to fill up our small paddling pool?

[PeanutBellyJam]

Okay quick poll...who is going to fill their toddlers paddling pools? We put water into ours this morning, half filled and then I read an email from our water company thanking everyone for saving water and encouraging us to shower less and now I'm filled with guilt and shame. I feel like the neighbours are all going from behind their blinds 'look at those ignorant arseholes at number **' 🫣

Public swimming pools don't even change the water when someone pops in it, or is sick in it!

It poured down here yesterday and has rained most days this week.

Again, until the water companies start fixing all the leaks, what difference does it make if someone re-fills their paddling pool?

This report was published in June 2020:

The overall volume of water being leaked has fallen by 216 million litres per day – enough to fill 86 Olympic size swimming pools – to 2,954 million litres.

www.water.org.uk/news-item/water-companies-record-lowest-leakage-levels-from-pipes/

The amount we use is miniscule in comparison to that!

ONCE i've washed the car, car washes are still open here. Car washes and firms are wasting far much water, than me washing my car once in 3 months.

Our children deserve to stay cool in this heat. We don't all live by the seaside

No one deserves anything. Sure, it's nice to cool down in a paddling pool - but there's a water crisis!
Take them to the local baths

We were all told to be careful with water. No one seemed to give a fuck. And now we’ve got a hosepipe ban. I don’t really care, shame I can’t water the plants but hey ho. But still scary to think what the next step is.

(Sorry, by “we” I’m referring to people local to me, not the whole country.)

Fill up your paddling pool for sure but don’t also clean your car, water your flowers and then turn the sprinkler on the lawn.

Hot tub water recommended to last 3 - 4 months we chlorinate and balance the ph every 3 days

I dont think car washes will be closed for business it says the hosepipe ban doesn't affect businesses

Save water in other ways:

Use washing up bowl in sink and use water after to water plants.
Only flush loo after a poop or after 3 times of urinating.
Use a brick in the toilet cistern.
Quick shower, use the plug in the bath to collect water.
Quick wash on, for washing machine.
Veg patch and hanging baskets watered every 2 days.

Washed car 1st time in months, get moaned at by people on MN 🙄

Surprised that someone thought public swimming pools completely drain and replace the water more frequently than every four months. Every 5-7 years is about standard, I think.

My neighbour has her grandson in a tiny toddler paddling pool today. I think I use more water than that in a shower and I don't take particularly long showers. I can't get worked up about it.

I've filled our small one but told the kids they can't have the big one this week.

We'll use the water to water the plants in a few days time

Spot the Tory 🙄

Let me guess: anyone claiming any form of assistance from the government for anything (apart - of course - from you when it comes to the NHS and schools and, should the worst happen, any disability allowance - because that’s different, right?) should be mandatorily deported to Rwanda asap?

I'm surprised a hosepipe ban hasn't already been announced.

We've had ours out. Half filled and used it for the plants after. It's fine I think.

@ItIsMyName

Already in place in Hampshire and IOW.

Coming into effect next Thursday for Kent and Sussex.

Dogs paddling pool is only 1/3 filled, enough for them to splash in.

That's a lot of assumption from a 10-word post. I've also never voted Conservative in my life. What were you trying to achieve by posting that?

We only have a small one but I'm going to put some water in it this week, not loads as DD is only little but just enough to splash about in.

No restrictions in Scotland- been raining all week anyway!

I was wondering that too, I've never voted Tories either.

I believe some 'celebrities' bathe in Perrier or Evain water.

Could you do that? Might cost a bit though!

I will be filling our small paddling pool whenever the weather is hot this school holidays.
Our kids need fun after a shit few years and my house seems to be where all the neighbours kids come hang out so at least it will be played in by many instead of lots of little pools in different gardens.

We should all be metered and then we would be more likely to use water economically in the same way as we use electricity.

I fill up my large pool that stays up all summer.
However, the kids all use that instead of having a shower for at least 1/2 the week. So in my mind it saves around 12-15 showers and actually saves water