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AIBU to think a school water fight during a hosepipe ban is wrong?

33 replies

Purplegurple · 14/07/2026 16:51

So DD's school is planning to go ahead with a water fight afternoon tomorrow despite the area being subject to a hosepipe ban. I know it's all for a bit of fun but it really doesn't sit well with me, where is their social conscience? And what does that teach the children about rules of society? To top it off we had a message sent home tonight about how much of an "Eco-school" they are. AIBU in thinking WTF?

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Happyjoe · 14/07/2026 16:56

Tbh, I don't think the world (or water) will end with one water fight at school.

concertinacornflake · 14/07/2026 16:56

What's the format of the water fight?

shoesandshipsandsealingwax · 14/07/2026 16:55

Hosepipe bans are utterly pointless. YABU.

Sirzy · 14/07/2026 16:55

I can’t get overly worked up by this. School has been horrible for the last few weeks with these temperatures let them have some fun!

the only reason we have these hosepipes bans is because the water companies allow so much water to be wasted through the dated poorly maintained pipework system!

didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 14/07/2026 16:54

Don't be a grump.

Biker47 · 14/07/2026 16:54

I'll start giving a shit about hosepipe bans and people's adherence to them, once the water companies stop ignoring millions of liters of leaks daily, and stop paying out extortionate dividends to their shareholders first. If there was ever a hosepipe ban in my area I'd ignore it.

Theworldsgonemadagain · 14/07/2026 16:54

It's fucking boiling the kids will have a lovely time don't be a drip. Hosepipe bans are a joke in a country where it rains constantly and water companies don't fix leaks and up their prices x 3 to resolve their issues getting fines for dumping sewage in our seas. I don't think we need to worry about our 'social' conscience when they have the morals of a serial killer.

NotAnotherScarf · 14/07/2026 16:54

Agree. It's like our local comp cutting down perfectly healthy trees because they wanted more teacher parking, whilst having an empty car park 100 yards away