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How are all you other window cleaners coping with the very warm weather we are having at the moment,i start early so i can have an early finish as i find the afternoon to warm.

You can tell when the weather is good, I can usually tell who the window cleaners are as the summer outfits tends to appear rather quicky!!

As well as our normal range of clothing maybe we should look at introducing a summer selection with Ettore shorts and vests - do you fancy modelling the range for our catalogue Fish4fun if it ever comes to fruition??!!


PS - I am so jeolous of you finishing early in this weather, I'd love to be able to do that !!

Its tough to work in this heat, but like fish4fun, i can stop and start when it takes my fancy. Oh the delights of self employment. Ah well mark, at least you wont get sun burnt mate.

What I've worked out is you never see a window cleaner who hasn't got a tan JD !!

Very true about the sun burn JD - mind you, I am practically transparent I am that white with being stuck in an office !!

Do you ever notice an increase in new window cleaners in your area when there's a bit of sunshine? I was talking to a distributor yesterday and he's said that theres been an increase in new window cleaners who have taken it up due to redundancies, hours been cut at work etc

Hi Mark,yes i would model the ettore summer gear,i better start working out so i could lose a few pounds round the belly.
On the subject of more window cleaners appearing in the summer,yes there is definitely an increase and also like you have mentioned with people losing their jobs they are more looking to set up their own business like window cleaning or grass cutting.

Definitely more window cleaners on the go! But most will fall by the wayside, as a lot of people think your going to find 500 regular customers in a few months! It takes at a good couple of years to get a customer base that gives you a livable wage. Unless your extremely fortunate! Most will get bored after a few months, i see it so often.

I assume that people will think that as they maybe at a loose end, and the weathers nice, do window cleaning etc.

I suppose the situation changes also when the weather takes a turn for the worse - does that seperate the men from the boys !!

100% correct Mark......

Where's the glorious sunshine promised today??

It's been completely overcast with bouts of rain here in West Yorkshire today - anyone else been caught up in the bad weather or has it been nice where you are ??

Bliss here..................

The weather in Glasgow was scorching a bit uncomortable at times. drink penty of water thats the key.

Alright here in east kilbride,too warm to work

Sounds like it was just ourselves here in West Yorkshire who had the bad weather then !!

Picked up today mind, it's roasting and we are expected to keep it over the weekend so theres a silver lining to the cloud I suppose !!

Dont forget the factor 30 sunscreen lads. Especially if you have a big bald napper like me!

Really hot today chucked it at 2pm and watched some of wimbeldon,these tennis players must have been barbecued running about in that heat..



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I have to put sun cream on my head too JD as I get joelous of how much hair Duncan Goodhew has compared to me !! - Only kidding but I'm not that far behind !!

This weather is intense, least when you are abroad it tends to be a heat that you can handle as it isn't too humid, and you've always got the sea or a pool to plunge into. Here it's very close and stuffy, no wonder in between games Andy Murray has ice baths to recover.

Ice baths, now that would refresh you alright mark! Fish4fun, i could only manage 2mins of wimbledon, not even Sharapova could make me watch it for longer.

Rain was thumping off the ground about 3pm today thunder and lightning as well in Glasgow had to pack up.

The weather is a lot better now its not so humid better to work in and not si tiring.

Weather definitely changed down here too.

Looking out of the window now and it's pouring with rain - definitely more bearable though, not half as humid which is a good thing.

not had any thunder storms though, although there's still time I suppose..

Not a bad day in east kilbride which is about 9 miles from glasgow yet it was chucking it down in glasgow...
Shows you how different the weather can be within a few miles..

What a week so far trying to dodge the heavy showers here in east kilbride ,lovely start today then wet afternoon.
Even to wet to go fishing.

just back from holiday in kintyre weather was very unsettled when i was their,i went backto work on tuesday and weather has improved(typical)..

Hi Fish4fun,

Absolutely typical about returning to work and the sun is shining - always happens.

Take today for instance - lovely and sunny down here, I know for a fact tomorrow as it's approaching the weekend it will be back to rain !!

Did you partake in sampling some lovely single malts on your holidays?? !!

I was going to ask fish4fun that very question mark. Well fish4fun, any lovely single malts?

Plenty of good single malts their is a few local malts from the distillery in campbeltown which are top malts at least i think they were!!will have to try them again to get a better taste of the flavours!!..
Here is some of the local malts Springbank or Hazelburn or Longrow or Glen Scotia to name but a few..

Yum yum

I'll second that JD !!

There must be some good whiskies in ireland jd.

I can already vouch for that Fish4fun - having indulged myself a few years ago and managing to miss my flight back home because of it !!

One drink (of many!!) I did stumble across was a pint which consisted of half guinness topped up with a bottle of WKD Irn Bru - was very different but you couldn't drink too many of those !!

Another drink I became partial too was the hot toddys with cloves in the glass - very nice !!

All in all a very nice trip apart from the one way BA flight that cost me an extra £140.00 to get back to Leeds Bradford - oh well, you live and learn as they say !!