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  • @OrionBlaze
    @OrionBlaze 2 роки тому +4

    5:00 he didn't meant "high maintenance people" he said "mantenidos" which is a word used in Latin America to describe people who has generational wealth and don't have to work to survive

  • @evidentcleaning4879
    @evidentcleaning4879 7 років тому +22

    These guys are absolutely amazing. They give me a lot of inspiration.

  • @noes9849
    @noes9849 6 років тому +8

    Thanks for the short documentary, I learned a lot from others peoples jobs and values. Much respect to them!

  • @bryannevers4679
    @bryannevers4679 2 роки тому +3

    Respect to these guys for doing such a dangerous job.

  • @TheNilstubes
    @TheNilstubes 8 років тому +109

    Whoever is employing these guys should get them actual rope access gear to work with... The gear and ropes they are working with is ridiculously dangerous! I don't know US legal norms on rope access work but in Europe that stuff is illegal.. A piece of cloth as rope protector on a rope like that?! Seriously.. Their boss should be in prison.

    • @theraspberryman
      @theraspberryman 8 років тому +3

      TheNilstubes contact osha

    • @nyfries
      @nyfries 7 років тому +1

      i know nothing about window cleaning but that piece of carpet seems really sketchy considering how important it is

    • @goodtimesmedia.1171
      @goodtimesmedia.1171 7 років тому +6

      TheNilstubes they are their own boss.

    • @melbman43
      @melbman43 7 років тому +4

      Having done this work previously also noticed that there was no bag at all to store the ropes in.

    • @grrspij
      @grrspij 7 років тому +16

      I washed windows in Chicago during the late 80's. I was given the same stuff to work with as these guys have. It was normal equipment. My foreman still used what he was trained in which was a "genie" cylinder type system with two lines going thru and a bow-sun chair. No safety. He would tell me that the second line going thru the genie was his safety. I used the rack-n-bar setup with a separate safety line/ body harness. I never had an issue. Sad that these guys make the same wages as I did 32 years ago.

  • @funkbeatz5303
    @funkbeatz5303 7 років тому +22

    Wow what a great short documentary on a tough and risky job, may God keep them safe. - Wow que buen corto documentario en el dificil y riesgoso trabajo, que Dios los quiede.

    • @adamlee2550
      @adamlee2550 2 роки тому

      I think it's probably statistically riskier to work in an office than doing rope access on built structures nowadays.

  • @goodtimesmedia.1171
    @goodtimesmedia.1171 7 років тому +11

    I'm a window cleaner myself, for D.T.L.A buildings... Respect to these guys!

  • @sergiomore4596
    @sergiomore4596 9 років тому +52

    i remember being nervous all day waiting to make shure my dad would make it home safe from window cleaning now i keep an eye on him by working side by side as a window cleaner

    • @sergiomore4596
      @sergiomore4596 8 років тому +9

      YOU THINK I WOULD BE RISKING MY LIFE FOR PENNIES NO SIR $$$$$$$ ITS OUR COMPANY

    • @danielcuevas5899
      @danielcuevas5899 7 років тому +2

      Sergio More I like your attitude!!!!

    • @alve434
      @alve434 6 років тому

      I would like to be a window cleaner. How do I get started?

    • @Essays4College
      @Essays4College 5 років тому

      Do you remember your first day getting up there? What was that like?

  • @reverester317
    @reverester317 8 років тому +26

    much respect not many can do that work

  • @Tomahawk8989
    @Tomahawk8989 4 роки тому +2

    I just started and man it is a Rush! Dont look down is a understatement

  • @Thezunilguatemalanboy
    @Thezunilguatemalanboy 10 років тому +14

    Dios nos siga bendiciendo a todos nosotros los limpiadores ventanas y ah toda la raza trabajadora

    • @alve434
      @alve434 6 років тому +1

      Compa le quiero entrar a esta chamba. Como le have uno?

  • @eduardoalcala969
    @eduardoalcala969 7 років тому +6

    Good lord.i cant do that. God bless u brothers

  • @sintroisbeautifulday6389
    @sintroisbeautifulday6389 3 роки тому +1

    God bless you guys..

  • @courtneybush6196
    @courtneybush6196 3 роки тому +2

    I wish this was longer...I really enjoyed this.

  • @ProWindowz_Inc
    @ProWindowz_Inc 10 років тому +14

    :) Be safe out there, saludos desde Los Angeles.

  • @survivalist56
    @survivalist56 7 років тому +4

    good luck to you guys, this is the most useful work

  • @caponedickson4547
    @caponedickson4547 6 років тому +1

    Respect to these dudes.

  • @Vini007
    @Vini007 11 років тому +7

    Great job, NYT.

  • @sos9133
    @sos9133 2 роки тому

    True heroes! 😳Just watching makes my plams sweat uncontrollably.👏👏👏

  • @Mighty-VizioN
    @Mighty-VizioN 3 роки тому +3

    I've been doing this for over 20 years. And believe it or not. You get paid more working on the ground with a pole. Our pay is based on how fast we get the job done. It doesn't matter how long it takes, you still get paid the same.

  • @jellybellies3902
    @jellybellies3902 6 років тому +2

    yo trabaje por muchos anos en las ventanas con la compania service one, y gracias a Dios en contre otro trabajo mas facil y les mando saludos a cruz y a todos los liempia ventanas que siguen luchando dia a dia y que algun dia las companias de limpia ventas les pague lo que merecen porque es un trabajo muy riesgoso y pesado, que DIOS me los bendigan a todos y que algun dia les cambie la suerte le desea este puertorriqueno.

  • @numnutz1000
    @numnutz1000 11 років тому +2

    Very Beautiful, thoughtful too.

  • @tumeropadre4578
    @tumeropadre4578 6 років тому +4

    Respect
    Respeto para mi raza🇲🇽🇺🇸🇲🇽

  • @john_barton_
    @john_barton_ 5 років тому +1

    Incredible. Excellent.

  • @JoseCruz-bw8ig
    @JoseCruz-bw8ig 5 років тому +2

    Waoo que valor amigos... yo ago roofing y 3 pisos da miedo... mis respetos para uds...

  • @MrAlienware1
    @MrAlienware1 4 роки тому +1

    RESPECT....

  • @tatadok5812
    @tatadok5812 7 років тому +2

    I love how they are smiling...😄

  • @larryturner6834
    @larryturner6834 4 роки тому +3

    The truth of the matter; this company over took the majority of the work in Chicago, by either under bidding but mostly by force pushing the I know somebody by means of strong arming, back in the mid 1990’s. Way to go Liz, you served Corporate well. To my past employee’s. Phil, Eloy, & Freddie, Domingo, Anton. Thanks For the many years of service to our once company. You guys deserve the best in your endeavors.

    • @EightiesTV
      @EightiesTV 4 роки тому

      Underbidding is easy when you don't buy ropes because you use the worn-out ones that get thrown away.

  • @5glude647
    @5glude647 4 роки тому +3

    2:28 my mans hand had to be on fire🔥

  • @mflynn2009
    @mflynn2009 3 роки тому +1

    So glad I’m child free. I really think you will like this short video.

  • @TheMacValk
    @TheMacValk 8 років тому +2

    Amazing! What a great job!

  • @PIS187
    @PIS187 5 років тому +1

    Mucho respect ✊

  • @justNAOMl
    @justNAOMl 10 років тому +5

    Wonderful. And in the last second the one question I had was also answered; how do they get down? Great job!

  • @madjohn7772
    @madjohn7772 8 років тому +2

    Brave men

  • @joeynicolas4118
    @joeynicolas4118 5 років тому +1

    Muy cierto mi amigo lo principal es trabajar limpio y la velocidad llega despues tambien ago lo mismo en kansas, suerte colega y que Diosito nos cuide

  • @josephvallejo2094
    @josephvallejo2094 6 років тому +3

    So many safety violations

  • @alfredoblanco8815
    @alfredoblanco8815 4 роки тому +5

    Excelente su trabajo, muy peligroso. se necesita ser muy valiente.
    revisen siempre su equipo de protección personal antes de cada uso.
    muy respetable.

  • @patriciamaldonado245
    @patriciamaldonado245 8 років тому +5

    Mira yo también lavo ventanas aquí en Miami Fl . y disfruto mucho mi trabajo soy mexicano , y si siempre encomendarse siempre a dios todos los días y tranquilo, no pasa nada ,y pa´delante bendiciones.

  • @haithamabouzaid8161
    @haithamabouzaid8161 5 років тому +1

    think you sir

  • @hdoma
    @hdoma 11 років тому +1

    wonderful short!

  • @ropetoropecleaningservices
    @ropetoropecleaningservices 4 роки тому +1

    Very nice 👍

  • @AceEquality
    @AceEquality Рік тому +1

    I feel like they don't get paid enough

  • @khaijayson6370
    @khaijayson6370 6 років тому +2

    Please get them a proper rope and harness for high rise cleaning. What descender are they using??

  • @jakethompson6803
    @jakethompson6803 3 роки тому +2

    IRATA and SPRAT existed at these times. Ignorance and exploitation

  • @robertotwistman5684
    @robertotwistman5684 Рік тому

    God bless

  • @GigRick
    @GigRick 4 роки тому +1

    POV: homework assignment.

  • @julietspaghetti
    @julietspaghetti 2 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @itscharstoncho5900
    @itscharstoncho5900 4 роки тому +2

    Been uploaded 2013 people so don't compare there gear before

  • @bigboy210a
    @bigboy210a 4 роки тому +1

    Se mira muy peligroso el trabajo

  • @danialazraai6765
    @danialazraai6765 6 років тому +6

    Someone should invest in giving them proper ropes. It's sketchy looking on the frays of the rope they use. After all it's the ropes that keep them alive

  • @trabajosverticalesydeporte4064
    @trabajosverticalesydeporte4064 5 років тому +1

    EMOTIVO VIDEO CHICOS LA VERDAD ME IMPACTO COMO TRABAJAN CON TAN PESIMA SEGURIDAD EN EEUU SOLO UNA PREGUNTA CUANTO CUESTA LA VIDA HUMANA INVALUABLE CIERTO. TRABAJEN MAS PROTEGIDOS MEJORES CUERDAS ARNESES CASCOS DESCENSORES ETC

  • @marcoreynoso9596
    @marcoreynoso9596 5 років тому +1

    Muy bien carnal una vez llege tu tumba al Panteón se a cabo nuestra historia suerte

  • @Tom-xy9gb
    @Tom-xy9gb 9 років тому +7

    buen trapajo 🙏🏽 quie dios los ayude

  • @DiLo377
    @DiLo377 11 років тому +2

    How beautiful.

  • @balcomoz
    @balcomoz 5 років тому +3

    Lots of them in London. But not with 70's equipment.

  • @ijcl4394
    @ijcl4394 5 років тому +1

    I don’t understand Why these guys are still working with those equipments? It’s too risky. I wouldn’t work like that.

  • @notexactlypaul
    @notexactlypaul 11 років тому +2

    It blows my mind that less than 100 UA-cam users have seen this video.

  • @SMH-m3c
    @SMH-m3c 11 років тому +1

    man, that was good...

  • @balbahadurkasi4173
    @balbahadurkasi4173 7 років тому +1

    nice jub , I have a good expirance , how can I apply for this jub?

  • @renehernandez1633
    @renehernandez1633 7 років тому +2

    q dios loz cuide munxho paisa

  • @marcelinoduenas1494
    @marcelinoduenas1494 3 роки тому +1

    Dios Todopoderoso me los cuide,🙏🙏🙏

  • @edcmaintenanceservicesllc3482
    @edcmaintenanceservicesllc3482 10 років тому +3

    Estubo Bueno El video

  • @bobsthea
    @bobsthea 6 років тому +3

    their boss need proper training and provide adequate safety gear so those guys can work safely all the time

    • @EightiesTV
      @EightiesTV 4 роки тому

      They don't have a boss. And since they don't have a boss, the Occupational Health and Safety Act does not apply to them.

    • @bobsthea
      @bobsthea 4 роки тому

      @@EightiesTV i guess, pray to god and hope not fall and die

    • @jessezetina9686
      @jessezetina9686 3 роки тому

      The video is 7 years old .. things are much different now all or most working high rise are certified and use way better equipment and this company is one of the biggest ones in Chicago/Chicago area

    • @jessezetina9686
      @jessezetina9686 3 роки тому

      @@EightiesTV they do have a boss it’s a company they work for I don’t know these guys in the video but I know some of the newer guys and most of them are level 3’s (spratt)

    • @bobsthea
      @bobsthea 3 роки тому

      @@jessezetina9686 really ??..... i don't think so

  • @FirstName-df7yj
    @FirstName-df7yj 4 місяці тому

    Undercutting every other business is not the way. Especially when they don’t have to follow the same safety guidelines as the rest of us.

  • @harness84_29
    @harness84_29 8 років тому +3

    those descenders are terrible and that rope on the roof looks like natural string rope!?!??!?

  • @spyder1212
    @spyder1212 6 років тому +1

    De cuánto pagan la hora..?

  • @joseteixeira5521
    @joseteixeira5521 Рік тому

    Abraço 🙏 " Lavadores janelas, do céu....

  • @Leafs1
    @Leafs1 4 роки тому +1

    Why label them immigrant window cleaners? Im not going to watch the video as i do this everyday but why call them that?

  • @Bluecollar711
    @Bluecollar711 5 років тому +1

    I have the newest mechanical device for window washers arborists anybody that works at height related scenarios it is called the Z runner self-rescue system
    I have for pending patents which therefore I would like to start in New York City with the greatest idea of fire-related scenarios in high story buildings now people could gain access out of a window in down to the ground to see another day.

  • @bobsthea
    @bobsthea 6 років тому +1

    there is something called rope access

  • @QasimAli-ff7tu
    @QasimAli-ff7tu 4 роки тому +1

    Have

  • @godinezfer1906
    @godinezfer1906 5 років тому +2

    No white boy ever : they taking my job!

  • @marinessobrinho4234
    @marinessobrinho4234 5 років тому +1

    Mano eu quero uma cadeirinha dessa é muito da hora esse trava querda

  • @SecretSilopod
    @SecretSilopod 2 роки тому

    They should at least have Kermantle ropes.. also their “anchor” looks really bad

  • @christiancervantes2845
    @christiancervantes2845 7 років тому +2

    viva mexico muchos webos. mecae

  • @oliverhakim414
    @oliverhakim414 3 роки тому +2

    اینا خیلی خوش اخلاقن

  • @KoruGo
    @KoruGo 4 роки тому +2

    Braver than the troops! o7

  • @davidhodo5385
    @davidhodo5385 2 роки тому +2

    Ive been pushed out Two industries because of illegal workers ....Landscaping and Window Cleaning .....while our boarder is WIDE OPEN FOR EVEN MORE....Lets go BRANDON

  • @browning850
    @browning850 Рік тому

    Ive been told they are the reason i cant make that 100k a year

  • @prabodhkumarpandit2056
    @prabodhkumarpandit2056 6 років тому +1

    Good job good working. but i am irata level 1.i fil good job but i want job.

  • @AB-ii8st
    @AB-ii8st 5 років тому +2

    Ow wow immigrants doing jobs. So inspiring! So amazing. Nobody has shown this before. Thank you!

  • @goldsmithstudent
    @goldsmithstudent 8 років тому +1

    Are these guys legal? Are you Americans?

    • @goldsmithstudent
      @goldsmithstudent 8 років тому

      its not dumb when your a american and somebody comes from another country and steals your job

    • @Djduva107
      @Djduva107 8 років тому +5

      +goldsmithstudent ok then Go Climb the damm buildings and stop complaining leech

    • @goldsmithstudent
      @goldsmithstudent 8 років тому

      +Carlitos I do and my wages are the same as they were 20 years ago because of these criminal illegals. if your illegal your the leech. suck my country dry and work cheap, pay no taxes and on welfare. Your days are numbered when Trump gets elected. Trump 2017

    • @Djduva107
      @Djduva107 8 років тому +4

      +goldsmithstudent Keep talking . I'm More American Than You are . But As Soon as You Mentioned Donald Trash I realized Who you Are "Racist" keep your Frustration Out of Here. So brave behind . And yeah Please reply This Comment a year after donald trash get Elected (if so) and tell me How my Country it's Doing Ill be Out in the Beutiful ibiza Enjoying the Mediterranean ✈️✈️✈️😎😎😎😎😎

    • @bobalobalie
      @bobalobalie 8 років тому

      +Carlitos Ah yes, another moron who doesn't know what the ACTUAL definition of racism is. Yet throws the word around around so freely thinking he does. Nothing of what +goldsmithstudent said is racist. Nor is anything Mr. Trump says about immigration racist because Mr. Trump is CLEARLY, by definition, not a racist. Educate yourself moron.

  • @prabodhkumarpandit2056
    @prabodhkumarpandit2056 2 роки тому

    I like this job. I am from nepal.
    I am windows glass cleaning rope access 6years experience .
    I need job

  • @leandrocarrillobravo7563
    @leandrocarrillobravo7563 6 років тому +1

    Bonito el vídeo pero muy mala seguridad sin casco malos anclajes cuerdas de mala calidad malos arneses créeme no me descuelgo yo así ni muerto por mucho que nesecite el dinero

  • @herubegenkcoy
    @herubegenkcoy 6 років тому +1

    Kenapa gak pake helm? Itu kan salah satu APD

  • @pedrojimenez2039
    @pedrojimenez2039 5 років тому +1

    I would love to see a woman doing this....

  • @robertcarlson9052
    @robertcarlson9052 6 років тому +1

    L

  • @LUNALuney
    @LUNALuney 9 років тому +1

    lol

  • @robertcarlson9052
    @robertcarlson9052 6 років тому +1

    Window cleaning techs used to speak English,now window cleaning companies are starting to look and sound like, landscapers f

  • @happyranamunakwala3866
    @happyranamunakwala3866 4 роки тому +1

    My axpirnc 3 year u jop

  • @crisduijo7802
    @crisduijo7802 8 років тому +1

    :)

  • @kenttheboomer721
    @kenttheboomer721 7 років тому +2

    And by "immigrant" you mean "illegal alien", right?

    • @juninholyon8
      @juninholyon8 7 років тому +7

      Georgia Hunter go ahead and do it yourself then

    • @bear304inc5
      @bear304inc5 7 років тому

      Georgia Hunter that's exactly what they mean.

    • @flash803sqbz3
      @flash803sqbz3 6 років тому

      Georgia Hunter even do they have NATIVE AMERICAN blood.