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kevinc

culture shock
« on: April 07, 2012, 06:46:58 pm »
 was working in leeds today on some contracts we do,and i picked up two new jobs back to back terraced houses,fiver a pop,customers said that the wc's round their clean every two weeks,now i live "in the sticks"so to speak and usually clean every six weekly,can anyone explain to me why they clean every two weeks?i've gleaned they charge around the £3.00 mark(i'm still cheaper at once monthly wfp)or is it an oooopppp north thing?been at wc for six years and it still throws me-every two weeks -any one explain why

Ian101

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2012, 06:52:01 pm »
simple cos they do and can  ;)

kevinc

Re: culture shock
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2012, 07:16:32 pm »
 ;Dnice ian,but why do custies put up with it?every two weeks :o can;t get me head round it >:(god i;d be loaded and stacked out with work if it happened round where i am ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D)i can't see the logic on every two weeks,maybe when it boils down to it its a doley/quick money/pub thing i need enlightening on this one i think

Erithwc

Re: culture shock
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2012, 07:21:54 pm »
I'm glad you don't live near me £5 a pop  :o :o :o :o

Paul

keyser soze

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2012, 07:28:03 pm »
i think its an ocd thing

colin purewater

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2012, 07:31:45 pm »
Trad team in one of my rounds clean weekly ???

Picking up loads of these guys, wont be long till
handbags at dawn me thinks...
keep it simple

sunshine windows

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2012, 07:38:29 pm »
I don't understand the fortnightly cleaning either. I would much prefer to clean windows less frequently and charge a premium rate for them.
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keyser soze

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2012, 07:42:37 pm »
i do a shop 3 times a week . some are twice a week

kevinc

Re: culture shock
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2012, 08:08:28 pm »
shops bring it on!only can't understand the domestic side,colin how do they get away with it every week?£1.00 a time?
per week is good for a doley

gr cleaning solutions

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2012, 08:17:08 pm »
i have a residential which i clean every two weeks i dont why they want it doing twice a month but its all extra money

Paul Coleman

Re: culture shock
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2012, 08:21:42 pm »
;Dnice ian,but why do custies put up with it?every two weeks :o can;t get me head round it >:(god i;d be loaded and stacked out with work if it happened round where i am ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D)i can't see the logic on every two weeks,maybe when it boils down to it its a doley/quick money/pub thing i need enlightening on this one i think

My guess is that it's more about habit than need.  Many of the northern towns had heavier industries than in the south and more obvious pollution (coal dust etc.).  Therefore the windows needed cleaning more frequently.  The industry has gone but the habit remains - and it's affordable for many because the orices tend to be lower than in the south.

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2012, 08:24:53 pm »
its more of a city thing
In Liverpool it happens a lot,i am guessing it goes back to the days when a guy would walk his round with his ladder and just literally wipe the windows and you paid a £1.00 or two or what ever the currency was in days gone by an he would repeat this over a two week cycle.
a lad i know in St Helens does this as well as some in Widnes

and also as the post above as stated

kevinc

Re: culture shock
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2012, 08:47:46 pm »
so is it just an inbuilt thing then to have the windows done every fortnight?bless em the poles round their were quick enough to catch on i've gleaned

petemg

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2012, 09:43:31 pm »
;Dnice ian,but why do custies put up with it?every two weeks :o can;t get me head round it >:(god i;d be loaded and stacked out with work if it happened round where i am ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D)i can't see the logic on every two weeks,maybe when it boils down to it its a doley/quick money/pub thing i need enlightening on this one i think

My guess is that it's more about habit than need.  Many of the northern towns had heavier industries than in the south and more obvious pollution (coal dust etc.).  Therefore the windows needed cleaning more frequently.  The industry has gone but the habit remains - and it's affordable for many because the orices tend to be lower than in the south.
i read about this in an old window talk mag in the eighties, the federation has been going since 1947 so they should have an idea as to windows being cleaned every two weeks

H S and Son

Re: culture shock
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2012, 10:17:54 pm »
I think oooop north they remember in the olden days how smearing faeces on the glass used to stop burglars but it meant needing to clean the glass more often; either that or they still do smear faeces on the glass and the consequences of that are obvious for all but them ;0)

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2012, 10:29:57 pm »
shops bring it on!only can't understand the domestic side,colin how do they get away with it every week?£1.00 a time?
per week is good for a doley
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I don't no how they get away with it mate! They ain't cheap either, I was working next door to these guys on Thursday, fella said how much do I ou? " 3 weeks mate £27" front only 6 windows!!  I just started laughing!!
As I said pick up loads of there's lately, 5 jobs Thursday afternoon, they miss windows and don't clean the frames. Customers are comin out and see the work I do then look at there house, then ask for the price  ;D
keep it simple

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2012, 11:18:43 pm »
All Northeners including sweaty jocks, should be gathered together along with the labour party and burned on a massive bonfire  ;D
Failing that deport em to Russia  :)
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Re: culture shock
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2012, 07:22:09 am »
Maybe they want clean windows .I still clean 2 weekly money for old rope WFP
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colin purewater

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Re: culture shock
« Reply #18 on: April 08, 2012, 07:58:15 am »
Bad trippy I'm gona rob the wheels of ye nice new van for that comment :P
keep it simple

Londoner

Re: culture shock
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2012, 09:54:02 am »
Its a throwback to the days when everyone had coal fires and lots of air bourne pollution.