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Lee Burbidge

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The dark side of window wars
« on: June 23, 2013, 01:57:02 pm »
How many have suffered real violence within their job from the public or rival window cleaners. The reason why I ask this is because I have received an interview back today that has the experience of his vans being burned out, stabbings etc etc?

wfp master

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 02:06:49 pm »
No I would have any **** that threatened me kneecapped.
Some people do any thing for money. ;)
If the price os right.

Lee Burbidge

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2013, 02:26:18 pm »
No I would have any **** that threatened me kneecapped.
Some people do any thing for money. ;)
If the price os right.


That sounds like a game show 'if the price is right'........  :)

Whats the worse thing you have had to deal with then?

wfp master

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2013, 02:32:06 pm »
Never had any hassle its not bad up here most w/c's know each other.
Cant say ive even heard of any w/c getting hassle.

♠Winp®oClean♠

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2013, 02:45:08 pm »
I knew a team of window cleaners who were all addicted to extra strong mints, proper menthol the lot of 'em!!

formb

Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2013, 02:47:22 pm »
There was one round here who used to park on the bike lane outside my house.

Total cyclepath.

MATT BATEMAN (OWC)

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2013, 03:04:05 pm »
Now youve done it Lee.

windiewasher

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2013, 03:20:54 pm »
I had one threaten me the otherweek.
He walked off with a bloody nose.
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
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November = cleaned extra per month
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MATT BATEMAN (OWC)

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2013, 03:30:04 pm »
Yea, me too, he'll never walk again. Broke bofe is legs, smashed is face in, stomped on im wen e wos darn, niked is skweegee, an that were just for lookin at me.

windiewasher

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2013, 03:43:59 pm »
Yea, me too, he'll never walk again. Broke bofe is legs, smashed is face in, stomped on im wen e wos darn, niked is skweegee, an that were just for lookin at me.
Thats nasty.
I only hit the bloke once.
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
October  total=  cleaned  extra per month
November = cleaned extra per month
Total £  so far.

MATT BATEMAN (OWC)

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2013, 03:48:32 pm »
I only flicked im wiv me pinkie finger.

*Hector*

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2013, 03:50:22 pm »
oooeerrr you lot is real hard..  :o :o

glad I'm a rug washer  ;D
Everyday this forum slips further from God.  :'(

wfp master

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2013, 03:57:31 pm »
oooeerrr you lot is real hard..  :o :o

glad I'm a rug washer  ;D
carpet muncher. :D

PoleKing

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2013, 04:07:34 pm »
I got threatened once, few years back.
Funny enough, nothing came if it.
Lee, I don't think you're going to get any real stories like Glasgow's Ice Cream Wars.
www.LanesWindowCleaning.com

It's just the internet. Try not to worry.

andyM

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2013, 04:20:11 pm »
Im considering wearing glasses so that nobody is allowed to punch me (rules of the playground). 
One of the Plebs

Paddy Woods

Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #15 on: June 23, 2013, 04:29:39 pm »
I got threatened once, few years back.
Funny enough, nothing came if it.
Lee, I don't think you're going to get any real stories like Glasgow's Ice Cream Wars.

I disagree !! Some serious nutcases here in Manchester ,it dosent take much brains to do window cleaning hence you get all sorts!

rosskesava

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #16 on: June 23, 2013, 04:32:44 pm »
I had a situation last Friday with a couple of other window cleaners that could have got real nasty and could have ended badly.

In the end I did the only thing possible, I agreed that it was my turn to buy the teas.
Just chant..... Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. It's beats chanting Tory Tory or Labour Labour.

ascjim

Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #17 on: June 23, 2013, 04:37:19 pm »
Its all calm where i am. Occasionally i get some trad boys with 20 ladders on there car roof staring me out. Other then that we are all friendly

windiewasher

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #18 on: June 23, 2013, 04:42:32 pm »
I got threatened once, few years back.
Funny enough, nothing came if it.
Lee, I don't think you're going to get any real stories like Glasgow's Ice Cream Wars.

I disagree !! Some serious nutcases here in Manchester ,it dosent take much :D brains to do window cleaning hence you get all sorts!
Dont put yourself down mrs brown. :D
Takings off all first cleans till march 7th 2014
October  total=  cleaned  extra per month
November = cleaned extra per month
Total £  so far.

Ian101

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Re: The dark side of window wars
« Reply #19 on: June 23, 2013, 06:07:38 pm »
I once found another window cleaner on my patch so drove past him rather quickly and shouted to keep off my patch ............... however it didnt work as seen his van on my patch again but being quick thinker and as he was working around back of house I got his coffee flask, emptied half out and refilled it with pea  :-X


however things turned out ok and me and Bob Plumb best of friends nowadays  ;D