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Water is not a human right, the water charges are constitutional.

random1337 · 2014-10-02 14:34:18

Having water come out of the tap in your kitchen is a luxury. It isn't a basic human right for a company or organization to pump water from a reservoir to your home free of charge. You, the people of Ireland, are privileged. In the old days, prior to a centralized water network you would of had to go to the nearest lake or…

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random1337

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Having water come out of the tap in your kitchen is a luxury.
It isn't a basic human right for a company or organization to pump water from a reservoir to your home free of charge. You, the people of Ireland, are privileged.
In the old days, prior to a centralized water network you would of had to go to the nearest lake or river to get your water. Or you would have to had built a well yourself, nobody else was gonna do it for you.

A lot of you are arguing that it rains a lot in Ireland and "Water should be free herp derp". Well my friends yes water itself may be free but do you ever consider the cost to actually construct a water network and lay down pipes? Maintenance? Wages for these workers? Filtration systems? Pump power consumption? If you dont like buying water from a 3rd party go look for a spring in your back yard and dig a well. If that's not an option go walk 5 miles a day to your nearest lake and bucket your water home. Then see how bad the water charges seem.

If this €10 a week is really breaking you, have 2 less pints on a Saturday night, go home and drink 2 glasses of water and you will wake up fresh as a daisy the next day! And then you wont have to brag to your friends how hungover you are too.

Grow up folks.

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#2 02-10-2014 3:34pm

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Finally someone starts a thread discussing the water charges.

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#3 02-10-2014 3:35pm

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Water threads everywhere but not a f*ck to give.

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#4 02-10-2014 3:37pm

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AnonoBoy wrote: »

Finally someone starts a thread discussing the water charges.

Yeah well at least I'm seeing things in a logical way and not whining like everyone else.

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#5 02-10-2014 3:37pm

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tap a tap a tapa!

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#6 02-10-2014 3:37pm

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I heard people on the dole are given bags of water in the post office every week.

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#7 02-10-2014 3:37pm

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I Like Cake !

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#8 02-10-2014 3:38pm

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Turtyturd wrote: »

I heard people on the dole are given bags of water in the post office every week.

And prams....full of water!

Off to Joe I go.

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#9 02-10-2014 3:38pm

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Right so.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057249879

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