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Muck for luck? NOT this time
« on: December 20, 2007, 06:31:45 pm »
I was 5 mins into a job today and got a real strong smell of the dreaded stuff yep "DOG MUCK"  :-\ ,i turned around it it all up the side of my trousers  from ankle to hip,bottom of my coat and sleeve not only was it on my microbore hose but all up my pole hose aswell  >:( ,i was livid it stunk vile i dropped everything and stormed off to my van to get some cloths used the hose on the house to wash it all off my hoses and did my best to clean my clothes,to top it all off the people of the house were`nt even in to pay,this happened mid morning and so i had to plod on stinking of the nasty stuff,i was too far from home to get changed and i had 3 large detached propertys to clean along the lane,the last one also was usually scatterd with it so i had a quick look before i made a start and yep all over the place so i gave them a knock and i was ready to give anyone an argument,but they appologised and cleaned it all up before i started,why do people leave so much dog muck in their yards it`s real nasty stuff,i have a dog and it gets cleaned up straight away,right rant over  ;)

D.Salkeld_Ltd

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2007, 06:49:11 pm »
Don't blame you mate

What about a polite note to give the Dog Poo culprits?

Something like this:

Dear <customer>

There is a lot of dog dirt in your garden when I come to clean the windows.  As you can imagine, this creates havoc with my equipment!  Please could I have your phone number then, next time, I can ring you just before I come and if you would be so kind as to clear up before I come that would be much appreciated.

Thankyou



Yeh :-\
What do you think?

David


Not Perfect - But Honest

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2007, 06:52:53 pm »
Hi Dave,yeah good idea mate  ;),luckily i only have a few customers with dogs  :)

johnny_h

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2007, 07:38:46 pm »
i got a customer his place is spotless i did a con and upvc clean for him the house sparkles but his back garden is littered with dog poo im gonna leave him a letter in the new year too
AUDI VIDE TACE

Davew

Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2007, 08:13:48 pm »
I had exactly the same with cat poo. Then the same again with dog poo whilst the customer was there who proceeded to laugh at me running my boots under his outside tap! >:(

SherwoodCleaningSe

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2007, 10:19:20 pm »
I read your post and thought "poor guy", my wifes reading it over my shoulder and fell about laughing.  Don't know whats worse dog dirt up the ladders or dog dirt on wfp.

Simon.

D.Salkeld_Ltd

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2007, 10:23:31 pm »
I once had dog poo all up my ladders.  The lady was so upset about it she got a bucket of hot water and bleach and washed my ladders down while I had a cuppa :o :o
My ladders were cleaner than they had been for ages :o
It made me feel a bit bad, but she insisted :o

David
Not Perfect - But Honest

L.J.Thorpe

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2007, 10:27:57 pm »
should be alaw against it cant they fit dogs with catalytic convertors or summat :-X ???

L.J.Thorpe

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2007, 10:28:56 pm »
DOGalytic convertors ;D ;D ;D

L.J.Thorpe

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2007, 10:30:08 pm »
DOGASHYTIC convertors ;D ;D ;D ;D

M & C Window Cleaning

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2007, 10:48:20 pm »
I think it's worse with Wfp as it seems to end up on your hands as well as your clothes. Happened to me yesterday.

L.J.Thorpe

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2007, 10:53:09 pm »
also with wfp its the hose problem winding it in etc it can be almost impossible to avoid at least trad was ok as long as you didnt step in it and then walk it up rungs i hate the stuff and have drpped custs because of it no excuse for it

Ian W

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2007, 07:37:12 am »
Walked it up my ladders. Couldn't blame the customers as they don't have pets.
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

pingu

Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2007, 07:48:07 am »
What you mean your customers do their 'do-do' in their garden?

Thats disgusting....

Ian W

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2007, 10:26:13 am »
Amazing what some of my customers get up to...  ;D
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

Davew

Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2007, 03:35:22 pm »
And i thought i had crap customers. ::)

Elginn

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2007, 04:09:54 pm »
I think any customer who has a w/c and keeps dogs/cats should be forced to fit there pets with a bag, and if the custy's are the lazy ones, then the bag could burts all over there living rooms, then we could laugh about it and say how do you like it???

clean

Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2007, 04:17:23 pm »
Hi Guys,well iv`e still got the smell lingering on my gear  >:(,so it`s a good soapy wash down this weekend  ;D  ;)

Ian W

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2007, 04:51:09 pm »
so it`s a good soapy wash down this weekend ;D ;)
And what about your gear?  ;D
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

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Re: Muck for luck? NOT this time
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2007, 04:55:31 pm »
so it`s a good soapy wash down this weekend ;D ;)
And what about your gear?  ;D

Don`t worry my "gear" is in for a real good soapy wash down  ;D  ;)