[leapstallbuildings]

Cleaned a house this morning as normal,and had a few windows to do ,when this chap who always previously seemed friendly ,leaned out of his window ,and said "im on nights ,so finish that one and f--- off will you". I was a bit taken aback and im wondering whether to bother doing them again,what do you reckon.

I'd leave the bill for the full amount and I would never clean his windows again.  Simple really.

I notice that some responses here have been more conciliatory than mine.  The truble is that if I were to continue cleaning for him, I would always be wondering when the next outburst would occur.  One of the things I like the most about being self-employed is that I have more choices about the type of atmosphere in which I wish to work (or not).  I choose not to work for customers who are abusive to me or cause undue stress.

[Tosh]

What I would do depends on a few different things:

1.  My mood.
2.  The customers size.
3.  The customers temperament.
4.  Have I anything hard and heavy to hand?
5.  Is Wor Lass with me?
6.  What witnesses are around?
7.  How spiritual am I feeling?
8.  Do I care at that moment about any subsequent police investigation?

The best case scenario is that I would do as requested, billed the guy, and not worry about it.  The worst case scenario is that I would knock the living daylights out of the cheeky git!