[AuRavelling79]

I'm happily working in the light drizzle today and this chap pulls up on his drive next door to the house I am doing.

"Hello, how much would you charge to do my windows?" He asks over the fence.
"Ah..." I reply semi-apologetically but firmly. "Now here's the thing .... I'm afraid, sir I wouldn't do your windows."

"Why is that?" He enquires, looking rather puzzled.
"Well" I reply leaning on my wfp pole and supping my cup of tea made for me by the customer's daughter for whom I am working. "It's because last time I cleaned your property your debt remained unpaid despite a reminder or two and there was a time when a bird messed on that window after I cleaned it (I point to it) and your wife called me back and expected me to clean it for free the next day."

Looking rather consternated he tells me "I am knowing nothing of this..."
"Perhaps not, sir. I dealt with one of the ladies of the house and as you can imagine it does not enamour me to the idea of cleaning for you again.

"When was this happening?"
"Over two years ago, at least; it's a shame really but there it is ... anyway I must get on. Good day to you."

And that as they say was that!

[simon knight]

Everything comes to he who waits 

[Blue Frog Systems]

Nicely done Gold

And while drinking a cuppa ..... classy

[Pole 2 Pole]

Was it Choicest Blend? 

[Pole 2 Pole]

That woulda been pure class 

[sparklebright]

I bet you made that noise that someone makes after a lovely sip of tea....

Aahhhh. 

[G Griffin]

Are you Dick Van D y k e 

[peter holley]

I Had the same exerience the other day... although it wasnt over paymnt.... they said I was too fast, even though they said the windows were clean

they were always out and just paid each month, I  would phon the night before for access...anyhow one particula time the husband was in , and I didnt know....so I left my bil and moved on.

when I called the following month she said I was too quick, although she agreed  hey were always cleaned well anyhow she ws so condasending , I decided to tell her we coudnt do buisness again.

A Few months later the husband stops me and asks if I could clean his ( he didnt recognise me , as I was on my own, and ther are normally 2 of us)...

I explaned that He wuldnt be happy because although I clean to a high standard , I am too quick. and he wouldnt lie it.... but  i gave him a new price anyhow...LOL

HE was rather embarrased , and hocked at my new shiny prices

[C.C.S.]

I Had the same exerience the other day... although it wasnt over paymnt.... they said I was too fast, even though they said the windows were clean

they were always out and just paid each month, I  would phon the night before for access...anyhow one particula time the husband was in , and I didnt know....so I left my bil and moved on.

when I called the following month she said I was too quick, although she agreed  hey were always cleaned well anyhow she ws so condasending , I decided to tell her we coudnt do buisness again.

A Few months later the husband stops me and asks if I could clean his ( he didnt recognise me , as I was on my own, and ther are normally 2 of us)...

I explaned that He wuldnt be happy because although I clean to a high standard , I am too quick. and he wouldnt lie it.... but  i gave him a new price anyhow...LOL

HE was rather embarrased , and hocked at my new shiny prices

nerly the same situation yestarday for me.i sent a text massage to one of my customers saying i'm coming tommorow.he text me back saying to stop doing the windows anymore.i replied to him asking him if i can know the reason.he aswered that since i clean with the brush an hose i', to quick and last time i spent 8 min.me and my brother for £16 and this is not good value for the money and i didn;t reduced his price cause i'm quicker .he didn't complain for the clean .i just feel sorry cause he was very reliable and always nice

[GWCS]

I Had the same exerience the other day... although it wasnt over paymnt.... they said I was too fast, even though they said the windows were clean

they were always out and just paid each month, I  would phon the night before for access...anyhow one particula time the husband was in , and I didnt know....so I left my bil and moved on.

when I called the following month she said I was too quick, although she agreed  hey were always cleaned well anyhow she ws so condasending , I decided to tell her we coudnt do buisness again.

A Few months later the husband stops me and asks if I could clean his ( he didnt recognise me , as I was on my own, and ther are normally 2 of us)...

I explaned that He wuldnt be happy because although I clean to a high standard , I am too quick. and he wouldnt lie it.... but  i gave him a new price anyhow...LOL

HE was rather embarrased , and hocked at my new shiny prices

hocked?

[ccmids]

hocked    ive just googled it it says /To disable by cutting the tendons 

[peter holley]

hocked    ive just googled it it says /To disable by cutting the tendons 

lol...lol...i meant shocked

[pingu]

Gold...now call me picky but could I ascertain from your writing that this chaps was not 6ft 6 blond haired and blue eyed?

 

Dave.

[AuRavelling79]

Gold...now call me picky but could I ascertain from your writing that this chaps was not 6ft 6 blond haired and blue eyed?

 

Dave.

That is true, Dave - and he didn't wear a horned or winged helmet while standing in the prow of his viking longship wistfully leaning on his spear with the Aurora Borealis behind him as he came down into the North Sea either. 

[Dale Smith]

Fair play to you Gold 

I had a text recently from a custie who I binned back in June 2008, she asked if we still did windows in her street & could we do hers but only the top ones!
Of course I said, as soon as you pay us what you still owe....... did not get a text back...
The following week we are in her street doing her nieghbours, could not help noticing that her windows were minging.....
 

[leapstallbuildings]

I'm happily working in the light drizzle today and this chap pulls up on his drive next door to the house I am doing.

"Hello, how much would you charge to do my windows?" He asks over the fence.
"Ah..." I reply semi-apologetically but firmly. "Now here's the thing .... I'm afraid, sir I wouldn't do your windows."

"Why is that?" He enquires, looking rather puzzled.
"Well" I reply leaning on my wfp pole and supping my cup of tea made for me by the customer's daughter for whom I am working. "It's because last time I cleaned your property your debt remained unpaid despite a reminder or two and there was a time when a bird messed on that window after I cleaned it (I point to it) and your wife called me back and expected me to clean it for free the next day."

Looking rather consternated he tells me "I am knowing nothing of this..."
"Perhaps not, sir. I dealt with one of the ladies of the house and as you can imagine it does not enamour me to the idea of cleaning for you again.

"When was this happening?"
"Over two years ago, at least; it's a shame really but there it is ... anyway I must get on. Good day to you."

And that as they say was that!

Similar stuff has happened to me a few times over the years - though not recently.
Have you noticed though, they never offer to pay the debt do they?

I also had the opposite happen.  I once did a last clean for someone before they moved abroad.  He was going to rent out his house while working away.  I never got paid.  Obviously I stopped cleaning but the next door neighbour remained a custiew.  Somne years later, after cleaning next door, I was sitting in my van having a sandwich break when he came out.  He wasn't after me to clean his windows.  He just said "I owe you some money don't I?"  I think it had been about three years  .  So he paid me, apologised for the delay, and went back in.  Quite funny really.

[peter holley]

A while back I knocked to collect....(a snooty custie)..."youl have to come back n 10 minuits, im eating my tea" .....thing is I had finished the street, and I decided to not run around after him, DUMPED!!!

Anyhow, I cean his neighbours both sides , and after a few months of missing him out he comes over an says "I have a cheque for you"  the LAZY GET expectd me to knock his door for it! 

I politely told him that he is a rude toff .....he sees me every month and still refuses to walk over with the money....