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DanielWelford

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BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« on: February 28, 2009, 04:22:36 pm »
Anyone experienced this?

Just had to pay out £150 to have my house deinfetsed of fleas. House is only 2 years old, and the Mrs keeps it like a show house...mint. Dont have any pets, but me and kids getting covered in bites.

Had a bloke round to have a look and saw my van outside and says you must bring them home on your clothes all the time!!!

Anyone else suffer this, and have any solutions??

Thanks Dan (still scratching)

Ricky M

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2009, 04:38:03 pm »
£150 what a con , you should of m-powered carpets curtains etc , I go in to some right tips and never brought em home !

He saw you coming there mate
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              NCCA !? but why have non of my clients herd of them ??

DanielWelford

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 04:43:35 pm »
Thats how I felt when he treated the whole place in about 15 mins!
 
 :-[

The Great One

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2009, 05:13:24 pm »
Hi

brought some moths home with me once, took ages to get rid of them.

Killed 75 in two days to start with.

Tenacious (beeps)

Regards

Martin 8)

markpowell

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2009, 05:37:19 pm »
£150 :'( surely you will do it yourself next time mate
Mark

Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2009, 05:41:56 pm »
If your kids play with other kids they could have fleas from their pets.

Always come in, take off your work gear straight away and in the laundry. It's not just fleas you can bring in bed bugs and worse :o

DanielWelford

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2009, 05:59:54 pm »
Mark

Wanted to do it myself but wife insisted...they know best!

In future thinking gonna get changed in garage before coming into house.

Dan

Glynn

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2009, 06:11:52 pm »
Anyone in your house work in the cardboard industry ?.
Regards
Glynn

DanielWelford

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2009, 06:35:58 pm »
No Glynn

I am the only worker, although my wife would say looking after me is a full time job.

I take it that their is a link between the two then?

Dan

clinton

Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2009, 06:49:28 pm »
Hi daniel

I try and change my clothes every day and always my polo shirt :)

Ricky M

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2009, 07:37:01 pm »
Daniel , Im not being funny but its like this : if my mrs asked me to get another carpet cleaner to come and do MY job in MY house I would be single again and her bags would be on the door step in heart beat .

some of YOUR cleaning chems rid flees etc read the labels
P.S Im not being funny im :o :o
www.ability1975.co.uk
                          www.carpetcleaninguttoxeter.co.uk  
              NCCA !? but why have non of my clients herd of them ??

DanielWelford

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2009, 07:47:17 pm »
Ability

I am packing them now ;D

Clinton

I too change my clobber daily, all it takes is one to jump on you apparently....

Dan

Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2009, 08:10:25 pm »
You can get insecticide sachets from restormate for your solution tank then just do your carpets and upholstery.

Doesn't cure the 7 year itch though. ;)

The MPower popping them, is that for real or another magic water myth?

ross12345

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2009, 08:48:39 pm »
just get rid of the wife f putting up  with her pmsl

markpowell

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2009, 09:12:24 pm »
Hi daniel

I try and change my clothes every day and always my polo shirt :)

What about your socks and grundys ::)

clinton

Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2009, 11:19:10 pm »
Mark ;D


fenman

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Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #16 on: March 01, 2009, 02:14:19 pm »
Couple of months ago the wife had a blitz in our lounge and moved a heavy  wicker basket to vac under it and found the carpet chewed by moths .
I assume that I must have brought them in on my clothes as we come across them from time to time.
Naturally I got the blame, especially as when I am press ganged into cleaning the carpet I never move anything and only clean the open area on the basis that the sofa`s etc are always kept in the same place.
Obviously I always move everything when cleaning everyone else`s.
It is bad enough having to clean your own carpets without getting grief from your wife. ;D

derek west

Re: BRINGING YOUR WORK HOME!
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2009, 02:50:26 pm »
 from disinfecting all  your van, terrytowels everything, including changing clothes outside the house and washing them in a seperate washing machine thats located in the garage, where you would then have to shower and only then be allowed in the house naked. after a thorough check from the misses who will be overalled when doing the check, which would consist of behind your ears and a thorough check of your hair, (i knew bald would come in handy ;D)
this to be done after everyjob, every quote plus everytime you come in contact with animals.
personally i don't change and don't see the point. chances are very slim and no different to anyother job where your working in peoples homes, plumbers and leccy's are under floor boards and everything.
think your all being a bit paranoid. and if it does happen then just hit them with some spray from john at restoremate.
derek