Cosmo
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Originally posted by Ben J
If I get a fine, the water authorities will get a bill for a full correction detail!
I would love to see you try to push that one through 
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Graham88
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Originally posted by Ben J
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WTF! So surely by what Ben says you can choose not to pay? They can't charge you for a service you're not allowed to use?
Nope..you get no choice. You pay still but can't use your hosepipe!
What a joke.
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mwg
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I might go over to Haweswater and see if you can see Mardale village they flooded when they built the dam. In 2003 when there was a drought you could walk right down in to the village over the bridge. Quite weird. Dont think its got that low yet though.
[Edited on 08-07-2010 by mwg]
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Ben J
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by Ben J
If I get a fine, the water authorities will get a bill for a full correction detail!
I would love to see you try to push that one through
I seriously would try though.
And tbh I can't see anyone getting a £1k fine. Its states "up to" £1k.
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Cosmo
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Its not from the water company though is it, its via the council I think.
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Ben J
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Its not from the water company though is it, its via the council I think.
Whoever...they can fuck off.
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Cosmo
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Look Southener - live by our rules or fuck off.
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mwg
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Ben J
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Look Southener - live by our rules or fuck off.
Yeah..I notice theres no ban down South. Its all the water wasted on putting out burnt out cars etc. that you Northern Monkeys cause.
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mwg
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Oh so its you is it thats caused all this is it jonny southerner. Move up here, use all the water up so we have a hose pipe ban. I see your game.
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Ben J
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Originally posted by mwg
Oh so its you is it thats caused all this is it jonny southerner. Move up here, use all the water up so we have a hose pipe ban. I see your game.
I'm up here to cause as much disruption as poss.
Btw...Water fight at my house on Saturday. Bring your own hosepipe. I'll get a 50 way tap connector.
Just off for my 8th shower of the day, then off to water the garden.
[Edited on 08-07-2010 by Ben J]
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Cosmo
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Scum bag 
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dean101287
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I hope we dont get one, Iv got a 12 foot pool to fill up for my next garden party after I left the water go abit green
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oceansoul
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Originally posted by mwg
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Only the NW IIRC.
Bit of a piss take if you ask me considering how much rain + snow we had - surely thats all gone somewhere?
Yeah its pissed out of all the broken pipes that United Utilities cant be bothered to get off their arses to fix
Im sure its not that they "cant be bothered". You have to remember that most of the trunk mains are hundreds of years old. The money that the water boards get for repairs and things like this are set and governed by ofwat, and this year have been cut.
Also i bet you moan that such and such a water company are always digging up the roads, causing traffic jams etc
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Originally posted by Graham88
WTF! So surely by what Ben says you can choose not to pay? They can't charge you for a service you're not allowed to use?
They'll stop your tap water, and sewage services too then 
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mwg
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Ok not cant be bothered. They are slow.
Pipe bursts, they come out about 24 hours after its reported to have a look. Then they dont usually get out to fix them for another 2 days. Thats at least 3 days worth of water pissing out.
And thats only the pipes that have actually burst, not just leaking a bit under ground that no ones notices.
[Edited on 08-07-2010 by mwg]
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oceansoul
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I cant speak for United but when we get a leak reported, an NST (network support Technician) goes and investigates usually within 12hours, and if it is on our trunk main, it is forwarded to contractors that sort out the repair. If its on customers property then its their responsibility.
Really stupid that we dont do our repairs now, but you know what companys are like; just get contractors to do everything.
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dannymccann
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Why dont you get a meter and pay for what you use? My water bill is £15 a month for a 3 bed
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mwg
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What would we want a meter for? Dont want to restrict ourselves further.
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mattk
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G.A.F
My car is nice and shiny, washed it today as it goes
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John
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I've got loads of water, I expect torrential rain over the weekend 
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Limecat
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Funniest thing is that I will use more filling buckets to rinse the car than I would by pressure washing it off!
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Originally posted by mwg
I might go over to Haweswater and see if you can see Mardale village they flooded when they built the dam. In 2003 when there was a drought you could walk right down in to the village over the bridge. Quite weird. Dont think its got that low yet though.
Is that the one off by the snakes pass?
I well want to see that. I remember being a wee kid when my Dad drove up somewhere like that in his Lotus and you could see roof tops sticking out of the water. It's always interested me. I bet it would be ace for diving when full?
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noshua
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Never heard so much nonsense in all my life
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mwg
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Originally posted by LETGSI16V
Funniest thing is that I will use more filling buckets to rinse the car than I would by pressure washing it off!
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Originally posted by mwg
I might go over to Haweswater and see if you can see Mardale village they flooded when they built the dam. In 2003 when there was a drought you could walk right down in to the village over the bridge. Quite weird. Dont think its got that low yet though.
Is that the one off by the snakes pass?
I well want to see that. I remember being a wee kid when my Dad drove up somewhere like that in his Lotus and you could see roof tops sticking out of the water. It's always interested me. I bet it would be ace for diving when full?
No Haweswater is in Cumbria fella. A few miles up a valley out of Shap.
I'm the same re: washing the car. It'll use just as much water if not more messing round with buckets as you cant direct the water the same!
[Edited on 09-07-2010 by mwg]
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RichR
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LET Are you thinking of Ladybower? That has a flooded village as well - and I think one of them in the Goyt Valley does off the cat and Fiddle road.
Its weird, I live about 5/10miles from the border with United Utilities, and I can use as much water as I want because we're severn Trent. They've said our local resevoir is running low but they're moving water around from other resevoirs to keep the supply up
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Whittie
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Wow, banning you for using a hosepipe?
What about those gay garden sprinklers? Sales will go down now 
As if anybody will give a shit about the ban.
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