[baldeagle]

I’m just finishing the last job in Stafford this afternoon at about 2-30.

I step off the pointer onto the lawn and a lady walks up to me and say’s “Are you the window-cleaner that does this street?”

Now, I have to say at this point that when I’m working, I look nothing like a Window Cleaner.
I have a pointer ladder, an aluminium ladder with a “stand-off” at the top, I wear a short sleeved sports shirt with my name embroidered on it, [you know the type of shirt, just like the one’s that window-cleaners wear].
Unlike window-cleaner’s, I wear a webbing belt around my middle, with two pockets to carry scrim, sill cloth, sash brush, small squeegee, and the usual small selection of kitchen sinks.
I have a long fluffy thing, [“Don’t we all, they cry”]; it resides in the green bucket that also hangs from the belt, and is kept company by a squeegee.
So I think that you will agree, I look nothing like a Window Cleaner.

Now it’s not the first part of the question that bothered me, it was “down this street” that did.
So I said, “Well, I’m doing THIS house down THIS street, so what do you think?”

“Oh no”, she said, “I’m looking for the other chap, the one that’s not very good, doesn’t turn up very often”

My reply was, “Sorry, I’m the one that turns every fourth Wednesday, I’m the reliable one.”

She laughed and walked away  -  is it me?

[Sir Squeaky]

Pays to be c**p and unreliable.

[Paul Coleman]

I’m just finishing the last job in Stafford this afternoon at about 2-30.

I step off the pointer onto the lawn and a lady walks up to me and say’s “Are you the window-cleaner that does this street?”

Now, I have to say at this point that when I’m working, I look nothing like a Window Cleaner.
I have a pointer ladder, an aluminium ladder with a “stand-off” at the top, I wear a short sleeved sports shirt with my name embroidered on it, [you know the type of shirt, just like the one’s that window-cleaners wear].
Unlike window-cleaner’s, I wear a webbing belt around my middle, with two pockets to carry scrim, sill cloth, sash brush, small squeegee, and the usual small selection of kitchen sinks.
I have a long fluffy thing, [“Don’t we all, they cry”]; it resides in the green bucket that also hangs from the belt, and is kept company by a squeegee.
So I think that you will agree, I look nothing like a Window Cleaner.

Now it’s not the first part of the question that bothered me, it was “down this street” that did.
So I said, “Well, I’m doing THIS house down THIS street, so what do you think?”

“Oh no”, she said, “I’m looking for the other chap, the one that’s not very good, doesn’t turn up very often”

My reply was, “Sorry, I’m the one that turns every fourth Wednesday, I’m the reliable one.”

She laughed and walked away  -  is it me?

Perhaps it wasn't a window cleaning service she was after 

Paul

[Sir Squeaky]

Ooh, which house is it?!!

Roger.

[s.hughes]

I had that once. This old girl asks me if I clean windows. I said no I work for the counsil. She then asks me why I'm up a ladder cleaning windows.

Steveyboy

[rosskesava]

An American Tourist asked me what I was doing while I was cleaning the windows of a shop in the center of Brighton. So I told her .....

She then said I didn't look like a window cleaner because they wear hard hats and have a belt with all there tools hanging off, you know, hammer, screw driver, spanners and so on.

I never quite worked that one out.

[matt]

Ooh, which house is it?!!

Roger.

 

and you said "someone had to lower the tone" 

[Sir Squeaky]

Aah....

Got me there.

[rosskesava]

Ooh, which house is it?!!

Roger.

I'm getting old.

I've just worked that one out.

Anyway, which house was it?

Cheers

[DASERVICES]

  Had a guy ask me yesterday excuse me are you a professional window
  cleaner, I was stuck for words,what do you class as a professional
  window cleaner.

  Couldn't answer but just said ya clean windows, so got me thinking what
   would you class as a pro window cleaner !!!!

[Thecleanerservice]

A lady asked me a while back, 'what do you do for a proper jb, are you a Solicitor, you look like one'.!!!!
I was dressed just as described above...They're everywhere you know.

[Sir Squeaky]

I find a regular one is being asked if I'm a fireman or a Jehovah's witness.

I couldn't possibly be doing this as my main full-time job apparently.

Roger.

[baldeagle]

As far as "professional" is concerned, I always think that the word has two meanings.

One is "professional", in that you earn money at whatever it is, [possibly a living].

And the other is that you carry out whatever it is, in a proper, decent, correct and honourable manner.

Of course, Windows Cleaners meet both sets of criteria!

[As an afterthought, solicitors probably only meet criteria number one!]

Baldeagle in Staffordshire.

[Thecleanerservice]

Yep that's what I thought.  What an insult thinking I was a Solicitor

[dustycorner]

 I was up a ladder cleaning a window when i heard a woman shout are you a window cleaner

no i replied i'm a posh burglar

my husbands inside for burglary she said

i was lost for words at that .

Cheers Mark.