[Steven Shoreditch]

Nope, no worky here.

[mick hay]

well, managed to do all my work today, was damn cold 1st thing, then sun came out and was well nice!!!!

ready for tomorrow now, rad in van wacked up....!!

[chris@c.m.s]

I chucked a kettle of water on the path this morning took my lad to college, and by the time I'd got back it had frozen solid and it's stayed that way  :
I won't be working until things improve as I don't want my customers slipping and breaking their necks.      

[Roy Harding]

Just got in used wfp were you did not have any paths for a couple of hours from 12:00pm. Used the ladders for the rest dam it's comes hard, going to sleep like a log tonight.

But had a really good day money wise.

Roy

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

just home done everything i
ad to do trad oh yes 
99.9% happy to c me bar 1 old dear
who getting sackd off 

[S.A.J]

Been out all day, Started at 645am and got in at 315pm only cos we ran out of water only had 1 house left to do!!

Nothing frozen in the morning (in van) and no water froze anywhere but still done most doorways trad just in case!!

Bring on tomorrow   

Stuart 

[clearlyclean]

cleaned some neighbours homes from 11 till 12:30 and salted pathways check it all about 3ish and seems okay

[Frankybadboy]

started at 8.45 with a load of old peoples ganny flats,trad the lot of then,trad wardens house as well.

then went to two house to wfp @11 and had me back pack water when all the sudden i had a wet ass,pipe came away from pump.trow that in the back of the van.

trolley came out and worked fine until  i get given a tea,went to start again and that freezed up.so back to ladders for the next 4 houses..then home for 1.30 to fix backpack.

[Matthew Bateman]

the water is still cold in the tank and you gotta get it through the pump & into the heater!

Thats what radiators are for. Or green-house heaters. Of course you could use a hairdryer. Maybe a blow-torch on a low setting.


So hot is as definitve as its going to get in this weather 

[elite mike]

WORKED ALL DAY TODAY oops

about dinner time jets froze up, had dinner and done a load

of bungalows trad with plenty of screen wash

then had a quick cuppu with ty8ates of this forum

cheers terry

[Paul Coleman]

I do not employ 4 other people and Have not been to our unit to check other equipment yet, I take 1 van to and from our unit and my house, that is still frozen, even with the heater!!!

Well nothing froze in my room so I imagine yours will be fine as you have insulation.

[Paul Coleman]

I went out around midday in the end and started work a bit before 1.  So I got over 3 hours in.  The temperature hovered between 0 and +1.  I worked with a very low flow rate to minimize water on paths.  I used rock salt where I assessed there could be a risk if/when it would freeze tonight.  I drained van pipes and took equipment inside last night.  I was able to use the van mount.  I took a backpack out with me.  I also took a plastic jug in case I needed to get some water from the tank to the backpack.  As it happens, the pump was OK anyway.
All the faffing around slowed me down and I wasn't exactly on my best paid work.  I managed to get through £84 worth of work so I regard that as being worth it.  Not great, but considering that I was up against it I reckon I did OK.

[Dave Willis]

I do not employ 4 other people and Have not been to our unit to check other equipment yet, I take 1 van to and from our unit and my house, that is still frozen, even with the heater!!!

Sorry, have you downsized since last year then?

[Newannaive]

did about 4 hrs today, hot water did the trick, just