The value of water. - Page 2

WillowTheWhisp · 03-03-2006, 00:47

It beggars belief that a little island surrounded by water and with gallons of it pouring down from the sky should ever dare to suffer a drought. It's not exactly the Sahara desert here is it?

janet · 03-03-2006, 10:18

Is there not a way that water companys could filter sea water so as to be drinkable?

SPUGGIE J · 03-03-2006, 11:12

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Originally Posted by janet

Is there not a way that water companys could filter sea water so as to be drinkable?

Yes the same way the Saudis do with desalination plants. Only problem is the cost wich we would have to bare. Mind you if the southern tribe can drink bottled water daily then they wont mind paying the equivilent per litre.

KIPAX · 03-03-2006, 11:36

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Originally Posted by jimmi5bellies

I dont think you will get any help paying your water bill if you are on benefits. They dont now, so i cant see them doing so in the future.

Really?

If your on benefits you can have your water bill capped. a limit is set and no matter how much water you use, you would not have to pay over that amount.

I have been on a water meter for around 15 years and I know this as a fact from experience. Although not on benefits now I do know others who have there bill capped after learning of it from when I had to go down that road. So its still possible now.

pendy · 03-03-2006, 12:41

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Yes the same way the Saudis do with desalination plants. Only problem is the cost wich we would have to bare. Mind you if the southern tribe can drink bottled water daily then they wont mind paying the equivilent per litre.

I don't like having to pay twice for my water, but the tap stuff is truly undrinkable. I know it's clean, but a lot of it is recycled, so my nice glass of drinking water was somebody's bath water a few days back - not a nice thought, is it? I buy water from Tesco at 44p for 2 litres, under protest. You might well do the same, Spuggie J, if your only other choice was recycled bathwater - so heavily chlorinated to remove the bugs that it tastes of nothing but chemicals.

AND I object to being called a SOUTHERNER - what an insult to a true Lancashire lass!!!

Gayle · 03-03-2006, 12:49

I don't get this and when something's so glaringly obvious I always wonder if it's me just being thick.

Surely, if they put in water meters it won't actually reduce the water use - I know it wouldn't actually stop me from having a shower every morning and a cup of coffee with my lunch. I certainly wouldn't switch the radiators off to use less. So how exactly will that help at all? If they were saying that they were unprofitable then yes put in meters but don't hide behind a silly excuse that meters will cure the problem of a water shortage.

If we are running out of water - dig out more reservoirs - surely that's logical?

SPUGGIE J · 03-03-2006, 12:55

Gayle better watch what you are saying. Build a reservoir on land that could be used for nice housing now that is scandless.

They build all this housing and plan roads etc to cope but cannot grasp the fact that you cant give 80 people a pint of water from 1 gallon.

Gayle · 03-03-2006, 12:57

Then in that case I'm sure some clever scientisty chap or chapess could come up with a system that every house or street collected emergency rain water supplies and chemically processed it.

SPUGGIE J · 03-03-2006, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Then in that case I'm sure some clever scientisty chap or chapess could come up with a system that every house or street collected emergency rain water supplies and chemically processed it.

Very good point but then what would the cost be for that? Will stick to showering at work and drinking their water. They can afford the bills.