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Ian101

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Mistake of the day
« on: October 13, 2010, 10:17:46 am »
Forgot to make some pure water last night as missus dragged me out looking at houses  :( (not rich anymore so downsizing  :) ) ... suppose its better than turning it on to fill a barrel and forgetting about it for 4 hours ... garage floor still very clean though 4 weeks later !

so got me RO on now but takes 90 minutes to make 25litres  :(     must buy that pump I keep saying im going to buy

got a few wfp only houses today as well.

anyone else make a cock up today ?


CLEANCARE WC

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 10:49:15 am »
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK. HAD HALF A TANK FULL OF WATER STILL IN THE VAN FROM YESTERDAY SO START FILLING THE TANK AND FORGOT ABOUT IT, WENT OUT TO A BEAUTIFUL WATERFALL FLOWING IN A PERFECT SHEET DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK! NOT A GOOD START.
WE CLEAN BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT WITH WATER FED POLE WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT.

George P

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2010, 01:07:06 pm »
pulled away yesterday morning and not shut back doors, taxi turned round and flashed me to let me know,  ::)

dazmond

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 01:32:39 pm »
im usually pretty well organized and im getting into a routine of end of the day jobs in preparation for the next day.

i like to fill up the night before if poss but if i need the van at night for anything i fill up in the morning.it only takes 40 mins to fill 250-300L OF PURE for the days work due to DI only.

i did flood the van a couple of times in the first couple of weeks though!

i have a toolbox with spare connectors/fuses/tape/glue/screwdrivers/etc in the van plus a spare pole to minimize downtime at work.

common sense really.


dazmond
price higher/work harder!

Jack Wallace

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2010, 02:10:36 pm »
I don’t have a relay fitted to my new van yet, I am so used to the other vans having one, I just jumped in and drove off the other day.
It was only when I heard the battery charger fall off the tank and slam into the back door, and then the cable getting dragged under the garage door that I realised my mistake.
Note to self, FIT A RELAY ASAP!!!!
  ::)   ::) 

richywilts

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2010, 05:24:27 pm »
should phone me id of sorted ya some out my unit is based by queensferry
Richard Wiltshire
Window Clean Direct

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jonboywalton75

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2010, 06:30:37 pm »
I ran over a cat.
I hate cats, but it wasn't a nice sight.
The council came and scraped it up cos i was to queeeeeesy.

Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2010, 06:33:11 pm »
i clean half the wrong house as wrote down the wrong no

Richard Neal

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2010, 11:36:49 pm »
Ignition started to play up on my new van yesterday (well new to me!) and broke my last angle thing off end of pole then forgot to charge my trolley up last night so flat by lunch today and van broke down again!
Im not scared of heights, just falling from them.
mrwindowclean@hotmail.co.uk

mikecam

Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2010, 11:58:28 pm »
Ian, just as an aside, there is a place on the dock road that does IBC's for £20 and they are in perfect nick. You should get one and leave it on for ages till its full. You wouldt' have that problem again. Give a shout if you want the address.

Ian101

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2010, 08:54:20 am »
should phone me id of sorted ya some out my unit is based by queensferry

 :) Thanks Richy ... will rememberfor next time !

Ian101

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2010, 08:55:44 am »
Ian, just as an aside, there is a place on the dock road that does IBC's for £20 and they are in perfect nick. You should get one and leave it on for ages till its full. You wouldt' have that problem again. Give a shout if you want the address.

£20 quid ... gotta got one of them ... cheers Mike .. whats the address ?  :)

windowswashed

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2010, 08:13:22 pm »
Almost hit a new volvo today trying to squeeze through volvo one side and mercedes the other side. Had about 5mm to spare but the owner of the merc nearly crapped herself as I just missed her at speed ;D

mikecam

Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2010, 08:20:18 pm »

£20 quid ... gotta got one of them ... cheers Mike .. whats the address ?  :)

Bedford Place (L20), just off Derby Road by the petrol station. Its a dead end, drive in bedford place and its the last place on the right, just go in a see the gaffer in the portacabin. Might be called 'morrisons'. I'll be in there myself on Monday as i'm getting another one so i can pull the 40/40 out of the van.

dai

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2010, 08:22:31 pm »
Ian, just as an aside, there is a place on the dock road that does IBC's for £20 and they are in perfect nick. You should get one and leave it on for ages till its full. You wouldt' have that problem again. Give a shout if you want the address.

Is that the dock road CONNAHS QUAY? If so there is i guy there doing second hand batteries at a tenner a go, all tested.

dai

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2010, 08:24:10 pm »
I drove 30 miles to a job the other day only to find that I had left my pump box in the shed.

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #16 on: October 14, 2010, 08:25:08 pm »

£20 quid ... gotta got one of them ... cheers Mike .. whats the address ?  :)

Bedford Place (L20), just off Derby Road by the petrol station. Its a dead end, drive in bedford place and its the last place on the right, just go in a see the gaffer in the portacabin. Might be called 'morrisons'. I'll be in there myself on Monday as i'm getting another one so i can pull the 40/40 out of the van.
liverpool mike??????
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Ste M

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2010, 08:44:21 pm »

£20 quid ... gotta got one of them ... cheers Mike .. whats the address ?  :)

Bedford Place (L20), just off Derby Road by the petrol station. Its a dead end, drive in bedford place and its the last place on the right, just go in a see the gaffer in the portacabin. Might be called 'morrisons'. I'll be in there myself on Monday as i'm getting another one so i can pull the 40/40 out of the van.
liverpool mike??????

yep

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2010, 08:52:26 pm »
cheers ste ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Jimmy Jon

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Re: Mistake of the day
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2010, 10:51:46 pm »
Reversed my VW Transporter into a woman on a brand new moped who was not visible in my mirrors (didn't know she was there!) wondered what I was hitting. Her and the bike was on the floor, A couple of foreign gentlemen were watching from the road side, didn't rush to help her, As soon as she started to talk to them they casually walked off (a couple of illegals i think!). She's fine £1,200 damage, Insurance can sort it out, Doh!  :P