The Potting Shed A forum to discuss Crafts, Cooking, Gardening, Countryside, Livestock and Pets    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free)    Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Hosepipe bans          The Potting Shed Forum Index -> Get on your soapbox! View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message lloyd 5 Star Club Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 2562 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:06 am    Post subject: Hosepipe bans Anyone still got one?......Leonie?........... So now the rain has stopped and summer has begun, I wonder how long before we get the annual ban? Last edited by lloyd on Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:54 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top Jellycat 4 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1722 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:46 pm    Post subject: [smug] We've never had a hosepipe ban up here.... [/smug] Back to top Bovey Belle 3 Star Club Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 1183 Location: Carmarthenshire, West Wales Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:36 pm    Post subject: Or here - probably because they tend to float away . . . _________________ http://codlinsandcream.blogspot.com/ Back to top Aqui 4 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1707 Location: In a world of my own Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:44 pm    Post subject: we haven't this year. did last year. but they are just stupid anyway, because i could fill up my swimming pool* but not my pond. I could have a water fight, but not water my homegrown vegetables. *because of course i have one _________________ Aqui, T and Baby Jack! Oh my giddy aunt! Back to top kaz 2 Star Club Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 546 Location: North Wales Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:41 pm    Post subject: (We use our next door neighbours hose pipe to fill our swimming pool because we are on a water meter and he isn't ) We have never had a water ban where we are - it rains too much in Wales _________________ www.overthegate.co.uk Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Potting Shed Forum Index -> Get on your soapbox! All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Welcome----------------Introduce yourselfGetting to know you Chat----------------The potting shedOrganised eventsGet on your soapbox! In the garden and countryside----------------Garden and allotmentLivestock and petsGoing wildEnvironmental awareness At home and in the kitchen----------------Cooking and bakingPreserving and curingBeverages and brewsThe libraryLive a healthier lifeFamily lifeGood HousekeepingBe your own bossFrugality The studio and workshop----------------Quilting and sewingKnitting, weaving and crochetCard, paper and woodSoapmakingBead artAll Other CraftsCountdown to ChristmasThe darkroomThe workshopOffcut bin Miscellaneous----------------Forum help and practiceFeedback and announcementsForum calendarThe boutique  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Card File  Gallery  Forum Archive Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group myff_thepottingshed3 style by ktauber