On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:31:42 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/16/2017 11:51 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-06-16 11:29 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> “Oh sure, I remember window-cleaning hell all too well, and so do
>>>> you. Of course, at the time, I didn’t fully know how horrible it
>>>> was. Now I do, thanks to the innovation of Window Wipes: disposable
>>>> moist towelettes for cleaning glass.
>>>
>>> I'm going to try them. I dislike cleaning windows and I'm not very
>>> good at it. In the past couple of weeks I did the windows in the
>>> family room twice and when the afternoon sun hits them I still see
>>> streaks.
>>
>> Afternoon sun? One of the first rules of window cleaning is not to do
>> it on sunny days.
>
>Can't always count on dull days. Sure, you're supposed to wash them
>when the sun moves away.
>
>> I really hate washing windows, but based on the number
>> of times I have ended up having to them, it appears that my wife hates
>> it even more than I do. We have 13 windows on the first floor and
>> another 6 on the second floor.
>
>I never counted the number of windows. Heck, you've seen pics of the
>back of my house. It's practically a wall of glass.
>
>I bought a Windex Outdoor Window washing kit with an extension rod.
>There is no way I can reach the top of the windows to wash them. There
>are bushes in front of all of them except on the patio. Those are
>taller than I am, too. I'm not about to stand on a ladder to wash
>windows. The extension rod makes washing windows so much easier.
>
>> I tend to tackle them all the same day so
>> it makes for a longer day of cleaning. I suppose I could break it into
>> shorter jobs by doing one room at a time, but what would probably happen
>> would be that I would do one room one day and it might be a month
>> before I get psyched up to the the next one.
>
>I'm not that terribly concerned about washing the windows. I like to be
>able to see birds at the bird bath and hummingbirds at the feeder. But
>I sure don't worry about having crystal clear windows all the time.
>
>Jill

I don't worry too much about spotless windows either, no matter how
often I'd clean them ten minutes later there'd be cat's paw and nose
prints on them.