Sods Law

[leehack]

For 18 months i have wanted to get an outside tap on the side of the house, so when i want to water my hanging baskets, i am not forced to trail a 30 metre hose from the back garden each time.

As luck would have it, earlier on in the week i popped down to see the wife and she is watching QVC and they have exactly what i have wanted for the side of house (a nice compact 20 metre hose reel). Great i order it and it arrived today, i unpack it set it all up and attach it to my new outside tap on the side of the house...and nothing comes out at all. FFS what's this crap QVC, it doesn't work. After 5 minutes of investigation, it turns out that not only is mains water off for my street, it is for most of my area.

It's going to be off for at least a day, there is a subway and a house currently under 10 foot of water due to the massive main that has split. Fire brigade are pumping it out so they can get to it to start the repair.

Never had water unavailable in my life, how ironic it happens on the one day when i get my new hose......sods law as they say....gotta love it.

[chris ashdown]

You must be rich and doing ok Lee if you can afford a new baby as well as non essentials like a hose!!

:)

[Cheapprices4u]

and from qvc............WOW

whats the secret to affording QVC stuff?

(BTW for anyone in the area all returns are sold at a shop in birchwood warrington) ;)

[Darren B]

and from qvc............WOW

whats the secret to affording QVC stuff?


Getting a real job:D

[completerookie]

save your money, throw a few ice cubes into the basket, they slowly melt instead of flooding the basket in one go :o

[Duncan Rounding]

Do QVC sell freezers? :D

[Cheapprices4u]

prob if they have a freezer with naff bling on or some cheesy person flogging it

[TraceyHand]

ooooooooh...freezers with bling..hmmmmm....

*goes googling...*

[Darren B]

The ice cubes are the best bit:D

[TraceyHand]

The ice cubes are the best bit:D

hehe...NO comment! (not gonna hijack another thread :rolleyes: especially not Lee's...he scares me :D )

[Darren B]

especially not Lee's...he scares me :D )

Lee's a pussy cat really, besides i have no idea what you talking about ;)

[TraceyHand]

i have no idea what you talking about ;)

yeh...sure..lol
but as you've had a little too much to drink...I'm not gonna "go there" :p
don't want to be accused of encouraging your "loose fingers" :D

[Darren B]

Loose fingers is the least of the worries, it's alcohol and me that can be a bit of and interesting combination...... i think we will leave it there ;)

[leehack]

You'll be visiting AA at this rate Dazza.
Bumpsy, i've never moaned about a hijack or a topic going off on a tangent, feel free, i'm a firm believer in free uncontrolled speech, so let rip baby.

meowwwwwwwwwwwww.

[Darren B]

But Friday is always pub night, the other nights.......... well i've been working hard and just letting my hair down....not a normal routine so have'nt booked my place yet :D

[NormanRouxel]

Out here in Turkey, in the capital Ankara it's 2 days on / 2 days off right now. BBC has details (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6929186.stm).

[Cheapprices4u]

Ohh i like this bit

Municipal staff are to be sent on a two-month holiday to ease demand.

now why does that never happen to me ;)

[Darren B]

I guess you ok then Norm - Mind you they will just have to drink beer, time to book my holdiay - Turkey sounds good to me ;)

[TraceyHand]

Bumpsy, i've never moaned about a hijack or a topic going off on a tangent, feel free, i'm a firm believer in free uncontrolled speech, so let rip baby.

meowwwwwwwwwwwww.

damn...wish I'd seen that last night... ;)
at least I was sober...unlike Darren :D

[Darren B]

at least I was sober...unlike Darren :D

Everyone is gonna think i need AA soon.

D

[TraceyHand]

Everyone is gonna think i need AA soon.

D

well, if you do, I probably do

hey...maybe we could have a triple A... Actinic Alcoholics Anonymous... although..kinda defeats the object of the anonymous part then, I suppose :D

[Darren B]

well, if you do, I probably do

hey...maybe we could have a triple A... Actinic Alcoholics Anonymous... although..kinda defeats the object of the anonymous part then, I suppose :D

so back to AA - Actinic Alcoholics

[Darren B]

Lee i think your thread has definatley been hijacked, how do i know, becuase there are more posts of topic than on :rolleyes:

Thansk ed gave me a way out there, i belong to the AA:D

[TraceyHand]

i belong to the AA:D

me too actually....now guess which one :D

:p

[leehack]

I can bring it back on topic, with confirmation that my water is now back on.

It appears to have come on some time through the night and incredibly we now have water pressure about 50% stronger. Although this is great, i did leave the lawn sprinkler on overnight and due to the extra water pressure it has managed to wash both cars, soak the drive and worst of all with the downstairs window left open, now has a little lake on the window sill with a bit on the carpet. Windows were only cleaned a few days ago, now they are trashed too.

[Darren B]

Glad water is back on Lee, sorry about the minor flood and as for the preasure perhaps the leak had been there for a while and then finaly burst, you just never know.

Funny you should say that though, my water preasure is getting lower these days, mind you we were on a hose pipe ban for well over a year, even in the winter, to many bloody houses and no one has built a resovoir in the last 30 years, yet it's our fault because we use more water, and it's not enviromentaly friendly to use lots of water ? Someone has probably calculated that by reducing the preasure by 10psi reduces the flow by x litres which will save x litres, not that it takes me longer to do anything :rolleyes: so i still use the same amount of water

D

[pinbrook]

Windows were only cleaned a few days ago, now they are trashed too. what a whinger you are Lee - get out there with a newspaper and vinegar and give those windows a polish....

then syphon up the water on the drive, freeze it, make ice cubes and water your hanging baskets

then congratulate yourself and take the baby and swing in the hammock for the rest of the day...

[Darren B]

then syphon up the water on the drive, freeze it, make ice cubes and water your hanging baskets..

Jo you must have bloody good freezer if it works that quickly :D

[leehack]

Glad water is back on Lee, sorry about the minor flood and as for the preasure perhaps the leak had been there for a while and then finaly burst, you just never know.
That was my thinking too, it was never bad before, but boy its like a fire hydrant at the moment, unless of course they've got us on an emergency system i guess.

Maybe low pressure is a sign of leaks all over the place, if you'd seen what this broken pipe had managed to flood in such a short time, you'd be astonished. It must be under such high pressure. The guy on the emergency line even said if you are anywhere near, make sure you go and have a look it will be breathtaking...it was....there is a little subway for crossing a road, the water was a foot below the top of it, i had walked under it a few days ago.

[leehack]

what a whinger you are Lee - get out there with a newspaper and vinegar and give those windows a polish....

then syphon up the water on the drive, freeze it, make ice cubes and water your hanging baskets

then congratulate yourself and take the baby and swing in the hammock for the rest of the day...
LOL croccy that did make me chuckle, i wasn't whinging, merely commenting though.

I do like the ice cubes trick, definitely one for the future, a very good idea.
I can't do the windows, window cleaner might take the hump...ahem...
And the hammock is out of action for the day as we're off out shortly, just waiting for the dairy to close.

A funny post though croccy, you getting funnier by the day, seem to make me chuckle at least once a day or is that Chris D?...never mind. Any ideas where the grand prix is this weekend?

[pinbrook]

Since v8 i spend most of my life on the edge of hysteria...

HUNGARY!

[TraceyHand]

HUNGARY!

which has a certain irony to it! :D

[Darren B]

HUNGARY!

Oooh lunch time ;)

[Darren B]

the grand prix is this weekend?

Im sure i will be finding some time to put my feet up and watch it, got the run of the house this week :D And i shall be having myself a picnic at the same time

[TraceyHand]

Oooh lunch time ;)

you can face food today?
LOL

best cure for the morning after....a big greasy spoon fry up! Sausage, bacon, egg, beans, fried bread, hash browns and black pudding.

and now I'm hungry!

[Darren B]

Was going to send the lad down the burger wagon, but i got a special delivery today - oh yer,

As for facing food today, loads of pills to sort that out at the mo, but thats another story ;)

D