Window Cleaning Business

[ruds]

Hello to everbody,

Anybody thought about setting up a window cleaning business in Pattaya, I know we have tip top but don't know much about them, have they got a window cleaning round going on? Set up costs wouldn't be a lot but there are a few major factors against it that I can see, 2 of them being:

- most people have bars on their windows making them very hard to clean

- and window cleaners generally clean windows once a month often when people are not home, don't know if that one would go down too well

Its not something that I would set up but it just came to me and thought somebody might want to give it go

Ruds

[dgoz]

Wrong section buddy.

You want > Jokes - puzzles and riddles - make my day

[Rimmer]

You just gotta laugh

[Mobi]

I thought that's what maids were for

(Or anyone else who has a hand in keeping the home clean.)

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

Hello to everbody,

Anybody thought about setting up a window cleaning business in Pattaya, I know we have tip top but don't know much about them, have they got a window cleaning round going on? Set up costs wouldn't be a lot but there are a few major factors against it that I can see, 2 of them being:

- most people have bars on their windows making them very hard to clean

- and window cleaners generally clean windows once a month often when people are not home, don't know if that one would go down too well

Its not something that I would set up but it just came to me and thought somebody might want to give it go

Ruds

ruds my friend, if you a have a dream of cleaning windows, go for it !! there is a lot of negativity here in pattaya with people wanting to knock on you etc ( ecetera)

My advice is start small but think big ( like ronald macdonald back in the 60's)

best of luck but beware of water shortages that may occur during hor season

another obstacle of pattaya business men is to sucumb to too much alcohol intake with over time may destroy your business ( and your mind )

hope this helps

[Jingthing]

I am wondering how to clean my window SCREENS in my high rise condo.

[JacknDanny]

Hello to everbody,

Anybody thought about setting up a window cleaning business in Pattaya, I know we have tip top but don't know much about them, have they got a window cleaning round going on? Set up costs wouldn't be a lot but there are a few major factors against it that I can see, 2 of them being:

- most people have bars on their windows making them very hard to clean

- and window cleaners generally clean windows once a month often when people are not home, don't know if that one would go down too well

Its not something that I would set up but it just came to me and thought somebody might want to give it go

Ruds

ruds my friend, if you a have a dream of cleaning windows, go for it !! there is a lot of negativity here in pattaya with people wanting to knock on you etc ( ecetera)

My advice is start small but think big ( like ronald macdonald back in the 60's)

best of luck but beware of water shortages that may occur during hor season

another obstacle of pattaya business men is to sucumb to too much alcohol intake with over time may destroy your business ( and your mind )

hope this helps

And of course the small matter of the work permit

[taxexile]

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[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

Why Clean Windows?

Hi taxexile,

i can really relate to your avatar, it speaks a 1000 words

[taxexile]

are you the poker or pokee ?

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

are you the poker or pokee ?

i am the guy on the right which i guess i am the pokee, BTY ( by the way ) I am not gay.

i am fortunate to live in a modern world were we have various medications such as xanax, diazpam, prozaz etc that can make life easier for some of us that are more sensitive to our surroundings ,ie artists, arty types etc ( ecetera)

regards

[taxexile]

life easier

life never gets easier , hence my avatar.

[Jeffery Stanthorpe]

are you the poker or pokee ?

i am the guy on the right which i guess i am the pokee, BTY ( by the way ) I am not gay.

i am fortunate to live in a modern world were we have various medications such as xanax, diazpam, prozaz etc that can make life easier for some of us that are more sensitive to our surroundings ,ie artists, arty types etc ( ecetera)

regards

[taxexile]

your duplicate post nicely proves my point.

i think you may have missed taking a tablet.

Edited March 14, 2007 by taxexile

[gummy]

ruds,

I think what you are proposing has merit, but to gain that added publicity may I suggest a photo shoot with you standing in front of your company Tuk Tuk with the ladders on its the roof ?

[JacknDanny]

ruds,

I think what you are proposing has merit, but to gain that added publicity may I suggest a photo shoot with you standing in front of your company Tuk Tuk with the ladders on its the roof ?

[ruds]

You guys crack me up. I wasn't thinking about setting up a window cleaning business myself, I even mentioned that in my post, some of you need to take greater care when reading. Stop w**king, that will improve your eyesight at least.

I was merely putting a suggestion forward that someone might be interested in looking into. Surely it makes a refreshing change from someone posting "I want to set up a beer bar, any advice?"

Fair enough it may not be the most desirable job in the world but surely you guys didnt think that the person setting up the business would actually clean the windows, when a thai would do that for 200 baht a day. What planet are you on?

I think some of you really do need to spend a little bit more time outside and not in front of your computer

Ruds

[sinom]

Don't think it will wash in Pattaya, almost every private house already have house maids etc. who will do the work (as stated in an earlier post). Well done for trying to think of business enterpising idea's. Next suggestion - build multi story car parks, or those Japanese auto rotation car parks.

On a lighter note, but not showing my age !!

George Formby circa 1934

Now I go cleanin' windows to earn an honest bob

For a nosy parker it's an interestin' job

Now it's a job that just suits me

A window cleaner you would be

If you can see what I can see

When I'm cleanin' windows

Honeymoonin' couples too

You should see them bill 'n coo

You'd be surprised at things they do

When I'm cleanin' windows

In my profession I'll work hard

But I'll never stop

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

Till I get right to the top

The blushin' bride, she looks divine

The bridegroom he is doin' fine

I'd rather have his job than mine

When I'm cleanin' windows

The chambermaids' sweet names I call

It's a wonder I don't fall

My mind's not on my work at all

When I'm cleanin' windows

I know a fella, such a swell

He has a thirst, that's plain to tell

I've seen him drink his bath as well

When I'm cleanin' windows

Oh, in my profession I'll work hard

But I'll never stop

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

Till I get right to the top

Pyjamas lyin' side by side

Ladies nighties I have spied

I've often seen what goes inside

When I'm cleanin' windows

------ banjo ------

Now there's a famous talkie queen

She looks a flapper on the screen

She's more like eightie than eighteen

When I'm cleanin' windows

She pulls her hair all down behind

Then pulls down her... never mind

And after that pulls down the blind

When I'm cleanin' windows

In my profession I'll work hard

But I'll never stop

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

Till I get right to the top

An old maid walks around the floor

She's so fed up, one day I'm sure

She'll drag me in and lock the door

When I'm cleanin' windows

[Mobi]

Maybe a window cleaning business would work if you broadened the remit.

Your window cleaners could multi -task; like dust the furniture, clean the floors and make the beds. Maybe do a bit of laundry and the odd Thai meal.

This has got got be one original idea that could be a winner.......

And.. BTW - the best thread on this forum for many a month.

Lets see how long we can keep it going - might even make TV's weekly email of important new topics.

Edited March 15, 2007 by Mobi D'Ark

[Greenman]

Hello to everbody,

Anybody thought about setting up a window cleaning business in Pattaya, I know we have tip top but don't know much about them, have they got a window cleaning round going on? Set up costs wouldn't be a lot but there are a few major factors against it that I can see, 2 of them being:

- most people have bars on their windows making them very hard to clean

- and window cleaners generally clean windows once a month often when people are not home, don't know if that one would go down too well

Its not something that I would set up but it just came to me and thought somebody might want to give it go

Ruds

You can clean the bars with Duraglit The problem you may have is that maids and staff here do them already. In the UK where having a window round is worth it's weight in gold people simply don't have maids. Thais who own their own property can easily afford a maid and would simply not use an outside service that they couldn't trust.

Why not try delivering morning rolls to farang? I was in Pattaya recently and went into a supermarket not far from the center. Couldn't believe it when I got this amazing smell of rolls wafting past me........Exactly the same rolls we get back in Scotland delivered to our doorsteps.........wish we could get them in Bangkok, I bought a dozen and my 2 friends and scoffed the lot on the trip back.

Anything is worth a go as with no income here sooner or later funds dry up and it's back home........perish the thought

[Ungabunga]

Imagine knocking on the door of Sabai Dee massage gaff and asking if you can 'fill yer bucket' with soapy water