My Parents are a bit selfish don't you think?

[waterlegoblocks]

My Parents live in an area where the water companies have set messages to everyone telling them not to use hosepipes over the coming days due to the extreme heat. When I spoke to my parents earlier they said they are still going to use the hosepipe as they pay a lot of money for water usage and if they are not going to receive a discount for being told not to use water they are going to carry on using it as they like to water their garden most days during the Summer.

This is very much a baby boomer attitude....I've paid my stamp so I'm entitled to everything.

The thing is, if you are on a water meter, it can be cheaper to pay for the water than replace dying trees and shrubs that would cost much more.

Australia have hose pipe bans every year they don’t end up on street pumps. Can we all just calm down please. It’s two days of hot weather.

A bucket/watering can is fine if you can physically carry one. Or you don't have a huge garden.

Both empty in the middle of last week and they were overflowing at one point not too long ago!

This.

Keep arguing they are right? Ignore the majority for their own wants? Insist they have a right regardless of any other opinions? Not a Brexiteer!

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A hosepipe ban is a very blunt instrument, but I understand the message it puts across. It would clearly be much fairer to limit water to a set amount per household but that's not possible under normal circumstances. So I think using common sense is required. If you prefer to skip a bath and use the equivalent amount hosing your garden then I think that's fine.

Years ago they sent up helicopters and fined people with green lawns!

I agree. I would also say in the likes of Ireland and having had rain filling the reservoirs and natural waterways up until the 11th of July non stop, the onus is not on the householder but on the infrastructure.

You must really dislike your parents to pick on one thing and brand them selfish. Shabby.

Ageist twaddle.

People dont seem to realise how many thousands of litres of water are used by sprinklers and hoses. We have a large garden,6 water butts, most empty. We have a pond with fish, that needs topping up, it evaporates badly. I have never watered grass. Our garden is our "thing" it's what we spend our money on, we have rhododendrons that are 30 years old have moved with us several times, they need have rain water, its being saved for them. If we run out, they will have tap water. In hosepipe bans, I cut our showers down to twice a week, keep the plug in and scoop the water out for the garden. It's perfectly fine to use grey water on the garden. The veg doesn't need much watering, only the stuff in pots.

No more selfish than the bloody plastic pool and lazy spa brigade. My garden is getting watered with the water I pay for.

When the water butt runs out, try using grey water. I've been using minimal bubble bath in my kids' bath recently, leaving it to completely cool then filling a few watering cans and using them to water the pots and other thirsty plants in the garden. Involves a bit of effort but it's quite satisfying. Plus RHS says no issue at all as long as you're not watering edible crops: www.rhs.org.uk/science/gardening-in-a-changing-world/water-use-in-gardens/using-grey-water

This is very much a baby boomer attitude....I've paid my stamp so I'm entitled to everything.

You must be stirring with that remark. It's so ridiculous, no-one could write it seriously.

I agree. I don’t think it’s her baby boomers filling huge puddling pools and running the hose along plastic slides.

It's understandable that some people say 'like fuck will I let my plants die, when the water company can't be fucked to fix the issues that piss away 100s of millions of gallons of water a year.'

yep.

I have bees & butterflies in my garden as well as small birds.
We've recently seen the return of hedgehogs too.
I'll be watering the plants they live on if they need it & filling up the birdbath - it holds maybe a cup of water.

I never water my lawns, but the important things will be watered.

I'm not filling up a newly purchase swimming pool because it's going to be hot, which would be selfish.

I don't think what I'm doing is selfish.

This.

So those filling paddling pools, having water fights etc are what then

I can guarantee you they won't be baby boomers

It’s not selfish, and I’d have more birdbaths if I were you.

I use a hosepipe to fill my watering can as it's easier for me, but use the watering can to water the plants.

This world is defo not short of water