Quote from: dd on February 08, 2026, 11:00:52 am

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on February 08, 2026, 09:16:19 am

Quote from: dazmond on February 08, 2026, 09:00:36 am

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on February 07, 2026, 03:21:45 pm

I don't go out if its heavy rain. I have told my customers that I may miss a month due to black ice or adverse weather. They are all happy when I told them, there's always tomorrow. Hard with DD customers but I have decided to pay them back in cash when I return the next month. Its a tough call if you are relying on the money.

You should easily have time to get round your work that month with 100 customers....

I manage it with 300+ customers only working 20 hours a week with plenty of spare time!

Exactly, that's what I like about this job. If I spend a full day then I would be finished by Wednesday but once I have made a few ton I slow down and want to go home.

Been in my mates garage Friday and Saturday getting all the warning lights out. One was about the hub so we fitted a new one and sensor. The light only needed the plug pushed in as the clip was broke and lastly the brake needed a new sensor. Only have to fit a new exhaust tomorrow before the Mot. Its so easy with a ramp and my tank was half full.

Once you get to 60 up here we get a bus pass and know its time to slow down.

I thought you were always fully booked for work with all your home maintenance jobs.

I have a good few jobs to do but I need to be motivated to do it. Money used to motivate me but with the pension and mortgage ending i don't see the rush. I have a tree to cut down and many trees to prune, a few gutters to do with the vac, a gutter to move, a hip tile and gutter to repair for my mate and my mum has volunteered me to paint my cousin's bedroom.

I have lost 4 days getting my van Mot and servicing my system. Its all go now and back out for my afternoon shift. Thursday I will have the money for another reel and new 25 foot pole so at least I have something to focus on.

You don't seem to focus on anything, Scottish.

 

Bought a new xtreme 25 today and a few spare poles. It means, if I break one then I can do a quick swap when I get home. Bought a few top poles so I can change the broken one and I will still have one as a spare. As long as we have the work to justify them then its a no brainer. The xtremes are still the same price and are due a price rise so if you want one get it soon. 😉

I live in one of the wetest parts of the uk. south wales.     I dont even discuss the rain with my customers. its my business , I will run it how  I want to. If a customer cancels or makes a fuss , its their problem.  but it rarely happens .

That being said, I dont work if its heavy rain. I dont like getting drenched .
 I think I have had 2 days off due to the weather, and cut a dozen  or so short..
This is one reason I dont like using a round planner.  if I know I am up against the weather I will organise a route that  is full of easy quick houses

160 days a year? I lost just 2 complete days and 2 half days through the whole of 2025,there really isn't any excuse for me to be cleaning in the rain (without customers blessing) and trust me, it's not about 3 or 4 customers moaning and me running my business around it. You simply wouldn't get away with running your business cleaning in the rain round here. Windys have an understanding amongst ourselves locally, you can finish a job in the rain but don't start one in it, unless customer doesn't mind. None of the local lads clean residential in the rain, there's usually no need to. As I said, tolerance levels are understandablly different in wetter areas and I get why wc clean in the rain in other areas but  I certainly wouldn't want to pay for a windy who cleans in the rain. Alot on here have  convinced themselves cleaning in the rain makes no difference to the result and alot /most of the time it won't but it's undeniable that rain has the potential to bring down bits off the roof, drop dirty water off dirty facias, and likewise bounce dirt off the ground onto the bottoms of French doors, let alone the risk of dust in the atmosphere after drier weather. And given a choice, who the hell wants to clean in the pouring rain, I used to do facias in the  rain and got to loathe the thought of doing them.

I think all w/c,s should work in moderate rain to get rid of this nonsense 1960's  idea that rain dirty s windows.
Tell customers to google it ,if they don't believe  it
The ones that say give it a miss,tell them that means we would  be cleaning twice as much dirt for half as much money...and what if it's raining next month?
Boss them or loss them

Cool story bro.