General Chat

Stray.... Didn't think we would be considering getting the fleece out again :-(

Hope your seedlings are Ok :-)

haha yes lolly, we probably will, if our storm last night is anything to go by brrrrrr

Joy........No I don't suppose many would and last time the restrictions were in there was not a single prosecution, so pretty ineffectual anyway

Personally I would rather have water for washing, cooking and flushing than worry about using a hose :-)

My water butts are full and the grass will recover eventually.

Knowing our fickle weather we will probably end up with the wettest of summers








:-( :-(

i would never report mine they are diamonds
and why spoil our wonderful relationship

luckily it doesnt effect me, and i use the water from my water butt for my seedlings anyways,

but i agree it should be for all, if there is one in place,
i wouldnt grass my neighbour up if i seen them using one

and what the punishment if they do use there hose? x

I wouldnt Joy, definately not,

I do think though that a ban should be include everyone

but when there is a hosepipe ban in place ya cant wash ya wndows either so surely watering ya plants with a can is jst the same, and banned too??

and who would grass a neighbour up if they used their hose pipe
not many i guess

Stray ... I can only imagine because disability would make it harder to use a watering can!!

It rained heavily here yesterday and overnight, with a couple of light showers
today, still my neighbor was out watering with his hose to "beat the ban"
:-( :-S Doh!!

under Exemptions on the site below

people with severe mobility problems who hold a current Blue Badge as issued by their local authority will not be prohibited from using a hosepipe to water a garden attached to a domestic dwelling, plants on domestic premises, or allotments where the Blue Badge holder is the tenant

From http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/15443.htm

Roy

i wonder why ya would you be excempt if ya have a blue badge??

:-S

This morning on radio said that if you have an irrigation system and it is for food crops you can still use.

Carol

Southern Water begins 5 April. Mind you we had THREE showers of rain yesterday but barely dampened the soil.

apparently they all have different exemptions.

Fortunately we don't have a hosepipe ban as yet.

If you are registered as a Blue Badge holder or can therefore prove you are disabled, the hosepipe ban will not apply to you.

This is from Southern Water. Worth checking other water boards.