
All to often we found that pedestrians were walking around the ramp or van. Kids used to love it though on their bikes.

Richie.
Title: Re: Hose ramp
Post by: Jim_77 on March 06, 2010, 03:29:21 pm
I find exactly the same, the extend of human stupidity knows no bounds!

Same as you on a wide path Andrew, I watched an OAP walk up to my ramp, step sideways, pick up her little shopping trolley and step over the HOSES.  I felt like giving them a sharp tug just as she was doddering over :D

Funny though, today two people walked past with their dogs and the people walked over the ramps but the dogs both walked round it!  Maybe doggies don't like the yellow/black combo!
Title: Re: Hose ramp
Post by: slioch on March 06, 2010, 04:13:13 pm
Same here. Many times I park the van so you have to direct yourself to the ramp.  I then put safety signs around it, yet people still do everything they can to avoid the ramp.  I thought it was just me that noticed this.
Title: Re: Hose ramp
Post by: Jon Tabbener on March 06, 2010, 06:13:45 pm
People are probably worried a hairy arsed carpet cleaner would shout at them for standing on their equipment  ;D