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Phillip Mold

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Keeping it local - is this a record?
« on: February 22, 2008, 09:07:23 am »
Yesterday I did one job and two quotes, total distance travelled 4.3 miles !

Getting fed up with diesel prices, its costing me £45 per month now!
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Doug Holloway

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2008, 10:09:40 am »
Hi Phillip

I'm doing communal stairs where I have a flat, hence this post.

Cheers

Doug
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Ben Staerck

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2008, 10:20:47 am »
This week I have done 6 jobs without leaving leaving the premises!

When the customers bring the work into you, thats when you're laughing!

As a rule anyway, we try not to travel further a field than 10 miles unless it is for a large job.
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Straker Cleaning

Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2008, 01:42:18 pm »
Cleaned up coffee spill round the wife's side of the bed ........... does that count  ;D
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Dave_Lee

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2008, 01:51:50 pm »
In the run up to christmas, I did jobs in five houses. Total distance travelled from home and back, 500 metres.
Dave.
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CARPET KNIGHTS

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2008, 02:17:59 pm »
 ??? ??? ???£45 per month ??? ??? ???

Wish my fuel bills were that low!

Goron
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Jason Hedges

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2008, 10:09:00 pm »
Quote from: CARPET KNIGHTS on February 22, 2008, 02:17:59 pm
??? ??? ???£45 per month ??? ??? ???

Wish my fuel bills were that low!

Goron

Same here Goron, I can put that in unleaded through my t/m in 2-3 busy days :o.
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*paul_moss

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2008, 10:12:03 pm »
I use about £40 in diesel a week for the van and about £30 a week in petrol for the T/M
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elliott cleaning

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2008, 10:17:48 pm »
You need to convert your truckmount to LPG
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Jason Hedges

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2008, 10:19:39 pm »
Quote from: paul_moss on February 22, 2008, 10:12:03 pm
I use about £40 in diesel a week for the van and about £30 a week in petrol for the T/M

Thats not bad Paul, Dave Washbrook told me my t/m will use about £5 per hour and it does. My diesel costs have gone up since going back to a transit. They've got to be the slowest thirstiest vans on the road :'(
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Jason Hedges

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2008, 10:25:11 pm »
Quote from: elliott cleaning on February 22, 2008, 10:17:48 pm
You need to convert your truckmount to LPG

Another thing on the to do list ;)
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Ian Rochester

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2008, 06:07:26 am »
Yesterday I did 5 jobs, no estimates, travelled about 60 miles.

Spend around £70-100 on fuel for my van alone every week, plus another £30 or so feeding the prowler.

I wish I lived in a high rise, congested, smog filled conurbation as well where travelling was minimal..............not.

I prefer having views like this on my days on the road  :D
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Joe H

Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2008, 07:27:59 am »
If anyone reading who has not been to that area - GO, its reallly nice.
and Lionheart has a couple of cottages for let (unless sold over the winter).!!
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Ian Gourlay

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2008, 11:17:59 am »
Used to live there Far to Windy and Cold the daffs come out a month latter
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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2008, 12:08:26 pm »
Was there last Summer lovely place, yes very windy but great sunsets, we were on the road to Holy Island in Bee Cottage, but yes a bit windy for all year round for me alas I have the Derbyshire countryside 5 mins away where it's not as cold but no beach  :(

Shaun
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Ian Rochester

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2008, 12:17:42 pm »
Joe,

Still got the cottages, still some availability if anyone is interested.

Still got the bike hire as well, in fact we've had quite a few out these last couple of weeks with the school holidays.

I do loads of work on Holy Island, normally take the dog with me and make a day of it.

Windy !?!?!? A slight tussling of the hair all that is ;D
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Joe H

Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2008, 01:45:49 pm »
Quote from: Lionheart on February 23, 2008, 12:17:42 pm
Windy !?!?!? A slight tussling of the hair all that is ;D
Blew my wig off twice when I was up there last April  :o
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Phillip Mold

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2008, 03:02:50 pm »
The fuel bill is easily explained - Van was new on 01/12/06, 15 months ago, milage today 8500 !!
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Straker Cleaning

Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2008, 04:30:47 pm »
Thinking about it, only done 19.5k in two and half years  ;D
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Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: Keeping it local - is this a record?
« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2008, 07:07:56 am »
wish my fuel bill was 40 a day never mind what you lot are paying put my expert on the road 1st of feb and its done 7k all ready  :o
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