[telboy]

.

i enjoy cleaning windows off ladders so why switch,wfp looks like a boring factory job to me

What a stupid thing to say

[martinsadie]

.

i enjoy cleaning windows off ladders so why switch,wfp looks like a boring factory job to me

What a stupid thing to say

what that i enjoy using ladders 

[martinsadie]

or that wfp looks like posh road sweepers 

[tomy jackson]

its less boring then trad ,

[telboy]

.

i enjoy cleaning windows off ladders so why switch,wfp looks like a boring factory job to me

What a stupid thing to say

what that i enjoy using ladders 

No That it looks like factory job :

[telboy]

If you have some thing constructive to say against WFP

 Say it

Dont make stupid irrelevent remarks on a thread about some thing very serious.

[CCM]

now now girls...

[GWCS]

ladders are as safe as wfp (2-3 stories only) in the right hands.. if you rush or do not prepare properly enough, check your equipment, have appropriate training and warn others of their use, then your likely to get into problems.

99% of accidents are caused by lack of thought, understanding and planning.

However I use wfp for 80% of my work as i prefer to keep my feet on the ground. I charge more for ladder work as the time taken to do the same job safely is slower.

[Nathanael Jones]

The chances of falling from a ladder are small,.. but when you climb those rungs 100 times a day, 250 odd days a year, it isn't long before even the safest & best trained operator can simply run out of luck.
Ladders will never be banned, but they are already restricted, and those restrictions do directly affect window cleaners. I think its only sensible for even the most hardcore trad cleaners to have a basic WFP backpack setup as part of their gear, even if its only used for those really high or awkward windows. I'm not saying everyone should switch to WFP, just be sensible & well informed about ALL the tools & methods of the trade,.. maximise your potential and minimise risks.

[CCM]

Life is risk. Should I ? Shouldn't I ?....ladders or pole ? both ? God or no God..and then which brand ? It's all an insurers dream..some will argue this way, others another...choice.

I think you have to make the best decision for yourselves, based on the information you have to hand. I made mine and I'm sticking to it, but I'm not you...or you...think things through and the answer will be there...for you.

[weetot]

you say potatoes and i say tomatoes

[martinsadie]

you say potatoes and i say tomatoes

[luther1]

Was back on my ladders all last week because of my van being in the garage and i quite enjoyed it. Didn't have to go to the gym either,and gates were easier to climb over. Didn't get my ladders caught round any dustbins or pot plants either!

[martinsadie]

Was back on my ladders all last week because of my van being in the garage and i quite enjoyed it. Didn't have to go to the gym either,and gates were easier to climb over. Didn't get my ladders caught round any dustbins or pot plants either!

[tacky]

just hit the frigging sky dish off .

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

wise man said " do ladders if you want but do wfp if you want as well"

wise words or wot.

[martinsadie]

just hit the frigging sky dish off .

i broke on last year,health and safty idiots,sky engineers dont put them as high as they used too 

[tacky]

so did my son .the air was blue i can tell u

[dave.e]

Was back on my ladders all last week because of my van being in the garage and i quite enjoyed it. Didn't have to go to the gym either,and gates were easier to climb over. Didn't get my ladders caught round any dustbins or pot plants either!
[/quote





Hi  luther1 how did you get on with going back to ladders for the week i am interested because i think by the time you have set up wfp moved van got hose Court round everything you know the score would you say you got your weeks work done on time or not .Dave

[Londoner]

I was working in Ruislip a couple of weeks back and a painter fell off his ladder at the house opposite. I didn't see what happened but he wasn't really hurt, just hobbling around pulling faces.

However, I know of two or three window cleaners in our area who have had really bad falls. One, a guy called John Salmon would have been dead except for the fact that the son of the householder came home from school early. I picked up quite a few of his old customers.

Another one called Gary broke his leg and never came back although his wife tried to keep things going for a while.

These stories don't make it onto the BBC but they are happening all the time all over the country.