[zesty]

I’ve been working a bit in it today, did 3/4 quarters of the round, will do the rest tomorrow.

To be honest, I can take it or leave working in the rain 😎

[Simon Trapani]

After 27 years will I ever learn?

Was raining heavy first thing, looked set in & according to forecast. Sent my employee home on full pay. Soon as he got in his car it cleared up. Hasn't rained here since.

I can't get in the mood unless I get out first thing. Why oh why do I listen to a weather forecast even when it looks like rain everywhere ?!

[nathankaye]

After 27 years will I ever learn?

Was raining heavy first thing, looked set in & according to forecast. Sent my employee home on full pay. Soon as he got in his car it cleared up. Hasn't rained here since.

I can't get in the mood unless I get out first thing. Why oh why do I listen to a weather forecast even when it looks like rain everywhere ?!

I learnt from that lesson some years ago. Ive not watched the weather forecast for several years and dont expect i ever will.
The van has a spare supply of a dry work top, jumper and my rain coat is always in there.

[dazmond]

this is aimed at the guys that say they DONT work in the rain.......how on earth do you manage not to?

this morning......its raining here and forecast for most of the day.....

last week it rained most of thursday and friday morning,some days i might be 3 hours into my work schedule for that day and it rains for the next 2 hours......what do you do?go home?

ive got 3 commercial jobs to clean this morning(offices),2 domestic jobs and a UPVC clean on a large house this afternoon....theyll get cleaned in the rain regardless as usual......

In answer to your question, simple, we have the day off. Sod the schedule. Who cares?

Maybe we’d do some commercial if it was drizzle but it’s proper lashing down in the south west today. Very rare it rains all day though as you know. But i think today is one of those days.

Sometimes I’ll send employee out to clean some insides or fascia if we’ve got any on but wouldn’t expect him to work outside all day in this all day even in waterproofs. Not good for morale.

i worked 9am -130pm so 4 hours work(30 mins for lunch),the first 2 hours  in the pouring rain! ...ironically enough my hourly rate for the first 2 hours worked out at £68 per hour so i didnt mind getting wet....

home and dry now and i can chill out until i go collecting for an hour at 630pm.....

[dazmond]

Not even raining here.
I guess if I lived in a council flat with your debts Dazmond then I might go out, work then brag about my earnings when I got home but I don’t.
Routine doesn’t rule my life, I don’t need it and don’t like it, I like to chill be spontaneous, every day different.

debts?i dont have any debts............thank god!....not since 2005 thankfully!

[dazmond]

After 27 years will I ever learn?

Was raining heavy first thing, looked set in & according to forecast. Sent my employee home on full pay. Soon as he got in his car it cleared up. Hasn't rained here since.

I can't get in the mood unless I get out first thing. Why oh why do I listen to a weather forecast even when it looks like rain everywhere ?!

yep i used to do the same...now i just go out and work in it......the only time ill listen to the forecast and reschedule is if its a "named" storm coming in.....the weather guys are usually pretty accurate with these.....

even i have my limits.......2 fridays in the last 11 weeks have been wash outs(prolonged heavy rain and strong winds)..i dont tend to work in that sort of weather.......so what i did was load a few extra jobs on the other days so i could have these 2 fridays off and the weathermen got it bang on....

[Simon Trapani]

I played on the ps4 & watched a film so not all bad.

[Smudger]

this is aimed at the guys that say they DONT work in the rain.......how on earth do you manage not to?

this morning......its raining here and forecast for most of the day.....

last week it rained most of thursday and friday morning,some days i might be 3 hours into my work schedule for that day and it rains for the next 2 hours......what do you do?go home?

ive got 3 commercial jobs to clean this morning(offices),2 domestic jobs and a UPVC clean on a large house this afternoon....theyll get cleaned in the rain regardless as usual......

im gobsmacked Daz!

you only do part time hours (so you say) so a bit of wet stuff in the morning is hardly going to screw up your "schedule"

on that note how often on here do I here you say - I clean when I want not when the customers want me to - I just turn up as I want to - that's hardly having a schedule...

and NO we never clean windows in anything more than very light rain - and we have never been more than 2 days behind our schedule

have a great holiday Daz!

Darran

[Stoots]

well i was away last week on holiday and since i am 2 weeks behind as it is i figured another day off wouldnt make much difference so i sacked today off.

Generally i will work in anything, like you say how can you not really

[Stoots]

After 27 years will I ever learn?

Was raining heavy first thing, looked set in & according to forecast. Sent my employee home on full pay. Soon as he got in his car it cleared up. Hasn't rained here since.

I can't get in the mood unless I get out first thing. Why oh why do I listen to a weather forecast even when it looks like rain everywhere ?!

That doesnt sound very profitable sending employees home at the first sign of rain.

I would have thought when employing its even more vital to work in all weathers, after all you are not a charity.

[Smudger]

you send them home - you don't pay them

Darran

[dazmond]

this is aimed at the guys that say they DONT work in the rain.......how on earth do you manage not to?

this morning......its raining here and forecast for most of the day.....

last week it rained most of thursday and friday morning,some days i might be 3 hours into my work schedule for that day and it rains for the next 2 hours......what do you do?go home?

ive got 3 commercial jobs to clean this morning(offices),2 domestic jobs and a UPVC clean on a large house this afternoon....theyll get cleaned in the rain regardless as usual......

im gobsmacked Daz!

you only do part time hours (so you say) so a bit of wet stuff in the morning is hardly going to screw up your "schedule"

on that note how often on here do I here you say - I clean when I want not when the customers want me to - I just turn up as I want to - that's hardly having a schedule...

and NO we never clean windows in anything more than very light rain - and we have never been more than 2 days behind our schedule

have a great holiday Daz!

Darran

it would still have a knock on effect though if i went home every time it rained(or not go out at all because of rain first thing in the morning)......

i like routine...in fact i thrive on it.....so i keep to my schedule as much as possible come rain or shine......

[p1w1]

At the end of the day who gives a crap if you work in the rain or dont, as long as you have work when you want to then all is good. even if its a 800k house not sure what difference  that makes 

[dazmond]

At the end of the day who gives a crap if you work in the rain or dont, as long as you have work when you want to then all is good. even if its a 800k house not sure what difference  that makes 

each to their own i agree but i find it hard to just have the day off or go home because its raining,i like to get my work cleaned so i have free time for chilling out,hobbies,family,etc....

[Simon Trapani]

Like i said Gomo, it’s very rare it rains all day. I just had a slip up today thinking it was one of those days where it was unmissable once it came in. Hands up i got it wrong today. No big deal. He could have been sat in the van until 4pm odd if the forecast had been correct.  I don’t find that fair on him.  I should have ignored it like i usually do. I assure you it is profitable. It was just one day.

Smudger, I would never dream of getting my employee to make up time at the weekend as I think you do?

Each to their own though I guess.

I don’t think Pryor’s work in the rain & that’s good enough for me.

[robbo333]

I'll happily work in light rain, but when it gets heavy, I don't like getting soaked and I don't enjoy it at all!

Also I think working in heavy rain doesn't send the right message to my customers. We all know that heavy rain can bring down the muck from the roof and the gutters and could cause problems.

I earn enough money that I don't have to work in heavy rain and with a bit of careful planning, I rarely get problems.

That's the best bit about this job, we can all decide how we want to play it. For instance, i'll happily work a Saturday morning. Mrs window cleaner likes to do all the food shopping on a Saturday morning...and I don't!

[KS Cleaning]

Oh the irony...Daz starts a thread wondering how people manage without working in the rain, how efficient his round is, how much he earns......then tells us he’s going collecting😂😂

[dazmond]

Oh the irony...Daz starts a thread wondering how people manage without working in the rain, how efficient his round is, how much he earns......then tells us he’s going collecting😂😂

i didnt actually go.....not got much owed on the collecting jobs this week....,ill wait til next week........BACS debts on the other hand are at £780 at present.....

[SB Cleaning]

Not even raining here.
I guess if I lived in a council flat with your debts Dazmond then I might go out, work then brag about my earnings when I got home but I don’t.
Routine doesn’t rule my life, I don’t need it and don’t like it, I like to chill be spontaneous, every day different.

debts?i dont have any debts............thank god!....not since 2005 thankfully!

Thought your van was on lease?
Golf gti financed?

[Stoots]

Not even raining here.
I guess if I lived in a council flat with your debts Dazmond then I might go out, work then brag about my earnings when I got home but I don’t.
Routine doesn’t rule my life, I don’t need it and don’t like it, I like to chill be spontaneous, every day different.

debts?i dont have any debts............thank god!....not since 2005 thankfully!

Thought your van was on lease?
Golf gti financed?

He must have forgot about those