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Water is not a human right, the water charges are constitutional.

  • 02-10-2014 2:34pm
    #1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 125 ✭✭


    Having water come out of the tap in your kitchen is a luxury.
    It isn't a basic human right for a company or organization to pump water from a reservoir to your home free of charge. You, the people of Ireland, are privileged.
    In the old days, prior to a centralized water network you would of had to go to the nearest lake or river to get your water. Or you would have to had built a well yourself, nobody else was gonna do it for you.

    A lot of you are arguing that it rains a lot in Ireland and "Water should be free herp derp". Well my friends yes water itself may be free but do you ever consider the cost to actually construct a water network and lay down pipes? Maintenance? Wages for these workers? Filtration systems? Pump power consumption? If you dont like buying water from a 3rd party go look for a spring in your back yard and dig a well. If that's not an option go walk 5 miles a day to your nearest lake and bucket your water home. Then see how bad the water charges seem.

    If this €10 a week is really breaking you, have 2 less pints on a Saturday night, go home and drink 2 glasses of water and you will wake up fresh as a daisy the next day! And then you wont have to brag to your friends how hungover you are too.

    Grow up folks.


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Finally someone starts a thread discussing the water charges.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    Water threads everywhere but not a f*ck to give.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 125 ✭✭random1337


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    Finally someone starts a thread discussing the water charges.

    Yeah well at least I'm seeing things in a logical way and not whining like everyone else.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    tap a tap a tapa!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,398 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    I heard people on the dole are given bags of water in the post office every week.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭uch


    I Like Cake !

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    Turtyturd wrote: »
    I heard people on the dole are given bags of water in the post office every week.

    And prams....full of water!

    Off to Joe I go.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu




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