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Title: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: nathankaye on May 15, 2019, 12:12:02 pm
Just been doing a wall render clean and patio clean for my polish customer who's putting their house on the market and moving back to Poland. This is mostly due to Brexit, which is a shame as they are a great family and customer. In fact, some of my best/friendliest customers are Polish, but these are the first ones I've found moving back so far.
Anyone else loosing customers due to brexit?  (not commercial work tho)
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Shrek on May 15, 2019, 12:18:47 pm
Nope
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: The Jester of Wibbly on May 15, 2019, 12:20:44 pm
Nope
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Post by: Dave Willis on May 15, 2019, 12:44:24 pm
Poleland ........ isn’t that Truro?
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: The Jester of Wibbly on May 15, 2019, 01:03:32 pm
Poleland .......

Thats our new country name with so many wc around now  ;D
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Dave Willis on May 15, 2019, 01:22:36 pm
Bit Xtreme?
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Post by: SB Cleaning on May 15, 2019, 01:40:53 pm
I haven't got any eastern Europeans on my round...they can all bugger off back there for all i care ;D
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: G Griffin on May 15, 2019, 01:47:05 pm
There'll be an SLXodus, I tell thee.
It's not affected me but I believe that Stirlingshire has been hit the hardest.
But as you say, Nate, it's a shame when you hear how the uncertainty has affected some.
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Post by: Cookie on May 15, 2019, 02:42:07 pm
There'll be an SLXodus, I tell thee.

I think they just Unger for their native country.
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Post by: lal on May 15, 2019, 03:51:03 pm

Nope either
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Post by: james peters on May 15, 2019, 05:24:21 pm
my daughters bf is polish. they live with us.
his family are staying put.
lovely lad... very hard worker
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: tlwcs on May 15, 2019, 06:18:17 pm
No, me neither. 
I think Poland has better opportunities now so some will go back.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 15, 2019, 07:10:58 pm
It's losing not loosing. Losing means to lose something (like you lose a customer) unintentionally.

Loosing means you intentionally let something go.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 15, 2019, 07:13:29 pm
Actually last September I lost someone in a different business context. They went back to Bulgaria after 6 years.
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Post by: capn sparkle on May 15, 2019, 07:24:43 pm
Only difference I've noticed in the saffff east is houses selling slower. Oh! And I've got two new Hungarian neighbours.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Ooooooog on May 15, 2019, 08:09:40 pm
Just picked up 30 Asda stores! Boom!
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Post by: Splash & dash on May 15, 2019, 08:59:50 pm
No not made the slightest difference
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Post by: Slacky on May 15, 2019, 10:12:49 pm
Why are they going back to Poland because of Brexit?


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Post by: Ooooooog on May 15, 2019, 11:07:48 pm
Why are they going back to Poland because of Brexit?

Because they’re being vilified by the proletariat. I blame Farage innit.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: G Griffin on May 16, 2019, 09:41:04 am
Just picked up 30 Asda stores! Boom!
Nice one, Ole; every little helps.
And it's good to see you contributing to the economy; more than most of us on here 👍.
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Post by: Smudger on May 16, 2019, 05:22:22 pm
Just picked up 30 Asda stores! Boom!

Is this because the Poles are leaving ?

Darran
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Splash & dash on May 16, 2019, 06:01:35 pm
Just picked up 30 Asda stores! Boom!

Is this because the Poles are leaving ?

Darran


It’s probably a solar panel contract no one apart from solar Steve would want to do it 😂😂😂😂
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Missing Link on May 18, 2019, 07:53:29 pm
I nearly lost one simply because I told the customer I voted for Brexit which meant she's got a racist, alt right, Nazi-gammon window cleaner who she doesn't really like now (she's of Italian heritage).

She's putting up with me - I suspect - because she believes all the other window cleaners are Brexit voting racists too.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: G Griffin on May 18, 2019, 11:34:16 pm
I nearly lost one simply because I told the customer I voted for Brexit which meant she's got a racist, alt right, Nazi-gammon window cleaner who she doesn't really like now (she's of Italian heritage).

She's putting up with me - I suspect - because she believes all the other window cleaners are Brexit voting racists too.
Doesn't really like now?
Why did you tell her? Forget that- I know that answer- why do you think you told her?
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Missing Link on May 19, 2019, 10:27:29 pm
Doesn't really like now?
Why did you tell her? Forget that- I know that answer- why do you think you told her?

I told her because we were discussing Brexit.  She's a customer, but I've known her for years because she's in the local running club too.

Privately educated, married to a bloke who is a top rate tax payer (I know because he told me); she's just one of those self-entitled types.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: G Griffin on May 19, 2019, 11:33:22 pm
Doesn't really like now?
Why did you tell her? Forget that- I know that answer- why do you think you told her?

I told her because we were discussing Brexit.  She's a customer, but I've known her for years because she's in the local running club too.

Privately educated, married to a bloke who is a top rate tax payer (I know because he told me); she's just one of those self-entitled types.
They sound like a pair of modded.
Did she tell you that she didn't like you?
I bet it was a relief, if she did.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Slacky on May 20, 2019, 07:59:00 am
If she's in the local running club how come you haven't posted up surreptitiously taken pics of her arse yet?

You normally do.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 20, 2019, 08:37:20 am
If she's in the local running club how come you haven't posted up surreptitiously taken pics of her arse yet?

You normally do.

How do you know he hasn't?
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: Slacky on May 20, 2019, 08:43:16 am
He has?

Oh, that's just terrible. Those poor women. Honestly. There should be a law against that kind of thing.
Title: Re: Any loosing to brexit? Residential
Post by: G Griffin on May 20, 2019, 09:23:25 am
If she's in the local running club how come you haven't posted up surreptitiously taken pics of her arse yet?

You normally do.
;D
That might be the reason she doesn't like him and he thinks he being politically persecuted.