FabGuys.com forum: Hosepipe ban

By *speedo OP Man
3 days ago

eastbourne

Many water regions are introducing hosepipe bans due to potential water shortage and implying high usage is the cause. Hundreds of thousands of houses are being built in almost every area but are there any new reservoirs being built to supply them? No

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By *ometimesAnnaTV/TS
3 days ago

Worcester

Couple new ones are on their way.

In the meantime we should all fill up a couple of 5L water tanks in the bath and take a trip to nearest reservoir to top it up! 😀

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By *ub4anellTV/TS
3 days ago

Waterlooville

Your point is correct about the woeful lack of infrastructure the water companies have NOT invested in. Instead they have taken huge bonuses and paid out billions to share holders.

The water companies should be renationalise and this country should not pay for it. Take shares instead of money fines, for all thier illegal acts.

One point you are incorrect on , a new reservoir opens near Havant Hampshire, I think in 2-3 years time.

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By *eepeter4Man
3 days ago

Bournemouth

Hosepipe Harry will not be happy

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By *ldfunguyMan
3 days ago

Cheltenham

Not only are they not investing but also not maintaining, there's been loads of water mains bursting because they are old and can't cope with increasing pressure

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By *3versMan
3 days ago

glasgow

How much water do they lose in leaks?

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By *arcusUK2Man
3 days ago

Winchester

"Your point is correct about the woeful lack of infrastructure the water companies have NOT invested in. Instead they have taken huge bonuses and paid out billions to share holders.

The water companies should be renationalise and this country should not pay for it. Take shares instead of money fines, for all thier illegal acts.

One point you are incorrect on , a new reservoir opens near Havant Hampshire, I think in 2-3 years time."

Ha ha ha. Delusional.

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By *onmar01Couple (MM)
3 days ago

Bargoed

On a side note to this ,if you are a blue badge holder you are exempt from any hosepipe ban.

The logic is that if you have a blue badge and therefore considered disabled, you cannot physically lift a potentially heavy or awkward watering can. Very much a generalisation there as you can get a blue badge for various reasons, but now you know.

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By *fourjMan
3 days ago

Here, there or somewhere nearish March

"Not only are they not investing but also not maintaining, there's been loads of water mains bursting because they are old and can't cope with increasing pressure "

I was at a festival over the weekend and a burst mains pipe in town took out all the water for the festival. Very inconvenient. A new reservoir is being built in Chatteris, near Huntingdon.

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By *hillWithBenefitsMan
3 days ago

withywood

"How much water do they lose in leaks?"

gallons upon gallons. I think you should be more worried about pollutants and crap in the water. Did you know that they don't thoroughly clean the drinking water, and it's recycled from sewage water? Tests have found that drinking water in various locations around the UK has faeces, urine, medication, pesticides and various other things in the water in small dosages, but still can be harmful.

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By *tevenorthyorkshireMan
3 days ago

harrogate

There’s a few guys on here with cocks like a hose pipe. I hope they ain’t banned too.

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By *d sometimesTV/TS
3 days ago

Melton Mowbray

"Couple new ones are on their way.

In the meantime we should all fill up a couple of 5L water tanks in the bath and take a trip to nearest reservoir to top it up! 😀 "

When will someone start sending us £2.00 a week to solve this crisis and give everyone the fresh water that we need.

I walking miles every day to my local reservoir and the water looks dirty.

My lawn is knackered.

Lol

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By *lueshirt1Man
3 days ago

Berwick upon Tweed/East lothian/Edinburgh

No shortage in Scotland.... still proudly owned by the state, no water bills, its in with the council tax so use as much as you want.

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By *oosterladMan
3 days ago

ipswich

"No shortage in Scotland.... still proudly owned by the state, no water bills, its in with the council tax so use as much as you want."

They need free water for their whisky consumption up there.

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By *ames TownMan
3 days ago

Bingley

"Couple new ones are on their way.

In the meantime we should all fill up a couple of 5L water tanks in the bath and take a trip to nearest reservoir to top it up! 😀

When will someone start sending us £2.00 a week to solve this crisis and give everyone the fresh water that we need.

I walking miles every day to my local reservoir and the water looks dirty.

My lawn is knackered.

Lol"

Excellent ,

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By *eepeter4Man
3 days ago

Bournemouth

Standpipes on the way and a lot of 🚿🚿 sharing

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By *artin1963Man
3 days ago

crouch end

Although bonus payments to shareholders have been a reason for massive under investment, I heard to day that also sucessive governments over many years have pressured water companies not to increase charges for political/voter points.

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By *ames TownMan
3 days ago

Bingley

" Although bonus payments to shareholders have been a reason for massive under investment, I heard to day that also sucessive governments over many years have pressured water companies not to increase charges for political/voter points. "

Well that went well this year , ridiculous increase's

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By *arcusUK2Man
2 days ago

Winchester

I'm about to wash the car with a hosepipe. Fuck em.

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By *ello 1000Man
2 days ago

Lincolnshire

If anyone is in area where you do have a ban on using your hosepipe ,

I am under no such restrictions at the moment

So you could borrow mine

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By *fourjMan
2 days ago

Here, there or somewhere nearish March

Some of us obtain all our water from a standpipe … but I still have to use a hose to fill my water tank.

⛴️ (sorry, but I don’t have a narrowboat emoji!)

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By *ookingaroundMan
1 day ago

Bristol

We are paying to keep these cunts in bonuses.

The last figure I saw was that in Bristol 89 litres of water, per person, per day, is lost to leaks.

That’s fucking wild.

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By *onybluenailsMan
1 day ago

Crawley

"How much water do they lose in leaks?"

My leeks are growing bigger every day

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By *horts GuyMan
1 day ago

Hove

It’s mad isn’t it. We live on an island, surrounded by water. It rains so much in a lot of the country, especially in the north and up in Scotland. We should never be short of water. Maybe we should have desalination plants and use sea water to sort this out. Although the sea is full of shit, as we know.

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By *estwillMan
1 day ago

Bracknell

"No shortage in Scotland.... still proudly owned by the state, no water bills, its in with the council tax so use as much as you want."

What a wasteful attitude. The more you use, the more the tax payer has to pay to clean yhe waste water and produce more clean water.

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By *ookingaroundMan
1 day ago

Bristol

"No shortage in Scotland.... still proudly owned by the state, no water bills, its in with the council tax so use as much as you want.

What a wasteful attitude. The more you use, the more the tax payer has to pay to clean yhe waste water and produce more clean water. "

Sigh, you really needed to be annoyed by that didn’t you?

The point of the post was the non-private nature of the water company, you chose to ignore than and go for the performative outrage on the throwaway final comment.

Why?

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By *estwillMan
1 day ago

Bracknell

Because personal responsibility is also important

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By *estwillMan
1 day ago

Bracknell

And, maybe the water providers in Scotland aren't all that good. Maybe it's just got something to do with the weather? They get more rain.

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By *evanianMan
1 day ago

Tegeingl, Gogledd Cymru

The Earth's water supply remains exactly the same as it's been for 4.5 billion years.

Yet we are simply baffled by humanity's ability to simultaneously conserve and replenish the same molecules of water that have been here since before the dinosaurs! 🦕🦖 😆

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By *awihMan
1 day ago

Aldershot

One point you are incorrect on , a new reservoir opens near Havant Hampshire, I think in 2-3 years time."

You are correct in that there are a couple of new reservoirs being built, BUT they are very recent developments - none have been built for the last 30 years. Also so much water is being list through leaks where the aging Victorian infrastructure has been poorly maintained. On the whole the Victorians did a really good job - they built things to last and built in over capacity for the future. In recent times all they seem to be interested in doing is extracting as much money as possible for the smallest outlay they can get away with.

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By *eather_uktvTV/TS
24 hours ago

Manchester

Ironically, a few years ago, they drained a reservoir near where I live and built houses there instead.

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By *DPDRTMan
24 hours ago

Bristol

As soon as hosepipe bans come into force, the heavens open for the school holidays.

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
24 hours ago

Worcester

These bans should come with a huge fine. The lack of strategic thinking in politics shows a loss of experience. Also considering the agriculture water use those that dedicate a portion of their own garden to food production such as a vegetable patch should get a pass it's far less water intensive than mass farming and reduces water waste overall. The fact we allow companies to make profit and do less than the minimum to invest in water conservation.

People also don't seem to understand that one of the biggest reason we don't have enough housing is due to the water companies refusal to support supply. You can't build with no water supply and the government lacking a spine allow water companies to push the investment on to the developer, which In turn means you need a higher rate of return, and is partly why "low cost housing" ends up needing anything but low cost.

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By *ookingaroundMan
24 hours ago

Bristol

"And, maybe the water providers in Scotland aren't all that good. Maybe it's just got something to do with the weather? They get more rain."

Your ignorance is presumably understandable but it begs why you feel the need to comment on something you clearly have little knowledge of.

There is one water provider in Scotland, it is not privatised. Scotland has plentiful fresh and reasonably priced water.

England has plenty rain, but it loses tons more fresh water through defective infrastructure than it uses.

All English water companies are privatised.

Your ignorance is pretty common place but nonetheless ignorance.

Maybe try listening instead of having to make smart alec comments?

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By *rwankerMan
24 hours ago

village fife

That is how Scotland has an advantage as it moves water from areas which aren't short of water into parts which are hence no hosepipe ban at the moment

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By *ookingaroundMan
23 hours ago

Bristol

"That is how Scotland has an advantage as it moves water from areas which aren't short of water into parts which are hence no hosepipe ban at the moment "

It boils down to the water company having the provision of water to its customers as its priority.

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By *angtMan
23 hours ago

Wednesfield /Wolverhampton

No hosepipe ban I’m the West Midlands. Mind you we do import much of our water from Wales, where it’s always raining, so we should be ok.

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By *einmeMan
23 hours ago

Comber

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By *mma_EvansTV/TS
23 hours ago

Colchester

"Many water regions are introducing hosepipe bans due to potential water shortage and implying high usage is the cause. Hundreds of thousands of houses are being built in almost every area but are there any new reservoirs being built to supply them? No "

Anglian water is building two new reservoirs, one in Lincolnshire, south of Sleaford, and another in the Fens, between Chatteris and March, in partnership with Cambridge Water

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By *einmeMan
23 hours ago

Comber

"Your point is correct about the woeful lack of infrastructure the water companies have NOT invested in. Instead they have taken huge bonuses and paid out billions to share holders.

The water companies should be renationalise and this country should not pay for it. Take shares instead of money fines, for all thier illegal acts.

One point you are incorrect on , a new reservoir opens near Havant Hampshire, I think in 2-3 years time."

Is it not nationalised companies that 'this country' does pay for - often 'through the nose' ??!

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By *ildwestheroMan
23 hours ago

Llandrindod Wells

They are not ban yet. You can buy any number from Amazon.

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
23 hours ago

Worcester

Anglian water is building two new reservoirs, one in Lincolnshire, south of Sleaford, and another in the Fens, between Chatteris and March, in partnership with Cambridge Water

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about 25 years to late. It's not just about reservoirs, it's drainage, flood reduction and balancing what we need. Kier Starmer is almost self erotising of attracting ai business. Despite being of an intelligence to be a human rights lawyer he seems incapable of seeing the ai we want and what we don't. He seems to think we want data centers, yet doesn't have a logical plan to help code developers. It's like wanting to get into the trainer marketing by wanting to be the factories that makes it and not Nike HQ. Data Centres imploy a skeleton staff and burn through energy like a ever growing forrest fire and needs more water than a bottling plan, yet hasn't got the balls to take control of the suppliers. I'm all for profit but tax is paid by us from profit (or from tax) water is an monopoly based on region so it's not free trade so take it back and aim on investor benefits. Investors being all the taxpayers (so amazon with their offshore tax status can wait for water on a long list) and invest in time and not 25 years later). The more you invest centrally you can invest in innovation and drive interest. We used to benefit for selling infrastructure expertise now we haven't a clue

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By *ookingaroundMan
22 hours ago

Bristol

"Your point is correct about the woeful lack of infrastructure the water companies have NOT invested in. Instead they have taken huge bonuses and paid out billions to share holders.

The water companies should be renationalise and this country should not pay for it. Take shares instead of money fines, for all thier illegal acts.

One point you are incorrect on , a new reservoir opens near Havant Hampshire, I think in 2-3 years time.

Is it not nationalised companies that 'this country' does pay for - often 'through the nose' ??!"

No.

We pay far more to bail out privatised companies who give so much of their money to their shareholders they need us to fund their actual work.

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By *astersteve906Man
22 hours ago

Near Lutterworth

1976 and 1977 the whole country had a hosepipe ban, stop fucking moaning. It's life

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By *evanianMan
22 hours ago

Tegeingl, Gogledd Cymru

"1976 and 1977 the whole country had a hosepipe ban, stop fucking moaning. It's life"

Those long gone days of the pre-woke / pre-snowflake age of patheticism! 😉

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
22 hours ago

Worcester

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
22 hours ago

Worcester

"1976 and 1977 the whole country had a hosepipe ban, stop fucking moaning. It's life"
think you have a limited grasp on reality. in a time when money was scarce due to rebuilding and oil crises vs a French company skimming your tax money. Up to you. I'm not moaning but I do have a better understanding of the fact that its complex but prefer that money diverted to other projects than to end up in Monaco. But if you like it so much you can pay my tax band if you like, why volunteer to.

Gary glitter was in the charts and jimmy savillle was a superstar. Great times when you could just tell your kids to man up and walk it off

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By *raig_KJMan
22 hours ago

Southport

The water companies are privatised

The census is used to work out infrastructure.

The weather forecasts are varied

If more people are in the country since 1976, why hasn’t capacity increased to cope with what’s expected. Dividends are being paid, water bills are up.

We did indeed have droughts in the late seventies and now we find ourselves lacking capacity.

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By *evanianMan
22 hours ago

Tegeingl, Gogledd Cymru

"1976 and 1977 the whole country had a hosepipe ban, stop fucking moaning. It's lifethink you have a limited grasp on reality. in a time when money was scarce due to rebuilding and oil crises vs a French company skimming your tax money. Up to you. I'm not moaning but I do have a better understanding of the fact that its complex but prefer that money diverted to other projects than to end up in Monaco. But if you like it so much you can pay my tax band if you like, why volunteer to.

Gary glitter was in the charts and jimmy savillle was a superstar. Great times when you could just tell your kids to man up and walk it off "

Don't forget:- ABBA, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, KISS, Elton John, The Eagles, Queen, Rod Stewart, The Jackson 5, Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, Smokie, Heatwave, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Manfred Mann's Earth Band too! 😎

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By *ldmanMan
22 hours ago

Rawcliffe Bridge.

Yet another Conservative plan that has failed for the working man!

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
22 hours ago

Worcester

We were happier then when we were poor. House your lived in a house, luxury.

https://youtu.be/DT1mGoLDRbc?si=Egj92p2dJyOzdmE9

Man up your, everyone is a snowflake compared to the past. Doesn't mean we should give up medicine, have 15 kids to 2 survive and all walk with a stick as we had polio at 12.

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By *q oralistMan
22 hours ago

Torquay

With an increase in the population of over 9 million it follows that water usage and sewerage requirements will just not keep up with it. It is stupid for public policy not to take account of massive increase in population and force a similar increase in utilities, or restrict inward migration.

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
22 hours ago

Worcester

"Yet another Conservative plan that has failed for the working man! "

It's stupidity and not true conservative ideology. If thatcher had a brain and less hung up on unions, new age travellers. Id scargil wasn't a egotist we could be the best at extracting coal in hard conditions with lower and lower seams. We could have experts in maximizing returns. but no we pay more for importing coal and paying for generations lacking a workplace and dignity for what to counter the right of people to want a better life. Yes it cost more to extract than to buy from china, but a damn site less than paying for the death of towns, benefits, crime and now we are reliant on a set of countries that can use supply as a point of leverage.

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
22 hours ago

Worcester

"With an increase in the population of over 9 million it follows that water usage and sewerage requirements will just not keep up with it. It is stupid for public policy not to take account of massive increase in population and force a similar increase in utilities, or restrict inward migration. "
agreed but also giving grants to huge water needing businesses without dealing with the shortage. But it was better in the 70s

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By *rTongueTasticMan
22 hours ago

Close_To_Chichester

So.. my votes on this discussion go to..

Sometimes Anna & CD.sometimes..both of had me LMAO.. thankyou..

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By *evanianMan
22 hours ago

Tegeingl, Gogledd Cymru

"We were happier then when we were poor. House your lived in a house, luxury.

https://youtu.be/DT1mGoLDRbc?si=Egj92p2dJyOzdmE9

Man up your, everyone is a snowflake compared to the past. Doesn't mean we should give up medicine, have 15 kids to 2 survive and all walk with a stick as we had polio at 12. "

Ah, yes those were the happy days when the education system sufficiently equipped us with the skills to craft a coherent sentence too. 😉

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By *aptain BreederMan
21 hours ago

Livingston

Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

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By *astersteve906Man
21 hours ago

Near Lutterworth

"Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

Have a good evening

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By *raig_KJMan
17 hours ago

Southport

"Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

Have a good evening "

What day is Summer in Scotland this year?

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By *ookingaroundMan
16 hours ago

Bristol

"1976 and 1977 the whole country had a hosepipe ban, stop fucking moaning. It's life"

That was half a century ago.

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By *ookingaroundMan
16 hours ago

Bristol

"Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

Have a good evening

What day is Summer in Scotland this year?"

The day your jokes improve

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By *ildwestheroMan
16 hours ago

Llandrindod Wells

I never thought denationalisation of water a good idea since it is a very necessary commodity. Trouble was, like most nationalised industries it was very inefficiently run. We've suffered droughts before. New reservoirs have been built but not sure they are being built fast enough with the increase in population. I read somewhere, not so long ago, that 14 new reservoirs are being built in England alone. Even then it is very much weather dependent to keep them full.

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By *ookingaroundMan
16 hours ago

Bristol

"I never thought denationalisation of water a good idea since it is a very necessary commodity. Trouble was, like most nationalised industries it was very inefficiently run. We've suffered droughts before. New reservoirs have been built but not sure they are being built fast enough with the increase in population. I read somewhere, not so long ago, that 14 new reservoirs are being built in England alone. Even then it is very much weather dependent to keep them full. "

Is the alternative efficient?

At least nationalised water companies (which seem to work very very well in the countries whose companies own our water companies!) have the function of a water company as their priority, not shareholder profit.

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By *raig_KJMan
16 hours ago

Southport

"Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

Have a good evening

What day is Summer in Scotland this year?

The day your jokes improve "

Who’s joking

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By *orfyMan
16 hours ago

Aylsham

I'd love someone to use my hosepipe!

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By *evanianMan
16 hours ago

Tegeingl, Gogledd Cymru

"Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

Have a good evening

What day is Summer in Scotland this year?"

Same day the tide comes in at Southport! 😂

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By *hagmenowplsMan
15 hours ago

Hereford

Don't need the hosepipe today......raining most of the day! Sometimes torrential

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By *raig_KJMan
15 hours ago

Southport

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By *raig_KJMan
15 hours ago

Southport

"Well up here in Scotland,there's no such thing so I'm away to water both my front and rear gardens then wash my car

Have a good evening

What day is Summer in Scotland this year

Same day the tide comes in at Southport! 😂"

It’s shy 🙈 like Summer in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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By *aldyballs9Man
15 hours ago

Santryish

I've just rushed out and bought 57 hosepipes before they bring the ban in.

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By *ookingaroundMan
5 hours ago

Bristol

"I've just rushed out and bought 57 hosepipes before they bring the ban in."

Get them on EBay quickly.

I’ll take 5%

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