[rosskesava]

Are we expecting a drought then? 

[Total shine cleaning services]

I think a few will ignore the ban but they will be chancing a £1000 fine

[dotty]

see what some of you p takers think of us scrubbers traders now some got there nosers up in air but what u going to do  go back to trad you will have to start at 12 at night coss will feel to embrass turning over to wfp myself but wont be slagging me friends who are trads

[rosskesava]

Anyone would think it's a foregone conclusion that it's never going to rain.

In the history of the UK, just how many stage 3 drought orders (or the equivalent) have there been?

I'm not saying it's impossible but the grounds of probability are it won't and anyway, if it's going to happen, it will, and if it won't, it won't. Endlessly chewing the chewed won't change a thing.

I'll just go back to cleaning those jobs that can be done trad. If you can't do that and you're worried, better start saving every penny now, think about what can be sold at boot markets and what luxuries can either be got rid of or canceled. Spend less on food, less on beer or fAgs, drive more carefully and save on petrol, don't buy any takeaways, or what ever. Most people can find ways to spend less but most don't want to or won't.

I was speaking to another local window cleaner about the drought and all that and he was worried but when I said about flogging his 3 year old car if needs be, he flatly refused. I've a van for work and a car, and if needs be, the car will be the first thing go.

Instead of worrying, £1 000 fines and all that junk rubbish 'what if' stuff, make some plans instead.

Rant over.

[GDwindowcleaning]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2114131/Diktats-drought-police-Not-just-hosepipe-ban-ELEVEN-tough-restrictions-water-use.html

Just read this and if things stay the same it dont look good, its ok saying business wont be affected but the simple fact is most guys are on a domestic meter even if its for business, I think its time to start worrying...

[rosskesava]

The Daily Mail..............

They specialise in junk, non provable lies, rubbish and above all, twisting the truth. They have years of experience in the fear factor. It sells newspapers.

Don't read what they write.

Same goes for all other mass junk 'celebrity above all else' garbage news papers.

[groundhog]

The ban will not include Hampshire, so I'm ok!!! 

[Window Washers]

Looks like a  bad drought here in south east and they are allready talking about restricting commercial customers.

really please provide proof on this ?

[AuRavelling79]

dude on 10o'clock news just speciffically said window cleaners will not be effected by hose pipe bans..we all knew it but nice to hear it from the horses mouth 

Don't you call the lovely Susannah Reid a "horse"!

[windiewasher]

Rang up anglian water and they day businesses are ok and have nothing to worry about.they aren't allowed to stop people earning a living.aslong as your a legitimately tax registered business your ok.

[Londoner]

I will never stop wfp and thats that! Il use rain water river water im not metered any custys complain i will say its all caught of my uncles warehouse! Simples

Still illegal, it makes no difference where the water comes from.

[Paul Coleman]

its got to be worrying for people in hosepipe ban areas its only early
march we are barely out of winter months till summer .plenty of rain
between now and june would be extremely helpful

Part of the problem is that rain after mid March may not help the situation very much.  Some areas have large reservoirs in proportion to the number of bore holes/aquifers in the relevant area.  Many parts of the southeast don't have large reservoirs.  Reservoirs can fill up pretty much any times of year - one drawback being that they may be more prone to evaporation in heat. Aquifers only recharge in Winter because the growing season means that roots etc. prevent the water sinking deep enough to recharge them.  A reasonable planning strategy would be to have a decent balance on reservoir/aquifer numbers.  However, companies that rely on profit and paying divis to shareholders tend not to invest in infrastructure.  In recent years it has become increasingly obvious that privatisation of water was total madness.  It is the one thing that life depends upon almost on a day to day basis and really needs to be in government hands with large investments in infrastructure.  Strangling such investment is a false economy because in a very bad drought, businesses would be seriously affected which reduces income to the exchequer in any case.  If prevented from working, I estimate that my turnover would drop by 40% - perhaps as much as 50% even because since switching to WFP, I have been happier to take on work that can't easily be accessed by ladder.  It's not just about a few window cleaners though.
Still, ultimately, if it's a choice between being unable to keep clean and earn money compared to having drinking water then obviously we all have to stink and go bankrupt.  Such choices could have been prevented by better planning.  We had warnings 5-6 years ago.  The only changes I'm aware of have been more draconian measures to restrict supply - though there may have been infrastructure upgrades of which I'm unaware.
On a more positive note, at least if we go on the streets to protest they won't be using water cannon on us  

I seem to recall that idiot Cameron extolling the virtues of becoming a window cleaner.

Anyone know how to do those online petitions.  I would like one about bringing water back into public ownership.  They can bail out banks but can't ensure enough water to keep the economy moving.
Winkers the lot of them.

[Llaaww]

There is only one thing for it.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7x9obbxQV0

[andyM]

I will never stop wfp and thats that! Il use rain water river water im not metered any custys complain i will say its all caught of my uncles warehouse! Simples

I thought you needed an abstraction license to take water from a river?

[Deangsi]

il be cleaning to the death!!!!

[Paul Coleman]

I will never stop wfp and thats that! Il use rain water river water im not metered any custys complain i will say its all caught of my uncles warehouse! Simples

Still illegal, it makes no difference where the water comes from.

Unless they changed it* in recent years, the roof water is OK and the river water isn't.

*This may well have happened with the recent change in the regs.

[EandM]

Rainwater harvesting time - if there is any!
Probably see that restricted as well.

[Deangsi]

IM WITH SEVERN TRENT  not heard anything like this hear

[Poles R Us]

i spoke to severn trent today and they say there will be NO hose ban this year for severn trent areas.
and even if there was it would not effect water fed pole window cleaners.
just goes to show the media jumping on it again fear mongering spreading all there bull pooe .

[Tom White]

Can we keep all these drout posts in one place?

I don't know what the flap is about anyway; this isn't the first time this has happened; and window cleaning remained unaffected the last time.  In fact, we're probably tiny water consumers compared to many other businesses.