Ham_N_Eggs Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 No need to worry there's plenty of water says the MUA chairman... oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 but use a bucket and sponge or watering can and all is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, WTF said: but use a bucket and sponge or watering can and all is good. Ah but can you fill the bucket with a hose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 It has been suggested that it is the cost of electricity used transfering the water from one reservoir to another /£ 500 / a day plus is the reason. Does anyone have any info on this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Just now, finlo said: Ah but can you fill the bucket with a hose? if i stand close enough............................. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 The fact that they appear not to of taken account of evaporation due to the heat from the reservoirs according to their answers on Facebook makes me wonder if they live in some alternate universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I once knew someone who changed the water in their outdoor swimming pool once a week every summer, hosepipe ban or not. It took a few thousand gallons too. Don't think he was ever prosecuted, although a fine would only have been small change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Perhaps Manx Utilities should explain the reason for the hose pipe ban to the people in charge of the Public Sector pension fund. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I met three of the MUA water department senior managers lately. One was a drip, another a little squirt and the third was extremely wet. Even though they pooled their remarks, I decided to filter what they said but when I decided to splash out and told them I’d be ignoring the hosepipe ban it precipitated them going off at the deep end. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 ......were they all half soaked as well?.......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Shake me up Judy said: I once knew someone who changed the water in their outdoor swimming pool once a week every summer, hosepipe ban or not. It took a few thousand gallons too. Don't think he was ever prosecuted, although a fine would only have been small change. To be fair, such as this and planning laws, probably tax laws too, doesn't apply to the very rich on the Isle of Man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Helmut Fromage Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) If I remember correctly Barrie Stephens was the Islands Hose Pipe Enforcement officer in 76/77.. Edited July 30, 2018 by Mr Helmut Fromage Likeable Rogues 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Building another 300 homes at Camlork may overstretch the water supply. Then we would need to spend another x million building a new reservoir. To pay for that we will need more tax payers so guess what, we would need to build more houses. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKRP Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Someone in the know said the rain from the last few days won’t really get into the reservoirs we need much more! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: If I remember correctly Barrie Stephens was the Islands Hose Pipe Enforcement officer in 76/77.. By now then the C.S. will have Head of Hose Pipe Enforcement, Two Deputies for Enforcing Hose Pipe Bans, Four Hose Pipe Enforcement Officers. Edited July 31, 2018 by Holte End 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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