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mitzipurr Feb 22nd 2007 5:40 am
Windows
 
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.

My friend has a Spanish girl who does her cleaning and she takes out the windows to get them clean on both sides and then washes the frames with a kitchen towel - is this normal????:rofl:

Big Pete Feb 22nd 2007 5:47 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4442706)
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.

My friend has a Spanish girl who does her cleaning and she takes out the windows to get them clean on both sides and then washes the frames with a kitchen towel - is this normal????:rofl:
I dunno but she sounds like a good wife for some guy ;)

MnM Feb 22nd 2007 6:15 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4442706)
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.

My friend has a Spanish girl who does her cleaning and she takes out the windows to get them clean on both sides and then washes the frames with a kitchen towel - is this normal????:rofl:
Very normal!

I clean my own windows as well and have to take them off the tracks in order to clean the outside (due to bars on the exterior), but I use a dust cloth for the frames, so maybe I'm only semi-normal ;)

anabella Feb 22nd 2007 7:07 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4442706)
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.

My friend has a Spanish girl who does her cleaning and she takes out the windows to get them clean on both sides and then washes the frames with a kitchen towel - is this normal????:rofl:
That's how you clean windows in Spain.. In the UK you don't have the option of taking them out, if you did you wouldn't need window cleaners..

paddy07 Feb 22nd 2007 7:36 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4442706)
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.

My friend has a Spanish girl who does her cleaning and she takes out the windows to get them clean on both sides and then washes the frames with a kitchen towel - is this normal????:rofl:
are you that dirty you dont clean your windows

Andy Pipken Feb 22nd 2007 7:52 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by paddy07 (Post 4443089)
are you that dirty you dont clean your windows
YOU DIRTY PIKIE, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WASHED YOUR WINDOWS

paddy07 Feb 22nd 2007 7:57 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by Andy Pipken (Post 4443160)
YOU DIRTY PIKIE, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WASHED YOUR WINDOWS
they dont you know

crispy Feb 22nd 2007 8:42 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4442706)
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.

My friend has a Spanish girl who does her cleaning and she takes out the windows to get them clean on both sides and then washes the frames with a kitchen towel - is this normal????:rofl:


This sounds normal for me or should I say OH who also give the glass a rub over with the sporting news after. In the summer when the kids are here we give them the hose and a brush and let them clean the windows for us usually ends up with the rooms soaked as well :eek: but they have fun:D

mitzipurr Feb 22nd 2007 9:06 am
Re: Windows
 
Hey - I cleaned my windows yesterday with vinegar and water cos my Mum said thats how to do it - anyway this is why it has rained today....:rofl:

big wheels Feb 22nd 2007 10:50 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4442706)
Do the Spanish clean windows??

There seems to be a distinct lack of window cleaners in my part of Spain so I was wondering if the Spanish ever clean their windows.
:
Most houses on our road get the windows cleaned on a daily basis by the lady of the house, together with the bars and the steps, pavement and their section of road scrubbed. :huh:
There is actually a noticable line outside our house on the pavement where our neighbour cleans up to:o

I have never seen a "window cleaner" in Spain

Our windows get cleaned perhaps once a month, or when they look dirty :thumbup:

mitzipurr Feb 23rd 2007 5:03 am
Re: Windows
 
On a shopping channel the other day I saw a special window cleaner on an extendable pole which cleans the windows inside and out at the same time!!

jonsol Feb 23rd 2007 6:34 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4446594)
On a shopping channel the other day I saw a special window cleaner on an extendable pole which cleans the windows inside and out at the same time!!
He must find it difficult balancing on top of a pole:thumbup:

Big Pete Feb 23rd 2007 8:56 am
Re: Windows
 
Originally Posted by mitzipurr (Post 4446594)
On a shopping channel the other day I saw a special window cleaner on an extendable pole which cleans the windows inside and out at the same time!!
My mrs got one of those works well actually, the only problem is with double glazed units !! as the system works by magnets with sponges and rubber window wiper type of edgeing, wrapped round . As you move the inside or outside pad the other one follows hence cleaning both sides at once ..

Useful for doing the exterior of upstairs that you couldnt reach otherwise , and it works ..100% UNTIL !! You have a double glazing window with a wide space then the magnet isnt strong enough and drops of on the floor ...

Rating of the product = 8/10
:thumbup:


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