Once you learn the safe way to approach what you’re doing, you start to trust what you’re doing because of who taught you how to do it. RH: “I had a good mentor between my father-in-law and the guys with 25 or 30 years of experience that I could learn from. There have been some slight times that the scaffold and the ropes have been caught but, no, I’ve never really been afraid.” How many feet was that? North of 1,300 feet? I’ve always been very comfortable. I’ve been on the scaffold above the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. There’s a respect and appreciation for that. These guys are working with a partner and it’s somebody they trust. I think these are people who have that personality and they enjoy it. They have a job, a task, to complete and they know what they have to do. I think most people appreciate the isolation on the scaffold. It’s quiet and still and I’ve always enjoyed that. I always enjoy cleaning windows and being on top of the buildings when it’s quiet in the early morning. I’m in charge of the scaffold, so I’m the one that says the men are trained and the scaffold is safe.”īF: “I was never afraid of heights. I believe I got my rigger license from the DOB in 2004 that the window cleaners work under. It’s been a family business, where, basically, the window cleaners have come through family members and friends and whatnot. John brought Joey into the business and Joey brought me into the business.
John McDermott was a window cleaner and he was friends with my older brother, Joey.
AD: What was your introduction to the window-cleaning business?īF: “I was 23 years old when I started in 1994.
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