No water in the taps

[Sheepy]

It is all the fault of the EU. They have spent  many years throwing shite at us - eg making it illegal for companies to force us to work more than 48 hours, which is clearly an outrageous attack on our personal freedoms. We should be free to work as many hours as our employers tell us to.

And of course there is the outrageous straight banana directive, which must be true because it was in the Sun. It is clearly the first stage in a German plan to achieve world domination, the first step in setting up the Fourth Reich. Straight bananas today, jackboots marching down the Mall tomorrow.

So those glorious water CEOs are performing their patriotic duty by flushing shite into the sea, hoping it washes ashore on the beaches of Normandy. A 21st century D-Day. British turds coming ashore on Europe's beaches by the thousands.

And if the forces of the Fourth Reich - aka the EU - should come our way, remember the Dunkirk spirit. We shall fight them on the beaches, or at least make them wade through tons of shite when they reach them.

Those in charge of the water companies deserve a medal. Covering our beaches in shite is clearly an effective way to discourage Germans from landing on them. Who needs several hundred RAF spitfires and the Royal Navy when we have Southern Water?


Long live the King!

King Charles the Third, ably assisted by King Henry the Turd.

Very interesting I am sure, meanwhile I am not sure poisoning the water table is a good idea either. 
Truss told to increase earthquake limits to kickstart fracking revolution (msn.com)

[srb7677]

Well, I couldn't say this was done with a purpose, but when we mentioned desalination plants the sea and rivers were suddenly full of sewage, which would only add to a crisis.

It is all the fault of the EU. They have spent  many years throwing shite at us - eg making it illegal for companies to force us to work more than 48 hours, which is clearly an outrageous attack on our personal freedoms. We should be free to work as many hours as our employers tell us to.

And of course there is the outrageous straight banana directive, which must be true because it was in the Sun. It is clearly the first stage in a German plan to achieve world domination, the first step in setting up the Fourth Reich. Straight bananas today, jackboots marching down the Mall tomorrow.

So those glorious water CEOs are performing their patriotic duty by flushing shite into the sea, hoping it washes ashore on the beaches of Normandy. A 21st century D-Day. British turds coming ashore on Europe's beaches by the thousands.

And if the forces of the Fourth Reich - aka the EU - should come our way, remember the Dunkirk spirit. We shall fight them on the beaches, or at least make them wade through tons of shite when they reach them.

Those in charge of the water companies deserve a medal. Covering our beaches in shite is clearly an effective way to discourage Germans from landing on them. Who needs several hundred RAF spitfires and the Royal Navy when we have Southern Water?


Long live the King!

[Sheepy]

I wondered why Southern Water still have a guilty conscience. It has prompted them to send us a shopping card loaded with £20 in addition to the £120 they added to our account.
They are also putting new water mains onto the island 2 x 400mm pipes to prevent it happening again. What the quality of the water is like in the pipes, I hate to think. It makes a decent cuppa after going through a Brita filter.

Well, I couldn't say this was done with a purpose, but when we mentioned desalination plants the sea and rivers were suddenly full of sewage, which would only add to a crisis.

[Barry]

Raw sewage is more toxic than first thought because chemicals latch on to microplastics (msn.com)
Meanwhile, you might consider that no water in the taps could be a good thing, as the rivers have been polluted with sewage and using them to top up reservoirs might not be a good idea any longer.

I wondered why Southern Water still have a guilty conscience. It has prompted them to send us a shopping card loaded with £20 in addition to the £120 they added to our account.
They are also putting new water mains onto the island 2 x 400mm pipes to prevent it happening again. What the quality of the water is like in the pipes, I hate to think. It makes a decent cuppa after going through a Brita filter.

[Sheepy]

Don't worry about that Barry, while I am at it, I will fix the sun for you, do you require the offshore account number?

Raw sewage is more toxic than first thought because chemicals latch on to microplastics (msn.com)
Meanwhile, you might consider that no water in the taps could be a good thing, as the rivers have been polluted with sewage and using them to top up reservoirs might not be a good idea any longer. 

[Sheepy]

I claimed £110 because they never informed me of my rights and they have actually paid me £120 by crediting my account. Result.
Hopefully they'll cut us off again for 48 hours soon so I can claim again.

Don't worry about that Barry, while I am at it, I will fix the sun for you, do you require the offshore account number?

[Barry]

It's better than that!
Just found it on their website.

£90 + £20 if they don't inform us by the 2nd August that we can claim. Almost a free bill.

I claimed £110 because they never informed me of my rights and they have actually paid me £120 by crediting my account. Result.
Hopefully they'll cut us off again for 48 hours soon so I can claim again.

[patman post]

A side issue, but the sunshine and drought have caused the blackberries to ripen early, but by God they are sharp.

Herself, being a frugal Yorkshire lass and not inclined to waste anything, has started putting them in curries, which are delicious, but not what one might expect.

Was Mrs B the model for Letitia Cropley in the Vicar of Dibley who Geraldine Granger dubbed the "Queen of Cordon Bleugh", gave the village such delights as Marmite cakes, lemon curd with ham and cheese, and a bewildering concoction of chocolate with cod's roe...?

[Sheepy]

And then there was a shot of dried up reservoirs and some chap explaining that you could not put your bath water on the lawn because the water belonged to the Water Board. And once in a while Greta Glumberg's granddad came on to explain that we were all doomed and then, as Ollie said, it poured down with rain.

Well, there is a thing innit, electric cars save the planet, where's the electric coming from? right, we will build nuclear power stations, nice clean air and lots of power, oh no you can't do that, we have renewables as long as the sun is shining or the wind is blowing, all the ice is melting polar bears are dying and we will all be flooded, as well as have water shortages, ok build desalination plants around the coasts run them with nuclear power lower sea levels give yourself fresh water and save your eco system. Oh no can't do that we are not sure nuclear power is safe. We need a global response from the globalists they will be jetting in soon to look important tell you that you are fecked and jet out again.

[Borchester]

A side issue, but the sunshine and drought have caused the blackberries to ripen early, but by God they are sharp.

Herself, being a frugal Yorkshire lass and not inclined to waste anything, has started putting them in curries, which are delicious, but not what one might expect.

[Borchester]

I remember the summer of 76,dire warnings that the heatwave had seen reservoirs go to historical lows and that it might take a year or more for them to return to normal levels.

A minister for drought was appointed but he was out of a job in weeks,it bucketed down and the water was pouring over the top of reservoir walls. 

That is true.

Every time we turned on the telly the BBC had newsreels of long lines of exhausted folk with buckets in their hands, shuffling forward as they waited their turn at the standpipes.

And then there was a shot of dried up reservoirs and some chap explaining that you could not put your bath water on the lawn because the water belonged to the Water Board. And once in a while Greta Glumberg's granddad came on to explain that we were all doomed and then, as Ollie said, it poured down with rain.

All good fun

[cromwell]

Thats better  , I was recalling past experiances which needed inflationary updating . Hope all is well with the supply now though I note they are already (after a couple of days of hot weather) talking about supply problems Britons warned to cut water usage in UK heatwave or face hosepipe ban (inews.co.uk)

I remember the summer of 76,dire warnings that the heatwave had seen reservoirs go to historical lows and that it might take a year or more for them to return to normal levels.

A minister for drought was appointed but he was out of a job in weeks,it bucketed down and the water was pouring over the top of reservoir walls.  

[Streetwalker]

It's better than that!
Just found it on their website.

£90 + £20 if they don't inform us by the 2nd August that we can claim. Almost a free bill.

 Thats better  , I was recalling past experiances which needed inflationary updating . Hope all is well with the supply now though I note they are already (after a couple of days of hot weather) talking about supply problems Britons warned to cut water usage in UK heatwave or face hosepipe ban (inews.co.uk)

[Barry]

No chance Barry . No supply gets you £20 for the first 24 hours and  £10 for any following 24 hours . Looks like you just missed out on the £10 so you will be entitled to £20 only  if you apply for it

It's better than that!
Just found it on their website.

Unplanned
Clearly, we cannot notify you before an unplanned interruption, such as a burst. However, we aim to restore your supply within 12 hours.

If the interruption extends beyond that, we'll automatically compensate you for this and each additional period of 12 hours during which the interruption continues.

If we believe the interruption period is going to be significant, where possible, we'll arrange an alternative supply.

If we fail to restore the supply within 12 hours , we'll automatically credit your water services account with £30. A further automatic payment of £30 will be made for each additional period of 12 hours during which the interruption continues.

Identifying all properties and customers affected by an interruption can be difficult. Where this is the case and you've been affected by an interruption but we haven't contacted you, to obtain any compensation, you must make a claim (either orally or in writing) within three months following the date on which the supply was interrupted or cut off. If you'd like to make a claim, please complete the web form at the bottom of the contact us page.

If we were aware you had been affected by an interruption and we fail to advise you of the compensation due to you within 20 working days of the date of interruption, you may be entitled to a further penalty payment of £20, which we'll automatically credit to your water services account.

£90 + £20 if they don't inform us by the 2nd August that we can claim. Almost a free bill.

[Streetwalker]

6,971 sewage discharges - £90 million fine is Southern Water's lot.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/record-90m-fine-for-southern-water-following-ea-prosecution#:~:text=Southern%20Water%20sentenced%20to%20pay,to%206%2C971%20unpermitted%20sewage%20discharges.
The water returned to the taps just after 7am today after a break of nearly 48 hours.
How much compensation do you think I should claim? I reckon a free bill next time might be reasonable. It's about £120 every 6 months.

No chance Barry . No supply gets you £20 for the first 24 hours and  £10 for any following 24 hours . Looks like you just missed out on the £10 so you will be entitled to £20 only  if you apply for it