[S_RICHARDSON]

How many work in the rain? Some w/c's round my end do. I personally don't think it's right.
what do you think?
S_richardson

[macc]

I work.

Macc

[Sunshine Cleaning]

Yes i work. No prob with WFP

[gav]

I did 2 upvc jobs instead today, until the wind got too strong and had to call it a day! Looked at the met weather site and it's supposed to be raining tomorrow but nice for next week (fingers crossed!) I live in s wales by the way.

[rugby]

i have tried working in the rain,i cant realy afford to lose a days pay every time it rains,but all i get is moans and groans or a or a plain no thank you from a lot of my customers.i get such a negative response from them that i have given up cleaning in the rain, even though i realy cant afford to lose the money.

i think window cleaning is a great way to earn a living,but it has one very big drawback, " rain "

[Paul Coleman]

How many work in the rain? Some w/c's round my end do. I personally don't think it's right.
what do you think?
S_richardson

I work in rain these days so long as it's not too heavy.  I tend to target places that I would be less bothered about losing or where I feel I can get away with it more easily.  This is one of the reasons I am trying to build up the commercial side of my business.

[pylofm]

I work in the rain, all my customers are aware that I do so and they also know why it is possible...wfp...

So yes I do work in the rain....in the event someone did not want it...I would at present re-schedule them and once I have a full round those would be the customers who would be on the 'bump' list.

Cheers
Dave.

[Cleaner Windows]

i never used to work in the rain m8, i 'd be off home as soon as a drop hit my head but now i got so much work on i have to sit in the car or go for a coffe until it stops

[Easyclean Windows]

How many work in the rain? Some w/c's round my end do. I personally don't think it's right

And why dobt you thinks its right.... you dont have bills to pay or mortgage or have to eat.

I think if it rained non stop for 4 weeks and you didnt earn i think you would soon change your mind.

But i still would like to hear why you think its not right?

[jeff1]

As a Traditional wc I don't work in the rain, and I can see s_richardson point if he is Trad.
 
But once I change to WFP I don't care if it rains all day, I did a house yesterday and almost finished then the heavens opened, sod this for a game of soldiers I said to my mrs and for the first time in a very long time, we stayed and finished it in the rain, last job aswell and it was a £30 one. if it was a fiver I would have left it.

[simon knight]

Being trad I'll work in drizzle but find most customers don't want their windows cleaned in heavy rain. The biggest drawback is when it's a terraced house with no access to the back and you have to take the ladders through muddy and dripping wet. What I tend to do is play catch-up when it's dry...work saturday if needs be.

It's more dangerous to work with slippery ladders also you get soaked, catch a cold and don't work for the next few days. My attitude is: The work doesn't go away so I earn it another day.

It should be the 11th commandment: Thou shalt rain only at night!

[dai]

I tell my customers that one of the reasons I switched to WFP, was that it gives me an all weather capbility.
I work in moderate rain, but not if it's really lashing down.
In the old days before we used squeegies you could not do a good job in the rain.
I think the legacy of those times is still with us, espeacially amongst our older clients. Dai

[Londoner]

It all depends on how much its raining and the customer.
There are quite a few customers that wouldn't like it but others don't care.

[Easyclean Windows]

What happens if its sunny the day you clean and it rains on the windows the next day......or you clean the windows in the dry but your customer isnt in and when you go back to collect your money its rained on them?

i understand traditionally its hard as you can dry the edges etc but wfp no different.

if you have a tdi meter take a reading from a bucket of rain water its not much different from the water in your tank plus your scrubbing the dirt off the glass not the rain

[gsw]

I work!

[simon knight]

It's always down to the customer as to whether they want 'em done in the rain. We WC's all know that rainwater is pure(ish) and doesn't effect the end result...but try telling the customer that!  My experence is that your average customer likes to see (albeit for a few hours) their windows looking top-notch. I personally  accept that this time of the year I'll loose the odd day(because of rain) and will get behind...but I always catch-up (eventually) and have never lost a customer....(except one moaner who said "you're not as good as my last guy"...Me: "so use him then"   Her: " He charges too much" Me: "so do em yerself then"...at that point I hang up....OK I lost £25 X 6 = £150pa....But there's tons of work out there and one needs to always try to improve the quality of ones round. We'll all find 20 new customers before they'll find ONE good/reliable W/C.....THIS IS A GREAT BUSINESS!!!!

[AuRavelling79]

Generally I don't work in the rain, because I don't like it.

But.. I work in light drizzle if I've started for the day.

And if caught out by a sharp shower I always finish the house I'm working on.

[lenny1]

i work in drizzle/light rain not if heavy play catch up on saturday.

[pjulk]

I tend to only work in light drizzle as i have had people moan in the past even in drizzle.

But lately with the rain we have been having i have been going out and doing a few that are out of the way or on there own and are at work.

Paul

[Pro_Clean]

Educating the customer is the key...