Just had an idea. I will build a mobile shower unit

[Borchester]

"One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury."

[papasmurf]

So has syphilis Nick.

Ok, but not necessarily something you  want to expose to all and sundry

"One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury."

[Nick]

I guess many of the more elderly gentlemen here might agree...

Indeed

[Borchester]

It's been around for 30 years now. You need to get with it Borky

So has syphilis Nick.

Ok, but not necessarily something you  want to expose to all and sundry

[patman post]

Quite.  I had very similar to this happen during a storm when I was still living in Buckinghamshire.

This does remind me of helping Mrs P up the stairs towards the end of her pregnancy with our twins...

[patman post]

Fate is only as good as your plumbing

I guess many of the more elderly gentlemen here might agree...

[papasmurf]

It's a long chain polymer compound, it won't break very easily.

With 100bhp pulling it out from three feet underground, I agree.

[Nick]

I once had an "odd job" for three months. Part of which entailed removing several miles of underground "plastic" water pipe. Instead of faffing about digging it out, I exposed one end connected it to 100bhp tractor and dragged the entire length out of the ground.  It did not break.

It's a long chain polymer compound, it won't break very easily. 

[papasmurf]

It's been around for 30 years now. You need to get with it Borky

I once had an "odd job" for three months. Part of which entailed removing several miles of underground "plastic" water pipe. Instead of faffing about digging it out, I exposed one end connected it to 100bhp tractor and dragged the entire length out of the ground.  It did not break.

[Nick]

Plastic piping Nick?

Oh dear

It's been around for 30 years now. You need to get with it Borky

[Borchester]

My plumbing never leaks, even the HEP2O in the new part of the house is sound. It's very quick to connect and leak proof as long as you remember to put the inserts in before you joint it.

Plastic piping Nick?

Oh dear

[Nick]

United Utilities only covers part of the North West of the UK.  Where I live the water is gravity pressure not pumped.

Maybe but the water system in the UK is a shared system and what one does they pretty much all do. 

[papasmurf]

United Utilities has turned down water pressure across the whole country to reduce leaks so there's even less stress on the system.

United Utilities only covers part of the North West of the UK.  Where I live the water is gravity pressure not pumped.

[Nick]

That really is tempting fate.

United Utilities has turned down water pressure across the whole country to reduce leaks so there's even less stress on the system. 

[papasmurf]

My plumbing never leaks, 

That really is tempting fate.