jocelyn plummer
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Had a bit of fun with the Water Board over the last couple of days!
Just before we moved in they had indicated that our property is due for a new water meter. Fair do. Little fella troddles along and says yes, will come and do it, but could not find the stopcock in the road. Silence for a few weeks. Yesterday, in the snow, along comes another little fella who said he was going to check the whereabouts of the water supply to our house in readiness for the new meter. Found it ( eventually), shared supply, of course, with next door but separately metered and through an old lead supply. 'just checking' he said, merrily turning off the water and then just doing a half turn to re-instate running water. Jumps into van and off he goes ---- I turn on tap, just a dribble! Swear.Next door having problems too. Phone the water board,'Oh no.can't possibly have caused the problem' they said.
3 phone calls later they said they would send someone, water pressure is apparently top priority. Mid-day, same little fella knocks on door and said he'd been sent to fix a problem!!!!!!!!!!!!! I reminded him that it was he who tampered with the supply.. HE ACTUALLY APOLOGISED and said water board would be out within 4 hours to mend it. THEY WERE AND THEY FIXED IT !!!! ( after they said that the fella was an idiot for trying to turn an old stopcock in this weather and expect it to go back on again).
Just before we moved in they had indicated that our property is due for a new water meter. Fair do. Little fella troddles along and says yes, will come and do it, but could not find the stopcock in the road. Silence for a few weeks. Yesterday, in the snow, along comes another little fella who said he was going to check the whereabouts of the water supply to our house in readiness for the new meter. Found it ( eventually), shared supply, of course, with next door but separately metered and through an old lead supply. 'just checking' he said, merrily turning off the water and then just doing a half turn to re-instate running water. Jumps into van and off he goes ---- I turn on tap, just a dribble! Swear.Next door having problems too. Phone the water board,'Oh no.can't possibly have caused the problem' they said.
3 phone calls later they said they would send someone, water pressure is apparently top priority. Mid-day, same little fella knocks on door and said he'd been sent to fix a problem!!!!!!!!!!!!! I reminded him that it was he who tampered with the supply.. HE ACTUALLY APOLOGISED and said water board would be out within 4 hours to mend it. THEY WERE AND THEY FIXED IT !!!! ( after they said that the fella was an idiot for trying to turn an old stopcock in this weather and expect it to go back on again).