I agree!!!
Maid Mistake- MAD!
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I agree!!!
#1 Tell them. Also make it clear that the table was to be re-covered. Then also make it clear that the table should have been covered when not is use anyway. They need to know about all aspects of this situation.
#2 Cover your table when not in use.
#3 Cover your table when not in use.
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#2 Cover your table when not in use.
#3 Cover your table when not in use.
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keith@greatbilliards
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The maid did that??? If it were me, I'd tell my chauffeur to bring the car around to go over and give her a piece of my mind. LOL
She did you a big favor. so recover the table and buy another cover when not in use and tell them to keep away from the table.
She did you a big favor. so recover the table and buy another cover when not in use and tell them to keep away from the table.
let it ride
Its Christmas time let it slide, the cloth is worn out
go ahead and get the table redone, as you said it is a year over due.
but next time tell them about another maid service that you had , that screwed up the cloth on the table so you dropped their service.
then tell them to never touch or set anyting on your table.................
Then cover the table next time .
try getting the point across without making feel bad and without blame.
<educate them>
I had a boss one time that really valued me. my feeling were I couldnt do enough to for him . so in return i always did my best..
Merry Christmas
MMike
Its Christmas time let it slide, the cloth is worn out
go ahead and get the table redone, as you said it is a year over due.
but next time tell them about another maid service that you had , that screwed up the cloth on the table so you dropped their service.
then tell them to never touch or set anyting on your table.................
Then cover the table next time .
try getting the point across without making feel bad and without blame.
<educate them>
I had a boss one time that really valued me. my feeling were I couldnt do enough to for him . so in return i always did my best..
Merry Christmas
MMike
If they have done a solid job for a good price for all those years I would overlook it and not say a thing. Cover the table when they clean the basement, problem solved IMHO.
You could try Woolite to get the spot out. The problem is that then the Woolited area will look clean.
But I would mention politely to the supervisor that pool cloth is special and has to be kept dry. Do you ever vacuum the cloth?
But I would mention politely to the supervisor that pool cloth is special and has to be kept dry. Do you ever vacuum the cloth?
Well.... If you want new-cloth action, silicone on the cue ball will get it for you.
At the old California Billiards, Harry Sims used to be the house man. He would silicone the cushions on the carom tables to make the worn out cloth play more like new. I think that's probably not a good idea unless you can figure out how to do it uniformly.
I do vacuum ~monthly...and was wontering about thw one clean spot!
And for the record:
1. the maid's 'company' is a 4 person outfit, doubt if they are all legal to be in the country, much less licensed/ insured!
2. my chauffer is unavailable. He's been sent to the country home to retrieve our winter wines. NOT!:wink:
Sorry but covering a table is a pain in the butt. I think I've done it like 3 times in 10 years. I hate having to take the stupid cover off every time I want to hit a few balls.
Then again I have a crappy table.
I'm going with this one, B-B.
...and buy a good quality FITTED cover..allows for multiple uses.
I had a cleaner at a pool hall put my Szamboti with the bridge once...
...people started to tell her that the cue was worth far more than the table.
I told them to leave her alone, I shouldn't have left the cue on the table.
Worse things could have happened....
,,a man came home to find his Porche painted a dull white color.
,,,he said "What the hell? I told him to white-wash the PORCH!:angry:
I had a similar problem when my butler spilled Grey Poupon on the table in my limousine. I couldn't get the stain out so I bought a new limousine and had the butler executed.
Walter,
I would find out what they did and defintely to let them know so it doesn't happen again to you or some other pool table or expensive furniture owner.
Looking at the stain, I doubt it's Pledge. You can actually spray Pledge on glass and it wipes clean. It's probably lemon or almond oil or some such oil based cleaner. Looks like they they set it down on the table and spilled it, or maybe they were cleaning something up above, like a light, and it dripped from the bottle.
As far as cleaning it, you can take spray Shout and a hair dryer. Using a cloth, spray the Shout on the area, rub it in with a cloth, let it sit for 5 minutes, then use a cloth to wipe it dry. It has to get pretty wet since the oil has now soaked into the slate. Do this until you can't see the outline of the stain anymore. Then use a hairdryer to dry the cloth and slate. This will help minimize the "ring" stain that liquids leave. Once it's completely dry after a day or so, you can use a brush to brush the fabric, which will help blend it with the rest of the table and remove the ring.
I've removed all kinds of stains from my cloth this way. Eventually, with play, chalk, wear and so forth, they disappear.
Chris
I would find out what they did and defintely to let them know so it doesn't happen again to you or some other pool table or expensive furniture owner.
Looking at the stain, I doubt it's Pledge. You can actually spray Pledge on glass and it wipes clean. It's probably lemon or almond oil or some such oil based cleaner. Looks like they they set it down on the table and spilled it, or maybe they were cleaning something up above, like a light, and it dripped from the bottle.
As far as cleaning it, you can take spray Shout and a hair dryer. Using a cloth, spray the Shout on the area, rub it in with a cloth, let it sit for 5 minutes, then use a cloth to wipe it dry. It has to get pretty wet since the oil has now soaked into the slate. Do this until you can't see the outline of the stain anymore. Then use a hairdryer to dry the cloth and slate. This will help minimize the "ring" stain that liquids leave. Once it's completely dry after a day or so, you can use a brush to brush the fabric, which will help blend it with the rest of the table and remove the ring.
I've removed all kinds of stains from my cloth this way. Eventually, with play, chalk, wear and so forth, they disappear.
Chris
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My maid did something similar. She was polishing my vintage Rolls Royce and accidentally got some of the polish on my Mercedes Benz. I was going to give her one of my Balabushkas for Christmas but she can forget it now.
From now on only the butler touches my cars.
From now on only the butler touches my cars.
