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Blogs got mixed up somehow but the one today is a bit lower down after I reply to the last one.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 26, 2014 at 1:00 PM
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Re:A
Indeed A. but what can a poor man do?
posted by
C_C_T
on October 26, 2014 at 12:56 PM
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Re: Bel
Well I suppose it takes little to frustrate us Bel.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 26, 2014 at 12:55 PM
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Re: Naut
Hardly think so Naut they were taken out by another firm.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 26, 2014 at 12:53 PM
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Re: cct
Yes Jean folk are basically lazy, a man told me he took two tires to the refuse dump they asked for £5 as they have to be disposed of seperately he refused and just dumped them in the ditch as he came home.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 26, 2014 at 12:51 PM
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Sorry I did not reply to all on my last blog.
I have had a letter from the Water board
My water disposal charges have been considered and
I will get a 66% rebate from this October so they are
screwing me for the previous £100 but from now on
I will be better off through the period of non-watering on the garden
and next year when watering the plants. It is not really a satisfactory
conclusion, if I could eyeball the authorities I am sure I could reclaim
£60 or £70 from last years bill. However it is not really worth the aggro
to pursue this.
Just a gardening note we have not had a frost and are still picking dahlias.
Archie is bemoaning the fact that chrysanthemums do not sell, they last a
long time in water but Arthur says they are old fashioned and he does not like
them. I have a lot in the greenhouse and shall have to sell them off cheaply
if there is no uptake. I would be pleased if any one could give their
view on this flower as it is no use growing them if the demand is weak.
I quite like the smell of them, but it might be disagreeable to some.
I would go back and answer those I missed but I don't think folk look back that far.
Clocks went back last night of course I forgot and it was nice to have an extra hour.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 26, 2014 at 12:47 PM
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There's surgery for this sir.
posted by
BC-A
on October 22, 2014 at 2:39 PM
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CCT
Isn't there any way you can sue those contractors? 
posted by
Nautikos
on October 21, 2014 at 11:29 AM
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cct
thought only rednecks here in the south buried their garbage. my girlfriends husband did the same thing when he built a large metal shed, she was furious when she found out instead of hauling off the garbage he buried it. i guess he figured it saved him the cost of hauling to the dump.
this brought back a memory of a piece of land my son bought next to his house, he said for years the owner of the land would haul his garbage to his empty lot and dump it. when my son bought the lot, i spent many an hour bagging up the garbage, then they decided to just bury it, there was to much to dig up.
posted by
jeansaw
on October 20, 2014 at 5:59 PM
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WOW!
It sounds like you have your hands full.
posted by
Bel_Marshall
on October 20, 2014 at 10:56 AM
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bureaucracy at its finest!
posted by
Annicita
on October 20, 2014 at 7:30 AM
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Re: CCT
Yes a lot of ours still goes overhead Bro best leave it to the experts.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 20, 2014 at 12:25 AM
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Re: adnhor
Yes one has to wear wellingtons and rubber gloves don't you know they hold loads of electricity, not like the lead to your kettle and one would not want to cut that. Also digging trenches is not my forte .
posted by
C_C_T
on October 20, 2014 at 12:24 AM
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CCT
We both have been dealing with wire in the ground these days Bro.
posted by
WileyJohn
on October 19, 2014 at 7:55 PM
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LOl - oh yes, CCT, I can just picture you out in the middle of the night stealing cables...
posted by
adnohr
on October 19, 2014 at 6:40 PM
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Re: Bill
A pity I could have used that Bill. They use it here to steal the cables.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 11:35 AM
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Re: PAT
Pat my newish neighbor said he worked for a French water board for a few years and the
customers really hated all of them, workers as well. I have tried psychobabble I await to see if it works.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 11:33 AM
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In the U.S. a copy may be obtained where underground utiilty cables are buried sir.
posted by
BC-A
on October 18, 2014 at 9:22 AM
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If you don't let the turkeys get you down, dealing with the water dept
can give you endless entertainment, just as long as you know they're never going to give you a break on the bill and your goal is to agitate as you communicate.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 18, 2014 at 3:51 AM
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Re: FS
Yes help yourself and then a friend and then yourself again.It works FS,
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 12:17 AM
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Re:Ciel
Don't know Ciel my brother is very nervous about reheating food, he treats all as a potential food hazard. The water is a matter of principle I don't like being charged for
an assumption.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 12:16 AM
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Re: Jimmy
As soon as I saw one end I felt more relaxed Jimmy. Everything goes underground now so one has to be careful. I was told by a chap who did odd jobs that his mate hit a live cable and although no one was injured he had to pay to have it repaired.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 12:11 AM
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Bets are on Kabu, I did not try to be a smart ass just a confused customer. I know they should have buried it next door.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 12:06 AM
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No I was worried that it might be live wires Taps out of sight out of mind,
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 12:04 AM
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Re: Justi
Well Justi not quite so bad as the man who told me he buried his old car under an extension he built, I hope it stands up to the pressure.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 18, 2014 at 12:03 AM
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It is so difficult to get good contractors with high standards who do what they say they will. I am sorry about that mess. What is this with the water another way to take away people's money? Have agood day.
posted by
Justi
on October 17, 2014 at 11:18 PM
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How awful to find all that stuff buried in your yard. That's not right!
posted by
TAPS.
on October 17, 2014 at 11:01 PM
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you won't beat those water people i am thinking but have a go. and fancy burying rubbish in someone else's yard. I hope that they didn't then migrate to Australia.
posted by
Kabu
on October 17, 2014 at 5:22 PM
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I'm not sure what to say about the sewerage situation, but if you're digging up 'live' wires, cold turkey leftovers should be the least of your worries! You're fortunate neither of you were electricuted . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on October 17, 2014 at 12:24 PM
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Why would someone not re-heat cold turkey?
Re-heating isn't like cooking it again.
Good luck with your conversations with the water meter people.
posted by
Ciel
on October 17, 2014 at 12:20 PM
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It is tough to find good help, as the old saying goes...
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 17, 2014 at 11:57 AM
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