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"martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:02:36 +0100, MM wrote: On Sun, 15 May 2005 17:09:43 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote: Of course, you'd get about 150 cubic metres of Anglian water for that kind of money instead, but it's the idea of getting something for nothing that appeals. Have you worked out how much 20 cubic metres of water weighs? Or how much the petrol will cost to get it home? Or how much the container to hold it will cost? Waste of time and money, I call it. -- Brian "Reality rarely lives up to TV, usually because reality has a smaller budget and the opportunities for retakes are minimal." |
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On Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:38 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote: "martin" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:02:36 +0100, MM wrote: On Sun, 15 May 2005 17:09:43 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote: Of course, you'd get about 150 cubic metres of Anglian water for that kind of money instead, but it's the idea of getting something for nothing that appeals. Have you worked out how much 20 cubic metres of water weighs? Or how much the petrol will cost to get it home? Or how much the container to hold it will cost? Waste of time and money, I call it. You don't fancy the Good Life, then? MM |
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"MM" wrote in message news On Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:38 +0100, "Brian Watson" wrote: Have you worked out how much 20 cubic metres of water weighs? Or how much the petrol will cost to get it home? Or how much the container to hold it will cost? Waste of time and money, I call it. You don't fancy the Good Life, then? I have the good life. :-) -- Brian "I'd like to be a bit taller and thinner and have more hair and a bigger willy. But by and large, I am content." |
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On Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:38 +0100, "Brian Watson"
wrote: ~ ~"martin" wrote in message .. . ~ On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:02:36 +0100, MM wrote: ~ ~On Sun, 15 May 2005 17:09:43 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote: ~ ~ Of course, you'd get about 150 cubic ~metres of Anglian water for that kind of money instead, but it's the ~idea of getting something for nothing that appeals. ~ ~ Have you worked out how much 20 cubic metres of water weighs? ~ ~Or how much the petrol will cost to get it home? Or how much the container ~to hold it will cost? ~ ~Waste of time and money, I call it. ~ Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually making its way to the sea? If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! jane, who had a lot of fun wiring up her lottie shed to a water butt the other week. Course it's hardly rained since... typical! |
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"jane" wrote in message ... On Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:38 +0100, "Brian Watson" wrote: ~Waste of time and money, I call it. ~ Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually making its way to the sea? If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! Except it's taking something that isn't yours. -- Brian "Anyway, if you have been, thanks for listening." |
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In article , "Brian Watson" writes: | "jane" wrote in message | ... | | Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a | shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly | from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively | purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually | making its way to the sea? | | If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, | then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! | | Except it's taking something that isn't yours. You do that whenever you draw breath. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , "Brian Watson" writes: "jane" wrote in message ... Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually making its way to the sea? If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! Except it's taking something that isn't yours. You do that whenever you draw breath. And in any case, as we have seen, he's entitled to 20m^3 a day. Anybody taking bets on how long he keeps it up? -- Mike. |
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On Tue, 17 May 2005 17:57:46 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
wrote: Nick Maclaren wrote: In article , "Brian Watson" writes: "jane" wrote in message ... Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually making its way to the sea? If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! Except it's taking something that isn't yours. You do that whenever you draw breath. And in any case, as we have seen, he's entitled to 20m^3 a day. Anybody taking bets on how long he keeps it up? Hang about! I've yet to buy a stirrup pump! As for Watson saying 'Except it's taking something that isn't yours", how prissy can one be? We have already established that the EA allows it up to 20 cubic meters a day! MM |
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"pammyT" wrote in message ... MM wrote: On Tue, 17 May 2005 08:18:30 +0000 (UTC), (jane) wrote: On Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:38 +0100, "Brian Watson" wrote: ~ ~"martin" wrote in message .. . ~ On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:02:36 +0100, MM wrote: ~ ~On Sun, 15 May 2005 17:09:43 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote: ~ ~ Of course, you'd get about 150 cubic ~metres of Anglian water for that kind of money instead, but it's the ~idea of getting something for nothing that appeals. ~ ~ Have you worked out how much 20 cubic metres of water weighs? ~ ~Or how much the petrol will cost to get it home? Or how much the container ~to hold it will cost? ~ ~Waste of time and money, I call it. ~ Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually making its way to the sea? If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! jane, who had a lot of fun wiring up her lottie shed to a water butt the other week. Course it's hardly rained since... typical! Ah, Jane, butts! I am thinking of getting one and piping it into the downpipe from the guttering around my house. Apparently B&Q do a contraption to redirect the rainwater into the butt which one can fit into the downpipe somehow. What sort of a job is it? I am a very effective DIY person! MM It is very simple indeed. I got one supplied with my water butt. All you have to do IIRC is cut through the downpipe and put the diverter in place and realign the downpipe sections. However I have been pondering this. If one needs the water from the butt, to water your garden during dry spells, how will the butt get filled in the first place if the garden is dry because of a dry spell?? When it rains, it waters the garden *and* fills the butt. Then when it's a dry spell, you've got a butt full of water. If it's a long dry spell, you're toast. And so are your plants. Steve |
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shazzbat wrote:
"pammyT" wrote in message [...] However I have been pondering this. If one needs the water from the butt, to water your garden during dry spells, how will the butt get filled in the first place if the garden is dry because of a dry spell?? When it rains, it waters the garden *and* fills the butt. Then when it's a dry spell, you've got a butt full of water. If it's a long dry spell, you're toast. And so are your plants. I'm going to keep on saying this till I'm green in the face. Most plants in most situations in most parts of the British Isles in most years (maybe decades) do not need watering once they're established. You plant them properly in the first place in properly prepared soil, mulch as necessary, and just let them grow. -- Mike. |
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 07:10:47 +0100, MM wrote:
~On Tue, 17 May 2005 08:18:30 +0000 (UTC), (jane) wrote: ~ ~On Mon, 16 May 2005 07:10:38 +0100, "Brian Watson" wrote: ~ ~~ ~~"martin" wrote in message ... ~~ On Sun, 15 May 2005 19:02:36 +0100, MM wrote: ~~ ~~On Sun, 15 May 2005 17:09:43 +0100, "Mike Lyle" wrote: ~~ ~~ Of course, you'd get about 150 cubic ~~metres of Anglian water for that kind of money instead, but it's the ~~idea of getting something for nothing that appeals. ~~ ~~ Have you worked out how much 20 cubic metres of water weighs? ~~ ~~Or how much the petrol will cost to get it home? Or how much the container ~~to hold it will cost? ~~ ~~Waste of time and money, I call it. ~~ ~ ~Yes, but in a country which is heading for hosepipe bans due to a ~shortage of clean water this summer, surely getting water directly ~from a dyke will be much greener, as it's not been expensively ~purified, saves using drinking water and is in any case gradually ~making its way to the sea? ~ ~If it's not far away, and therefore not much in the way of petrol, ~then surely it's a good idea? Especially if it's fun! ~ ~jane, who had a lot of fun wiring up her lottie shed to a water butt ~the other week. Course it's hardly rained since... typical! ~ ~Ah, Jane, butts! I am thinking of getting one and piping it into the ~downpipe from the guttering around my house. Apparently B&Q do a ~contraption to redirect the rainwater into the butt which one can fit ~into the downpipe somehow. What sort of a job is it? I am a very ~effective DIY person! I found it fairly easy - the only downside to the diverter I got was that it was one that requires only a very slight downward gradient to the butt. If no gradient, the butt wouldn't fill, and if too large the excess came out the butt lid. Took mm precision and a roll of duck tape. Which I can recommend for anything involving guttering... I've also got two types of diverter - you'll need fixed pitch font here! One's | | | | |\ | | \ ___ _ | \ ___ _ | \| | | where the sloping bit can be set upright by a lever to let water go into the drains. You attach a hose to the outpipe, and it will work over quite a distance but does not automagically redivert to the drain if the butt's full The other's more | | | | | | || ||___ _ || | ___ _ \| |/ | | so once the butt is full, the water backs up the pipe and any more water is forced over the inner ring and back down the drain. As I said above, the outflow pipe has to be very precisely positioned for this to work! I have two butts wired to this one (they're space savers, ie narrower and so don't block the path at the front of the house as a full diameter one would. More expensive per gallon than bog standard butts and you need two for the same volume of water, but they look quite good. I've got a window box balanced across the lids of mine). erm url... http://www.gonegardening.com/xq/ASP/...op/product.htm I didn't get mine from them - this was just a google to illustrate. Both of these diverters are round cross-section - I've seen square ones but have no idea how you make the seal properly for normal circular drainpipes. Good luck -- jane Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. Mark Twain Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks! |
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