Hosepipe Bans, Why The 2 Week Delay?

[alchemist 38]

Topic says it all really   

 

Yorkshire Water are introducing a hosepipe ban, but not till the 25th.  Anyone know why it takes a fortnight to introduce it?  Is it so that the shareholders have time to fill their swimming pools?

[FORE 12]

Not being immediate seems daft.

 

Let's compare with a certain food shortage e.g. pasta. What does every bugger do? Buy more!

 

Watch the sprinklers go on before 25th.

[The_DADDY 3,480]

Hosepipe ban eh?

So I'll assume Yorkshire water have fixed all the leaks then?

[AndrewC 310]

36 minutes ago, alchemist said:

Topic says it all really   

 

Yorkshire Water are introducing a hosepipe ban, but not till the 25th.  Anyone know why it takes a fortnight to introduce it?  Is it so that the shareholders have time to fill their swimming pools?

I think essentially they only bring the ban in when water levels reach a certain point, which they presumably haven't yet, but it's predicted they will (around the 25th). Of course you could argue, 'why not now, to stop them falling lower' but, hey ho. I'm sure some people would whinge if they did that.

Also, as much as many people will say, 'why a 2 week notice?' just as many people would be saying, 'why an immediate ban?! you didn't give us any notice!'

[Padders 2,885]

16 minutes ago, LovePotion said:

No one will tell me what to do on my own property. My land, my rules.

    Yoo Hoo  LP.

Please don't land yourself a £1000, fine.

[hackey lad 3,991]

20 minutes ago, LovePotion said:

No one will tell me what to do on my own property. My land, my rules.

Right on , brother 

[Norbert 145]

If we ALL fill a couple of buckets with water and drive up to Redmires and pour it in, this could be avoided.

[hackey lad 3,991]

26 minutes ago, Norbert said:

If we ALL fill a couple of buckets with water and drive up to Redmires and pour it in, this could be avoided.

That sir , is a brilliant idea  

[top4718 838]

Ignore it, these companies have been making huge profits, paying huge wages and bonuses, they haven't invested in the infrastructure whatsoever (the last new reservoir was built in 1991 when the UK population was much less than it is now) a strong Government would make them stand to the cost of upgrading/catering to higher demand but it won't happen.

[Zinger549 233]

6 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Right on , brother 

I think you mean sister

[hackey lad 3,991]

4 minutes ago, Zinger549 said:

I think you mean sister

I will leave that to them , whichever they want is fine by me 

[lobster 54]

Everbody seems to have missed the obvious question . How many reseviors has Yorkshire Water filled in &  sold off for building land