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bad trippy

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scottish window cleaners
« on: August 17, 2009, 08:47:29 pm »
just got back from my week in cold windy rainy Scotland, how do you Scottish guys ever earn a living?
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John Walker

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 08:52:35 pm »

They let the rain do all the work and just wave their poles about to make look like it's all down them.
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JSMC

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2009, 09:07:58 pm »
aye the weather is murder up here just now
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jouk45

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2009, 10:14:48 pm »
i have been  rained of here in dundee since friday, i managed a half day today  :'( thats why we can  work faster than you lot  ;D
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martinsadie

Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2009, 10:47:29 pm »
Quote from: jouk45 on August 17, 2009, 10:14:48 pm
i have been  rained of here in dundee since friday, i managed a half day today  :'( thats why we can  work faster than you lot  ;D
its not that bad 2 of the days were weekend  ;D
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Wickerman

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2009, 06:07:01 am »
your skin's waterproof ;)
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gerard mcmanus

Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2009, 07:11:07 am »
I took Friday afternoon off, but was out every other day. There will be allot worse to come when the winter kicks in.
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JSMC

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2009, 12:29:25 pm »
friday afternoon was bad and saturday morn and sunday morn also. In fact weather has been rubbish lately
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Dean Aspects

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2009, 03:34:08 pm »
Wind and rain is normal here you just get used to it when its not raining you are waiting for the next time it will rain
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HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2009, 03:38:50 pm »
on the plus side the more it rains up here the more water we have to sell to drought ridden lands, like erm...the one down a bit from scotland....whats that called again ???
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bad trippy

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2009, 04:30:22 pm »
Quote from: scrimman on August 18, 2009, 03:38:50 pm
on the plus side the more it rains up here the more water we have to sell to drought ridden lands, like erm...the one down a bit from scotland....whats that called again ???
Wales?
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bluez

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2009, 08:28:38 pm »
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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2009, 09:48:51 pm »
i just go to work and pretend its not raining :P and if a customer says anything i just say its falling straight down and not hitting the windys anyway
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AuRavelling79

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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2009, 10:16:11 pm »
Do custies in Scotland generally mind you cleaning in the rain?
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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2009, 10:58:16 pm »
Quote from: Malc Gold on August 18, 2009, 10:16:11 pm
Do custies in Scotland generally mind you cleaning in the rain?
some do but not many, the one customer i never do in the rain is english funnily enough but shes happy not to be done regular just when i can fit her in
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Niall McAllister

Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2009, 06:28:17 pm »
I try not to work in the rain, but this summer the reserves have been heavily eaten into, so time for a policy change. if anyone comments they will be told the work is guaranteed and i will come back if they ain't happy.
being Scottish i chew on a glass irn-bru bottle as i tell them ;D ;D
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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2009, 09:11:58 pm »
boo you come from argyll dont ye, how can you not work in the rain, it always rains in argylshire ;D sorry sometimes it snows :o
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Niall McAllister

Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2009, 10:30:05 pm »
as long as i bring in £2000 a day i can break even just working all the dry days in the year.

this week I want to give a special thanks to hurricane Bill
 ::) :'( ::) :'( :o
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Re: scottish window cleaners
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2009, 10:36:00 pm »
Quote from: Boo Diddley on August 19, 2009, 10:30:05 pm
as long as i bring in £2000 a day i can break even just working all the dry days in the year.

this week I want to give a special thanks to hurricane Bill
 ::) :'( ::) :'( :o
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

me to thats why i work in the rain ;) i can only do £1500 a day ::)
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