Hosepipe bans

Thanks Oreo,

Just seen there is another thread on this, with some worry about being reported by nosy neighbours, but if you are state pension age you can register as they don’t really expect pensioners to be carting heavy watering cans around, it would be beyond most if they have a good sized garden or loads of pots to water.No need to be nervous of using this exemption.

I’d never heard of this and was pleasantly surprised when I looked it up . A neighbouring water company to mine includes having children under 5 or a major life event like a bereavement . I’m lucky where I live because 85% of our water comes from underground so we’re incredibly unlikely to have a ban

Or just do it at 4 am when its cooler anyway and the nosy buggers wont see you.

friendlygingercat

Or just do it at 4 am when its cooler anyway and the nosy buggers wont see you.

If there’s a hosepipe ban, why would you want to breach it?

I have permission and I asked them for a letter which says I can use my hose officially if needs be. They kindly sent one.

I would imagine a universal hosepipe ban will be implemented at the very least.

In our area the weather forecast for the next 12 days shows temps in the upper twenties with little respite at night and no indication of rain.

It's the fabled 1976 summer all over again.

... thanks for the info Oreo

friendlygingercat

Or just do it at 4 am when its cooler anyway and the nosy buggers wont see you.

First to complain if the water gets turned off at certain times because of shortages.

This type of behaviour infuriates me.

A friend said yesterday that her neighbour has a swimming pool and a garden sprinkler, but all at the back ‘so no one can see anything’.

Calendargirl, The water companies, use light airecraft, now drones, to fly over hose ban areas. These use various technologies to react to areas of over lush greenery.

In previous hose bans people like your friend's neighbours have ended up in court and being fined for using hoses, even though the neighbours cannot see them.

I am not sure I would be taken guidance on how to use water from the water companies

I am on the water company's priority register which is very useful when the water goes off, as it seems to do a lot, as they deliver bottled water to my door.
I guess I would be exempt from a hosepipe ban, although I would feel bad about using a hose during one. But very tempted as I have a pot garden.
However none in thus area so far.

DH has just gone out to buy the papers and found 2 packs of 6 2 litre bottles of water on our doorstep.

Fortunately there has been a discussion on a local Facebook page saying that there may be variations in water pressure as Anglian Water balance demand and bottles of water are being delivered to all households on the Priority List, otherwise I would be completely at a loss as to why they were there. I have checked my email and I haven't received one from Anglian Water, nor is there any message on my phone.

Our town uses two different water companies one has issued a ban the other hasn’t yet ( I m in the no ban (yet) one fingers crossed