Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Terry_Burrows on March 31, 2010, 06:57:58 am
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just in case this may get national :-\ I am going to say first back in 1995 I took my very first world record on TV BBC record breakers,back then it was done with a sponge and a squeegee,no one cleans this way ,the first thing that got changed was the T bar and squeegee as I and the guinness with the federation
changed the rules so this was done correctly,
now I have bee emailed by the son of the person who I beat back in 1995 on TV BBC Record Breakers claiming his dad still holds this and will be trying to take me to court? I have said to him that the rules got changed and all records by cleaning the with the sponge are not valid ,
I have no idea why he waits 15 years to do this I think he thinks he is going to get a lot of Media no idea,I have told him to do what he wants as he dont have a leg to stand on that is why I am telling on here first >:(
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Be telling you next his grandad still has the record for rat tail and scrim ;D ;D
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;D ;D my first call this morning is to The Guinness :o I just dont get it by the way
the email came in at 1.45 this morning ::)
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i think someone winding you up ;) :o ::)
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I dont think so name to accurate I did beat his dad back in 1995 1996 :-\
no one would come up with that name spot on..
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how can he take u to court, if he is taking any one to court it is guiness people, as they are the ones who say u r the fastest not u, his problem is with them
if he claims this can i claim i am the fastest window cleaner named darren as guiness says ur the fastest named terry ;D ;D
the blokes either a chancer or joker, he might be even starting his own wc business and wants the publicity
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This is no wind up this guy is for real I have seen the Guinness certs but what he dont know he cant know is that the rules all got changed at that time
what I dont get is why wait some 15 years or so to bring this up baffled :-\
I know if you google my name youtube whate ever I come up all over the place that has taken years of doing what I do ,publicity is may be what he is after
lets face it if people dont know the true story behind the record it will make the Media and I would look false :-\ which as you know is not the case >:(
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u should be ok, guiness should just issue a statement with the fact and that should be fine,
why not challenge him to a contest, to see if he is still the best
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yes i think hes after the publicity terry, i would not worry about it, terry remember me calling you while you where getting ready to be filmed at the show, i said you should get one of these, and you said yes what is that, and you looked at the wagtail i bought at the show, it was nice meeting you, so do you think the wagtail could possibly take the record from you, as this seems to be the next update for trad w/c, whats your thoughts on that, have you tried one yet
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;D ;D yes you cant use those as you must use 2 hands there ok ,daz as for that guy he was invited way back in 1996 to attend the holiday Inn in slough at the Federation show some 40 wc turned up he did not!guess who won ;D
the 2 handed method has always been done in America,I brooke the rercord doing it the way it was legal with Guinness at that time sponge and squeegee
but straight away we all agreed this is not correct lets start fresh and thats what happend all those years ago untill present day,and be rest assured I will be focusing on NEC next year big time,and watching my back ::)
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He may have found his favoured, trusty old sponge after 15 years.
Just tell him " ain`t gonna be no re-match, ain`t gonna be no re-match".
This wouldn`t have happened in Roy and Norris`s day :-[
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get in touch with the makers of ashes to ashes...get the boy and you to film the original event as if it was 1982....with a sponge....gene hunt arrests the villian from the future....which turns out to be.....either you or him ;D
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I had the great honour of being asked to go to norris memorial service couple
of years ago never forget his last words to me ,he said just keep on doing it :)
meet him at a Guinness promo show..
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me going may 2 to sharmel shiek shark bay :o for 7 days may do diving been a diver since I was 15 years old not had a dive for many years though :-\ I got myself a really nice watch it logs dives it has a depth meter,the only fing is every time I take a shower it comes up finking I am going to dive LOL ;D
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I think you are having your chain tugged Terry.
Email at 1.45am!!!! After a few beers and a heated discusion with his mates no doubt.
I bet my title as worlds fastest wfp'er you wont hear from him again. ;D
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me going may 2 to sharmel shiek shark bay :o for 7 days may do diving been a diver since I was 15 years old not had a dive for many years though :-\ I got myself a really nice watch it logs dives it has a depth meter,the only fing is every time I take a shower it comes up finking I am going to dive LOL ;D
I hope you remember your safety stop ;D
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yes jack I thought that too but I will make the move first to forwarn others of his possible intentions this may all be hot air,but at this level I am not taking any chances ,any one in the public eye so to speak is there for a story to be shot at :-\
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I had the great honour of being asked to go to norris memorial service couple
of years ago never forget his last words to me ,he said just keep on doing it :)
meet him at a Guinness promo show..
He could have meant with a sponge. You`re an imposter ;D
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C B I was there last year in late feb when I left there in march 6 it was 86 :o shoud be way hot when I go cant wait :o
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lo Terry, sorry but until i joined the forum i had never heard of u.. :o
ive been a windy 4bout 20years ( in my own little world ::) )
but i think wot u do is great ;D & well done 4 getting 2 where u have ;)
maybe back in the day i would have given u a run 4 ur money ;D...... NOT :D
all the best Terry
keep doing wot u do m8 ;)
regards
P.D.R
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The old Bailey, some time in 2011:- (Terry goes to court ;D)
Court Bailiff: "All rise!"
M'Lud - To the prisoner at the bar:
"You are hereby charged that you did proclaim far and wide to all and sundry (and especially upon that electronic computing forum thingamy called cockitup, that you, to wit, one Terence Mugabe Scargill Burrows did falsify testimony to the effect that you are a) The world's fastest window cleaner and b) this damaged severely the reputation of Mr. Raggyt N. Runn, sponger of this parish. How do you plead?"
T.B.:- (Twisting cap in hands) "Not guilty m'Lud!"
Raggyt:- "He's guilty yer honour! I been round his gaff and watched him phoning the Guinness, the Fed, the BBC (their reporter's luvly mind) and all his mates!"
T.B. - I can assure you that as the fastest windy in the World and Preston North End that I am indeed guilty ...
Raggyt (foaming at the mouth) See! see! he had the temerity to admit it! Hang 'im yer worship!
T.B. - Let me finish - guilty, of nothing more than beating this lowlife scrubber fairly and squarely.
All in the court: (Hear, Hear! Yes; we luv you Terry!)
M'Lud:- I've heard enough (Sotto voce to bailiff - is my roast venison ready? Good! Good! Baaaarrrrrrhhh! Let's get this over with!) here is my verdict.
"Raggyt! Your method of window cleaning is out of date! Sponge indeed! That went out with the Toga and Chariot! You are hereby denounced and will be defrocked of your flat cap, roll-up and wooden ladder made from willow sticks and twine! Take him down!"
"And as for you Burrows! You're an anachronism too! Get yesen one of thees new fangled waterfed pole thingummies and join the 21st Century! Have you anything to say before I pass sentence!"
T.B. "You'll never defeat me! I'll keep the craft alive (with Stan the Man) and the BBC love me! (Almost as much as that golden luvly reporter on BBC "Look Oop North!") I'm the fastest ever and Guinness know it!"
He leaps from the dock, uses his pointer to reach an unguarded window and escapes into the waiting arms of the Fed representative and clambers aboard his mighty Royal Enfield and sidecar and escapes into the sunset...
Later on BBC Ooop North Like News:- (Miss Golden locks reporting from outside the Old Bailey)
"And there we have it! Although the burly Terry Burrows is now a fugitive we all know that he is the fastest windy in the World whatever the courts may say! Back to you in t'studio for the weather forecast."
Weather presenter: "Good for Terry! And I hope he has his brolly because it's yet more rain up here ..."
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FLIPPIN HECK GOLD :o :o
sa of the day goes 2u m8 ;) lol ;D
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"back then it was done with a sponge and a squeegee,no one cleans this way" says Terry
Yes its called WFP, not trying to turn into wfp/trad debate, only having a laugh. What are the rules for Guiness
idealrob
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"back then it was done with a sponge and a squeegee,no one cleans this way" says Terry
Yes its called WFP, not trying to turn into wfp/trad debate, only having a laugh. What are the rules for Guiness
idealrob
no ur not ::) u just told me on the phone u were gonna turn this in WFP v TRAD ;D
u naughty boy ::) :P
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;D very funny ;D LOL I know the federation have these rules I am speaking to guinnness forarmed is forwarned ::) funny story
gold you should be a writer ;D
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"back then it was done with a sponge and a squeegee,no one cleans this way" says Terry
Yes its called WFP, not trying to turn into wfp/trad debate, only having a laugh. What are the rules for Guinessidealrob
The double pour method is recommended. And it should take about 2 minutes to pour a pint.
Any drips should mopped up with a sponge and only a sponge.
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i cant believe this record is taken so seriously anyway i always thought it was just a bit of fun amongst us window cleaners and has no significance in the way we clean on a daily basis anyway, i can see why terry is annoyed as he has put a lot of work in and gets some publicity from his efforts and it would be wrong for someone to try and pull a fast one to benifit from terrys efforts but i dont think anyone will take his accusations seriously anyway and even if they do i am sure terry could just offer a rematch to decide who is quickest and drum up some publicity with the story of the accusations i actually think this could benifit you terry.
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;D just spoke to Guinness all is well I hope he does try to do me, Ker ching I hear money all his ;D back in 1996 I broke his dads record thats what this is about ::)
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Trev the boys dad was invited years ago never showed up,what he dont understand is the rule changes he thinks its still done with the sponge :-\ Guinness are backing me 100%
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can aqnyone challenge for the record at any time?
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you have to have the regulation windows and the Federation have been reconized as Blessed by Guinness so to speak to judge I would
not be able to judge a world record time keep but not judge it thats where the federation come in go NEC next year in march ;D
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:o first his son now the man himself has come forward what the :-X he says now his going to do Guinness :o I have forwarded all the emails to Guinness
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Why cant guiness recognise his world record with the sponge and then your record in the new era with the mop?
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Actual they do its this thick dude in Ireland that dont,he his now backing down after big words threats to me Guinness I told him come in person lets see how good you are ::) :o
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Have the papers got hold of this yet? all publicity is good publicity.
How much ya paying him Terry? ;D
To start moaning about this after so long is crazy. Typical window cleaner ;D
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;D very funny ;D LOL I know the federation have these rules I am speaking to guinnness forarmed is forwarned ::) funny story
gold you should be a writer ;D
I keep telling him that too Terry but he won't listen.
I think that Malc Gold's talents go far beyond window cleaning.
I reckon he probably wrote the scripts for Spitting Image but won't own up :)
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:o first his son now the man himself has come forward what the :-X he says now his going to do Guinness :o I have forwarded all the emails to Guinness
A week or two ago I was accused by Tosh of taking myself too seriously. It was fair comment and I needed to step back a bit. However, if I had/have such a problem, I reckon it's miniscule compated to these guys who keep banging on at you Terry.
I think they are great candidates for a major windup. I reckon you should set Tosh and Gold onto them ;D
PC. <-------------- Making bullets for others to fire :)
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Terry I would be careful what you say on a open forum, I don't know whether this will apply to your case, but normally reporters and the media have to be careful what they say about the people who are involved in court action, they always use the word allegally to cover themselves.
and finally when are you going to change it to wfp as this seems to be the new squeegie of window cleaning.
With this equipment you or me can have several world records.
The fastest backback
The fastest van mount
The fastest trolley
The highest windows cleaned
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;D Thanks guys I know what your saying he has sent me fair bit of emails he wants my blood :-\ I have forwarded all his emails
on to guinness he said he is going to sue them ;D and me I said go ahead please ;D the guys a crack pot!and I am now not returning any
emails back to him or them, but I will be eyes wide open at every show I go to now.and Now I will be considering a back up to watch my back,there are some crazy guys out there you guys dont get to hear everything that goes on around me,he wants my blood.... :o
I dont take that lightly.....
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i would sleep with one eye open if i was you ;D ;D
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"Do not foresake me oh my darling......"
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;D gary this is true I sleep with a knife under the bed :o I have other weapons in certain places I always have slept with a knife under the bed. ;D I did this from the age of 11 years old strange but true, I beleave you only come in my home invited
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Matt, are you saying you don't keep a knife under your bed for protection purposes?
I thought everyone did that?
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;D and there is the dog for back up ;D ;D :o
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;D god ::) she is ugly ::) thank him she dont read this :-X :-X
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I would never have any knives or sharp objects in my bedroom when I was young, I was scared what I might get up to!
I don`t want to go into too much detail, but you should have seen some of the stuff I used to get up to with sleep walking :o. Such as going on my paper round with nothing but a papersack, & it was lucky my family stopped me :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ ;D
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I would never have any knives or sharp objects in my bedroom when I was young, I was scared what I might get up to!
I don`t want to go into too much detail, but you should have seen some of the stuff I used to get up to with sleep walking :o. Such as going on my paper round with nothing but a papersack, & it was lucky my family stopped me :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ ;D
Are you cured?
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this All reminds me of the film - RAMBO - FIRST BLOOD ;D
buy a few claymores and an M16 , if u havent already got some under your bed
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I would never have any knives or sharp objects in my bedroom when I was young, I was scared what I might get up to!
I don`t want to go into too much detail, but you should have seen some of the stuff I used to get up to with sleep walking :o. Such as going on my paper round with nothing but a papersack, & it was lucky my family stopped me :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ ;D
Are you cured?
Lol ;D
It only happened during my childhood, & the another thing was talking in my sleep ???
It was funny listening to my parents accounts of this the following day, & how much crap would come out, lol ;D
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::) sorry to hear that.
I was going to ask you to drop me a Daily Mail off tomorrow.
Only joking ;)
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I want one of those sheep ;D LOL