BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[Psamathe]

At least it's a legal requirement in the UK. Not sure about France.

I've never actually used one (so maybe urban myth) but common knowledge is all French cemeteries are said to have a drinking? water tap. Reason quoted is it's an important social requirement to enable mourners to water the flowers on graves (but I can't see that requiring drinking water).

 

[Beebo]

5 Star Dolomites Hotel wins case to charge for water

Disappointing ruling by the Italian courts given the environmental impact of bottled water.

I wonder if the EU could get involved with this. As you say very disappointing .

 

[First Aspect]

I wonder if the EU could get involved with this. As you say very disappointing .

The EU would legislate that if the bottled water came from somewhere else, it has to be labelled Italian-style mineral water.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I wonder if the EU could get involved with this. As you say very disappointing .

Really…getting het up over a foreign hotel charging for water!

 

[briantrumpet]

I've never actually used one (so maybe urban myth) but common knowledge is all French cemeteries are said to have a drinking? water tap. Reason quoted is it's an important social requirement to enable mourners to water the flowers on graves (but I can't see that requiring drinking water).

The only time I've used one was in a place I really couldn't see any normal drinking fountain, and I was desperate. I survived.

 

[Pross]

I thought it was common knowledge that only good old British tap water is safe to drink and you should only go for bottled stuff when travelling to foreign countries with all their typhoid invested water supplies? Tap water in the UK is so good that it has apparently nearly sold out in Kent and is being rationed.

 

[briantrumpet]

I thought it was common knowledge that only good old British tap water is safe to drink and you should only go for bottled stuff when travelling to foreign countries with all their typhoid invested water supplies? Tap water in the UK is so good that it has apparently nearly sold out in Kent and is being rationed.

Friends till sometimes ask me if my tap water in France is safe to drink, until I point out it's come out of the 2000m limestone mountain behind the house and just been UV treated. I'd rather be drinking that than what South West Water serves up (with chlorine seasoning) on their shit-tainted menu here in Devon.

 

[First Aspect]

Yup. In the UK drink the tap water but for god's sake don't ingest anything from a river.

 

[briantrumpet]

If I tell you that this is just to wind up @PurplePenguin, you'll probably work out who did this graphic.

Moderately interesting?

 

[Pblakeney]

Trouble is in the UK everybody is "paying for it" yet not getting things fixed.
eg Taxes on UK workers have risen at fastest rate in rich world, says OECD
eg Government's tax take reaches record high as Labour's tax hikes on business prop up public finances

And remember Labour's election manifesto "Labour will not increase taxes on working people ..."

Not enough if you look at the level of national debt.
Yes, the incoming answer will be efficiencies but the easy pickings will already have been done during austerity.

 

[Psamathe]

Tap water in the UK is so good that it has apparently nearly sold out in Kent and is being rationed.

I often wonder if the levels of infection from tap water are under reported.

Many years ago I got what was almost certainly cryptosporidiosis and from tap water. At the time Thames Water (my provider) was admitting to a widespread release of Cryptosporidium into the water supply. I suffered and after a few days decided time to call my GP and reception said "Almost certainly cryptosporidiosis but we don't test for it and don't treat it so endure and you'll recover" (they were not that abrupt). So if GPs routinely ignore it many of those suffering will never get into the statistics.

 

[Pblakeney]

I often wonder if the levels of infection from tap water are under reported.

Many years ago I got what was almost certainly cryptosporidiosis and from tap water. At the time Thames Water (my provider) was admitting to a widespread release of Cryptosporidium into the water supply. I suffered and after a few days decided time to call my GP and reception said "Almost certainly cryptosporidiosis but we don't test for it and don't treat it so endure and you'll recover" (they were not that abrupt). So if GPs routinely ignore it many of those suffering will never get into the statistics.

One of my nieces works for the water board. She won’t go into detail but the water quality is nowhere near what people think/expect.

 

[Psamathe]

One of my nieces works for the water board. She won’t go into detail but the water quality is nowhere near what people think/expect.

An aspect to the current crisis with our water is I feel quite sorry for those employed by mny of the water companies below senior decision makers. To keep seeing how your company is failing, keep watching reports describing how your company has turned our rivers into open sewers, etc. Very demoralising and all decisions those employees (at their level) can do nothing about as it's more senior levels causing the issues. You do the best you can yet still it's a disaster and one (rightly) continually being reported eg at prime TV viewing time.

 

[PurplePenguin]

If I tell you that this is just to wind up @PurplePenguin, you'll probably work out who did this graphic.

Moderately interesting?

View attachment 15400

Surely one for the bad graphs thread? Plus what's that phrase you just taught is?

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Parents of a colleague have a transport company. They export ice cubes from Holland to England. Reason being, the quality of UK water is such you don't eant to put it in your G&T.