[Davew]

Cleaning today and i could see a fellow cleaner doing a gutter/soffit clean above a conservatory. Ladder against the corner of the house and cleaning with a pole with applicator so no hands on ladder at all, stretching and way off balance. I popped over and wfpoled it for him as i couldn't bear to watch. Am i soft or what? Got no work for the rest of today either.

[Dave JP]

Nice one Dave, always good to help someone if you can, you never know he may pass on some difficult to reach Trad work as way of a thank you.

Me, I'd have pushed him - 

Dave.

[Helen]

beggars belief what some people do. Dave w you are a gent....was it another window cleaner or the owner of the house?

[Davew]

No, another windowcleaner. He was either an ageing acrobat or a fearless nutter. He was actually doing a pretty good job with his limited kit. I don't know much about ladder safety because i never use them other than to scramble up on a garage roof now and then, but to me he was relying on a lot of luck because had he slipped he had no means of preventing a fall (both arms outstretched on the pole). I didn't critisize him because i didn't know much better.

[D.Salkeld_Ltd]

Dave,

What was his reaction, how did he feel about you helping him out?
Did you charge him?

David

[windowwashers]

Cleaning today and i could see a fellow cleaner doing a gutter/soffit clean above a conservatory. Ladder against the corner of the house and cleaning with a pole with applicator so no hands on ladder at all, stretching and way off balance. I popped over and wfpoled it for him as i couldn't bear to watch. Am i soft or what? Got no work for the rest of today either.

good on you Davew 

[Davew]

No didn't charge him, just helped him out. I'm next door with my all singing all dancing van and no work left, so rather than go home and get bored i thought i'd give him a hand with the hardest bit. Could have done the lot but even i'm not that generous!

[M & C Window Cleaning]

beggars belief what some people do.

It also beggars belief what some customers will expect their window cleaners to do with no regard for their safety just to get a job done.
I actually had a customer admit/boast about his 'couldn't care less' attitude to my face in connection with cleaning one window on his property. Needless to say he's no longer a customer!

[L.J.Thorpe]

dont knock the fearless nutter i have a tame one from barnsley he does all the dodgy stuff on gutter/fascia jobs and will work all day for 8 cans of strongbow and meat pie