[George P]

as in some topics on here is about w/cleaners being at bottom of scale etc it reminds me of where i used to live, at the time the nice lady neighbour always looked down on such as us and for many years as we were only window cleaners who couldnt or wouldnt get a proper job. (not her exact words but you know what i mean). after several years of her being like this it gave me great pleasure to see when she retired from her plush office job she needed to get a part time job - as a pub cleaner. oh such a shame you have to do such menial work i remember saying (not meant in reality to ave a go at anyone on here as i have a high regard for cleaners) but the look on her face and the smile on mine will last a long time. even the other neighbours changed there oppinion of cleaners in general as they were all good friends. mustnt complain though she did let us park outside her house every day for several years as long as it wasnt the car with ladders on or the van, anyone else had simillar stories

george

[Davie T]

Can't get your point.   You have gone up and she has gone down - it's as simple as that and don't forget, quite easily the roles can and often do revert back to where they started.  If I see anyone on the down my only reaction would be sympathy, not smugness.

[George P]

she wasnt going down it was just she thought it was only for other people who couldnt get a proper job, it was the quickness of her attitude that changed when she was doing it rather than someone else, made me smile, please remember for years she had been snug with me for doing what i do. i dont have a problem with people going up or down in theire lives, thats life, but sometimes people like this can be so annoying

[DaveWilkinson]

Can't get your point.   You have gone up and she has gone down - it's as simple as that and don't forget, quite easily the roles can and often do revert back to where they started.  If I see anyone on the down my only reaction would be sympathy, not smugness.

That all depends, I hate to see people down on there luck and always try to help out if I can. But I think its alot harder to be charitable when you know the person in question has looked down on you, snobary if you like.

I love snobs, I think there funny, its amazing how people jump to conclusions from a first impression.

I had a grammar school education, my father lives in a very afluent area, I have had a million pound turnover business and to the other extreme of having to sell my house because I went bankrupt. We all have our ups and downs, no one person is better than the other in my book.

[macc]

mustnt complain though she did let us park outside her house every day for several years as long as it wasnt the car with ladders on or the van, anyone else had simillar stories

george

Is it a private road she owns, if you have mot, insurance & road tax you can park on any public road where you like.

Macc

[reah]

I know someone that is extremly rich and she works part time in tescos.

She does it because she gets bored.

good on her.

[Terry_Burrows]

not so long ago early this year,I was working with 2 very well known personalitys they were not the problem,there so called manager said to me yes but your only a window cleaner I cannot put on here what I said I basicly said who the  are you then what have you done with your life,because she rattled off who she has on her books I will not be on them not after my outburst shame she was so far up her she wished she never opened her big gob I will not be down trod,and no other wc should be

[stuart@skypole]

off the subject i know but Macc are those rotties yours?

rgds
stu

[s.hughes]

We must all remember the golden rule

[windows_chepstow]

We must all remember the golden rule

Gan on then, Steve, tell us, what's the 'Golden Rule'?

[steveaqua]

I like the idea of being a window cleaner, i think people do look down there nose a little but thats what the beauty of it is. I have had a University education in Graphic Design, I decided that i was gonna work on my own as ididn't like the "corporate enviroment" I had a Limo company where people thought i was doing really well as it was a bit glitzy when in reality i wern't. My friend introduced to window cleaning saying he earns a lot more money than i was for less effort. I went out for one day and was hooked. we earn't £600 in an 8 hour day. I'd have to drive all over the country to earn that in one day in a limo. All I'm trying to say is window cleaning is a good secret, i would never have thought there was this much money in it as i must admit i thought it was a job for the lesser educated but the skys the limit! how many windows are there out there to be cleaned? and theres never gonna be a shortage of them. if people wanna be snobbish then let em i say. more money for us guys to earn off them!

[niceandclean]

600 quid in an 8 hour day, blimey where do you live, i think ill move!!!

[Archy136]

Theres people on here that wont believe you about the 600 quid


Like many on here I've done other jobs like 4 years in IT working as a fully qualified Microsoft engineer. You do get the respect but its not what it cracked up to be. You're just a puppet and sometimes get treated like a 5 year old by some idiot manager.

I value freedom and if you work hard you are rewarded and also taking time off when YOU want time off. Window cleaning gives you that.

[steveaqua]

Its my friend he has got it down to a fine art. hes a good friend, he showed me the way. i could tell you ...but i'm afraid i'll have to kill ya

[steveaqua]

Theres people on here that wont believe you about the 600 quid


Like many on here I've done other jobs like 4 years in IT working as a fully qualified Microsoft engineer. You do get the respect but its not what it cracked up to be. You're just a puppet and sometimes get treated like a 5 year old by some idiot manager.

I value freedom and if you work hard you are rewarded and also taking time off when YOU want time off. Window cleaning gives you that.

The funniest thin i found about being a puppet on a string was all the other puppets talking like "ya ya went out this weekend bought a new jag ya ya" flaming muppets there were only earning 20k maiximum done my nogging in...be your own boss, be down to earth. thats how i like it! Not the corporate falness bulls**t

[niceandclean]

How long have you been window cleaning for Steve?

[steveaqua]

Theres people on here that wont believe you about the 600 quid

believe what they want but it can be done.

[steveaqua]

just under 2 years. my friend 6...you?

[Archy136]

Steve

I know it can be done, I did it 2 weeks ago.

[steveaqua]

its all good then! do you use wfp?