[Ian101]

Confession of a window cleaner type post ................ I will go first

Had a one day  round on a council estate 20 miles from me and one customer insisted I only cleaned hers on a Thursday as it was benefits day  so I would build my week around this round getting done on a Thursday .... I think out of 6 months I got 4 leave em this time ................... in my defence I was green and thought it was all about customer care and going the extra mile

[Clever Forum Name]

Cleaned a conservatory roof for £65

Inside and out.

Started at 8am finished at 5.30pm.

Glass roof inside and out and she smoked.

[Dave Willis]

cleaned the inside of an old peoples home with a microfibre - terrible! Did a conservatory inside the same too, must have been shocking when the sun came out.

[M & C Window Cleaning]

In the latter half of 1976 I had two rounds about 2 miles apart. I didn't drive as I was only 16, so I cycled. My dad offered to move my ladders between the two rounds for me once a week (it was all fortnightly then). On occasion when he couldn't do it I would cycle the two miles on the road with my ladders on my shoulders and my bucket on my handlebars. I don't think I'd get far if I tried it today.
I heard of a guy many years ago who was decapitated doing something similar. Tried to cross a road I believe and a passing bus or lorry caught his ladders. Nasty!

[Shane sharples]

Under pricing jobs! only realising I should charge more when people started saying 'are you sure that's enough??' Lol
Cleaning a 30ft x 12ft conny outside for £60 , 8am til about 1pm non stop scrubbing!! not even a pee break!!!
Iv got a customer at the minute who's son works nights so he only wants me to do them Monday's! I dont mind though as I'm building my round up   

[slap bash]

Cleaned the wrong house and only found out once it was finished.

[AuRavelling79]

Cleaned the wrong house and only found out once it was finished.

Done that (well half a house) and walked round the back to find a wizened old naturist in the back garden tackle out!

[DaveG]

When we were 18/19, me and my mate were playing "spiderman" with a couple of pairs of knickers from a sexy housewifes washing line when she appeared at the kitchen window.

Not really a newbie thing, I'm sure we've all done it 

[dazmond]

standing on a dodgy flat roof and falling through (putting both feet through her kitchen ceiling!)that was over 20 years ago and she still blanks me now!!

i clean 90+ houses on this estate but shes never asked me to clean hers again!

[Walter Mitty]

I did a few unsafe things on ladders.  I'm not referring to the ordinary, slightly unsafe things either.  I got away with it - just.

[Clever Forum Name]

Cleaned the wrong house and only found out once it was finished.

Done that recently. Cleaned the wrong house TWICE ! Booooo

[Dave Willis]

When we were 18/19, me and my mate were playing "spiderman" with a couple of pairs of knickers from a sexy housewifes washing line when she appeared at the kitchen window.

Not really a newbie thing, I'm sure we've all done it 

Not yet - how does that work then? Wear them over your face?
I just got some out of the dirty laundry basket - won't be doing that again.

[Bungle]

When we were 18/19, me and my mate were playing "spiderman" with a couple of pairs of knickers from a sexy housewifes washing line when she appeared at the kitchen window.

Not really a newbie thing, I'm sure we've all done it 

Not yet - how does that work then? Wear them over your face?
I just got some out of the dirty laundry basket - won't be doing that again.

Skidders ?

[Tom White]

I've cleaned the same wrong house TWICE.

Beat that you flippers! 

[Phil J]

P***ing  in the customers garden and getting caught 

[rosskesava]

Drove off with out strapping the ladders on.

Stopped at a junction and one set of double and a set of triple ladders went half way across the road. It was fortunate there was a gap in the traffic.

My mate picked up the double ladders but being new when I picked up the triple I wasn't expecting them to be so heavy. I managed to get them upright, just, and then tried to put them on my shoulder but with the point of balance about 6 ft behind me.

I managed three wobbly steps before falling over backwards with loads of people watching me. My mate hid in the van and refused to come and help me so I had to drag the ladders back to the van and then make a bigger idiot of myself getting them onto the roof rack with the drivers behind watching.

Beetroot and red doesn't describe it.

The bonnet of the van didn't look that clever afterwards either.

[SB Cleaning]

Cleaned the wrong house and only found out once it was finished.

I've done it too

[KS Cleaning]

Fell off a ladder 1 week in and broke a bone in my foot

[AuRavelling79]

Oh yeah ladders not properly secured. Overtaking a lorry in the old Volvo estate on a dual carriageway - I'm doing about 65 and off fly the ladders. Fortunately into a gap for turning right in the  central reservation. Other than scuffed ladders and roofbars no damage done! Phew.

[Lakes and Pennine]

Forgot to put front ladder clamps on. Drove a few miles and hit a wind. Wached in horror as the ladders took off and summer salted over the van. Lukily nobody behind.

As for peeing.. did mates eldetly mum in law. Stood just outdide of vav but covered by drivers door. Just finished and shes stood there ready to pay.

Bein an old farmers eife I hope she underdtood the eays of the countryside