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Yep...I worked all day in the rain yesterday and will be today....waterproofs on and bluetooth earbuds in for music and crack on.I guess you could pose the question of what’s normal?? ?
there’s just the way you or I do things and there’s what other people do.
ithink it still does the job perfectly, but just doesn’t look good does it?! ?
Still snowing strong here. Sometimes I guess there is no option but to knock a day.Yep...I worked all day in the rain yesterday and will be today....waterproofs on and bluetooth earbuds in for music and crack on.
It's a myth that window cleaners can 'catch up' another time....it simply doesn't happen....unless you like to work weekends or encroach on your leisure/family time then having days off has a knock on affect and you ll lose thousands over the course of a year....
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I’m gonna guess you are the customer as this is your first post on here ?Hi
Just seen a wfp window cleaner turn up & clean someones windows while it’s pouring with heavy rain is this normal practice ? ?
Where you located? I’ve only gotten one day done so far due to ice and snow. Thought I would be back at it today and woke up to views like yours ?Still snowing strong here. Sometimes I guess there is no option but to knock a day.
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If u allow customers to choose when u work then thats terrible.some do some dont, i dont rain water is full of **** , landing and drying on the cleaned rinsed windows. too many customers have come out and told me to leave them its raining. not worth loosing a customer. there are a lot who will clean in the rain. i will clean in the light drizzle but if its so heavy you would have to put waterproofs on . im home to look out of my window shaking my head .
its a personal thing.
I like doing first washes in wet weather for the same reason. It sets the stall out from the beginning and lets the customer know from the start that we work in most weathers. Each time we do a job in the rain for the first time we put a letter R adjacent to their details on our worksheet. That gets carried forward every time with the rest of the details we need on the day. That way we know what jobs we've previously done in the rain. If anyone was to complain we can tell them "We've cleaned your windows before in the rain."Been out today and did 5 first cleans, so they won't complain next time, and 25 regulars. Very little wind today so perfectly fine as @Master Jedi Alejandro said we tell customers if they're not happy call us back. Still waiting for the first call
I would love to know @Chris34 reason for giving me a turd reaction to my previous post....Still snowing strong here. Sometimes I guess there is no option but to knock a day.
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Just looks like a bad day for working ? I had cold feet today in cold rain but my day looks like a walk in the park in comparison.I would love to know @Chris34 reason for giving me a turd reaction to my previous post....
Totally agree , but the reason most window cleaners dont work in the rain is not cos of upsetting there customers... its the fact that they havent got the balls to work in the rain ?? u get a few rain shy people , im rain shy aswell but we dont face it everydat do we ? So lets enjoy the rain ? i dont mind rainy days , at the end of a rainy day the best thing is a nice hot bath , i would feel guilty if i didnt work in the rain... its like robbing yourself ???If I stopped for rain I'd have only done 1 day this week.
The way I see it is I'm cleaning all the dirt off built up from the past 30 days, the point I'm finished that dirt build up process starts again. Rain is soft water and is similar to the stuff I'm cleaning the windows with, so when I clean the windows I leave them wet and it dries clear, rain is the same. The only part where rain makes a difference is if it's got sand in it after crossing the desserts on some weird south easterly wind direction, but this is rare.
Most of the houses I've done today looked really clean before I did them, that's after 30 days of snow, rain, wind etc. So if after 30 days they're still relatively clean looking then 1 day of rain isn't going to make a noticeable difference.
And no rain doesn't clean the windows, in the same way that hosing your car over with water doesn't clean it. The cleaning process needs agitation and the brush on the glass is the agitation that's required just like using a sponge to clean your car.
Just looks like a bad day for working ? I had cold feet today in cold rain but my day looks like a walk in the park in comparison.
Fair enough, I thought you meant that I should have been out working with that turd reaction ?. Oh how the internet is easy to get the wrong end of the stick ??If I stopped for rain I'd have only done 1 day this week.
The way I see it is I'm cleaning all the dirt off built up from the past 30 days, the point I'm finished that dirt build up process starts again. Rain is soft water and is similar to the stuff I'm cleaning the windows with, so when I clean the windows I leave them wet and it dries clear, rain is the same. The only part where rain makes a difference is if it's got sand in it after crossing the desserts on some weird south easterly wind direction, but this is rare.
Most of the houses I've done today looked really clean before I did them, that's after 30 days of snow, rain, wind etc. So if after 30 days they're still relatively clean looking then 1 day of rain isn't going to make a noticeable difference.
And no rain doesn't clean the windows, in the same way that hosing your car over with water doesn't clean it. The cleaning process needs agitation and the brush on the glass is the agitation that's required just like using a sponge to clean your car.
Just looks like a bad day for working ? I had cold feet today in cold rain but my day looks like a walk in the park in comparison.
I think he was referring to the weather. ?I would love to know @Chris34 reason for giving me a turd reaction to my previous post....
Good job you didn't get the nice morning photo that HWCS got, you'd have sent one back with your shirt off holding your pole ? although being honest I'd have done the same ???Fair enough, I thought you meant that I should have been out working with that turd reaction ?. Oh how the internet is easy to get the wrong end of the stick ??
i disagree......the number 1 reason why some window cleaners dont work in the rain is because they think the customers wont like it....to be fair one or two dont and ive even lost the odd job here and there because i cleaned windows on a rainy day but these are very few and far between.....Totally agree , but the reason most window cleaners dont work in the rain is not cos of upsetting there customers... its the fact that they havent got the balls to work in the rain ?? u get a few rain shy people , im rain shy aswell but we dont face it everydat do we ? So lets enjoy the rain ? i dont mind rainy days , at the end of a rainy day the best thing is a nice hot bath , i would feel guilty if i didnt work in the rain... its like robbing yourself ???