Fecking Hosepipe

[Snowy]

Our lass wanted one of the expandable hose pipes for her greenhouse, so I bought one…two days later…it’s spraying out water from two holes. I cut the pipe piece of metal tubing two jubilee clips …back to normal…next day, two more ( getting pissed off now) repairs it, working ok.
Happens again, fix it…..decide I’m taking it back……so it’s going back but can I repair it for to use to use it ….ok
Sat down the garden last night and one of sons came down and asked him to turn the water off on his way…the wife opened the hose to release the pressure and the hose came to life like a snake ..,Ruby with teeth like bayonets, lunged at it, shook it like a rat and let go when the water came out…..she owes me for six jubilee clips and labour.
That’s £24 I won’t get back.

[derwent]

Our lass wanted one of the expandable hose pipes for her greenhouse, so I bought one…two days later…it’s spraying out water from two holes. I cut the pipe piece of metal tubing two jubilee clips …back to normal…next day, two more ( getting pissed off now) repairs it, working ok.
Happens again, fix it…..decide I’m taking it back……so it’s going back but can I repair it for to use to use it ….ok
Sat down the garden last night and one of sons came down and asked him to turn the water off on his way…the wife opened the hose to release the pressure and the hose came to life like a snake ..,Ruby with teeth like bayonets, lunged at it, shook it like a rat and let go when the water came out…..she owes me for six jubilee clips and labour.
That’s £24 I won’t get back.

They're useless.

[Bluestreak]

There will be a hosepipe ban in Yorkshire from Friday. Thats enough for me not to wash the car till winter.

[Snowy]

Funny thing is, our car occasionally gets a blast off the Karcher to take mud off but never used any cleaning or polishing agents on it and comes up like new every time

[Grayhoundend]

Think Ruby has played a blinder there.

[Bluestreak]

Funny thing is, our car occasionally gets a blast off the Karcher to take mud off but never used any cleaning or polishing agents on it and comes up like new every time

With the new paints i dont think there is much need now.

[Snowy]

Think Ruby has played a blinder there.

Down the garden this morning with one of my sons and as we were talking he pointed out ratboy was crawling on his belly stalking a wood pigeon on the ground between two apple trees…all of a sudden my son banged an hammer on the incinerator bin and we had one relieved bird and one livid terrier…my son said he had to do it as clearing the mess up would be a pain in the arse…he was right

[kevin pooles gloves]

Think Ruby has played a blinder there.

Pools need a new midfielder.
Can she tackle go past defenders n put good crosses in.

If yes then agent her to Rochdale for a better wage than Pools.

[accrington fan]

round my area there is a ban on them starting tomorrow. can see water use between 2 and 3am going up.

[Sussex UK]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

[Grayhoundend]

round my area there is a ban on them starting tomorrow. can see water use between 2 and 3am going up.

On till the winter ive heard.

[Snowy]

Apparently water companies are investigating increasing tariffs for water meters during warm weather…..they’ll doubtless have other ideas to pump money out of the their customers.

[Bluestreak]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

There is no rain Mr S

[Sussex UK]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

There is no rain Mr S

I'll be ready when it comes..the rain dance ritual i performed in the garden didn't seem to work..At least the grass verges in our town which only get 2 cuts a year now in April and October are only 2 or 3 foot high.

[accrington fan]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

remember 1976 for when the rain started it hardly ever seemed to stop.

[Bluestreak]

I have made a smart move today and went to B&Q and bought 50 hosepipes before the ban comes in here.

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[Snowy]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

remember 1976 for when the rain started it hardly ever seemed to stop.

I remember it too…laid up for 16 weeks with a double leg break and a cast from hip to toe and the only thing on the bloody telly was Pebble Bloody Mill

[dstanley5]

What gets me is that failing water companies continue to pay dividends to shareholders yet want to raise prices because they are losing money.
I accept that they have to pay interest on the huge loans that they have taken out but there should be a ban on paying shareholders from water rates income when they need to pay for massive improvements to the service.

[Jamie1952]

Water companies have been taking on significant debt to finance dividend payouts, rather than investing the money back into infrastructure or other improvements.
When privatized, these companies had little to no debt. However, they have increasingly borrowed to maintain dividend payments, resulting in a substantial rise in overall debt

[MutleyRules]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

remember 1976 for when the rain started it hardly ever seemed to stop.

I remember it too…laid up for 16 weeks with a double leg break and a cast from hip to toe and the only thing on the bloody telly was Pebble Bloody Mill

What time was that on??

[MutleyRules]

What gets me is that failing water companies continue to pay dividends to shareholders yet want to raise prices because they are losing money.
I accept that they have to pay interest on the huge loans that they have taken out but there should be a ban on paying shareholders from water rates income when they need to pay for massive improvements to the service.

The current Government has stopped those bonuses haven't they??

[Sussex UK]

England's driest start to the year since 1976....thankfully i have big shoulders and was able to barge my way to the last of the water butts at our local garden centre this morning..

remember 1976 for when the rain started it hardly ever seemed to stop.

I remember it too…laid up for 16 weeks with a double leg break and a cast from hip to toe and the only thing on the bloody telly was Pebble Bloody Mill

Thank god we had Charlies Angels and Crown Court to look forward to back then eh,Snowy.

[MutleyRules]

The Sullivans.

[accrington fan]

the bionic woman an later in the year the muppet show.

[Snowy]

The Sullivans.

Our lass called them the ‘Suffering Sullivans’..as something aslways went wrong with them.
There’s a blast from the past.

[Bluestreak]

I am just waiting for the south to start squealing about the lack of water and wanting our water to be pumped down to them.
Yes ok but if it happens we need another pipe by the side of it pumping money in the opposite direction.

[Jamie1952]

We have Kielder built to supply what was thought going to be a booming industrial era in the N.E. Water goes into the North Tyne river, from where it can be transferred to other rivers, including the River Wear and River Tees, via the Kielder Transfer Scheme. This regional system helps maintain water levels in these rivers for areas like Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, and Middlesbrough, ensuring a reliable water supply and supporting ecosystems during periods of low rainfall.
Correct me if I am wrong Kielder doesn’t actually directly supply domestic water, there was talk of building a pipeline down south from Kielder but that never it materialised.
I did once work on a water treatment plant north of Newcastle, I am sure they took water from the Tyne and treated it making it suitable for consumption. Bearing in mind the amount of chemicals which were added to it could put you for life drinking tap water.

[Snowy]

If your teaspoon dissolves when stirring your cuppa we know they’ve cocked up