[bumper]

its all part  of the game if you sue and word gets round they will be finnishing in the hords,let it go ive fell through a couple of flat roofs and rotting deckin

[dazmond]

just let it go mate.you had an accident!!like bumper says if other customers find out your trying to sue then they will be more inclined to cancel you as well.

most decent people would be appalled if you tried to sue.i hate all this sue culture!

you didnt have to clamber over the junk to clean the back.you could of just cleaned fronts or dumped the job.

seriously just move on!hope your ok.just be careful of them gym mats from now on!!

you certainly dont need customers like that.


best wishes


dazmond

[andyM]

It's all very well people telling you to sue.
But did you not think to apply common sense to the situation before you put yourself at risk?
If I see something that looks unsafe I make the decision not to go near it.
Put it down to experience and move on, and best wishes for a quick recovery.

[Frankybadboy]

blimey Tosh ..... did u have to ban him or have i missed summit previously ?

to many beers again me thinks lol

[Carl2009]

Don't bother suing - for the reasons others have posted. But what sort of people text you in A and E - dreadful. Seems to me you are better off without them.

I have a long memory and am afraid I don't let things slip if I feel i'm in the right. The guys who I had a run in with over my van signwriting and also an awful company called Tayna Batteries (avoid, by the way - see my post http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=155858.0) would, I would have thought, have wished they'd have avoided confrontation with me. You are quite within your rights to relate the story and let all and sundry know just what sort of people these awful custies are. Their neighbours (if you clean them), people across the street. In fact everyone you can be bothered to relate the story to. Word will eventually get back to them and they might start to regret it.

[andyM]

Don't bother suing - for the reasons others have posted. But what sort of people text you in A and E - dreadful. Seems to me you are better off without them.
I have a long memory and am afraid I don't let things slip if I feel i'm in the right. The guys who I had a run in with over my van signwriting and also an awful company called Tayna Batteries (avoid, by the way - see my post http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=155858.0) would, I would have thought, have wished they'd have avoided confrontation with me. You are quite within your rights to relate the story and let all and sundry know just what sort of people these awful custies are. Their neighbours (if you clean them), people across the street. In fact everyone you can be bothered to relate the story to. Word will eventually get back to them and they might start to regret it.

Yes I would agree that the customers response to the situation was appalling.
But I think the window cleaner has to accept some personal responsibility for his own actions.
If it was me I would of decided not to go near the pile of rubbish in the first place and if the windows couldn't be reached, so be it.
I also wouldn't bother slagging the ex-customers off to neighbours..................it makes you look weak and as if you are looking for sympathy.
I can't really see any positive motives for doing that. So what if the ex-customer does inherit a sense of guilt?
That isn't going to change the situation, and they have already shown their true colours so you wouldn't want them back anyway.
Man up! And replace the dastardly buggers with 2 new quality customers! 

[richard jagger]

I have had to go back to hospital today with signs of concussion. A constant head ache and very sleepy.
Just to clarify a point I was not cleaning windows yet I was accessing the clutter of kids toys bikes football goal posts and dismantled trampoline. I turned to go to the front door to tell the owner I cannot clean with the mess and fell on my back and whipped my head back onto the concrete path.Were I lay unconscious for I do not know how long. When I got up and managed to reach the front door I said to the daughter how can you folks leave the walk way so clutter.I have just injured myself.Her ply was you should look were you go then closed the door.I sat on the pavement for about 10 minutes and drove to hospital. How i got there I do not know.I have spoken to them about the cluttered garden and even offer to help put it strait. Answered. NO
I think they are very self centered people and spoiled kids that have to much.

[g.brookes]

i think they sound extremely worried because theyre aware they may be culpable

[AuRavelling79]

I have had to go back to hospital today with signs of concussion. A constant head ache and very sleepy.
Just to clarify a point I was not cleaning windows yet I was accessing the clutter of kids toys bikes football goal posts and dismantled trampoline. I turned to go to the front door to tell the owner I cannot clean with the mess and fell on my back and whipped my head back onto the concrete path.Were I lay unconscious for I do not know how long. When I got up and managed to reach the front door I said to the daughter how can you folks leave the walk way so clutter.I have just injured myself.Her ply was you should look were you go then closed the door.I sat on the pavement for about 10 minutes and drove to hospital. How i got there I do not know.I have spoken to them about the cluttered garden and even offer to help put it strait. Answered. NO
I think they are very self centered people and spoiled kids that have to much.

I must say until this point I was thinking "let it go" - but there is part of me that would threaten to sue. I would enjoy the thought of them squirming when they get the solicitor's letter.

The problem is is that it would be for "revenge" and experience tells me that when you hate someone that much you end up digging two graves.

So unless my family needed the money desperately because I was so badly injured I could not work I would let it go.

[H2GoKent]

To sue someone you have to show they had a 'duty of care', and that they failed to fulfill it. If they've loads of cr~p down their side alley that is clearly visible, have they failed in that duty of care? I don't know.

If something fell on you out of a window then maybe, but you could see the stuff before you started.

I was thinking if you knocked before you started and they said 'go ahead and clean my windows' then I think it could be argued they invited you onto their property, and they then became responsible for making your work area safe.

Interesting.
It's a shame you hurt yourself and they were turds for their attitude, so it's probably worth a punt just to cheese them off.

[magic moments]

No offence ,you have no chance your making an assessment at the clutter and you turn and slip on something whilst doing a risk assesment of the clutter,its an accident happens everyday ,yes the customer don't care but still you walked on to the hazard . 2 paracetamol,water ............and back to work..

[AuRavelling79]

Oh, the banning thing:-

This is how it should have gone.

Mikecam ... "Asian thingy, claim thingy etc..."

Tosh ... "I think that has overstepped the mark into what could be considered a racist generalisation and you should withdraw it."

Mikecam ... "Point taken, trying to be funny, over-generalised, sorry; however you do say "coon" from time to time so perhaps a double-standard?"

Tosh ... "Yep! I'm inconsistent me! Won't do it again. Sorry."

Both shake hands like the decent chaps they are and play continues.

Instead it won't happen for a week or so. Hey ho!  

[Tom White]

Hmmmm.  The only time I've used 'coon' was when I parodied a racist.  Mikecam tried to quote me out of context.  Now compare that to Mike's post which was obviously racist.

And anyway, I'm not Asian, I'm a Gook, but I felt there could be Asian members that may take offence to being perceived as being in the same league as myself.

[Cliff perkins]

No offence ,you have no chance your making an assessment at the clutter and you turn and slip on something whilst doing a risk assesment of the clutter,its an accident happens everyday ,yes the customer don't care but still you walked on to the hazard . 2 paracetamol,water ............and back to work..

Hows it going magic,r u getting a nice customer base now,you still hanging in there mate ?

[G Griffin]

And anyway, I'm not Asian, I'm a Gook, but I felt there could be Asian members that may take offence to being perceived as being in the same league as myself.

That tickled me  .
But using the G-word is a bit dodgy.

[Tom White]

And anyway, I'm not Asian, I'm a Gook, but I felt there could be Asian members that may take offence to being perceived as being in the same league as myself.

That tickled me  .
But using the G-word is a bit dodgy.

Yes, but I'm obviously not having a dig at anyone; apart from myself.  That's the difference.

Still, if anyone has a problem with the moderation, all they need to do is to hit the report to mod button, and all the mods, and the site owner gets an e-mail.

(Then we gossip about you in the moderator's area).

[IDEAL50]

Gook /ˈɡʊk/ is a derogatory term for East Asians which came to prominence in reference to enemy soldiers

I haven't been on this site for quite a while
Yes I was a "God" too many moons ago!
Nothings changed
Apart from Tosh of course, last time I here he was wearing suspenders and was a former squadie!

Can't be the same Tosh... can it!?

As for the fall...
Father in law fell of a wet flat roof while cleaning windows, broke his hip and had to retire early

He realised it was his fault and of course never sued!

But you do what you decide to do!
At the end of the day it's your decision and you have to live with it!  

[rosskesava]

Gook /ˈɡʊk/ is a derogatory term for East Asians which came to prominence in reference to enemy soldiers

I haven't been on this site for quite a while
Yes I was a "God" too many moons ago!
Nothings changed
Apart from Tosh of course, last time I here he was wearing suspenders and was a former squadie!

Can't be the same Tosh... can it!?

As for the fall...
Father in law fell of a wet flat roof while cleaning windows, broke his hip and had to retire early

He realised it was his fault and of course never sued!

But you do what you decide to do!
At the end of the day it's your decision and you have to live with it!  

It's the same Tosh (unfortunately for us).

I agree with Tosh the comment was racist as there was no context to explain it.

With regards the fall, you have to prove negligence first which is easier said than done. Also, the claim to take anything upto 5 years.

I sued a company when a chair I sat on collapsed and I fractured 3 bones in my neck. The company already knew those chairs were faulty as 3 had done the same during the previous year yet they had done nothing about it. My claim took just over 4 years.

Negligence is my case was easy to prove but in someone's garden who has kids? If the risk of walking through all the junk could have resulted in an accident then by rights, don't walk there, but in reality, life ain't like that.

I stepped backwards today and fell over a large flower pot onto the grass. Really, I should have moved them before I started cleaning the windows.

Still, it's sounds a pretty nasty accident though.

[Ste M]

Hmmmm.  The only time I've used 'coon' was when I parodied a racist.  Mikecam tried to quote me out of context.  Now compare that to Mike's post which was obviously racist.

And anyway, I'm not Asian, I'm a Gook, but I felt there could be Asian members that may take offence to being perceived as being in the same league as myself.

Maybe its just me but I havent seen anyone being racist? Mike cam mentioned asians and no win no fee lawyers which asians are known to use a lot whilst making fraudulent claims up north, very well documented on the news a lot.

You say your a Gook? whats that? im really at a loss as to how this turned into a racist claim and also he was banned!!! Can someone please explain.

If this is the case as youve sort of half expalined then every time i see a comment about scousers then  can i press 'report to mod' and you will ban them?

Do we know have to put our race, colour, creed, sexuality, origin of birth and anything else we feel may be relevant into the column on the left so that before people make a comment on us they will know that they will not offend!!

[dotty]

go back to house with a banner and stand there all weekend and shame them i know that some people on hear if it happend to them they would not let it go utube stuff in garden shame them why as every body gone wfp for