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telboy

Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #80 on: December 20, 2010, 09:46:41 am »
-9 North London Monday 20th

mick hay

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #81 on: December 20, 2010, 09:47:13 am »
-9.2 in Manchester, with a high off -1 (doubt it will get to that)

Soooo, not going to get stressed out, just make sure every year put enough away in the summer to cover these winters, or book my holidays around this time,  I think they are here to stay now!!
 

jaespray

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #82 on: December 20, 2010, 09:54:57 am »
guildford
10 am -6.8
laying snow
non falling

Klean07

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #83 on: December 20, 2010, 09:57:08 am »
-8 here for most of day. My first day off for over a week so not too bad I suppose. Wed looks good at 1c
kkleanwindowcleaning.co.uk

dazmond

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #84 on: December 20, 2010, 10:02:06 am »
let us know how you get on later dazmond

will do GB!i reckon ill get 12-3pm in workwise if i can just squeegee the soap off the glass without it freezing first!!

forecast too cold for even trad tommorrow and more snow wed and thursday!!

i dont want to write the week off just yet as that means 3 weeks off work with the xmas break with this weather forecast for most of january as well!! ::) ::)
price higher/work harder!

dazmond

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #85 on: December 20, 2010, 10:05:45 am »
-9.2 in Manchester, with a high off -1 (doubt it will get to that)

Soooo, not going to get stressed out, just make sure every year put enough away in the summer to cover these winters, or book my holidays around this time,  I think they are here to stay now!!
 


thats if you can get away with the airport disruption!!hoping airports are running normally by next monday for my new york trip!!fingers crossed! ;D ;D
price higher/work harder!

mark311069

Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #86 on: December 20, 2010, 10:08:59 am »
here in skegness -9  :o  and freezing fog

clearlyclean

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #87 on: December 20, 2010, 10:11:02 am »
-12 in south Manchester Brrrr! and the ground is rock hard

Ian101

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #88 on: December 20, 2010, 10:20:20 am »
Hawarden North Wales ... currently -8 but went down to -11 last night ... had ofr in van for days now but even tank now starting to freeze up a little ... static in garage has a thin layer of ice in top of water and even worse no hot water in house ... think the feed from combi boiler in garage to house got ice inside it  :o

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #89 on: December 20, 2010, 10:26:43 am »
here in skegness -9  :o  and freezing fog

same here mate. im about 50 miles inland from you in lincoln! nice to meet ya mark.

Bobs Window Cleaning

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #90 on: December 20, 2010, 10:32:04 am »
-11 here at 6am when the wife went to work ;) Now -6

The condensation inside the windows has even froze up overnight.
Why oh Why did he spell my name as bod & not bob on my wedding invites.

Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #91 on: December 20, 2010, 10:35:33 am »
will do GB!i reckon ill get 12-3pm in workwise if i can just squeegee the soap off the glass without it freezing first!!



I don't mean to sound like I'm having a go Daz, but you are actually off your trolley if you're considering going out and expecting it to be a success. Of course you might think it's a challenge and you won't be beaten by adverse weather conditions. However you might just not think as well I guess.

Martin-Swinscoe

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #92 on: December 20, 2010, 10:40:01 am »
it was -8 here in Bridgnorth about an hour ago, just checked again and now it's -9 its getting colder brrrrrrrrr :'(

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #93 on: December 20, 2010, 10:41:00 am »
@ matt. like ive said before in cold contrys they except these temps as working conditions! we dont!
which is fair enough because simply we usually dont have to.

But its possible to work down to -20 using methol alchahol  :o shocking isn't it!

dave.e

Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #94 on: December 20, 2010, 10:53:09 am »
-12.5 in west midlands at the mo and no gritters have been out because the salt won;t work if its more than -6

Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #95 on: December 20, 2010, 10:55:47 am »
@ matt. like ive said before in cold contrys they except these temps as working conditions! we dont!
which is fair enough because simply we usually dont have to.

But its possible to work down to -20 using methol alchahol  :o shocking isn't it!

It's possible to drive at 120 down the motorway, just because it can be done doesn't ran it should be done, is safe to do or is even remotely sensible to do.

Tom White

Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #96 on: December 20, 2010, 11:02:42 am »
But its possible to work down to -20 using methol alchahol  :o shocking isn't it!

Does that keep you warm if you drink it?

Bobs Window Cleaning

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #97 on: December 20, 2010, 11:09:51 am »
Its madness to go out working in this weather.

I cannot believe people go out when we are being told to stay home and safe. What about if your van breaks down or you slide into a ditch or worse.

 Surely we earn enough money in the summer to help with winter?

As for using a pole on upstairs window ??? Will take much much longer with very poor results. Even when we trad downstairs windows, there are sometimes marks or lines left which get redone. Using a scrim or micro cloth will leave smears.

Remember guys.....the perfect clean is the clean where you finish using only a blade without the need to wipe the edge of the glass....again something you cant do with a pole.

Why oh Why did he spell my name as bod & not bob on my wedding invites.

dazmond

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #98 on: December 20, 2010, 11:19:05 am »
will do GB!i reckon ill get 12-3pm in workwise if i can just squeegee the soap off the glass without it freezing first!!



I don't mean to sound like I'm having a go Daz, but you are actually off your trolley if you're considering going out and expecting it to be a success. Of course you might think it's a challenge and you won't be beaten by adverse weather conditions. However you might just not think as well I guess.

no offence taken matt!i did 3 afternoons in freezing temperatures(3 hours a day)the other week and made £200.not a great deal but it moved me on to my next work which i was able to wfp as the temp rose a few days later.

i will be "off my trolley"as ill be leaving it at home and just going out with a 25L BARREL of warm water(for bucket)screenwash/squeegee off and my extension pole with vice versa.

im off to try and do my own windows.if they freeze up with screenwash i will write the day off and try tommorrow.

the forecast is more of the same all week and more snow on thurs/friday meaning if i do write the week off ill be having at least 3 weeks off due to xmas and my new york trip with more bad weather forecast in january!!

what do you suggest?have a month off and spend all my emergency funds up? ;D ;D ;D ;D

ill do my damnest to not dip into it too much!! ;) ;D ;D
price higher/work harder!

DMG Window Cleaning

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Re: Post your temperatures!
« Reply #99 on: December 20, 2010, 11:24:11 am »
Daz

Which screenwash do you use? How much do you put in your bucket?

Im hoping to get out tomorrow but if the ground is too slippy it will be bottoms only. I just want to clean as many as possible before the snow comes next week and get all my customers up to date

When are you going to new york?

Regards
Danny