Those clouds are your friends.

In the past few weeks, as I’ve been out on the streets of Ojai and Upper Ojai canvassing for new window cleaning customers, the most common diversion I’ve come across from prospects is the desire to wait until the rain has stopped to have the window cleaning done.
Now, this is a classic diversion, and most of you who use tactics like this on door-to-door salesman of my ilk, are probably sitting back smugly now looking at the cloudy day through blurry, filthy windows.
You may be patting yourself on the back for holding tight to your duckets, but there’s a couple of things you to remember.
1. Rain doesn’t make windows dirty. Even in a torrential downpour, how much rain water even makes it onto your windows? That’s right, none. The windows are strategically placed under the eaves and thus remain dry even during a heavenly sobfest.
Here’s an article from a respected window washing service from the gray and drizzly Pacific Northwest, that clearly dispels the mythical thinking that hanging with your dirty windows is ever a good idea.

2. In fact, your windows will stay cleaner longer during the rainy season.
Some people realize that rain acts as an air purifier. Rain water acts like a giant negative ion generator that remove the dust, pollen and other airborne debris from the air that is magnetically attracted to the static charge often held by glass windows. When these particulates are conjoined by the army of flying insects attempting to invade or escape your abode, what you’re left with is a foggy gloomy mess. The little known secret is there’s a lot less dust, pollen and insect traffic happening right now than during the sunny days of late spring and summer. Which means that getting your windows washed now equals a big smart savings move. Your windows will stay cleaner weeks longer than if you wait. That equals a smart investment and the added light in your home will raise your seasonally affected spirits and offer new inspiration on your resolve.
Lets face it folks, durning the cold days of winter and the gray days of early spring, having clean windows may be the only way you’re actually going to enjoy the outdoors. From the inside, looking out.
So, do you want to look out at the world through dirty streaked sad windows? Or do you want to truly see those magnificent clouds, those trees bending gracefully in the breeze, and those peaks of sunlight sneaking through the gray?
Getting your windows cleaned now, before the rain is over may be one of the smartest low cost investments you could ever regularly make. Are you brave enough to enjoy windows that can remain cleaner for weeks longer than if you wait until the warmer days of spring and summer? Are you tough enough to handle clean windows right now? And are you savvy enough to know that your window washer’s schedule is slow right now and take advantage of their light calendar to negotiate a better deal on cleaning.
If you are an Ojai resident and mention this article when you call me over for an estimate before winter is officially over – prior to March 20, 2010 — I’ll reward you with a 20 percent intelligence discount.
How’s that for a rainy day special?

Call today 805-208-9254 or email chris(at)pinkminute(dot)com.