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sandie w

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #255 on: June 24, 2011, 06:39:50 PM »


This morning i sprayed my under arms with perfume instead of deodorant....Sat at work at 11.30am and though oh bloomin hell, did i turn on the hose pipe at 7am this morning to water the plants in the garden (pipe was in the watering can as i needed to fill it 1st to water pots at the front of house).  Got home at 1.30pm and yes i had turned it on, watering can was full and overflowing water everywhere....good job we don't have a water meter.  Meno brain comes to mind.

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CLKD

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #256 on: June 24, 2011, 07:22:29 PM »

Why does having a water meter make any difference?

I put on 2 pairs of reading glasses today  ::)
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coffee mate

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #257 on: June 25, 2011, 06:25:42 AM »

It makes a BIG difference as we have found to our regret since moving to this property, wer'e paying four times more than we did in our last home.

If anyone is thinking of getting a water metre be warned!!

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coffee mate

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #258 on: June 25, 2011, 02:51:53 PM »

Yes there is a big difference, even though we've learned not to leave taps running and all the usual tips they give for saving water, wer'e still paying roughly 200 pounds a year more!  :o
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viv

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #259 on: June 25, 2011, 03:06:30 PM »

We dont have water meters up here (West Scotland).....too much bl***y rain is why  ::)

I cant even remember the last time someone mentioned the word drought. Monsoon yes.....drought no  ;D ;D


If anyone needs some water....give me a call, we have more than enough for all.

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Jenny50

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #260 on: June 25, 2011, 05:22:54 PM »

Talking of spraying under arms with the wrong thing (a few posts back), I once mistook fly spray for deodorant!  I thoght it smelt different as I did it but I was in a hurry and didn't notice what I'd done till I saw both cans side by side later.  It made a very effective deodorant though.

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CLKD

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #261 on: June 25, 2011, 08:49:24 PM »

There's 2 of us and we pay less on a meter  ???  ...... even with watering the garden although I do draw a line at washing the cars!

Nothing done stupidly yet but I'm working on it  ;)
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coffee mate

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #262 on: June 26, 2011, 05:47:03 AM »

There is only two of us now aswell CLKD
What does my head in is the fact that our meter is underground, so we cant easily read it oursselves to make sure there are no errors...especially when they estimate our usage!  :o
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CLKD

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #263 on: June 26, 2011, 10:10:55 AM »

Our meter is deep, I can't get the cover off but Himself has a 'tool'  ::)  ....... never think to look though !
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viv

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #264 on: June 26, 2011, 01:15:45 PM »

If the various water companies were to maintain things properly then there would be no shortages and no need for anyone in this country to have a water meter. Its just ridiculous.

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CLKD

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #265 on: June 26, 2011, 09:10:29 PM »

Many pipes across the UK are not maintained: some because they are forgotten by the various Water Boards, others because they are copper [I think] which leaks; some Authorities can't be bothered to maintain their pipes it's easier to order a hose-pipe ban if necessary even though they keep taking money from householders  >:( ..........
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palmagirl

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #266 on: July 04, 2011, 08:33:59 PM »

Doing stupid things? Oh yes! Does losing your bank card twice in one month count? What happened on both occasions was I went into a shop, bought stuff and went to pay - then couldn't find the bank card!
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palmagirl

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #267 on: July 04, 2011, 08:39:01 PM »

and other stupid things are posting an incomplete message....... meant to finish by saying that I was quite worried about the bank card thing - until I stupidly told my husband and he smirked and siad, "you've been doing stupid things for 35 years" so now instesd of worry, I got blind rage and desire to hit him round the head with a blunt instrument.
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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #268 on: August 01, 2011, 11:48:00 AM »

Hi all, not been onhere for a while due to being too busy keeping an eye on father-in-law who's just had a hip replaced, his 4 day stay turned into 11 due to falling out of bed twice and dislocating the new hip and doing other  mad things under the influence of the morphine. Anyway, one morning while he was still  in hospital, I'd "done" one cat litter tray and was at the top of the stairs talking to hubby about all the stuff we had to cram into the day before we got to go visit again, had one hand on the bannister rail, the other holding a nappy sack of used cat litter..... lord knows how it happened but I suddenly found myself sitting bolt upright on the bottom stair. Somehow I managed to go down the first section of stairs on my back, vaguely remember seeing the corner post approaching and grabbed for it, had I not done that I'd have hit the wall in the right angle of the staircase and stopped there. But no, having grabbed the post it whipped me round into the perfect position go down the next lot still flat out, and end up at the bottom, hubby heard me bumping down the stairs and called down "you ok?" ...as if...  It must have been like a drunk hitting the pavement, so relaxed not a bruise on me and all the cat litter still in the bag. I didn't even have time to yell out as I went....  :-\
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CLKD

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Re: Doing stupid things
« Reply #269 on: August 01, 2011, 11:54:48 AM »

Thank goodness you held onto the cat litter  :o
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