AIBU to be angry about hosepipe bans and whether people will comply?

[liquidfinch]

AIBU to be so angry about the hosepipe bans and the situation we find ourselves in?!

If we keep having these heatwaves AND hosepipe bans the future is going to become utterly unbearable.

I read somewhere that it's not even about us running out of water this year! The water companies are just worried about having to supply what we need because it will impact their environmental targets (they want to reduce water use per capita).

If they don't hit these targets it could reduce their bonuses and/or they might be fined.

These bans will have enormous adverse impacts on nature and ecosystems.

If we can't water our gardens, plants and parks wildlife will suffer. Pollinators especially. I think it's appalling.

Are you ready for the hosepipe ban?

Have you taken any measures (buying water butts, filling up pools) to mitigate the impact this will have on your normal routine/enjoyment of your home/garden/life?

Most importantly: are you going to comply?

• Cambridge Water:

Active as of July 9, and enforceable from 1am on Friday, July 17.

• Southern Water:

Enforced starting from 1am on July 11.

• South East Water:

Enforced starting from July 18.

If a hose can reach the paddling pool and you fill it up without spilling any water, what is the difference between that and filling it up using a watering can - in terms of total volume of water used?

Yay!

It makes you think twice about how much water you need. If you have a couple of litres less, and everyone else has a couple of litres less, there is enough for everyone to have drinking water every day.

Nothing at all.

We have actually filled up a paddling pool when camping before (yes we asked first) back and forth with buckets for water. We still filled it as did some other campers who also when and got paddling pools during a heat wave.

We did have a ban a couple of years ago and still did this.

How else would you to it?

How does it make you think twice about it?

You said yourself Someone else said "you dont need a hose to fill up a paddling pool, you are being ridiculous and selfish" -seemingly implying not much water is neededto fill it. You appeared to agree with them.

Safe to assume then that even if someone uses a watering can, they'll fill it up to the max - since it's not so difficult and "you don't need a hose" for it.

So. Tell me. What is the difference in terms of total volume of water used?

Technically using a bucket or watering can if you discount hitting a I cnba anymore stage could use more water. Spillages, splashing it over the side as tipping it in.

No! No! The last thing I want is fish! It’s for genuine wildlife: newts and a few frogs if I’m lucky. No effing fish.

We don't have a hosepipe ban where I am. We'd be exempt because of disability if we did, but even so I'd still use my hosepipe if I needed to.

When the water companies have fixed all the leaks then they'll have more right to restrict domestic use.

I think you are quoting someone else

Was referring to this post

Have edited my post. Feel free to reply to my question whenever you're ready

Also I know I’m on one now 🤣🤣

It’s people using those tiny bloody pools. Filling and emptying every day because of dirt. Or those inflatable slide and spray ones.

Get a big one with filter!! Filled it up once in years and just top up every so often due to evaporation!!

Also if there was a fire I’d just slice the bastard and flood my garden 😅 winner for me.

Our hosepipe ban starts tomorrow.

Everyone must be watering their gardens atm because the water pressure has dropped.
I can’t remember the last summer when we didn’t have a ban. Because of this, we have forked out on a dripper (trickle) system. These aren’t banned by our water company (yet!!). It’s not as good as good old soaking with a hosepipe, but at least it provides some water to the beds.

There was a leak on an entrance to a industrial estate on one of the May BH weekends. Severn Trent didn't bother to get contractors until the Tuesday. If they fixed it over the weekend, it would have caused less disruption and less leakage

‘if you’re disabled you may still use a hosepipe’

excellent so everyone can self diagnose ADHD/neurospicy/anxiety re hot weather and hosepipe away to their hearts content 😂

Perhaps that's why I tried to quote you and it didn't appear, you were editing your post.

Overall, people are likely to use less water if it takes more of an effort. So they don't use the same amount of water if they carry bucket/ watering can after bucket / watering can, than if they can just switch on the hose and leave it.

You can’t use a hose but legally you can use. Tap and bucket and you can’t be fined! It is literally just hose pipes that are banned.

I'm surprised you don't understand that. A hosepipe ban in itself doesn't reduce water use - it reduces water use by making it more inconvenient to use water. There's nothing to stop anyone using the same amount of water, except they have to do it manually.

For the specific question I asked, filling up a paddling pool, is there any difference in terms of total volume of water used when using a hosepipe (that can reach) vs doing multiple trips with a watering can?

The answer is no, unless you account for the point @Tableforjoan (more likely to spill if you use a watering can or a bucket)

It’s funny because on our allotments IBC tanks are banned from being filled with the hose.

Rightly so rent is only £80 a year.

So people have built systems so where they technically are not filling it with a hose but the hose is filling something else that fills the Ibc tank. So a bin high up with a low tap that then leading into guttering into their Ibc.

Or people have been known to put their hoses into their watering cans and say the hose is filling the watering can. They are watering with the watering can.

People are inventive and sneaky.

🙄exactly, it's there for inconvenience. which is why it is a piss take.

If we keep having heatwaves (which I do think will become normal), then we'll have to adapt, as someone else has suggested. Established meadow lawns don't need regular watering, for instance. Gardeners will have to choose plants more suitable to the changing climate.

I grew up with regular water restrictions because of drought, so it's not unusual for me. Regardless of whether or not water companies do actually have a limited supply, I would respect a hose pipe ban.