[Shaun_Ashmore]

My phone's steady now it was quiet then went busy now steady, it's my bowels that aren't as I went to a BBQ yesterday and I have to keep popping home to see a man about a dog luckily the jobs today are all local! computer is always in in our house so I type this from the little boys room

Shaun

[Steve. Taylor]

Shaun sounds like your right in the sh*t hope things clean up & clear up soon you wouldnt want a long run of it.

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

Sounds like Shaun is being driven round the bend!

Probably he's a bit flushed by now!!

[Jim_77]

Shaun I know you said you were trying to have a clear out but I didn't think you meant like that!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Need some Ultrapac to get rid of all of that carbon in me!

Bloody toilet humour!!

Shaun

[markpowell]

 

[Joe H]

My turnover for May will be about £400 up on May last year.

However the average job ticket has dropped from £100 to £90 - people not spending as much, but thankfully still spending.

[rich hand]

Ha, thats funny Joe, i've just posted on another thread that average job prices have soared!

[derek west]

my job average last year was 92 and this year its 106 i think? not checked for a few weeks.

[Gerry Styles]

2 jobs this week total 6 hours. got ads in local press and leaflets out

[Dave_Lee]

This is the truth. After checking on performance this year to date compared with last year I am 25% down on job numbers and takings. Never had a drop like that in the 30 years in this business. I always do better in the second part of the year so here's looking to June onwards.
Dave.

[Andrew Briscoe]

This is the truth. After checking on performance this year to date compared with last year I am 25% down on job numbers and takings. Never had a drop like that in the 30 years in this business. I always do better in the second part of the year so here's looking to June onwards.
Dave.

Thats quite a drop Dave, do you just put it down to the resession.
I was down 3k in Jan, but seem to have got it back, and up a few hundred quid.

Andrew

[clinton]

People are shopping around for the best prices as well an some are maybe keeping money back in these uncertain times..Will drop off from next week when the football starts i think ..

[feldon]

Be interesting to know whether its geoghraphic ie north / south divide etc.

[markpowell]

May quieter than usuall but June looking good already got a few good bookings already.
Mark

[Dave_Lee]

This is the truth. After checking on performance this year to date compared with last year I am 25% down on job numbers and takings. Never had a drop like that in the 30 years in this business. I always do better in the second part of the year so here's looking to June onwards.
Dave.

Thats quite a drop Dave, do you just put it down to the resession.
I was down 3k in Jan, but seem to have got it back, and up a few hundred quid.

Andrew

Not sure Andrew, I am still telling myself it's the weather. Things have picked up the last couple of weeks, but it's not flowing along like it should. The fact that YP got my telephone wrong this year wont help, but to what extent who knows.
Dave.

[Andrew Briscoe]

I cant comprehend how quickly things change, been good last few weeks,
worked most of this weekend, now have an empty diary, except hard floor and a few carpets next week, and a pub booked for last week in September.

You just cant predict it at the moment, thankfully i have a lot of contract cleaning monthly.

Andrew

ps, spending quality time with my 5 week old bucket boy 

[derek west]

effin mental at the mo, but i'm sure this post will be the kiss of death

hard floors are slowly coming in, slate and tile and grout today, 2 quotes for carpet and hardfloor mix tomorrow,

ps... still not fully booked though, don't think i ever will be.