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Dry Clean

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #40 on: August 01, 2017, 01:42:01 pm »
Well im out working today and its raining. Not overly heavy but straight down.
However its thundering quite loudly, thank fully ive not seen any lightning yet.
Gardiners slx poles are fibreglass covered at the base pole arent they??!!  As in i wont get fried as long as i make sure my leg aint behind it.
Ive heard a nasty account where lightning went down pole and earthed through a chaps leg that went up in flames

The base section is insulated but if that base section is wet then I wouldn't count on it protecting you, haven't heard one about
lightening but there was one on here a few months back about somebody touching a power cable and getting fried.

nathankaye

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #41 on: August 01, 2017, 03:34:34 pm »
Sadly//thank fully (not sure which) but the next stretch of the street where im working is full of parked cars so i have to get my trolley out. The brush i use with that is a hybrid so might fair better with that pole, tho it does look like its passing now.
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Stoots

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #42 on: August 01, 2017, 05:29:24 pm »
what do you mean earthed through someones leg?

If lightning strikes the pole and you are holding it wont it earth through your legs? unless your legs are not connected to you body?

dazmond

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #43 on: August 01, 2017, 05:37:20 pm »
truly awful weather at intervals today.even im getting fed up with it now! >:(

still managed to get my work done 930am-4pm with around 30 mins for lunch and 30 mins dodging the really heavy rain.torrential at times! ::)roll
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Shrek

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #44 on: August 01, 2017, 05:56:45 pm »
truly awful weather at intervals today.even im getting fed up with it now! >:(

still managed to get my work done 930am-4pm with around 30 mins for lunch and 30 mins dodging the really heavy rain.torrential at times! ::)roll

Same here , I was on a flat roof when the heavens opened!! Blue skies now  :)

dazmond

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #45 on: August 01, 2017, 06:21:44 pm »
the good thing about all the  rain at this time of year is when it clears up the sunshine is hot and you soon dry off. :)
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nathankaye

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #46 on: August 01, 2017, 06:52:49 pm »
what do you mean earthed through someones leg?

If lightning strikes the pole and you are holding it wont it earth through your legs? unless your legs are not connected to you body?

It traveled down the pole and out the other end, but how the chap was using it, the pole was infront of his leg.

Not sure if it was lightning or power line.....will try and find the story
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JandS

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #48 on: August 01, 2017, 07:23:22 pm »
Rained here for about 30 mins max about 3.45pm and that's all we have had.
None at all yesterday.
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

Stoots

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #49 on: August 01, 2017, 11:41:22 pm »
few heavy showers but managed a decent day.

Getting frustrating though, it seems to be everyday. what it must be like to get a nice week of uninterupted work done..

nathankaye

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #50 on: August 02, 2017, 12:04:51 am »
what do you mean earthed through someones leg?

If lightning strikes the pole and you are holding it wont it earth through your legs? unless your legs are not connected to you body?

It traveled down the pole and out the other end, but how the chap was using it, the pole was infront of his leg.

Not sure if it was lightning or power line.....will try and find the story

Memory doesnt serve me too well, but all the same its a gruesome tail

https://youtu.be/MG_8-FtKMfg
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Shrek

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #51 on: August 02, 2017, 07:44:13 am »
Get your waterproofs ready lads - looks like it'll be a wet week ☔️

dazmond

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #52 on: August 02, 2017, 07:44:29 am »
few heavy showers but managed a decent day.

Getting frustrating though, it seems to be everyday. what it must be like to get a nice week of uninterupted work done..

im happy if i can still get my scheduled work done (albeit slightly longer to complete it).

whats the alternative though?sitting at home and losing a days pay and getting further behind with your work?ive been there many times when i was 100% trad.that feeling is far worse than getting wet while working.plus i used to end up skint too which was even worse! ;D

i always take 2 waterproof jackets with me and swap them at lunchtime.it makes a huge difference to how you feel when wet weather window cleaning.

have a great day adam
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Stoots

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #53 on: August 02, 2017, 08:33:08 am »
few heavy showers but managed a decent day.

Getting frustrating though, it seems to be everyday. what it must be like to get a nice week of uninterupted work done..

im happy if i can still get my scheduled work done (albeit slightly longer to complete it).

whats the alternative though?sitting at home and losing a days pay and getting further behind with your work?ive been there many times when i was 100% trad.that feeling is far worse than getting wet while working.plus i used to end up skint too which was even worse! ;D

i always take 2 waterproof jackets with me and swap them at lunchtime.it makes a huge difference to how you feel when wet weather window cleaning.

have a great day adam

Oh yeh I agree it's better to get something done rather than nothing.

Its just not ideal, personally no matter how much I tell my customers it's fine to clean in the rain and tell myself. I still feel a bit of a plonker doing so, makes me feel uneasy standing there cleaning windoes dripping wet thru. Maybe I worry too much


Anyway just going out the door and its just started to rain lol.

Have a good one daz

dazmond

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #54 on: August 02, 2017, 08:45:47 am »
few heavy showers but managed a decent day.

Getting frustrating though, it seems to be everyday. what it must be like to get a nice week of uninterupted work done..

im happy if i can still get my scheduled work done (albeit slightly longer to complete it).

whats the alternative though?sitting at home and losing a days pay and getting further behind with your work?ive been there many times when i was 100% trad.that feeling is far worse than getting wet while working.plus i used to end up skint too which was even worse! ;D

i always take 2 waterproof jackets with me and swap them at lunchtime.it makes a huge difference to how you feel when wet weather window cleaning.

have a great day adam

Oh yeh I agree it's better to get something done rather than nothing.

Its just not ideal, personally no matter how much I tell my customers it's fine to clean in the rain and tell myself. I still feel a bit of a plonker doing so, makes me feel uneasy standing there cleaning windoes dripping wet thru. Maybe I worry too much


Anyway just going out the door and its just started to rain lol.

Have a good one daz

i used to feel the same pal but you and your customers will get used to it.dont forget your using a pole system.your still cleaning  4 weeks/6 weeks/8 weeks worth of cobwebs,birdmuck,spiders eggs,pollen spots etc off the windows.

any customers who say they dont want them cleaned just skip them til next clean(i think i have 2 out of 350+ customers!).

after a few years customers wont even mention the weather and will come out and pay you whatever weather you turn up in.

your bank balance will be healthier,you ll feel better that your keeping on top of your work and you ll enjoy your free time a lot more.(and your holidays!)
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Dave Anderson

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #55 on: August 02, 2017, 10:11:14 am »
What do the 'employers' do when its raining? would love to hear their ideas on this subject.....  :)
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nathankaye

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #56 on: August 02, 2017, 12:31:47 pm »
I had an old dear (a customer for ten yrs) say to me yesterday,
" dont know why your cleaning them today, be better just scraping the rain of the windows"
I said to her which ones??
She looked puzzeled by my response and so i told her to look at hers and her neighbours windows.
"Oh there all dry" she seemed shocked that its raining and yet her windows are dry!!!
Point made but i also reminded her how the rain doesnt effect the clean and she was ok and I carried on working.

Thats why its important to educate people at times, because very often people have overhangs from their roof etc and so unless the rain is being blown strongly it wont wet their windows. But because they see its raining they naturally jump to the wrong conclusions.
Also explain the science of why its possible to work in the rain.
But you cant educate or convince your customers if you cant convince yourself!!
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dazmond

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Re: wet and windy for the next 3 days.will you work in it?
« Reply #57 on: August 02, 2017, 06:33:49 pm »
it wasnt too bad in the end today.left at 9am this morning and it was torrential till i got to my first job.rain on and off all morning (mainly light though)and a bit windy but the sun came out this afternoon and i managed to dry off and get all my work cleaned for the day. :)

its looking crappy tomorrow though.
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