Bane of all window cleaners

« **on:** June 07, 2006, 08:03:24 am »

I would like to start a poll what is the biggest pain in the a**e for all window cleaners

IS it Dog sh**e

or is it washing lines ??

Discuss

« **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:12:44 am »

Quote from: pipmoss on June 07, 2006, 08:03:24 am

I would like to start a poll what is the biggest pain in the a**e for all window cleaners

IS it Dog sh**e

or is it washing lines ??

Discuss

Customers

« **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:14:58 am »

Patio sets , plant pots , kids toys , oh and my favourite , the customer who sees you doing the fronts and still does not open the back gate !

Rich P @ F

« **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:34:28 am »

"Oh your not doing them now?...It's going to rain!"

Noooo, of course not, I just thought I'd get all my window cleaning gear out and pop round to see how you are!

« **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:53:51 am »

All and everything above but at the top of the list has to be dog poo its almost impossible to get your hose pipes around it

« **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:34:01 am »

Asking if they can pay next week only to find they have MOVED!!!!!!!

« **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:54:33 am »

Not answering the door when you collect, had one saturday where I pushed the doorbell no reply, I could here their music so I knocked the knocker as the music stoped still no reply then someone went to the window and closed the top opener

« **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2006, 02:26:57 pm »

when they get in their car and drive off without paying as your just finishing the windows.

« **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2006, 02:34:57 pm »

Window cleaning forums.

« **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2006, 04:22:22 pm »

The ones that say, "Are you the Window Cleaner that "does" down this street?"

I want to say "Yes, madam, I'm sorry that I'm not a James Bloody Bond lookalike, now take it or leave it!"

Baldeagle in Staffordshire

« **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2006, 07:19:04 pm »

Can you come back next week?

« **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2006, 07:22:41 pm »

decking and patio furniture does my box in

« **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2006, 07:49:46 pm »

Can i have it half price this month because they are not that dirty.!!!!!!!!!!!

« **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:13:50 pm »

The Sun.

it gets in your eyes and shows up the flaws in anyones good job.

« **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:15:18 pm »

Quote from: Jeff Brimble on June 07, 2006, 08:13:50 pm

The Sun. it gets in your eyes and shows up the flaws in anyones good job.

Does it

not had that one

« **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:26:48 pm »

What can i say you guys have covered it all, everything you have said has happened to me

Or like on a hot day like today, the customer pours themselves a nice cold drink and doesnt offer you one and your sweating your bo****ks off

Brett

« **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:30:57 pm »

no i hate it when u ...knock on a door when you done and say ok im all done !!!! ................................................................................................................................................................................very long pause ..........................and the customers just stands ...

and then you have to think of a nice way to say .. CAN I HAVE MY MONEY NOW!

shawn

« **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:40:34 pm »

Quote from: brett walker on June 07, 2006, 08:26:48 pm

What can i say you guys have covered it all, everything you have said has happened to me

Or like on a hot day like today, the customer pours themselves a nice cold drink and doesnt offer you one and your sweating your bo****ks off

Brett

I did about 20-odd small houses today, and not one miserable sod offered me a drink.

In the end I had to ask someone.
I'll take my own tomorrow. :

« **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:35:28 pm »

I was offered a drink four times today!
And i took them up on the offer on all of them!... Last one was a pint!
Nothing like finishing the day with a pint of cold beer!

« **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:31:43 pm »

defenetly dog fudge and washing lines, not to mention georgian windows

« **Reply #20 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:52:17 pm »

Collections of plant pots directly outside the patio doors, making it difficult to access those doors and position ladder for window above.

Oh....and those horrible plants with long pointy leaves that are so sharp at the end that they actually draw blood it you have the misfortune to brush against it.

« **Reply #21 on:** June 08, 2006, 09:55:26 am »

Yesturday i was cleaning a window trad, when i felt a sharp pain on my leg. I figured it ws just a thorn. Then i felt a few others. Later on that day my leg was really itchy. When i looked down i had about 15 bite marks all over the bottom of my legs!!!!
Must have been those pesky red ants!!!

« **Reply #22 on:** June 08, 2006, 02:35:56 pm »

For me its satalite dishes stuck round a corner or right next to a window,whilst talking to a customer and follwing them into there backgarden yesterday I walked strait into one,I dont know who was more surprised,me or the guy trying to tune it in,I think he won,he new a lot more swear words than I did

« **Reply #23 on:** June 08, 2006, 06:46:13 pm »

getting everything out of van, getting set up, hose, poles etc,cleaning front of house and then finding customer is out and back gate is locked,drives me nuts,espacialy as i phone all my customers to tell them when im comeing.some times i could put pole somewhere painfull.