Water Water Water

[jaysay]

United Utilities are planning to raise water rates by 3% above inflation over the next 5 years, I suppose it had to come

[Loz]

No great surprise with everything else going up.
Just another bit of bad news for everybody as if there isn't enough already!!

[flashy]

i pay £290 a year for my water, when i first moved into this house 12 years ago i only paid £150 a year, so its nearly doubled in that amount of time

[pipinfort]

We are on a meter so we pay for what we use.......does`nt work out to bad but we are careful with what we waste....

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by pipinfort

We are on a meter so we pay for what we use.......does`nt work out to bad but we are careful with what we waste....

I keep toying with the idea myself pipinfort, as I don't use that much water, I have a shower not a bath, only put the washer on about twice a week, only wash up once a day except at weekends, will have to give it some more thought

[No.9 Dream]

United Utilities are going to increase the rates for Churches of ALL denomonations by around 1300% rough guide is what costs £20 a week will cost around £250. This is mainly happening in the North West all will make some parishes uneconomical. UU are allowed to give reductions to charities and have refused to do so. Please sign the online petition www.petitions.pm.gov.uk/churchwaterbills and please email or write to Greg Pope. Even if you don't attend you may know someone who relies on their church for company etc.

[garinda]

...and guess who are the biggest polluters of our rivers and beaches?

Water firms are the biggest river polluters - Times Online

Sadly I second guess that this windfall will be trickling into it's shareholder's pockets, rather than be used to clean up our waterways.

[pipinfort]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I keep toying with the idea myself pipinfort, as I don't use that much water, I have a shower not a bath, only put the washer on about twice a week, only wash up once a day except at weekends, will have to give it some more thought

The rule of thumb is that if you have more rooms than occupants you will save money,my mum & dad had one put in, you can try it for a year and opt out if you don`t save money but when you sell the house the next occupants must be on the meter, they saved quite a bit as opposed their rates as only the 2 of them live in a big detached now we have flown the coup.....

[Eric]

Paying for water What a concept! I pay a small amount to the city in my taxes so that I can use the city water, but it's such a small amount I don't bother to find out exactly what it is .... the only problem that we have is that sometimes in long hot dry spells the city puts some minor restrictions on watering lawns ... I suppose there are some advantages to living in a country which is home to most of the worlds available fresh water When we negotiated NAFTA with the yanks they wanted to make fresh water part of the agreement. Because we knew the buggers would try to screw us in the deal, and because Canadians want to keep control of our water, we refused .... if the yanks want our water and more access to our oil and natural gas the sons of bitches can damn well pay for it .... and pay large

[polly]

Originally Posted by No.9 Dream

United Utilities are going to increase the rates for Churches of ALL denomonations by around 1300% rough guide is what costs £20 a week will cost around £250. This is mainly happening in the North West all will make some parishes uneconomical. UU are allowed to give reductions to charities and have refused to do so. Please sign the online petition www.petitions.pm.gov.uk/churchwaterbills and please email or write to Greg Pope. Even if you don't attend you may know someone who relies on their church for company etc.

Is it just churches or Places of Worship?
If it is the former I think there is a discrimination case here

[cashman]

i think this increase is dead funny n ironic, bet more than half those complaining about it, will be the " Muppets" who pay through the nose fer bottled water.

[MargaretR]

How much water will a church use?- a water meter seems apt.
Other than for cleaning and, for some, blessing, what else?
If the vicar's residence has not paid in the past - he/she should have!

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

i think this increase is dead funny n ironic, bet more than half those complaining about it, will be the " Muppets" who pay through the nose fer bottled water.

And how much of that bottled water has those three little letters on it PWS (Public Water Source). Which, I guess, means that it comes out of a bloody tap

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Eric

And how much of that bottled water has those three little letters on it PWS (Public Water Source). Which, I guess, means that it comes out of a bloody tap

i know that eric, you know that, but try telling the muppets.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

i know that eric, you know that, but try telling the muppets.

yeh ... I guess we are just not trendy .... I never drink water, fish screw in it.