This Weather.....

[Not in Crawley]

Just been out, we've skipped spring and gone straight onto midsummer 🥵

[Jol_BWFC]

Time for the hosepipe ban.

[gonzo]

2 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Time for the hosepipe ban.

That's coming. Why do they never think to build more reservoirs seeing as it pisses down 10 months of the year and we have more people than ever.

[Cheese]

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

That's coming. Why do they never think to build more reservoirs seeing as it pisses down 10 months of the year and we have more people than ever.

Because that would require investment, and they've got Exec Bonuses to think about.

[Jol_BWFC]

11 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Because that would require investment, and they've got Exec Bonuses to think about.

And the shareholders. Don’t forget the all important dividends.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

That's coming. Why do they never think to build more reservoirs seeing as it pisses down 10 months of the year and we have more people than ever.

Maybe they do, but planning rules make it somewhat difficult?

Presumably they can't just go anywhere neither, whether that's because of a population centre close by (safety) or the possibility of having to flood out a village etc.

It's difficult enough to get housing passed planners let alone a reservoir!

Maybe our resident planner can shed some light. 

[DirtySanchez]

12 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Maybe they do, but planning rules make it somewhat difficult?

Presumably they can't just go anywhere neither, whether that's because of a population centre close by (safety) or the possibility of having to flood out a village etc.

It's difficult enough to get housing passed planners let alone a reservoir!

Maybe our resident planner can shed some light. 

It's not difficult to get houses passed, there's loads of permissions out there 

As for reservoirs, simple answer in my experience is no one has ever come forward for one 

You could allocate land for one but it has to be deliverable but as no one seems to want to come forward with one, that doesn't happen 

The issues you raise could be reasonable but as no one ever comes forward with one, it's hard to say how it would pan out 

You'd have to deal with the environment agency and good luck getting a response out of them this side of Christmas 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

33 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

It's not difficult to get houses passed, there's loads of permissions out there 

As for reservoirs, simple answer in my experience is no one has ever come forward for one 

You could allocate land for one but it has to be deliverable but as no one seems to want to come forward with one, that doesn't happen 

The issues you raise could be reasonable but as no one ever comes forward with one, it's hard to say how it would pan out 

You'd have to deal with the environment agency and good luck getting a response out of them this side of Christmas 

Just been having a look; there are a couple I've found under construction down south but not scheduled to come on stream (no pun) yet.

So must have been some applications a while ago.

Certificate not a quick job to satisfy all the legal requirements, objections then construction.

https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/what-do-civil-engineers-do/kielder-water-scheme

Huge project.

[DirtySanchez]

23 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Just been having a look; there are a couple I've found under construction down south but not scheduled to come on stream (no pun) yet.

So must have been some applications a while ago.

Certificate not a quick job to satisfy all the legal requirements, objections then construction.

https://www.ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/what-do-civil-engineers-do/kielder-water-scheme

Huge project.

If they're under construction then they would have been the pipeline (no pun 😃) for a while as I imagine it's a lengthy process from the day the application landed in the councils desk to getting everything sorted and being able to start

Whilst once it's built, and it's no nuisance to anyone unless it floods, theres a lot of excavation needed, construction traffic etc which locals may not be happy with 

[FrancisFogarty]

17 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Time for the hosepipe ban.

Still on from last year I think.

[fatolive]

Couple years old but a good article explaining the reasons / obstacles. 
 

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/the-challenge-of-building-more-reservoirs-to-ensure-uks-water-resilience-01-09-2022/

[green genie]

SWW are building a desalination plant in Cornwall to cope with summer demand. 
 

Longer term approach for new builds should be grey water systems to collect surface  water and use it for flushing toilets and washing machines/ dishwashers.

[DirtySanchez]

26 minutes ago, green genie said:

SWW are building a desalination plant in Cornwall to cope with summer demand. 
 

Longer term approach for new builds should be grey water systems to collect surface  water and use it for flushing toilets and washing machines/ dishwashers.

In London there are policies about water usage, double aspect properties etc so it can either be conditioned as part of the permission or a reason for refusal 

Outside of London no one seems to care

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Not far away now.

Travelling north through Wales, and just getting into Scouseland.

A touch of the wet stuff would be welcome by the veggies!

[Winchester White]

It's gone very grey and muggy in Royal Adlington. Hoping for a decent light show if I am honest.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

First lot went straight north, so out into the Irish sea.

Still there, and all of Wales and counties around the Bristol Channel also getting a battering.

[Winchester White]

Got a bit of T&L, now for the duck weather.

[little whitt]

Biblical 

[gonzo]

Doesn't like it

[Tonge moor green jacket]

29 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Doesn't like it

Handsome hound.

My three didn't seem too bothered at first, but when the stair-rods came down and the prolonged lightning, they came in and found a corner.

[Winchester White]

My dog doesn't care at all at thunder and lightning, fireworks is another story.

Poor cat was always wary but he's in animal hospital because some cunt shot him last night.

What kind of cunt shoots harmless animals?

[Tonge moor green jacket]

5 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

My dog doesn't care at all at thunder and lightning, fireworks is another story.

Poor cat was always wary but he's in animal hospital because some cunt shot him last night.

What kind of cunt shoots harmless animals?

Future murderers.

Hope you've reported it to the police. 

[gonzo]

7 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

My dog doesn't care at all at thunder and lightning, fireworks is another story.

Poor cat was always wary but he's in animal hospital because some cunt shot him last night.

What kind of cunt shoots harmless animals?

Wtf. Can't handle shit like that

Is he OK?

[Tonge moor green jacket]

10 hours ago, gonzo said:

Wtf. Can't handle shit like that

Is he OK?

When I was in my teens, our family pet dog was shot whilst in our own garden.

Some cunt with an air rifle out in the fields behind.

Fortunately, it hit a leg joint and didn't do much damage other than a nasty cut.

[Winchester White]

10 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Future murderers.

Hope you've reported it to the police. 

Getting copies of the x-ray from the vets then will go and report.

10 hours ago, gonzo said:

Wtf. Can't handle shit like that

Is he OK?

Shattered his humerus, a long road back for him.