[Rcs]

was a porn star
still using my pole window cleaning

[tom2009]

The answers on this thread do have common elements.One is that seldom do we choose our path, it tends to be chosen for us. And a second is that trends either sink or float us, very little, or a smaller part than you might think  has to do with our efforts. So when it was easy as falling off a log wiz made his money in the sweet trade, and lots of it apparently.When the supply chain forced local manufacturers out, wholesalers couldn't compete with supermarkets, and buying habits altered, the money stopped.

A few told a different but similar story about the print trade.For decades this industry had the best pay of any, and then along comes some new technology and old skills are worthless.

If kodak was a person instead of a company he would probably be a wc too.

The lesson? Be prepared to change,get in at the start and go in as hard as your circumstances will allow.

you became a politician?

[Ta-ra]

I used to collect trolleys at Sainsburys.

[P @ F]

What wasnt i before a window cleaner !

Paperboy
Panel beater
Mechanic
Burton menswear
Pronuptua wedding shop
Baker
Kleaneze agent
Classic car restorer
Baker
Tropical fish seller
Baker
Vac sales
Betterware agent
Petrol station
Window cleaner
Tyre manufacture
Self employed car sales
Gearbox rebuilder
Delivery driver
Takeaway delivery
WINDOW CLEANER !

Rich P @ F

[michael papworth]

What a rich life many of us have led. And what a variety of experiences.

For myself it's:

Tech college student
Engineering inspection (made redundant)
Window Cleaner
Engineering inspection (went to night school)
University student
Maths teacher
University student
English teacher (Africa)
Maths teacher (Birmingham)
Maths teacher/teacher trainer (Africa)
College student (Learning to teach English)
English teacher (Africa)
English teacher (Saudi Arabia)
Trainer (Saudi Arabia)
Trainer (back in UK after 9-11)
Window Cleaner (after my training busines collapsed)

The wheel came full circle!!

[G Griffin]

What a rich life many of us have led. And what a variety of experiences.

For myself it's:

Tech college student
Engineering inspection (made redundant)
Window Cleaner
Engineering inspection (went to night school)
University student
Maths teacher
University student
English teacher (Africa)
Maths teacher (Birmingham)
Maths teacher/teacher trainer (Africa)
College student (Learning to teach English)
English teacher (Africa)
English teacher (Saudi Arabia)
Trainer (Saudi Arabia)
Trainer (back in UK after 9-11)
Window Cleaner (after my training busines collapsed)

The wheel came full circle!!

Bloody students 

[Sir Squeaky]

Tropical fish seller

You could still do that.
Bet you've got a huge tank in your van.

[Ian Lancaster]

An unexpected point in my life . Pretty much everything had fallen to bits for me.The extent of my expectations was not to make money but only to take my mind off things.If you have a high opinion of yourself, but objectively most things you've done have either been failures or mediocre at some point you accept this.

I don't know if you have ever tasted failure Ian, or if you have, if it bothered you, but it used to bother me.Some of these guys stories crashed and burned but at least they had some interesting high points.I didn't.

What is success? A lasting marriage, being a good dad,being happy?

I wouldn't dream of ridiculing the arc of your life Ian , but mine has been pretty much that i talked a good game but little else.

I wasn't ridiculing you, and I'm sorry if it seemed that way. I'm genuinely curious as to how you managed to start what was obviously a very successful business "accidentally".  And, of course, I'm curious as to what that business was and how it fitted in with window cleaning

[Ian Lancaster]

An unexpected point in my life . Pretty much everything had fallen to bits for me.The extent of my expectations was not to make money but only to take my mind off things.If you have a high opinion of yourself, but objectively most things you've done have either been failures or mediocre at some point you accept this.

I don't know if you have ever tasted failure Ian, or if you have, if it bothered you, but it used to bother me.Some of these guys stories crashed and burned but at least they had some interesting high points.I didn't.

What is success? A lasting marriage, being a good dad,being happy?

I wouldn't dream of ridiculing the arc of your life Ian , but mine has been pretty much that i talked a good game but little else.

We hear what you say mate....but what business did you start that made a lot of money so that you could add window cleaning as an add on?

I don't think he wants to tell us,Dan

[tom2009]

oh come on Calamity tell us! 

[matt]

English teacher (Africa)
Maths teacher (Birmingham)
Maths teacher/teacher trainer (Africa)
College student (Learning to teach English)
English teacher (Africa)
English teacher (Saudi Arabia)

you have done alot of teaching to foreigners

 was that rewarding ? ? ?

[Mist A Bit]

before i was a window cleaner i was a painter and decorator but always helped my dad on a saturday doing windows. i ended up working as a window cleaner full time employed for 3 years and now have been working for myself for the past 8 years and wouldn`t change the way things have turned out.

steve