Window cleaners nightmare

Cottonlung · May 9, 2018

They used to say leaded glass and Georgian frames were the window cleaners nightmare.. how wrong they are.. wheelie bins, bushes and fecking patio furniture.. it's been one of those weeks haha.

Marko067 · May 9, 2018

I hate wheelie bins with passion. No one keeps them in their gardens where they were supposed to go but chuck them out in the alleys. They stink to high heaven in the summer and are an absolute menace to anyone trying to get down alleyways, especially us wfpers. We currently have one per household in my area, but my local council was planning to give us two or three more per household a couple of years back and I was like.. Noooooooo!

Fortunately they have shelved the idea for the moment. But I'm sure it'll be back on the agenda before long

Part Timer · May 9, 2018

Marko067 said:
I hate wheelie bins with passion. No one keeps them in their gardens where they were supposed to go but chuck them out in the alleys. They stink to high heaven in the summer and are an absolute menace to anyone trying to get down alleyways, especially us wfpers. We currently have one per household in my area, but my local council was planning to give us two or three more per household a couple of years back and I was like.. Noooooooo!

Fortunately they have shelved the idea for the moment. But I'm sure it'll be back on the agenda before long

We have 3, general rubbish, recyclables and garden waste

Skxawng · May 9, 2018

Part Timer said:
We have 3, general rubbish, recyclables and garden waste

In Barnsley they have 4! General waste, garden waste, recycling, cardboard. Wheelie bin wheels are the worst possible contraption for getting hose stuck on. The only useful thing is occasionally you can use them to climb over a gate.

steve garwood · May 9, 2018

Skxawng said:
In Barnsley they have 4! General waste, garden waste, recycling, cardboard. Wheelie bin wheels are the worst possible contraption for getting hose stuck on. The only useful thing is occasionally you can use them to climb over a gate.

Also in Barnsley, the dustman deliver ?

Skxawng · May 9, 2018

steve garwood said:
Also in Barnsley, the dustman deliver ?

Not for me they wouldn't, I had to go pick up a new black bin from their facility on Smithies lane as it was missing when we moved in.

Edit: I feel like there's a pun I'm missing...?

RWCleaning · May 10, 2018

Yeh bins are so annoying, catch the hose so well!! And yep patio furniture, I don’t know why but loads of customers have started sitting their plants pots on these little movable leg stands, really easy to accidentally move & knock so the plant pot will fall over!! So annoying, before when the plant pot was just on the floor it was fine, you could slide the hose along side it, now I have to be so careful.

steve garwood · May 10, 2018

Skxawng said:
Not for me they wouldn't, I had to go pick up a new black bin from their facility on Smithies lane as it was missing when we moved in.

Edit: I feel like there's a pun I'm missing...?

Lol. Deliver the rubbish I meant.

Just having a little giggle ?

P4dstar · May 10, 2018

Skxawng said:
In Barnsley they have 4! General waste, garden waste, recycling, cardboard. Wheelie bin wheels are the worst possible contraption for getting hose stuck on. The only useful thing is occasionally you can use them to climb over a gate.

Depends how much of a fat git you are. This window cleaning lark has done wonders for the old waist line but I reckon I could still do some damage to a bin lid haha ?

brianbadonde · May 11, 2018

My pet hate are those poxy little solar lights that are planted in the ground. Hose always seems to snag in them and they have snapped on occasion.

Suhrly · May 12, 2018

brianbadonde said:
My pet hate are those poxy little solar lights that are planted in the ground. Hose always seems to snag in them and they have snapped on occasion.

This!

Marko067 · May 12, 2018

brianbadonde said:
My pet hate are those poxy little solar lights that are planted in the ground. Hose always seems to snag in them and they have snapped on occasion.

Me too! I've busted so many I've lost count. Never been called out on it though. I recon ppl know how annoying they are.

Dave Shaw · May 12, 2018

Haha. It’s amazing how just the smallest of things you can get snagged on. It really p1sses me off when you have to walk back 50 meters to find your hose has kinked and snagged on a raised flag. [emoji35][emoji35]

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Den · May 12, 2018

Wheelie bin wheel or car tyres they are the just about only thing I get snagged on with my setup apart from the pole hose sometimes gets caught between decking boards.

scottish cleaning service · May 12, 2018

I keep standing on the hose when cleaning fsg so I try and get the hose in front of me. Then I stand on it again when moving sideways. :1f602:

Iurie · May 12, 2018

small plastic ornaments , meerkats , fake flowers , solar lights bbq and flower pots everywhere

Ive got a customer who has all of em

and everything gets worse when im hungry

steve garwood · May 13, 2018

My worker jake broke a flower pot that was special to the customer.

We went to a garden centre to see about replacing it, and whilst in there, you’ll never guess who was in there? Only Michael j Fox!

Well I think it was him, but he had his back to the fuscias ?

Den · May 13, 2018

steve garwood said:
My worker jake broke a flower pot that was special to the customer.

We went to a garden centre to see about replacing it, and whilst in there, you’ll never guess who was in there? Only Michael j Fox!

Well I think it was him, but he had his back to the fuscias ?

He often hovers about there lol.

Cottonlung · May 13, 2018

Den said:
He often hovers about there lol.

He never hangs around long, always has to Mcfly?

CHWS · May 13, 2018

Dave Shaw said:
Haha. It’s amazing how just the smallest of things you can get snagged on. It really p1sses me off when you have to walk back 50 meters to find your hose has kinked and snagged on a raised flag.

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Lol that’s the absolute worst . It’s so pathetic that it can catch on them so easy ?

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