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Straker Cleaning

Veteran or not quite !!
« on: March 07, 2008, 05:42:31 pm »
Quote from Doug Holloway ......"I would suspect for every 100 who start only 1 will still be in CC in 5 years."

Got me thinking as to how long i have been doing this job  :o

1982 i started in the game and went solo in 1989 ............. be interested in how many have been doing this for more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years etc !!!
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Doug Holloway

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2008, 05:46:42 pm »
Hi Chris

Started Marks and Spencers , Saturday job at head office in 1971, did that for 10 years.

1982- 86 CC business in  London

1989- Now CC business in Essex .

Suppose that must make me an 'old git'

Cheers

Doug
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Straker Cleaning

Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2008, 05:49:56 pm »
'82 & '89 seem to be significant again ........... old git or not.....same dates as mine  :o
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carpetmas5

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2008, 06:08:13 pm »
I started in 1969 on my own before that with a large office cleaning company.
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maxcarpets

Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2008, 06:10:01 pm »
1988 getting old!
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Mark Roberts

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2008, 06:14:27 pm »
1988, I was still at school  :D
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Dennis

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2008, 06:16:42 pm »
1990 and I´m not 50 yet!  ;D ;D



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maxcarpets

Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2008, 06:26:42 pm »
That looks like cbt?
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Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2008, 06:31:06 pm »
1988 for me I was 18 fresh and green, now in 2008 I sell it as fresh and green!

Shaun
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spencer davies

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2008, 06:32:58 pm »
Over twenty years, but not as long as Chris who is much older than me,  ;)


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Mark Roberts

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2008, 06:39:28 pm »
born 1664, or at least his hair was... ;)
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Doug Holloway

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2008, 06:42:06 pm »
Hi Guys

1664 is  a very important number for Chris.

Cheers

Doug
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spencer davies

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2008, 06:42:54 pm »
Mark you are such a bitch.  ::)

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*paul_moss

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2008, 06:45:17 pm »
I consider myself a newbe with only 5 years  :D
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sherco

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2008, 06:48:56 pm »
One day, and im loving it.
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maxcarpets

Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2008, 06:49:54 pm »
you'll learn
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Ken Wainwright

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2008, 07:05:00 pm »
Cleaned my first carpet 1979, and officially became self employed 1980.

I was put in my place good and proper on Tuesday. My barber was on holiday, so the shop manager cut my hair. Afterwards he wanted to charge me the pensioners rate :o :o :o

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
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*paul_moss

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2008, 07:27:45 pm »
Ken there is a thing called Grecian 2000 out there.  ;D ;D Are you sure your not known as Dirk Diggler  :D
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Straker Cleaning

Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2008, 07:33:00 pm »
Could end up looking like a 2000 year old Greek though  :o
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Derek_Walker

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Re: Veteran or not quite !!
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2008, 07:40:51 pm »
Started in 1989, I had hair back then.
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