[nathankaye]

So you may recall i recently gave myself a week off as i was on track and sometimes a little earlier than 4weeks. So to space it out I had a week off.
Well that worked wonders 🤔
The week back was flawed with a number of hick ups, pump playing up // wife falling ill etc etc and so my work is nicely spaced out as im just short of running three days late.  So im having to work on a Saturday and not enjoying it the slightest, never mind all cars in the street making parking a pain so having to use the trolley more. But what a pain, the trolley is great for times like this but I dont know how people can use a trolley 100% of their work,,,,, hats off to em

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Since switching to wfp 10 years ago I've not had to work on a weekend.

Re Trolley use, there are places on my round where a Van mount could be used to good effect. However, for the most part a good trolley with 17mtrs of PU hose works better.

Most windies with vans round here tend to stick to houses on road fronts with easy access, but many houses don't have easy vehicular access at the front or rear at all, or without causing a major nuisance to other road users.
Both myself and a couple of friends have found that it's easier, and we can earn quicker with a good trolley than we can with a van mounted system.  I'm nearly 58 years old, have occasional back problems but don't have an issue with lifting a barrel of water onto a trolley. In fact my back was a lot worse when I used to work with ladders all day, and that included most Saturdays.

[nathankaye]

Well, ive nearly got round all the customers ive had to text about gates, then im calling it a day. Sick of seeing all families enjoy the sun together whilst im working.
Just means i need to work an hr earlier and stay out for full days i guess all next week is instead

[dazmond]

So you may recall i recently gave myself a week off as i was on track and sometimes a little earlier than 4weeks. So to space it out I had a week off.
Well that worked wonders 🤔
The week back was flawed with a number of hick ups, pump playing up // wife falling ill etc etc and so my work is nicely spaced out as im just short of running three days late.  So im having to work on a Saturday and not enjoying it the slightest, never mind all cars in the street making parking a pain so having to use the trolley more. But what a pain, the trolley is great for times like this but I dont know how people can use a trolley 100% of their work,,,,, hats off to em

you dont have to work saturdays at all.......you ve chosen to work to get away from the royal wedding havent you nathan!

....only problem is you might stumble on a few street parties.....

im watching the royal wedding....

[dazmond]

your the only window cleaner i know who gets behind with his work working a 3 day week.......

if you didnt do all the videos you might actually get some work done.....

[Shrek]

I start on the 1st then have a week off at the end of every month 😎

[nathankaye]

I start on the 1st then have a week off at the end of every month 😎

Thats what i normally do, but this time things went a stray after the week off 😥

Theres no where i can go to escape the royal wedding, most of my customers have it on tv.
One of my customers is an old dear with old school views and shes cursing the wedding. How dare they marry a divorcie and shes half black and what happens if their kids are black etc etc.     Wow she has some very strong views

[Dry Clean]

I start on the 1st then have a week off at the end of every month 😎

Thats what i normally do, but this time things went a stray after the week off 😥

Theres no where i can go to escape the royal wedding, most of my customers have it on tv.
One of my customers is an old dear with old school views and shes cursing the wedding. How dare they marry a divorcie and shes half black and what happens if their kids are black etc etc.     Wow she has some very strong views

Old dear ? you mean racist.

[Stoots]

Why do you feel the need to work Saturdays Nathan?

I'm away for 2 weeks so I'll be 2 weeks behind but I certainly won't be working weekends or killing myself to catch up.

Sod that

[nathankaye]

Why do you feel the need to work Saturdays Nathan?

I'm away for 2 weeks so I'll be 2 weeks behind but I certainly won't be working weekends or killing myself to catch up.

Sod that

I like my work / home balance that I have and if its disrupted I want it fixed as soon as possible. Plus im away in begining of july with the wife so i need it all nice n tidy in june for this to happen

[dazmond]

Why do you feel the need to work Saturdays Nathan?

I'm away for 2 weeks so I'll be 2 weeks behind but I certainly won't be working weekends or killing myself to catch up.

Sod that

im the same...when i have a week or two off i just move my schedule forward a week or two....

NO running around trying to cram in extra work to catch up....i just start my normal schedule again when i get back at it.....

IMO when you start cramming in work and working weekends trying to catch up it can make you miserable/stressed etc....i dont enjoy working that way.....

i factor my yearly earnings for 46 weeks out of 52 leaving 6 weeks for holidays(2 weeks at xmas and 4 weeks for holidays abroad/sickness/bad weather etc)......also my work can be completed in 4 -5 days a week so bank holidays and weekends away are no problem.i did recently work a bank holiday monday morning but its very rare....

im off to anglesey for the weekend next weekend for the bank holiday in a cottage for me and the missus(and the dog!)....im hoping the good weather lasts!

[Windy Miller]

It's hateful isn't it! Been working all morning to catch up as the van was in for a repair early in the week and have just finished up.
 I detest working Saturdays as you'll spend your time dodging extra cars that aren't there through the week and spend more time chatting to customers as they're usually pattering around the garden.
Today has been a nightmare with a couple having bbq's and family parties for the Royal wedding so I've been having to make more awkward conversation than usual and dodging giving people a good wfp shower as well, I've  made the decision that I'll not be doing a Saturday again ever!

[Mick Kent]

I work 7 days most weeks and double up in the evening with another job i do, am out Mon to Fri 6am till 9pm and weekends start till finish which sometimes are 12 hour days and others just a few hours  depending if a big commercial clean or small.
I enjoy working and earning pound notes.

[p1w1]

I work 7 days most weeks and double up in the evening with another job i do, am out Mon to Fri 6am till 9pm and weekends start till finish which sometimes are 12 hour days and others just a few hours  depending if a big commercial clean or small.
I enjoy working and earning pound notes.

I couldn't think of a worse lifestyle then that for me personally.

[Tom-01]

Don't normally work Saturdays, but I'm working the next few as having an operation which means I can't work for at least 6 months, so getting all our big jobs done now.

Did two gutter cleans, one in Beaconsfield, a big block of flats which we had to remove those stupid, useless gutter blocking hedgehogs, and one near Windsor, thought we'd get caught in loads of wedding traffic but the roads were quieter than ever! First job 3 hours, second job one hour and finished by 1, nice beer and BBQ pub lunch afterwards. Oh and a nice tidy sum earned too!

[dazmond]

I work 7 days most weeks and double up in the evening with another job i do, am out Mon to Fri 6am till 9pm and weekends start till finish which sometimes are 12 hour days and others just a few hours  depending if a big commercial clean or small.
I enjoy working and earning pound notes.

ah........ the workaholic.......each to their own......i guess you dont have a wife/missus mick? or if you do she ll just end up spending your money and run off with another man(eventually)......

leisure time is more important than money (once you reach a certain level of income)for me.....

[alank]

I never work Saturdays I had years in factories working Saturdays 6 til 4 and worked most Sundays aswel shifts with overtime during the week I might occasionally do the odd couple of hours collect on Saturday mornings but that's it. Ive not worked Fridays on the glass from the start of this year and don't intend to in the future either 

[Stoots]

I work hard 9-3 Mon to Friday generally.

Then switch off.

That's plenty of hours

[Bungle]

Don't normally work Saturdays, but I'm working the next few as having an operation which means I can't work for at least 6 months, so getting all our big jobs done now.

Did two gutter cleans, one in Beaconsfield, a big block of flats which we had to remove those stupid, useless gutter blocking hedgehogs, and one near Windsor, thought we'd get caught in loads of wedding traffic but the roads were quieter than ever! First job 3 hours, second job one hour and finished by 1, nice beer and BBQ pub lunch afterwards. Oh and a nice tidy sum earned too!

Hi Tom, hope the operation goes well 👍

[Splash & dash]

So you may recall i recently gave myself a week off as i was on track and sometimes a little earlier than 4weeks. So to space it out I had a week off.
Well that worked wonders 🤔
The week back was flawed with a number of hick ups, pump playing up // wife falling ill etc etc and so my work is nicely spaced out as im just short of running three days late.  So im having to work on a Saturday and not enjoying it the slightest, never mind all cars in the street making parking a pain so having to use the trolley more. But what a pain, the trolley is great for times like this but I dont know how people can use a trolley 100% of their work,,,,, hats off to em

You are your own boss if you don’t want to work Saturdays don’t you are in charge of your own destiny that’s the whole point of being self employed no one to blame but you Ime afrade

[Slacky]

Having to work a Saturday because you're three days late 

I have work thats 3 - 4 weeks behind schedule. Feck working weekends!

[Tom-01]

Don't normally work Saturdays, but I'm working the next few as having an operation which means I can't work for at least 6 months, so getting all our big jobs done now.

Did two gutter cleans, one in Beaconsfield, a big block of flats which we had to remove those stupid, useless gutter blocking hedgehogs, and one near Windsor, thought we'd get caught in loads of wedding traffic but the roads were quieter than ever! First job 3 hours, second job one hour and finished by 1, nice beer and BBQ pub lunch afterwards. Oh and a nice tidy sum earned too!

Hi Tom, hope the operation goes well 👍

Hi Bungle, thanks very much. Looking forward to watching the World Cup and refining the business.

[paul alan]

I work 7 days most weeks and double up in the evening with another job i do, am out Mon to Fri 6am till 9pm and weekends start till finish which sometimes are 12 hour days and others just a few hours  depending if a big commercial clean or small.
I enjoy working and earning pound notes.

Your making a killing! splashing and dashing for hours on end 7 days.

Good on ye!

[G Griffin]

I start on the 1st then have a week off at the end of every month 😎

Thats what i normally do, but this time things went a stray after the week off 😥

Theres no where i can go to escape the royal wedding, most of my customers have it on tv.
One of my customers is an old dear with old school views and shes cursing the wedding. How dare they marry a divorcie and shes half black and what happens if their kids are black etc etc.     Wow she has some very strong views

What if they are black and ginger?     
Dilly, dilly.

[elite mike]

cannot remember the last time i worked a saturday 

mind you its probably easier than the jobs my mrs finds me at home .

[Mick Kent]

I work 7 days most weeks and double up in the evening with another job i do, am out Mon to Fri 6am till 9pm and weekends start till finish which sometimes are 12 hour days and others just a few hours  depending if a big commercial clean or small.
I enjoy working and earning pound notes.

Your making a killing! splashing and dashing for hours on end 7 days.

Good on ye!

 

[Paul Wisdom]

I have always worked on a Saturday and  I would have the odd one off now and again. It was just a regular working day for me when I had my carpet cleaning business,  it was when I did my commercial work.

[Mick Kent]

Being self employed and running a business you gotta keep moving forward otherwise things slow down and start to go backwards! Yes i could employ someone else and take it easy but i actually enjoy working and making am example to the others of how much can get done which works as all my boys hit good figures each day knowing im out doing it too.

[dazmond]

Working 7 days a week window cleaning and most evenings too( canvassing) Mick.......personally I think your crackers!

.....jeesh and I think your older than me Mick aren't you?........I couldn't do it.....even 20 years ago never mind at 46 yrs of age....

[Mick Kent]

Working 7 days a week window cleaning and most evenings too( canvassing) Mick.......personally I think your crackers!

.....jeesh and I think your older than me Mick aren't you?........I couldn't do it.....even 20 years ago never mind at 46 yrs of age....

No im 35.. nothing i do breaks a sweat and as said i enjoy it, it didnt come on a plate, i worked hard to build up what i have built and am proud of it which makes me enjoy it even more. I dont normally talk numbers on forums but i am proof that you can earn £500 a day day in day out doing long days(both jobs combined) not including the other 2 vans i get up at 6 and fill 3 vans up at my lockup and give the boys there daily job sheets then i get off to start for 8am and do  untill 4/5pm then i go on to canvass milk rounds around the south east 6-8pm then allow hour to get home for 9pm. Its hard to believe i do this but i have knocked on a few fellers doors from ciu who can back me up that i really am this hardcore.

[dazmond]

Working 7 days a week window cleaning and most evenings too( canvassing) Mick.......personally I think your crackers!

.....jeesh and I think your older than me Mick aren't you?........I couldn't do it.....even 20 years ago never mind at 46 yrs of age....

No im 35.. nothing i do breaks a sweat and as said i enjoy it, it didnt come on a plate, i worked hard to build up what i have built and am proud of it which makes me enjoy it even more. I dont normally talk numbers on forums but i am proof that you can earn £500 a day day in day out doing long days(both jobs combined) not including the other 2 vans i get up at 6 and fill 3 vans up at my lockup and give the boys there daily job sheets then i get off to start for 8am and do  untill 4/5pm then i go on to canvass milk rounds around the south east 6-8pm then allow hour to get home for 9pm. Its hard to believe i do this but i have knocked on a few fellers doors from ciu who can back me up that i really am this hardcore.

im not doubting you mick for one min....i thought you were older than me for some reason......im virtually a part timer.......no more than 30 hours a week mon-fri.i couldnt be arsed to work more hours than that......

[Missing Link]

Saturdays are for playing out. 

[CleanClear]

19th May was a Saturday ? I hate working Saturdays too, i don't do many [Saturdays] . I prefer to sit at home posting on the internet. Infact i like to do that any day if i'm honest. My neighbours think i work from home on the computer, my vans not sign written.......................

[nathankaye]

19th May was a Saturday ? I hate working Saturdays too, i don't do many [Saturdays] . I prefer to sit at home posting on the internet. Infact i like to do that any day if i'm honest. My neighbours think i work from home on the computer, my vans not sign written.......................

Either im too tired or i dont care to try, but im a little confused by your post

[CleanClear]

19th May was a Saturday ? I hate working Saturdays too, i don't do many [Saturdays] . I prefer to sit at home posting on the internet. Infact i like to do that any day if i'm honest. My neighbours think i work from home on the computer, my vans not sign written.......................

Either im too tired or i dont care to try, but im a little confused by your post

You're confused ?

[CleanClear]

Try this.............


I'm ahead, a week off, wifes ill, i'm behind, i'm foreward, i'm working saturday, i hate working saturdays..............
I love my own voice.