So, are you going to report your neighbour for using their hose where it's banned?

Grayson · 03-07-2018 01:00PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/council-pulls-down-makeshift-finglas-14857556

De kids, dey have no faciliteeeees...

I'd say that after sitting there a few days there was a fair amount of piss in it.

Mackmatic · 03-07-2018 01:00PM

Can I have their house if I report someone and the tip checks out?

Graces7 · 03-07-2018 01:59PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

No, I mean hard cash, Dudley Do-Right.

Isn;t the rest of us having water at the end f the month rewarding for you? And cash will not water the garden,

whisky_galore · 03-07-2018 02:10PM

Graces7 wrote: »

And cash will not water the garden,

It can, if you buy enough bottled water.

SexBobomb · 03-07-2018 02:12PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

What will reporting someone do exactly, do they just issue a fine or a warning to the address without any more evidence or will they be staking out houses or what ?

SexBobomb · 03-07-2018 02:15PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

Dear Lisa - As I write this, I am very sad. Our free water has been overthrown...AND REPLACED BY THE BENEVOLENT NEIGHBOURHOOD HOSE PIPE WATCH DOGS. ALL HAIL THE HOSIES AND THEIR GLORIOUS NEW REGIME!! Sincerely, LITTLE GIRL

wexie · 03-07-2018 02:18PM

SexBobomb wrote: »

What will reporting someone do exactly, do they just issue a fine or a warning to the address without any more evidence or will they be staking out houses or what ?

From listening to the Irish water spokesperson on the last word last week I got the impression they don't really know themselves and are desperately hoping it won't have to come to any of that.

spatchco · 03-07-2018 02:21PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

if irish water cant be bothered repairing a leak on the footpath near me which has been leaking for 3-4 years why should i bother to save water oh wait if its repaired the leak the dogs wont have any fresh water when they are out for a walk

Jim Bob Scratcher · 03-07-2018 02:23PM

Only if they use it on my wife.

evil_seed · 03-07-2018 02:42PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

The Greater Dublin Area. What's so great about it anyways?

03-07-2018 02:45PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

I was informed at a local residential meeting that there are systems of pipes in our area which haven't been changed since the British left Ireland.... is that true? That even during boom time Ireland, they couldn't be bothered to replace the pipes.

whisky_galore · 03-07-2018 02:47PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I was informed at a local residential meeting that there are systems of pipes in our area which haven't been changed since the British left Ireland.... is that true? That even during boom time Ireland, they couldn't be bothered to replace the pipes.

Fixing pipes isn't as sexy as dem new moshurways or dem big shiny buildings.

They'd only notice a leak in the system here if water was gushing up into air like a geyser.

mad muffin · 03-07-2018 02:50PM

No

Damn straight I will. I haven’t let my lawn turn into dry hay, so my fat FÜCK of a neighbor can waist water in these drought times.

Here in the midlands it’s been totally dry and almost 30° every day. Everything is as dry as a nuns poonany.

wexie · 03-07-2018 02:51PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I was informed at a local residential meeting that there are systems of pipes in our area which haven't been changed since the British left Ireland.... is that true? That even during boom time Ireland, they couldn't be bothered to replace the pipes.

Certainly from what I know it's true.

People are giving out a lot to Irish water (and I do believe they deserve a lot of criticism) but the infrastructure was in a terrible state long before Irish water ever came around.

Decades of poor maintenance and lack of investments. There really is no need for a country with our climate to ever suffer from any kind of water insecurity.

odyssey06 · 03-07-2018 02:55PM

Depends on how much I dislike the neighbour!

LirW · 03-07-2018 03:18PM

Everyone complaining about their cars/bikes getting dirty, hit me up, I've an 8 year old who wants to earn a few quid and cleans it with sponge and bucket for a fiver.

jobless · 03-07-2018 03:23PM

No

my neighbour is gone on holidays for two weeks..... ill report him anyway

Chaos Tourist · 03-07-2018 03:34PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

I wouldn't report, unless there was something in it for me.

Award! -- Award Award Award Award

Photo. Photo.

RasTa · 03-07-2018 03:40PM

Will be buying this from Lidl.

Plan to empty and fill daily

https://www.lidl.ie/en/special-offers.htm?articleId=10208

CruelCoin · 03-07-2018 03:46PM

No

Nobody said anything about water-cans though?

hatrickpatrick · 03-07-2018 03:54PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

Lux23 wrote: »

They use water from the canal/river - it isn't treated.

Interesting point - I have an ancient well in my back garden, if I rigged it up to a pump and used that to hose something, would it count as illegal?

Presumably well water is ok for watering plants, right?

Green farmer · 03-07-2018 03:58PM

I wonder would there be any water shortages today, if over the last few years they had just concentrated on fixing underground leaks instead of wasting hundreds of millions installing the water meters that nobody wanted.

jimgoose · 03-07-2018 04:08PM

Rules for fools, guidelines for the wise.

SnazzyPig · 03-07-2018 04:10PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I was informed at a local residential meeting that there are systems of pipes in our area which haven't been changed since the British left Ireland.... is that true? That even during boom time Ireland, they couldn't be bothered to replace the pipes.

They were busy spending the boom money inducing the selfish to keep voting Bertie...

Ultimate Seduction · 03-07-2018 04:13PM

Yes I would, but I'm not going to ring that expensive number so No.

jobless wrote: »

my neighbour is gone on holidays for two weeks..... ill report him anyway

Connect your hose to his outside tap, give your lawn a good overnight soaking, then report them ****ers

jimgoose · 03-07-2018 04:13PM

Seriously though, the Americans can make the desert bloom in Nevada, the Arabs do similar and more in Dubai. Here, in the land of the constant pissings of rain and six inches of puddle everywhere, including the motorways, it actually stops raining for ten days or so in June/July, and there's a water crisis. 'Sake, like. :pac:

wexie · 03-07-2018 04:15PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Seriously though, the Americans can make the desert bloom in Nevada, the Arabs do similar and more in Dubai. Here, in the land of the constant pissings of rain and six inches of puddle everywhere, including the motorways, it actually stops raining for ten days or so in June/July, and there's a water crisis. 'Sake, like. :pac:

It's not a lack of water, it's mismanagement of water that's the real issue.

LirW · 03-07-2018 04:15PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Seriously though, the Americans can make the desert bloom in Nevada, the Arabs do similar and more in Dubai. Here, in the land of the constant pissings of rain and six inches of puddle everywhere, including the motorways, it actually stops raining for ten days or so in June/July, and there's a water crisis. 'Sake, like. :pac:

Yeah but how are you going to explain that to the tourists that the crappy electric showers in their subpar AirBnBs will have even less water pressure now :pac:

jimgoose · 03-07-2018 04:26PM

wexie wrote: »

It's not a lack of water, it's mismanagement of water that's the real issue.

Although in all fairness it goes to show how unusual it is, inasmuch as when it does stop raining for a couple of weeks there's a problem with farming.

CrabRevolution · 03-07-2018 04:28PM

jimgoose wrote: »

Seriously though, the Americans can make the desert bloom in Nevada, the Arabs do similar and more in Dubai. Here, in the land of the constant pissings of rain and six inches of puddle everywhere, including the motorways, it actually stops raining for ten days or so in June/July, and there's a water crisis. 'Sake, like. :pac:

In America they've also totally dammed and drained their rivers to make the desert bloom.

The water from Colorado river carved the grand canyon but rarely even reaches the sea anymore.

Similarly there are years where the Rio Grande doesn't even reach the sea.

As for Dubai, anything is possible when you've effectively an infinite pile of money to spend. The infrastructure and energy costs for their desalination /air con /water treatment must be eye watering.

So, are you going to report your neighbour for using their hose where it's banned?

Comments