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washing in the rain?
« on: January 11, 2008, 02:19:03 pm »
Another day holed up in my house and we've had so much rain that the roads are flooding - water pumping up through the drains horrible brown water everywhere. If i was to carry on cleaning this weather would my customers think i was 1) a hero or 2) a money grapping tw*t?   Personally if i was doing domestic i think the latter, rain guarantee or not i think i would be seen as the laughing stock of the town. What about everyone else?

nat

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Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2008, 02:23:23 pm »
never had a problem with it. some people make comments, but simply tell them that everything will be alright, if its not give us a ring and we will sort it out the next day...never had a phone call yet to rectify any

xxmattyxx

Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2008, 02:23:38 pm »
I think the thing about cleaning windows in the wet is that whatever the results, whether they remain clean or not, MOST people DO NOT work in the wet, whoever you are, brickie, gardener, whoever. We are conditioned to avoid the rain, understandably so, so when someone who isnt providing an essential service chooses to do so others think theyre possibly a bolt short of a full set.

For me if it gets to the stage where I feel obliged to go out there in nasty weather I have to expect the odd comment.

oasisdweeb

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Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2008, 03:10:06 pm »
think u have 2 take rough with the smooth.think bout being in factory in mid of july.most customers would moan (i think) if u did clean in rain.i know i would.
i promise never to cross over to the dark side of the road again.Dont believe the truth.

Dale Smith

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Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2008, 03:56:15 pm »
We got rained off as well today, started this morning with a slight drizzle, on a good job, me on insides  ;D, brother doing the outsides  ;D, (he is not too clever on trad & he knows it), bruv is wearing waterproofs but the heavens opened & he eventually got soaked.
Custie thought we were mad.
Went back to bruv's house so he could dry off & wait for the rain to stop as weather forecast said it would brighten up after midday....... oh well....... still has not stopped......  :'(
Swindon, Wiltshire.

East coast window cleaning Services

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Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2008, 03:57:06 pm »
Done 2 b/cleans and 6 re/cleans on site today and got soaked just thought of the ££££ that kept me going.
P&R Window Cleaning

Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2008, 04:07:05 pm »
Another day holed up in my house and we've had so much rain that the roads are flooding - water pumping up through the drains horrible brown water everywhere. If i was to carry on cleaning this weather would my customers think i was 1) a hero or 2) a money grapping tw*t?   Personally if i was doing domestic i think the latter, rain guarantee or not i think i would be seen as the laughing stock of the town. What about everyone else?
Well I just finished and it was Pouring down today, I dont care if people laugh at me we got paid , am I a money grabbing tw@t NO, I am a business and the business will not grow if I sit there twiddling my thumbs looking out of the window.


Ian
The one with a rain guarantee  ;)

Jon-scwindows

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Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2008, 04:16:59 pm »
i got a few comments like    what your not doing it in this rain are you, oh no no no  ''expained''  mmm come again in about a month when its not raining...

Re: washing in the rain?
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2008, 04:26:59 pm »
I haven't actually lost money, simply pushed my work on to another day (maybe tomorrow) We've got flooding everywhere now i've not seen rain like this in the last year. Good for the reservoirs though.