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(#4) A Career's Worth Of Stories
From Redditor /u/darkerthanmysoul:
My uncle has been doing this job over 20 years, so I’ve had a few weird stories off him:
- A woman filming [an adult movie].
- A sign on a window asking them to not clean the bathroom window. Obviously not knowing which window [looked into the bathroom], they went about their jobs. The bathroom had skinned rabbits hung up.
- A hoarder whose windows were slowly being hidden by the years of “collections.”
- A famous footballer who was NOT with his wife. Not not long after this the company was asked to sign NDAs.
- What looked like a scene [for police]. My uncle reported it but was later told it was fake [body substances] for a TV show that was filming there.
His favorite?
- A dog breeder (okay, breeder is not the right word, but someone who had two litters), and every four weeks he went back to clean the building and got to see the pups growing up. When he went back and they were roughly 12 weeks there was one pup left. He asked for her, and now he’s got a rottie called Holly.
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(#1) A Couple Having Fun Spitting At Each Other
From Redditor /u/FerryPencer:
I saw a man and a woman squirting water out of their mouths at each other. It probably was highballs, not water, but I couldn't see what they had in their glasses.
Anyway, first he'd take a swallow and squirt it all over her, then she did it to him - they took turns, for God's sake. You should've seen them. They were in hysterics the whole time, like it was the funniest thing that ever happened.
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(#3) A Guy Practicing His Cutlery Skills
From Redditor /u/differt:
[I saw] a dude throwing kitchen knives at a dartboard in an undersized pink robe.
Skipped that window.
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(#5) A Beautiful Woman Who Didn't Mind The Gawkers
From Redditor /u/nowaynotever:
Five years ago, four of us window-cleaning lowlifes were on a neighboring building rooftop preparing ropes for work in the morning. This was in a vibrant suburb in Australia with many tall apartments.
One of the most beautiful women I have ever seen was putting on lingerie. When she finished pulling up and attaching her stockings she spied us across the road gawking.
Casually, while maintaining eye contact, she pulled the blind down to her shoulders to cover her face and continued with putting on makeup.
It was one of the best days of my professional career and I will love that woman forever. Not bizarre really, but I thought I'd share a sweet memory with y'all.
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(#15) Unusual Adult Entertainment
From Redditor /u/THEEHaydenRush:
Every time I went by to clean this one dude's apartment window, he and his friend would watch the weirdest [adult movies] on his giant f*cking TV.
They would watch it like they were watching the news or something.
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(#9) A Startled And Angry Parrot
From Redditor /u/sirmcchris:
Nothing too crazy, but I worked for my stepdad's company, which had very sketchy equipment and no safety rope/vest to make sure you don’t plunge to certain [termination] or permanent injury. We used stack ladders, [which] are very hard to assemble if you lack upper body strength.
Also, you very much want someone at the bottom holding you if you stacked three or more ladders... Sudden strong winds [will] make you regret every decision you’ve ever made in your life when you get hit by one. Typing this out, our dangerous setup is the craziest part of this story.
Anyway, I had six ladders stacked and was cleaning a third-story window at a private residence. As soon as I made the climb up the ladder and to the window, I scared the sh*t out of a parrot sitting in a cage on the other side. This f*cking parrot lets out this shriek that scared the sh*t out of me because I didn’t see the parrot at first.
I was already nervous being three stories up on a sketchy ladder. I swear I almost fell backward. I just hugged the ladder and p*ssed myself and had to go back down because I was so shook. Climbing down I was so nervous, and I’ve done it with ease before. Once you get to used to it... you don’t get scared unless an unexpected parrot f*cking screams at you.
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Skyscraper Window Cleaners is an exciting and exhilarating job that provides unparalleled city views. Due to the need to clean windows and the dangers of working at heights, its wages are higher than many other labor jobs. These professional cleaning staff also need to receive guidance and training on the use of high-level cleaning equipment operations and employee safety practices.
Becoming a skyscraper window cleaner is not easy, which requires not only professional skills but also good physical fitness, it is obvious that people with the fear of heights and heart disease are not eligible. The random tool shares 16 bizarre stories that skyscraper window cleaners have got through.
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