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Originally Posted by ThePieman
Just had our first powercut this morning!
Waterbutts are nice and full 
More rain to come and yet the water companies want to charge us all more! Perhaps they should have spent a little more on the infrastructure over the years! I guess we should all feel happy for them being able to show huge profits during these difficult times?
Yep!! Cranky this morning (even though I managed to have a nice milky coffee made on the gas hob  ) |
I know exactly how you feel and to be honest I completely agree with you even though I work for the water company. I get it in the neck all the time since the hose pipe ban and customers feel the need to have a rant as soon as they see me saying virtually the same as you.
But I do remind them that I also have to pay for water etc etc and also doing detailing in my spare time the hose pipe ban is a pain in the arse. I've had to buy a water butt too, link it up, buy filters, hose for the pressure washer etc needless to say it goes down like a lead balloon and they storm off in a huff lol
And I completely agree that if your on a meter you pay for what you use so why cant you use a hose pipe?
The thing is people only know and believe what they read and see in the papers and on on the news and that's where the problem lies. Not the whole story and reason is told so its automatically perceived its completely the water companies fault.
Yes prices are going up and people moan about the infrastructure etc but the easiest way to put it would be people want more for less. What hasn't been reported or what limited information has been given out is the fact that now every time the water company does a job ( in Sutton and east Surrey anyway ) weather it be a meter change, survey or new supply to new houses the company gets a charge from the highways agency, everything from the first piece of paper for an initial survey to the last sighning off sheet with all the work in between gets a separate charge. Another reason is new housing, Victorian pipes find it difficult to cope with the demand from customers so there's gonna come a point where they need to be replaced. Also another big factor is the usual government input, they want their fair share so a lot goes to them too.
I do agree with water meters though, usually if you change to a meter it works out cheaper so you only pay for what you use as opposed to water rates where it used to be based on the band of your property. Also there are more benefits to meters in more ways than one
lol