TIME Magazines Window Cleaning in Pictures

Time magazine release pictures celebrating window cleaners around the world. Very timely & curious as the American Window Cleaner Magazine & the Master Window Cleaners of America have just recently started giving out prizes for the best window cleaning pictures. Below are the pictures & captions for each picture, click on them to enlarge.

Gateshead, U.K.: Which end you want to start?

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Chicago, Illinois: A good strong rope is the key.

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Philadelphia: Don't drop that bucket!

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Bangkok, Thailand: Silhouetted against the bright morning sun, he stretches to clean a spot.

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Beijing, China: Formation Window-Washing will be a demonstration event at next year's Olympics. Here the Chinese team practice a move.

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Floating your BoatBy the time you've finished cleaning the windows on the QE2, it's time to start over again.

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Manila, Philippines: Never walk below a window cleaner's cradle.

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Orlando, Florida: Holy Soapsuds! The Caped Crusader, down on his luck, is forced to take a second job.

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Kunming, China: You can always trust someone to take things too far. Two Chinese high-rise window washers tie the knot. Tight.

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Shanghai, China: Ever had the feeling that you made a bad career choice?

Hong Kong: Too many panes of glass, not enough cleaners.

Berlin, Germany: For a nosey parker it's an interesting job.

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Fiji Window Cleaning Day

The Fiji times online reports that there are quite a lot of anniversaries taking place on its Pacific Isle. Last week they had their annual Window Washer Day, when everyone is supposed to clean their windows to celebrate the work of professional window cleaners who risk their lives swabbing the glass on multi-storey buildings. I have fond memories of Fiji, where everyone was friendly & said a quick "Bula bula" to each other & getting drunk on Kava tea - a lip numbing experience! Most of the men wore hibiscus flowers in their hair & wore loin cloths/skirts. If you don't believe me - check out the Fijian man maid, which was about the only reference to cleaning in Fiji I could find!

Anyhow, I reckon because this is such a weak post: I should add this photo of another Window Cleaner at work in China, this picture was narrowly beaten by another for photo of the year! Someone buy him a suction cup! Go on - click the link & have a laugh.