[L.J.Thorpe]

 

[pjulk]

I have never had any problems from other window cleaners.

I know most in my area and always say hello if i bump into them.

[L.J.Thorpe]

I have never had any problems from other window cleaners.

I know most in my area and always say hello if i bump into them.

same here,i even make a point of introducing myself to new blokes if i see em
networking is the best way forward

[MNWC]

I forgot to ask did you speak to the man in the blue van the other day in fleet

[s.w.c]

personally i will chat to any window cleaner even help as much as i can, as for someone warning me off i could do with a good laugh,   once i helped a fellow window cleaner even invited him into my home on several occasions only to find out he was gathering information and try-ed come in after my work, i responded by that's fine try for my work i don't care , i knew none of my custies would go with someone like that, but he couldn't understand why i was angry , i explained i don't care about the work try your luck , but as for come in into my home introducing him to my family and mutt allowed him into my home life , this to me was the line to me this was the insult , but he couldn't understand this, so i told him stay away from my home or you will swim with the fishes, he never came around again, work is work so what there's room for every one, but to come into my home life and try to do the dirty that's a different story, violence is not always the answer to most thing but  to disrespect my home life that's another story

[L.J.Thorpe]

ah thats below the belt
he is a mutual foe
the scourge of all good wcers in our area
anyway if he is so busy who does the gardening services that he advertises
he only has the one house down there

[C-N-C]

hiya guy's

i started w/c about a year and a half ago,
i went to a rich little village not far from me,i got 1 job for 2.50 in 2 weeks there,all the locals wouldnt entertain me even had a person throw my leaflet in my face
my young brother in law was posting flyers for me and got threatened by 4 rough lookin w/c who cleaned the village, i went round to see them all,anyway dont want to brag fella's,but,we do the FULL village now.....lol
i actuly laugh with the custies now about the whole carry on and say to them ,he use to clean all your windows with he's old undies..
they like the water fed pole,they do!
just goes to show you guy's, they wont get away with it ALL the time
just my 2p worth

take care
C-N-C

[MNWC]

ooo your ard !

my young brother in law was posting flyers for me and got threatened by 4 rough lookin w/c who cleaned the village, i went round to see them all,anyway dont want to brag fella's,but,we do the FULL village now...

[steve bell]

I know what you all mean on this one.
Years ago things got a bit fraut around here, punch ups and all sorts of stuff. Thankfully I ran away to sea for eight years. I'm back now and things have calmed down a lot. Please don't think that I ran away to sea because of it or anything that I had been involved with. It just seemed like a good idea to be earning £25K tax free for a bit.
Anyway, I'm back now in a slightly different area and trying real hard to set up a round on my own. Slowly picking up jobs here and there. Everyone I speak to is friendly. I'm not in it to step on toes, just merely survive at the moment. (barely doing that, but it will come)
I certainly will not (knowingly) undercut anyone! I price jobs as I am happy to do the job, not what it would take to get the job.

Not been warned off, in fact making new friends. There's plenty of work out there.

[C-N-C]

hiya marcus,
i pretened to be when the occasion arises,
i also watched scareface so i learnt a few lines here and there
honestley,here mate this guy had my 16 year old brother in law white,he came round to tell me that a big guy round the corner is going to beat him up if he didnt leave village...the kids never bin the same again ;Dplus the misssus would of blamed me if he got beat up
not trying to be the big man marcus mate,but,just telling everyone what happens to bullys incase theres a 1 watching...LOL

anyway watch what ya saying or ill send him to your patch

take care mate

C-N-C

[scud]

  I had one tell me exactly what he was going to do to me if I put anymore leaflets through his customers doors, it was very big of him as I was up a ladder cleaning out gutters at the time, he was shouting from the safety of his car!
  Anyway he drives off into the estate I was on and hadn't returned by the time I had finished (only one way in and out), so I went to find him.
  He was up his ladder above the front door, so I wandered up the drive and posted a leaflet through the door and asked him if he was going to fullfill his promise or if he was "full of wind and p, like a bakers cat".
  He wouldn't come down his ladder, so I sat on the bottom rung of it for the good part of an hour, I left him in no doubt what would happen if their was a next time he threatened me.
  Haven't had any trouble since.
 
   We all get on in our area, we have each others phone numbers, play golf together and help each other out, when my van packed up a few weeks ago I borrowed 4 different vans from various people to keep me going in between their work.

[C-N-C]

hiya scud mate

He wouldn't come down his ladder, so I sat on the bottom rung of it for the good part of an hour, I left him in no doubt what would happen if their was a next time he threatened me.

LOL

nice 1 dude....

we the same mate,i do a few towns now and talk to all the w/c in all the towns and NEVER get a bit of trouble,but they are all real w/c's not the beermoney greesemonkey w/c what seem to think they OWN custies,
all the proper w/c i meet are sound guy's and its always good to talk about the job and share ideas.......even work now and again........

sorry guy's if i came accross a bit of a k*ob earlier


take care

C-N-C

[DASERVICES]

Never had the problem yet only from a big National in Scotland who threatened to get his lawyers on us. He has upset quite a lot of window cleaners up here, my only comment back to him was go ahead I'm sure your lawyer will defend a person who is breaking the law. End of story.
 

Everyone tends to know everyone so we always pass on jobs that are not in our area. But I have heard things are pretty bad in other areas.

[Paul Coleman]

This thread got me thinking (hard work that was).  Due to me having a decent attitude towards other W/Cers, I have about 3k a year work that I would not have had if I had been a mouthy, nasty piece of work.  You see, most W/Cs (at least around my way) still use ladders.  They sometimes get asked to do jobs that they can't manage with a ladder.  So they either phone me themselves or they give the enquirer my number.  After a few cleans, I will sometimes show my gratitude for doing this for me.  Seems to work OK.

[Tim82]

 The only one that I've had really is this guy I see form time to time who drives in from quite a way away that cleans some houses next to mine. He is always asking if i want to buy any work and where exactly my other work is. He has a threatening manner about him but no threats as yet. Intimidation tactics I think. I've been pretty wise to his ways from the beginning, thankfully.

Funnily enough I've had more problems with gangster customers threatening me than other window cleaners!

[dan hughes]

  YEP.

I'VE BEEN TOLD TO

"KEEP OFF MY PATCH"

"I USED TO CLEAN THAT HOUSE YEARS AGO"

"DON'T CROSS ME, I'LL AVE YOU DONE OVER"

"I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF IF I SEE YOU HERE AGAIN"

ALL THIS FROM , (YOU'LL NEVER GUESS) MY...........  STEP DAD.


YEP TRUE.

I WORK WITH HIM ON HIS ROUND AND HAVE MY OWN ROUND. VERY CONFUSING.
VERY ODD SETUP.

CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS NOT YOUR FAMILY. WITH FAMILY LIKE HIM, I DON'T NEED ANY MORE ENEMIES!

EVERY OTHER LOCAL WINDOW CLEANER IS FINE WITH ME!

[windowwashers]

I dont get into it, I run a business, I dont knowingly under cut people, I price as normal if people ask for a quote if domestics and they say they have a window cleaner I walk away I do leave my details for future if they stop are not happy with work being done, Commercial I quote my prices if I get it all good if not I move on.

I pass work on to loads of other window cleaners, I have never had anything back from them but I dont mind I just like to help others get a window cleaner to be honest.

Ian

[Londoner]

We used to get warned off and threatened all the time by the old window cleaners. I'm talking about 35 years ago, but thats how it was then and we were a pair of 18 year old Saturday part timers.
The old window cleaners were a lot tougher, all old soldiers etc.

 In the centre of Harrow all the shops were done by a couple of infamous Irish families and if you crossed them you would get done over.

[Tim82]

We used to get warned off and threatened all the time by the old window cleaners. I'm talking about 35 years ago, but thats how it was then and we were a pair of 18 year old Saturday part timers.
The old window cleaners were a lot tougher, all old soldiers etc.

 In the centre of Harrow all the shops were done by a couple of infamous Irish families and if you crossed them you would get done over.

This may sound silly but coming from a northerner, what  does "done over" mean exactly?

[seandyer2003]

We used to get warned off and threatened all the time by the old window cleaners. I'm talking about 35 years ago, but thats how it was then and we were a pair of 18 year old Saturday part timers.
The old window cleaners were a lot tougher, all old soldiers etc.

 In the centre of Harrow all the shops were done by a couple of infamous Irish families and if you crossed them you would get done over.

This may sound silly but coming from a northerner, what  does "done over" mean exactly?

i think its like a make over, maybe they tickled them with the applicator?