Agree or not?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/11154 5/Paddling-ban-fury

While on the subject of these increasingly popular large pools in gardens, does anyone else agree (in these days of water shortages in some parts of the country), that it should be compulsory to register ownership of these pools to the local water authority on the purchase of the pool?

The idea would be the same as when you have to register to the BBC licensing authority when purchasing a TV etc.
The customer would then have a choice either to have a water meter fitted or for a surcharge being put on their water bill.

[daffy654]

These pool buyers are presumably paying their water bill anyway so why should they have to pay extra for having an inflatable pool? Should car owners also be charged extra as they may want to wash their cars,how about gardeners watering their plants etc.?

[anotheoldgit]

Average pool contains approx 5,000 gallons, this would send the old meter spinning.

Car washing and garden watering isn't in the same league daffy.

Put them all on water meters and see the sales of these pools drop.

[daffy654]

You really should change your username to 'miserableoldgit'. You don't like to see anyone having fun do you?

[hc4361]

If you have a pond or pool in excess of 10,000 litres or use an unattended sprinkler system the water authorities can force you to have a meter, and many authorities are using Google Earth to see who does have pools in the garden.

[Gromit]

I agree the pools should be banned in communal areas.

If people want to use these in their own gardens and supervise them adequately then that is fine.

Communal areas should not be commandeered by one resident for their own pleasure. If they want a large inflatable pool, they should move to a house with a garden.
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No, these pools should not be made a special case of. There is no difference between watering a lawn and filling one of these pools. If, water shortage do occur, then they should only then be subjected to a ban.

As if we haven't got the powers that be meddling enough in our lives as it is, you want to bring in licenses for paddling pools. One of your more bonkers ideas AOG.

[123everton]

No, we are not short of water in Britain, nor should we ever need to be short of water if the water companies spent some of the dividends on repairing infrastructure and adding or reopening reservoirs.
The cost of the water through your tap to the company is alomost 0 per litre I understand, it's waste and supply that cost money.
But there's no scope for more profit from pipes etc, hence....

[Buenchico]

People who own the larger garden pools don't refill them very often, so they don't cost that much ('per use') on a metered rate. Taking your figure of 5000 gallons (which is quite a big pool) it would cost �58.36 to fill it on Anglian Water's standard rates.

Smaller pools, such as this one, only cost around �4 to fill:
http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/images/3 652053A63UC147438X.jpg

Chris

[rov1200]

I think some of these large pools should be banned from back gardens. Next door to us has one. They also have a full sized trampoline. And to top it off they have a full size bouncy castle. It becomes a childrens playground when all the neighbours kids are using it as well.

People are too bl??dy lazy to take them to the park or the swimming pool. Just annoy the neighbours with the noise. Nobody cares a fig!

[bentaxle]

Chri I believe Anglian Water give you a rebate if you inform them when you fill it up ,I think the reason is that most of the cost of your water bill is sewage

[anotheoldgit]

rov1200
You forgot the Goal Posts, with the constant bang, bang of boot against ball, and the Basket Ball nets, with the contant bang of the ball against wall, but I know exactly what you mean rov.

Some gardens are becoming more like theme parks, and the kids these days cannot just laugh and talk normally they have to shout and scream at top volumne, without a word of chastisement from their parents.

If a person wanted to setup similar equiptment, on a commercial basis in a residential, they would never be granted planning permission.

But hey! look on the bright side, they will soon be breaking up for the summer holidays soon. Perhaps it will rain?