[perfectpanesplymouth]

oi!!
i'm new to this and FAT 
and i'm all insured etc

[mr D]

oi!!
i'm new to this and FAT 
and i'm all insured etc

buy a 35ft ladder and get your self some 3rd storys you'll be as fit and sexy as me in 2 months

[perfectpanesplymouth]

oi!!
i'm new to this and FAT 
and i'm all insured etc

buy a 35ft ladder and get your self some 3rd storys you'll be as fit and sexy as me in 2 months

would you believe i'm scared of heights? 

[cybersye]

is being insured to clean residential windows a legal requirement ? or just in scotland where you're supposed to be licensed ?

[daniel worgan]

No it is not a legal requirement,but apparently you are a cowboy if you do not pay for it.

[Moderator David@stives]

Just concentrate on what your doing and do it well and then you will have no problems with new starters.

Also its a good chance for them to cull your round of all your bad customers, in my experience the only customers who jump ship are the ones you wouldnt mind losing anyway.

[LWC]

We were all there once but in short we are all better than them so they should go get a proper job.

like being a fireman 

Yes like being a fireman 

[big J]

hmmmmm which camp do i fall into  i will be very shortly a newbie with a sign written van building a fresh round and i will be insured

[cozy]

hmmmmm which camp do i fall into  i will be very shortly a newbie with a sign written van building a fresh round and i will be insured

Don't worry about it mate. Just put your business together and get on with it. This game is prone to attracting people looking for something as an easy way to start to be self employed.

I would expect most of the "chancers" to fade pretty quickly. I even get squaddies leaving the army and staying here in Germany that have a go at it. Haven't seen one last any longer than a year so far.! or 2 like to pretend that they are the only REAL business types and born window cleaners. Everyone has to start somewhere

Alot of the new guys fold in the winter when they start to get blue fingers and it's cold and windy. Good luck anyway.

[Feen]

It always amuses me when we get a thread like this that we get posts from the likes of sgibsoncleaning, who haven't put their location in their profile. Location is one of the most important thing in an argument like this.

[simon knight]

Bet they haven't done their NVQ's either. I can't understand how they pick up such a fine skill so fast?

You're right there...I studied for years in university learning the trade :

[cozy]

Yes Simon, but did you pass the exam?

[Oakley Windows]

bY DEFINITION i WOULD IMAGINE NEW STARTERS WITH SIGN-WRITTEN DO NOT FALL INTO THE BEER MONEY DOLE DOSSER CATEGORY OF WINDOW CLEANERS.

aS dAVE SAID, THEY CAN ALSO HELP TO CULL YOUR WON ROUND OF DODGY CUSTYS, THESE (sorry, cant be arsed to alter the caps) beer money boys arent all bad. They have their uses.

[cozy]

Yes Matt, but what about guys like me? I look like a dole dodgey beer swilling git, even though I have been in this game for bloody ages

[Oakley Windows]

Then your an alky and a dodgy window cleaner too 

[sgibsoncleaning]

It always amuses me when we get a thread like this that we get posts from the likes of sgibsoncleaning, who haven't put their location in their profile. Location is one of the most important thing in an argument like this.

cant understand what you mean by this..
for one i use my name not a alais nickname.
you seem to be targeting me..    i had a go at doleys, scammers and scroungers who get paid by the state because they cant work suposedly yet manage to do a full time job.
some in this thread has had a go at new people starting out, not me i never forgot that i  knew feck all once and had to learn the hard way.
the scottish borders is a big area you have no link to a web site  so whos hiding me or you.
so whats your problem with me then.  just checked on the first page of this thread, 10other people show no location either, so i guess its something i said the made you single me out. would like to know what
i didnt even start this thread

[cozy]

I've thought about that Matt, and I think your right.

[simon knight]

Yes Simon, but did you pass the exam?

No. Pick up any dictionary and look up the definition of "screw-up" and it'll say SIMON KNIGHT

[Oakley Windows]

I've thought about that Matt, and I think your right.