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Londoner

Re: Today I saw the worst window cleaner I have ever seen
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2012, 05:15:52 pm »
I have seen a few real dingbats over the years but this man takes the cake. Working in a road I do regularly an old Vauxhall Astra comes down the road with a set of old B&Q ladders on the top. He stops and eyeballs me then drives on and parks round the corner although there was parking in the road.

Then he comes back carrying the ladder, head down and no eye contact. He went to the house opposite stood the ladder against the house and pulls a dirty old grey cloth from his back pocket and proceed to rag all the windows. Just the middle, never touches the corners at all. Where he does do its the briefest wipe imaginable and its on to the next. He missed the one above the porch altogeather.

The he knocks, customer comes out and pays him. Seems happy  :o and hands him what looks like  several coins. Loads up and is gone

This business never ceases to amaze me. What some people get away with

Vince dont put up with it.....
a battered old vauxhall,b&q ladders and scrim.... :o :o
Surely this is a genuine case for you to report him to the authorities.....did you get his number plate.... ;D ;D

Next time..............................

Londoner

Re: Today I saw the worst window cleaner I have ever seen
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2012, 05:21:48 pm »
I have seen a few real dingbats over the years but this man takes the cake. Working in a road I do regularly an old Vauxhall Astra comes down the road with a set of old B&Q ladders on the top. He stops and eyeballs me then drives on and parks round the corner although there was parking in the road.

Then he comes back carrying the ladder, head down and no eye contact. He went to the house opposite stood the ladder against the house and pulls a dirty old grey cloth from his back pocket and proceed to rag all the windows. Just the middle, never touches the corners at all. Where he does do its the briefest wipe imaginable and its on to the next. He missed the one above the porch altogeather.

The he knocks, customer comes out and pays him. Seems happy  :o and hands him what looks like  several coins. Loads up and is gone

This business never ceases to amaze me. What some people get away with
It'd be interesting to know how long he's been doing her windows and what she thinks of the job he does for the money he charges

Well she seemed very cheery and appeared to know him well enough

LSB

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Re: Today I saw the worst window cleaner I have ever seen
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2012, 06:08:19 pm »
it wasnt me !

rah

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Re: Today I saw the worst window cleaner I have ever seen
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2012, 07:35:00 pm »
We have a local guy ( Flick) He's 5' 70 yrs old and apparently worth a few quid( Uncle died & left him a mill ) he's out every day Monday - Saturday.

He gets the name Flicker, as he can't reach top of windows and flicks his scrim / cloth at the window £2 a pop!

Rob
Life used to be full of up's and downs....now i hardly ever get up a ladder :) .

Londoner

Re: Today I saw the worst window cleaner I have ever seen
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2012, 08:05:37 pm »
it wasnt me !

No Lloyd I know that, neither was it any of your blokes. It was in Blythwood Road and it was an old guy.  The used to be another old boy who worked round there who I haven't seen for a while and I wondered if he had taken over some of his customers.