Liveline thread 16/09/2014 to 26/11/2014

BarryD

Was Joe marching himself I wonder??

michael999999

BarryD wrote: »

Was Joe marching himself I wonder??

Ya down to M+S for the Champagne and Caviar!

Harry Angstrom

I just hope the poor fella managed to get his monogrammed silk handkerchiefs on Saturday.

ButtersSuki

From a quick glance at the thread it looks like I missed another classic…….lol. :rolleyes::D

Hitchens

ButtersSuki wrote: »

From a quick glance at the thread it looks like I missed another classic…….lol. :rolleyes::D

Joe's favourite word of the week is................cohort

bbability

Burst water main in Clondalkin is surely on the list today

snubbleste

Listeners have been monitoring their water meters and they'll be talking about the REAL figures involved in paying
A former director at Positive Action has been in touch about the leaked internal HSE audit report.
Bogus roofers, have you had people calling to your door offering to do your roof?

Dan Jaman

snubbleste wrote: »

Listeners have been monitoring their water meters and they'll be talking about the REAL figures involved in paying
A former director at Positive Action has been in touch about the leaked internal HSE audit report.
Bogus roofers, have you had people calling to your door offering to do your roof?

And, if that isn't exciting enough, Derek will be talking to some gumshoe about the meaning of dreams.

snubbleste

Dan Jaman wrote: »

And, if that isn't exciting enough, Derek will be talking to some gumshoe about the meaning of dreams.

Crystal Swing?

the_monkey

ah Irish Water - good to hear a new topic being discussed ..

sudzs

Joe's in puntastic form today. :rolleyes:

pc7

sweet jebus, that'd be some bill!

Hamilcar

Water charges............ finally Liveline is discussing this!

pc7

His first caller and he can't get the details right, what has he been up to all morning.

Dan Jaman

Floated proposals...

BPKS

I checked my water consumption for October this morning.

Went on the website and checked the allowances etc then. Averaged out the consumption over 12 months. Being charged for Water In only, my annual bill would be around €70.


(PS - I get my septic tank emptied out of my own pocket and forked out €1000 to get connected to the mains when I built my house).

Fujitsu10

pc7 wrote: »

sweet jebus, that'd be some bill!

I can see the three twins getting warnings about shower use.

sligojoek

The figure that's being "floated" FFS

the_monkey

What are the water rates in other eu countries ?

sudzs

BPKS wrote: »

I get my septic tank emptied out of my own pocket .

ew... messy! :eek:

pc7

Have to say glad they are actually giving real figures and have been monitoring it, should stop some of the government and IW spin. If a bill for 1k came in for water I'd f**king lose it.

PauloMN

Tuned in late, just caught this guy with his €800 figure for family of 4.

I worked out my metered consumption for Oct, family of 4 and allowances, comes in at €290 for the year. That's running a water softener also.

These guys are talking bollocks.

pc7

the_monkey wrote: »

What are the water rates in other eu countries ?

Was reading a thread in Accom & Property over yesterday and a boardsie living in Belgium had a bill up and showed how it worked, seemed very well run.

Fujitsu10

I might be alone here but I think that this type of case study / use is more helpful than the usual moaners we have been subjected to over the last few weeks/months. By the way I have my own well and septic tank.

BPKS

sudzs wrote: »

ew... messy! :eek:

Saves me €250 a year though:D

pc7

PauloMN wrote: »

Tuned in late, just caught this guy with his €800 figure for family of 4.

I worked out my metered consumption for Oct, family of 4 and allowances, comes in at €290 for the year. That's running a water softener also.

These guys are talking bollocks.

They are covering a full year, you might have months where you use more, eg Summer - drink more, might have 2 showers a day etc. might have guests to stay. I think its good getting the full years picture.

Dan Jaman

No baths since January? Ah well, a place to store the coal, at least.

Roger_007

These figures for consumption are just mad. They must be leaving taps running day and night!

SEPT 23 1989

maybe the meters are rigged

PauloMN

pc7 wrote: »

They are covering a full year, you might have months where you use more, eg Summer - drink more, might have 2 showers a day etc. might have guests to stay. I think its good getting the full years picture.

Won't bring the charge from €290 to over €800, no way. We have a clothes wash on every day, one shower each per day.

€800 or so, he either has a leak or he's wasting water.

BPKS

But the 2 adult children are in education. So he doesn't have to pay for their accommodation when they are in 3rd level, unlike a lot of people who send their kids to college.

What's the saving then Joe?

Harry Angstrom

They could all use the same bathwater. That's a money saving tip right there.

Yakuza

Like one of the callers, I can't see the small digits of my meter. Must remember to bring a torch next time I try to look at it.

snubbleste

"I know that, I know that"

PauloMN

"I know that, I know that"

BINGO

Park Royal

Just checked the usage over 36 days....for 4 adults ....in my house

works out at 236 ltrs per day.......

works out at 273 euro for the year after allowance of 30K.

Hamilcar

You're not paying for it already. The point is we have deficit of 7 billion a year. Water needs at least 600 million a year investment

So our current taxes don't even cover the day to day running of the country, never mind investing in the water infrastructure

Meathlass

Park Royal wrote: »

Just checked the usage over 36 days....for 4 adults ....in my house

works out at 236 ltrs per day.......

works out at 273 euro for the year after allowance of 30K.

That's not bad - €68.25 each per annum.

Roger_007

This discussion is all academic. Shure aren't Sinn Fein going to win the next election anyway and aren't they going to do away with water charges, property tax, bin charges etc etc.

Problem solved.

snubbleste

We want a friggin text poll

snubbleste

Commercial break: LoveIrishFood, Nissan, Private Security Authority

Meathlass

Is this one going to explain how the husband and daughter of one of the directors got paid for services to Positive Action?

Streetwalker

Pay for the water already. All this is just a side point. Won't pay twice.

ThisRegard

Streetwalker wrote: »

Pay for the water already. All this is just a side point. Won't pay twice.

We don't.

Harry Angstrom

It was too late to cancel so we had to go to those chakra alignment weekends, Joe.

snubbleste

It's a disgrace Joe

Dan Jaman

"Me crystals were all over the place, Joe."

Streetwalker

ThisRegard wrote: »

We don't.

Yeah you are right. All those years the water system was ran and paid for by fresh air not our taxes.

ButtersSuki

Just in - have I missed anything….:roll eyes:……so to speak?


It's ok, I know the answer to that is an overwhelming "no".

SEPT 23 1989

I would not put it past this state to do that