ysidfa said:

Did you see the Alpine 500?
I spent ages trying to work out what model it was because it had the full abarth body kit but fiat badges and twin air interior :/
Got some pics ill put in my gallery next time I have a chance

Tom

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Yeah that was ace! No idea what model it was lol.

Dom

I have a solution to all your hosepipe ban needs, move to Scotland, we'll never see such ban enforcement.:slayer:

Looks like news reports out today are confirming the hose pipe ban is to be lifted tomorrow.

No need to worry about beating it anymore,

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Looks like news reports out today are confirming the hose pipe ban is to be lifted tomorrow.

No need to worry about beating it anymore,

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I was just about to post about that!
Also im struggling to come up with some sort of innuendo about beating it

Looks like the ol' automobile is gonna get its first snowfoam this weekend

Tom

Thank god its been lifted!

Starting to get bored of carrying water butts from the back garden round, filled with rainwater ofcourse.

Only 3 out of 7 water companies are lifting the ban - the ones that rely on "surface water" (which people normally call "rivers").

The other 4 that rely more on groundwater are keeping them in place.

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Only 3 out of 7 water companies are lifting the ban - the ones that rely on "surface water" (which people normally call "rivers").

The other 4 that rely more on groundwater are keeping them in place.

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With the majority of Lincolnshire being below sea level, there was no real need for a hosepipe ban anyway, only counties with aquifers are still under the ban.

Tom

Rigby said:

Thank god its been lifted!

Starting to get bored of carrying water butts from the back garden round, filled with rainwater ofcourse.

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Why not tap water

Most Easterly Pandas said:

Why not tap water

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Was being sarcastic. Just filled them from the hose.

rigby said:

was being sarcastic. just filled them from the hose.

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sshhhhhhhh!!!! Da water police mite get yoo!

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sshhhhhhhh!!!! Da water police mite get yoo!

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Well we do actually have a rain water butt behind the shed but it never gets used so god knows whats in there!

Did you say you got a picture of my car on the convoy to Stanford?

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Well we do actually have a rain water butt behind the shed but it never gets used so god knows whats in there!

Did you say you got a picture of my car on the convoy to Stanford?

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I do but its not a very good one, Ill upload it to my flikr tonight and post the link tomorrow? Dont let me forget

Tom

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I do but its not a very good one, Ill upload it to my flikr tonight and post the link tomorrow? Dont let me forget

Tom

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Sounds good, dont have a picture of my car moving so aslong as you can tell its mine it will do.

So glad it's finally gone!!

ChrisBaseline said:

So glad it's finally gone!!

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Depends where you live..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18647857

Dom

Its been lifted for a couple of weeks around here, cars still filthy though from the sand filled rain.:bang:

For the benefit of those (like me) living under a hose pipe ban despite the wettest June ever, most pressure washers will happily work if supplied with water from a bucket, so long as the bucket is raised above the machine.

I was able to use my new Nilfisk C110 quite happily this way, using a big bucket sitting on a chair, so only about 50 cm higher than the pressure washer. I sucked on the end of the hose to get things going (ooh err) and then connected it to the machine, and it was happy as a skylark. (Probably a wet skylark.)

I just had to top the bucket up a couple of times, but it was pretty easy really.

As it is a new machine I am not sure if I was getting a lower flow than normal as a result of it not being on mains pressure but it was a hell of a lot better than any alternative involving watering cans or similar.