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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richywilts on March 23, 2025, 08:15:08 pm

Title: Blast from the past
Post by: richywilts on March 23, 2025, 08:15:08 pm: Hey guys who still on here from back in day 2007-2012 era
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: M.c.s on March 23, 2025, 09:10:18 pm: That was a long prison sentence

So they let you out on good behavior 8)
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Slacky on March 23, 2025, 09:26:27 pm: Ayup Mr Wiltshire.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: AuRavelling79 on March 23, 2025, 09:33:29 pm: 2007-2012?

Lightweight.

2004 here.

;D

Nice to hear from you BTW.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: deeege on March 23, 2025, 09:59:41 pm: I’m still here but posting less and less frequently these days. Still some decent discussions on here occasionally.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: NBwcs on March 24, 2025, 07:56:17 am: Quote from: AuRavelling79 on March 23, 2025, 09:33:29 pm
2007-2012?

Lightweight.

2004 here.

;D

Nice to hear from you BTW.

Me too.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: dazmond on March 24, 2025, 08:11:36 am: Quote from: richywilts on March 23, 2025, 08:15:08 pm
Hey guys who still on here from back in day 2007-2012 era

Are you still window cleaning?
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Soupy on March 24, 2025, 04:10:04 pm: I'm still here. New name since then though.

Have you still got your swivel chair?
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Rob.Hall on March 24, 2025, 09:28:58 pm: Still here.
Different name ;D.
Came on board when shiners were converting Harris poles to wfp...
Fishing rods being converted to mod poles.
Cannot remember who made the highest mod pole...
Anyone remember that ;)
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Mattymarske on March 24, 2025, 10:49:57 pm: Was it Jeff Brimble?
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Klean07 on March 25, 2025, 07:59:26 am: I've been on here since I started the business in 2007. Met Jeff Brimble a few times over the years too. Great bloke,
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Spruce on March 25, 2025, 09:01:06 am: Quote from: Rob.Hall on March 24, 2025, 09:28:58 pm
Still here.
Different name ;D.
Came on board when shiners were converting Harris poles to wfp...
Fishing rods being converted to mod poles.
Cannot remember who made the highest mod pole...
Anyone remember that ;)
I was Jeff Brimble (Thimble Brimble) who got to 88 feet on some hotel clean. He could clean a window with a thimble full of water and still have enough to rinse it. ;D

Most of us oldies followed the fishing pole conversions. We also converted Bentley brushes - some worked and some didn't.

Lost count of the number of times I had to go back to the previous house as I hadn't picked up a discarded pole section.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: simon w on March 25, 2025, 10:40:48 am: Those tubular Ali goose necks from Gardiner's and the Bentley sweeping brush heads. And Basil The Brush was working with his Dad.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Spruce on March 25, 2025, 04:57:39 pm: Quote from: simon w on March 25, 2025, 10:40:48 am
Those tubular Ali goose necks from Gardiner's and the Bentley sweeping brush heads. And Basil The Brush was working with his Dad.

I still have one of those tubular aluminium goose necks somewhere. I tried it once on the job I envisaged using it on. Took it off and never used it again. I haven't seen it in years.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: dd on March 25, 2025, 07:11:38 pm: There was also Discount Window Cleaning (Mr Sol) who had a gas hot water setup, used a drill to rewind his reel and made a dogleg clutch in case the hose snagged.
Title: Re: Blast from the past
Post by: Ian Sheppard on March 26, 2025, 04:20:13 pm: Quote from: richywilts on March 23, 2025, 08:15:08 pm
Hey guys who still on here from back in day 2007-2012 era

I joined in 2011 and still going :)