"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2013-07-16 18:12:05 +0100, Christina Websell said:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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Yes, I know I've banged on about 'thank heaven we put the borehole in'
but....a few weeks ago the pump broke down and it took a week to get
another and fit it. During that week, we had to use mains water and
last night Ray told me it cost £500! So it is indeed 'thank heaven for
that borehole'!! I believe our water board is one of the most expensive
in the country but even so! Think of how much we must all cost ourselves
if we waste any - taps left running during teeth brushing, letting it
run down the sink while waiting for it to heat are just two that come to
mind.
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I guess you have a water meter then?
Although I could choose to have one and it might indeed save me a bit of
money, I don't want to worry about every time I turn the tap on.
I consider myself responsible about water use and and careful with it but
tbh, if I am prepared to pay a company for supplying me with water quite
a lot of money per year for doing so, it's up to them to do so.
Imagine if your gas or electric supplier said "Pay us xxx every year for
your g or e, but do try not to use it"

Yes, we have a water meter for the Nursery and had to have one as it's a
commercial use, which is fair enough. If we hitch up to the mains for the
nursery, the result is what we saw a few weeks ago. You can only imagine
what it would be costing now if we had to use mains water right through
all this weather! I thought we had a meter to the house but Ray tells me
that we don't, so confusion all round! I put in a meter when I lived
alone in my Jersey house. Unknown to me, a loo in an outhouse had some
weird arrangement for the overflow and water was running away without that
loo even being used. I ended up with a bill for £300. I suppose that one
or two people living in a house where they're reasonably responsible about
water use are probably an 'in profit' customer to a water board. We only
use a dishwasher or washing machine when it's full, two showers a day
(four perhaps in this weather) and other fairly small use isn't likely to
do much harm to the planet. However, right now, we have a mains leak in
the lane outside our house which has been running for about 3 weeks and so
far, nothing has been done. Re your comments on gas and electricity, just
wait...! Personally, I am infuriated by the enormous amounts of light
used to illuminate shop windows long after closing time, or
almost-deserted streets. We have no street lighting here and nobody wants
it. What we do have are fabulous views of the moon and stars and we'd
rather go with that. Right now, I'm looking at a beautiful, clear half
moon from my study window.
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I'm not, no way Jose, installing a water meter.
Every new house has to have one, but even it costs me more, as I said, I
don't want to worry about turning the tap on.