[Rcs]

Worked right up to Xmas before the snow hit luckily sinse then rain moe snow more rain and minus temperatures
is it worth working during Jan feb
everyday it's something new
my bank balance is dropping faster than west ham
my only employee is considering getting a regular job with a regular income
can't really blame him as he still has bills to pay
anyone else in the same boat
roll on the summer

[tacky]

most of us in same boat .got to b worst winter iv seen in 16 yrs .mind u im a newbie   lol

[Rcs]

Got plenty of work but can't do anything with this weather
rain forecast all this week again down here

[euan78]

i can honestly say ive worked every day mom to fri for the last 5 weeks i stay in stirling scotland apart from the odd 11 oclock start due to minus conditions its been sound here .

[Craig 72]

Dopping faster than West Ham!Bloody cheek.We're going on a late run for Europe...

[paul rulton]

i have 2 admit the regular money does sound very tempting :
ive layed out thousands on wfp new van ect ect had so much time off last year
due 2 my 3rd back opp. just dont need this rite now if it dont change soon im gonna
have the bloody wolfs at my door

[david watts]

finnished dec 17th started back 11th jan worked most days;
still got the sack off some old cow; where have you been? she started a newby whos been
puting flyers out.
but anyways having two weeks off from next week :

[Sunshine/Cleaning]

It was bad for a few weeks but the past 6 or so have been good to work in or at least where I am they have. I wonder whether some have got used to not working and are put off by the slightest bit of cold or wet

[JSMC]

weathe rin scotland for me past 2-3 weeks been very good considering. normally this time of year it's raining heavy all the time but al we keep getting is hard frosts every morning. gonna pay for this weather i reckon

[paul rulton]

dont know about u lot, but i do seem 2 lose some of my get up n go.
seems like it got up n went all i wanna do is work.

[simon knight]

I wonder whether some have got used to not working and are put off by the slightest bit of cold or wet

I think that's very fair comment. Personally I find this miserable weather saps all motivation.

[Sean Dyer]

it is true that

im at home as the missus is really poorly so go to look after baby as no one else to do it but i wish i could be at work gonna be working weds - sat so not too bad

but i found after the snow if it wasnt for the money lost i didnt fancy going out and it was easy to think "o its too bad to work in"

but the best way to find out if its too bad to work in is to go and do it and very rarely have i founf its too bad apart from the odd shower or really minus cold but how often ? not very

plus you feel loads better than if you stayed in looking out

[AuRavelling79]

Yesterday and today show the difference in my work attitude this winter. In previous winters (and up until last August) I did not work in rain.

Last August round here it was pretty rainy most of the month and I bit the bullet and put out "rain guarantees" (as per the professionals' advice on this forum) and worked in showery and drizzly conditions. I have not had one "not today" or cancellation since or indeed one call back to deal with marked windows either.

Yesterday I started at 11am due to poor weather but worked until 3pm when it got bad again. Previously I would have probably written off the day and faffed around but at least I got 3 figures in.

Today the forecast was drizzle at 10am and rain/snow at noon onwards and again I might have written the day off or perhaps earned £40 and gone home. But I phoned up a custy to get permission to start at 8am; went like Billy Whizz and when the rain got heavier I finished with a house where I knew the owners would be at work. So home at 12 with over 3 figures again.

So these aren't "good days" by my current standards, but they are acceptable and better than nothing.

[gewindows]

Exactly how it has been for me too Malc the last 2 days, would normally have written it off but eventually needs must and all that.....

[paul rulton]

got out 4 abit 2day b4 the snow startes again done some of our best work
took 2of us 2hrs 30mins we done £257 wfp thats gotta b good
if it aint dont tell me cause im happy with it

[AuRavelling79]

got out 4 abit 2day b4 the snow startes again done some of our best work
took 2of us 2hrs 30mins we done £257 wfp thats gotta b good
if it aint dont tell me cause im happy with it

I'd be very happy with that "Hits" me old China!

[Rcs]

What do you mean by rain guarantees

[gerard mcmanus]

I did ok to be honnest, I took 5 days off at x-mas that was booked in, but moved them around alittle, plus I had a few more days off due to a foot of snow. But the end all was I worked about 2.5 weeks on the month over xmas and new year and took what I would normally take in three so it was a good 2.5 weeks. Every other month has been perfectly on target. I also always plan to be about 50% down at xmas anyway so -25% was actually good for me.

We do use trad poles allot which gets some done when its alittle too icy on the ground for ladders.

[simon knight]

Yesterday and today show the difference in my work attitude this winter. In previous winters (and up until last August) I did not work in rain.

Last August round here it was pretty rainy most of the month and I bit the bullet and put out "rain guarantees" (as per the professionals' advice on this forum) and worked in showery and drizzly conditions. I have not had one "not today" or cancellation since or indeed one call back to deal with marked windows either.

Yesterday I started at 11am due to poor weather but worked until 3pm when it got bad again. Previously I would have probably written off the day and faffed around but at least I got 3 figures in.

Today the forecast was drizzle at 10am and rain/snow at noon onwards and again I might have written the day off or perhaps earned £40 and gone home. But I phoned up a custy to get permission to start at 8am; went like Billy Whizz and when the rain got heavier I finished with a house where I knew the owners would be at work. So home at 12 with over 3 figures again.

So these aren't "good days" by my current standards, but they are acceptable and better than nothing.

Too many of the houses I do are carry throughs and to be honest I wouldn't want a set of wet muddy ladders being taken through my house. It's one of the problems where I live: mainly terraced houses with no sensible back access.

[paul rulton]

wots the nane of ur business?..... FRONTS ONLY WINDOW CLEANING       lol