[dazmond]

currently its a week at a time  due to girlfriend being self employed too......just booked for a week in the canaries for september (although i fancied 2 weeks away)...

whats the longest break you ve had away from window cleaning?i usually have two week long breaks abroad a year,xmas off and a few weekends breaks here and there throughout the year...

[bobplum]

one week or 3/4 long weekends
i did do 17 days in the USA  february 2016

[paul alan]

Have never taken breaks before but 3 weeks this Christmas and 2 weeks this summer.

[dazmond]

the longest ive took off for holidays was 10 days in new york back in 2010!2 members of my band have been to new zealand for a month over xmas...although they had to give their employers a years notice for "special leave"....

what happened to gary999?im sure he used to take the whole of january off abroad somewhere warm.i think he used to work crazy hours over xmas and weekends before xmas before his month in the sun......

[Smudger]

Every day is like a holiday !   


Darran

[Klean07]

I took four months off in January 2006 to go travelling around the world with my eldest son. I told my customers but also stated that they could get another wc to clean their windows whilst I was away or even permanently! I only lost about five customers due to the winter here that year being cold etc. These days I take a week though two weeks is possible if its done at end of month and beginning of next!

[M & C Window Cleaning]

Around where I work people tend to get a bit antsy if you’re late by a couple of weeks let alone a month. I’ve recently had several customers of another window cleaner near me make enquiries regarding my services due to their windie being a month late. In all fairness to him I asked them to give it another few weeks before asking me again as he could be ill or on holiday. As it happens he does seem to have jacked it in. But it surprised me how quick his customers were to dump him for someone else.

So for me a break of about ten days is the limit and the occasional long weekend

[Marc Stock]

Holiday is simply a frame of mind

 

[JandS]

3 weeks in Summer every year for last 10 years....self catering in the Canaries usually Tenerife......apartments have everything including washing machine which is ideal as it saves on how many clothes you need.
This year though only 2 weeks in Sorrento for a change.
Ambleside for a week in 2 weeks time though.

[JandS]

Met a wc in Bradford a couple of years ago and he said he did 6 weeks in Caribbean for his honeymoon and hardly anybody missed him.

[Stoots]

Booked two weeks in Italy for may this year.

That will be my longest, normally go for a week.

I'm two weeks behind with work and have been since December and only 1-2 have said owt, so I'm not worried.

[deeege]

I have 3 weeks in Corfu every August.

Also have 3 or 4 long weekends away with the family and another 1 or 2 just me and the wife.

[KS Cleaning]

I will be taking  16 days off in July for Florida,  8 days in October for Cyprus and will spend quite a few long weekends at my caravan.

[Splash & dash]

As long as I want can varie from a week to a month 😂😂😂😂 depends where Ime going

[robbo333]

I usually take 2 weeks off in January and pop down the Canaries, custies don't really miss me. Then some long weekends in Bath (booked up 4 days over Easter holidays). That's it for me.
Mrs Window Cleaner has another holiday in October (Canaries or Majorca) with her son. He is Autistic, (good lad) so they have some 'bonding' time together and I get a week on my own 'Yey'! 

[Steve Newres]

Every day is like a holiday !   


Darran

Do you do any manual work these day?

[Jonny 87]

Did 2 weeks in China last year and that was the longest I’ve had away. Work was fine. I just ran two weeks behind schedule for a month and then it was all caught back up.

I find that in general, customers on a monthly service (not 4 weekly) don’t really know when to expect you anyway, they just know once a month, and are just happy to have someone regular.

You’ll always get the occasional oldie that puts in her calendar when your due next mind you.

To be honest, 7 days away for me is normally enough. I’m looking to get back into a routine after that.

I also do long weekends scattered through the year when I feel like a need a break. A Thursday to Sunday break really lifts the spirits sometimes.

[Paul Wisdom]

Always take a month off in January. Got back from Thailand on the 30th and boy am i finding it hard to get  going this year for some reason.

Then its just a week here and there at my little house in Nerja in Spain.  Never bother taking holidays  in the main summer months as its when you make all yer money

[dazmond]

Always take a month off in January. Got back from Thailand on the 30th and boy am i finding it hard to get  going this year for some reason.

Then its just a week here and there at my little house in Nerja in Spain.  Never bother taking holidays  in the main summer months as its when you make all yer money

your probably knackered after all them cheap thai w*h*o*r*e*s.......

[Paul Wisdom]

I wish