[G Griffin]

its not that i wanted to be a shiner its that its 1 of the few jobs for unskilled workers to earn a half decent income out of.

what are the other jobs

Footballer in Scotland.....oh, and Burnley too.

[mci services]

its not that i wanted to be a shiner its that its 1 of the few jobs for unskilled workers to earn a half decent income out of.

what are the other jobs

Footballer in Scotland.....oh, and Burnley too.

[roundbuilder]

its not that i wanted to be a shiner its that its 1 of the few jobs for unskilled workers to earn a half decent income out of.

what are the other jobs

the only other job i have found to beat window cleaning earnings for unskilled is commision only sales but out of the 2 id rather shining as its repeat work month after month a guarenteed wage.

[mci services]

at 13 years old I asked my dad for pocket money, and he laughed and on a saturday morning he handed me a list of houses, about ten and said do them every fortnight, then gave me a wooden double and all the kit, done it off and on till I joined the army then I left the army and borrowed a ladder from my brother and started all over again

was it the same ladder 

no I had upgraded to a ramsey 1983 ladder by then but it was 2007 still on my van now hope my brother doesn't want it back

[christopher b]

first job packed in after seeing to may mates in body bags, so buy buy regiment.
then engineering
after that sat on back side for a while started computer business and got fed up with total and utter idiots so wrapped it up.
started a repair business and through that and repairing the damage caused by Windy's (your not all bad just the idiots) I started windows as a second line.
and to be honest I actually relay well and truly enjoy it and take pride in it.
Windy's do get looked down upon, I find it amusing when a cousty or someone talks to me as if I was not a full shilling, little do they know my past and what I have done or are capable of!
as they say never judge a book by its cover..

[Lee Pryor]

I was made redundant from a very well paid managers role for big international company.

While thinking about what to do I heard my girlfriends dad talking about never being able to find a window cleaner these days. For the rest of the day I couldnt stop thinking about it. The very next day I went and bought all the trad gear, roof rack, ladder and off I went with leaflets I made on my computer.

[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

more and likely the same bucket as well

[richywilts]

i come out of jail and setup driveway cleaning at around age 25 being quite yound done ok for first year but didnt really push it anyway gave it up and got into fittin upvc fascias where i came across wfp equipment put it too back of my mind for a while then began gettin fed up with work drying up in fascia game and having a new born son i didnt wana be up working off ladders etc anymore quite dangerous so looked into window cleaning as it gave me regular repeat custom,

i think im doin quite well after 2 or 3 years now rounds been whittled down to about 350 cream customers all changed to 6 weekly, think im going to just plod on this year and let the business evolve steadily no huge pushes and just try and pick up decent customers and work and lots of ad hoc weekend job fascia,conservatory and driveway cleans

[VSP Home Care]

i come out of jail and setup driveway cleaning at around age 25 being quite yound done ok for first year but didnt really push it anyway gave it up and got into fittin upvc fascias where i came across wfp equipment put it too back of my mind for a while then began gettin fed up with work drying up in fascia game and having a new born son i didnt wana be up working off ladders etc anymore quite dangerous so looked into window cleaning as it gave me regular repeat custom,

i think im doin quite well after 2 or 3 years now rounds been whittled down to about 350 cream customers all changed to 6 weekly, think im going to just plod on this year and let the business evolve steadily no huge pushes and just try and pick up decent customers and work and lots of ad hoc weekend job fascia,conservatory and driveway cleans

Well done that man.

[richywilts]

cheers guys doesnt bother me what people think im open and tell people i went to jail im not ashamed of it it was only for a number of driving offences etc i used jail to my advantage, jail shouldnt be looked upon as just a place for bad criminals the amount of help etc available to people in there to turn lives around you wouldnt believe.its up to the individuals whether they want that help.

 

[s.w.c]

at the time i started, i thought it was a good idea

[mikecam]

I responed to an Ionics advert (or someone like them) when i was on 'B' wing. I thought, yeah i can go straight !!! 

[Steve_c]

The BFG bullied me into it,  enough said.

[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

fair play to ya richy. Good on ya

[Paul Coleman]

cheers guys doesnt bother me what people think im open and tell people i went to jail im not ashamed of it it was only for a number of driving offences etc i used jail to my advantage, jail shouldnt be looked upon as just a place for bad criminals the amount of help etc available to people in there to turn lives around you wouldnt believe.its up to the individuals whether they want that help.

 

Well if I'd been caught more often, I would have gone there too.  No problem from this end Richy.  I think the point is that neither of us do the things now that we did back then.

[Sean Dyer]

I started window cleaning after chatting with a friend who had done it before and wanted to leave his night job to set up.... We canvassed and bought a small round together but after about a year he gave up and i bought his half with a bank loan, also had a full time job in sales at the time so once the windows built up enough i left it and  bought/canvassed more work

Them were the days living at home with nearly 2 full time wages !!

I have never enjoyed window cleaning day in and day out, its ok at best for me, but the money is good, and now i have a family and high outgoings there is nothing else i could do to earn similar money in the flexible hours i work, as i left college to start earning as i was impatient, which i regret at times, although i probably would never of worked for anybody as i am far to self willed to listen to an employer, i quit most jobs i ever had because i didn't like the way i was spoken too by so called "superiors" and at the time i couldn't face another 3 years in college and a few more in uni!! as the course i was on was aimed at degree level ...

So in summary i am happy with the life style window cleaning gives me, the money is good, and the flexibility and freedom is great! But there are down sides, however there are disadvantages to every job so you just have to accept that and stay positive!

[LWC]

Following suit after me grandad, me dad, now me...i dont think my daughters too happy about me saying shell be doing it to