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Guest_jaycakes_*
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Apr 6 2012, 01:25 PM
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I had to wash my car today. Without a hosepipe. It took me much more effort, because I have to throw buckets of water over the car to rinse it first, then use another bucket to actually wash with my trusty mitt and autoglym stuff, and then another 3 or 4 buckets thrown over the car to rinse the suds off.
Now I do not count exact amounts of water but I'm pretty sure it would be not a considerable amount of extra water by using a hosepipe. Perhaps 10% extra, but in most cases I believe probably uses the same or less.
Now something like 35% of water is wasted by Thames Water due to leaks? Or whatever number it is. If they didn't leak it all away I wouldn't not be allowed to use my hosepipe responsibly. And yet water rates for the reduction of water use remains the same or in many cases, is going up!!
Now tell me where that is fair.
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Penelope Hosepipe ban Mar 12 2012, 05:28 PM Jayjay QUOTE (Penelope @ Mar 12 2012, 05:28 PM) ... Mar 12 2012, 05:36 PM Strafin It won't. I live in a flat and a hose wouldn... Mar 12 2012, 05:49 PM Strafin If my electricity supplier annoys me, I can switch... Mar 12 2012, 05:54 PM blackdog QUOTE (Strafin @ Mar 12 2012, 05:54 PM) I... Mar 12 2012, 06:24 PM Biker1 QUOTE (Penelope @ Mar 12 2012, 06:28 PM) ... Mar 12 2012, 07:17 PM xjay1337 It will ruin my life.
That's how I clean my ca... Mar 12 2012, 07:33 PM On the edge A water grid isn't quite as difficult as it so... Mar 12 2012, 10:07 PM Turin Machine How am I going to wash my car, patio etc ? I fors... Mar 12 2012, 10:17 PM Bloggo Back in December I raised the topic of a pending w... Mar 13 2012, 09:01 AM Biker1 Wait 'till I go on holiday.
Plenty of rain the... Mar 13 2012, 09:34 AM Andy Capp The problem seems regional (too many people in one... Mar 13 2012, 09:41 AM Bloggo QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 13 2012, 09:41 AM)... Mar 13 2012, 11:33 AM JeffG I imagine the car cleaning people in Sainsbury... Mar 13 2012, 11:36 AM xjay1337 QUOTE (JeffG @ Mar 13 2012, 11:36 AM) I i... Mar 13 2012, 11:40 AM JeffG QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 13 2012, 11:40 AM) ... Mar 13 2012, 11:47 AM Biker1 RE: Hosepipe ban Mar 13 2012, 01:03 PM Biker1 QUOTE (Penelope @ Mar 12 2012, 07:28 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 01:03 PM royston QUOTE (Biker1 @ Mar 13 2012, 01:03 PM) Af... Mar 13 2012, 01:33 PM JeffG Careful, or you'll be called a grammar nazi by... Mar 13 2012, 04:04 PM Andy Capp QUOTE (JeffG @ Mar 13 2012, 04:04 PM) Car... Mar 13 2012, 05:36 PM JeffG QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 13 2012, 05:36 PM)... Mar 13 2012, 08:50 PM xjay1337 No doubt they will shoot you with a high pressured... Mar 13 2012, 04:11 PM Vodabury QUOTE (Penelope @ Mar 12 2012, 05:28 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 08:54 PM Cognosco QUOTE (Penelope @ Mar 12 2012, 05:28 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 08:59 PM xjay1337 QUOTE (Cognosco @ Mar 13 2012, 08:59 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 09:11 PM Vodabury QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 13 2012, 09:11 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 09:19 PM Cognosco QUOTE (Vodabury @ Mar 13 2012, 09:19 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 09:39 PM Brewmaster QUOTE (Vodabury @ Mar 13 2012, 09:19 PM) ... Mar 14 2012, 11:14 AM user23 How much can they fine you? Mar 13 2012, 09:34 PM Vodabury QUOTE (user23 @ Mar 13 2012, 09:34 PM) Ho... Mar 13 2012, 09:39 PM Cognosco QUOTE (Vodabury @ Mar 13 2012, 09:39 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 09:47 PM Vodabury QUOTE (Cognosco @ Mar 13 2012, 09:47 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 09:53 PM Dodgys smarter brother. QUOTE (Vodabury @ Mar 13 2012, 09:39 PM) ... Mar 13 2012, 10:06 PM Vodabury QUOTE (Dodgys smarter brother. @ Mar 13 2012,... Mar 13 2012, 10:33 PM Squelchy QUOTE (Vodabury @ Mar 13 2012, 10:33 PM) ... Mar 14 2012, 09:18 AM Vodabury QUOTE (Squelchy @ Mar 14 2012, 09:18 AM) ... Mar 14 2012, 09:32 AM Vodabury QUOTE (Vodabury @ Mar 14 2012, 10:32 AM) ... Apr 4 2012, 11:23 AM blackdog A selfish few will continue to use hosepipes on th... Mar 13 2012, 11:58 PM Brewmaster QUOTE (blackdog @ Mar 13 2012, 11:58 PM) ... Mar 14 2012, 11:24 AM xjay1337 I agree with Blake. (7)
QUOTE (blackdog @ Ma... Mar 14 2012, 11:27 AM Bloggo QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 14 2012, 11:27 AM) ... Mar 14 2012, 01:46 PM Andy Capp QUOTE (Bloggo @ Mar 14 2012, 01:46 PM) I ... Mar 14 2012, 02:16 PM Bloggo QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 14 2012, 02:16 PM)... Mar 14 2012, 02:18 PM Blake The focus of this question is wrong. I'd sugge... Mar 14 2012, 09:33 AM gel I see in local rag how Benyon endorses the hosepip... Mar 14 2012, 09:34 PM Squelchy QUOTE (gel @ Mar 14 2012, 09:34 PM) Stamp... Mar 14 2012, 10:33 PM Biker1 QUOTE (Squelchy @ Mar 15 2012, 12:33 AM) ... Mar 14 2012, 10:43 PM Penelope QUOTE (gel @ Mar 14 2012, 09:34 PM) I see... Mar 14 2012, 10:38 PM user23 Blimey, straight from a hosepipe ban to a far righ... Mar 14 2012, 09:37 PM Biker1 QUOTE (user23 @ Mar 14 2012, 10:37 PM) Bl... Mar 14 2012, 10:31 PM xjay1337 Lol at all the daily mail readers.
Good find me ol... Mar 14 2012, 10:38 PM xjay1337 It's not a good thing - So I agree. Let's ... Mar 14 2012, 10:48 PM Penelope QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 14 2012, 10:48 PM) ... Mar 14 2012, 11:37 PM xjay1337 QUOTE (Penelope @ Mar 14 2012, 11:37 PM) ... Mar 15 2012, 12:01 AM Penelope QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 15 2012, 12:01 AM) ... Mar 15 2012, 09:34 AM Biker1 QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 15 2012, 12:48 AM) ... Mar 15 2012, 08:36 AM Amelie What was it Thomas Babington Macaulay, said? ... Mar 14 2012, 11:57 PM Roost QUOTE (Amelie @ Mar 14 2012, 11:57 PM) Wh... Mar 15 2012, 03:26 PM Vodabury Another factor causing a water supply problem is t... Mar 15 2012, 05:10 PM xjay1337 They say every little helps. Mar 15 2012, 05:13 PM Vodabury QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 15 2012, 05:13 PM) ... Mar 15 2012, 06:47 PM RustySpade We are hosting a Garden Show and Dog Show just aft... Mar 22 2012, 12:55 PM xjay1337 QUOTE (RustySpade @ Mar 22 2012, 12:55 PM... Mar 22 2012, 01:51 PM Nothing Much Are you near a river at all? This is where the war... Mar 22 2012, 01:17 PM blackdog Perhaps the dogs could do without a plunge pool on... Mar 22 2012, 02:09 PM xjay1337 lol ce you make me laugh sometimes, wee on the pla... Mar 22 2012, 02:12 PM Nothing Much Never quite got the hang of the problem..... Were ... Mar 22 2012, 02:10 PM Nothing Much lol ce you make me laugh sometimes, wee on the pla... Mar 22 2012, 02:18 PM Nothing Much There was a plan sometime in the 1950s to fill the... Mar 22 2012, 02:44 PM xjay1337 I assume you read the story where an American guy ... Mar 22 2012, 02:49 PM Berkshirelad QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 22 2012, 02:49 PM) ... Apr 5 2012, 09:53 AM blackdog QUOTE (Berkshirelad @ Apr 5 2012, 10:53 A... Apr 5 2012, 10:38 AM Darren QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 22 2012, 03:49 PM) ... Apr 5 2012, 07:46 PM Nothing Much No problems xjay. As once mentioned I went to the ... Mar 22 2012, 05:49 PM betsy Just walked down to Thatcham Library this morning ... Apr 5 2012, 12:16 PM Vodabury QUOTE (betsy @ Apr 5 2012, 01:16 PM) Just... Apr 6 2012, 09:39 AM NORTHENDER Can anyone define "short hosepipe" for m... Apr 6 2012, 09:49 AM Darren I now await the photos of Thames Water having the ... Apr 6 2012, 01:16 PM Vodabury QUOTE (jaycakes @ Apr 6 2012, 02:25 PM) N... Apr 6 2012, 04:04 PM Simon Kirby QUOTE (Vodabury @ Apr 6 2012, 05:04 PM) I... Apr 6 2012, 07:00 PM jaycakes QUOTE (Vodabury @ Apr 6 2012, 05:04 PM) I... Apr 6 2012, 10:19 PM Exhausted I live close to a river. Can I, with my own pump, ... Apr 6 2012, 03:33 PM NWNREADER QUOTE (Exhausted @ Apr 6 2012, 03:33 PM) ... Apr 6 2012, 03:37 PM Simon Kirby QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Apr 6 2012, 04:37 PM) ... Apr 6 2012, 03:59 PM Simon Kirby QUOTE (Exhausted @ Apr 6 2012, 04:33 PM) ... Apr 6 2012, 03:45 PM Simon Kirby QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Apr 6 2012, 04:45 PM... Apr 6 2012, 03:50 PM Brewmaster QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Apr 6 2012, 04:50 PM... Apr 8 2012, 09:20 AM Andy Capp QUOTE (Brewmaster @ Apr 8 2012, 10:20 AM)... Apr 8 2012, 09:30 AM NORTHENDER Why I asked about the length of a piece of hosepip... Apr 7 2012, 09:54 AM Vodabury QUOTE (NORTHENDER @ Apr 7 2012, 10:54 AM)... Apr 7 2012, 10:54 AM Andy Capp You can only use a hose if it is for genuine healt... Apr 7 2012, 11:27 AM Nothing Much
So it sounds as if I can pump with a hosepipe fr... Apr 7 2012, 12:09 PM Nothing Much It worked... my first attempt at a .jpeg.
Watchi... Apr 7 2012, 12:12 PM NWNREADER QUOTE (Nothing Much @ Apr 7 2012, 01:12 P... Apr 7 2012, 01:24 PM Nothing Much Thanks NWN. I have to say it was a time of austeri... Apr 7 2012, 02:16 PM NWNREADER Poor Mr Benyon - it seems he has been 'got at... Apr 8 2012, 08:27 AM Vodabury QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Apr 8 2012, 09:27 AM) ... Apr 8 2012, 08:31 AM Andy Capp Defra last night issued a statement over our revel... Apr 8 2012, 08:41 AM
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