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[STEMO]

We might run out of fresh water by about 2050, so we are about to be told how to use it properly and water companies are being told to fix leaks.
In order to alter our behaviour, even though we're talking over thirty years away (rough guess, no doubt) I have a feeling that everyone will have to pay more for it now. You know it makes sense. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It won't matter to you if water runs out 32 years from now........you'll be long gone.

[STEMO]

It won't matter to you if water runs out 32 years from now........you'll be long gone.

The point is, dolt, that I'll be paying whether I use it or not. 

[zirk]

So not only will the North Pole melt and Flood everywhere now we'll have nothing to Drink as well.

Hmm, Im going to buy Shares in Ice Cubes.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It won't matter to you if water runs out 32 years from now........you'll be long gone.

The point is, dolt, that I'll be paying whether I use it or not. 

No you won't. Pensioners don't pay for anything. It will be the working taxpayer who shoulders your part of the debt.

.......and I must be thick because I had to google  'dolt'. Still brighter than you though.

[Mister Rog]

It's a growing trend these days.

Do some press release or news item or PR thing warning that there will be a worldwide shortage of bog paper or whatever, so then everyone is expecting it, so they can then jack the price up regardless of whether the shortage actually happens.

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

It's a growing trend these days.

Do some press release or news item or PR thing warning that there will be a worldwide shortage of bog paper or whatever, so then everyone is expecting it, so they can then jack the price up regardless of whether the shortage actually happens.

At STMO's age he should be more concerned about this rather than a lack of water.

[STEMO]

It's a growing trend these days.

Do some press release or news item or PR thing warning that there will be a worldwide shortage of bog paper or whatever, so then everyone is expecting it, so they can then jack the price up regardless of whether the shortage actually happens.

It's called 'managing expectations'.

[scimmy_man]

If there is a shortage, I intend to dilute it.

[2boxerdogs]

Easy solution stick to Beer! ( Yes I know it contains water)
Before the sarky comments begin 😀

[Sir Tigger KC]

If it's yellow let it mellow.... 

[Viral_Jim]

Been tempted to do a Basic rainwater capture System for awhile now. I think payback would be about 3yrs if used for non_potable water…

[Sir Tigger KC]

I keep a big 30 litre bucket outside my backdoor in the summer and the washing up water goes in it (unless really scanky) and then onto the garden. 

[Doctor Gollum]

A full page ad in the Grandiad for The Dave Ramsey Show should cause some apoplexia amonsgt the socialist snowflakes

[Rods2]

As a wet country with annual rainfall of 0.7m to 3.0m, Saudi Arabia we are not. The problem is lack of water collection infrastructure and delivering it where it is needed in the country, especially the south-east. This is a classic fondness by Government monopolies of making commodities rare and very expensive. This disgraceful situation is a totally artificially made Government SNAFU and disgrace.

A much bigger scandal than monopoly gas and electricity energy prices has been the profitably of the water companies. A low risk monopoly should make at most 5% profit not up to 25% that they make. OFWAT IMO are very poor and should have made them spend some of their excessive profits on improving our water collection infrastructure and a national water grid as the Northern reservoirs are under used where they were built on the expected needs of water intensive heavy industry like steel which never reached expected capacity and is now virtually non-existent.

One of the things that annoys me the most is small minded blame the customer mentality of petty bureaucrats and this report is one of the worst I've seen in a long time. Any entrepreneur knows when there is demand and people needing / willing to spend money you fulfil it and make your profits. Several good examples of liquid refreshment in private hands are bottled water, soft drinks and beer and when did you ever have any shortages of these or bleeding heart reports blaming their customers for creating demand and making them money?