Oh bless him!

Last week 'they' came and fitted water meters in our lane, a fact which somewhat concerned my dear, sweet neighbour (now in his hundred and first year), especially when the free 'Hippo' bag they gave everyone, says that when installed it would save 2-3 litres of water everytime the loo was flushed. But, he tells me, he thinks he's found a way to help him save even more money, rather than flushing the loo, he wants to get plastic buckets for the bathroom and downstairs cloakroom which he could fill from the tap and pour down the loo instead! Bless him.

 

Aww,

Now if it was rainwater or old bath water he's got a point.

Don't trust the hippo bags. The way the water sits in them it doesn't get changed at all.

After a few days the chlorine will have evaporated & things like Cholera & legionaires bacteria will have a field day.

Then it vapourises when you flush the loo, you breath it straight into your lungs & its all over.

 

Thought you were going to say he's now been flushing his loo every few minutes 24/7 to save absolutely loads of water.

 

I can't use the Hippo bag they gave me, my cistern is too small, but it's amusing to read the 'Fitting Instructions' which involve turning the bag upside down, putting it over the ball float, turning it over again, pushing it down into the water with one hand whilst flushing the loo with the other and simultaneously pouring jugs of water into the bag! I wonder if all those people who put bricks in their loos during the war made it so complicated?

Actually, they gave each of us two 'water saving' devices - the aforementioned bag (which, having done a bit of research, I find could save a whole £3 a year!) and ..... pause for drumroll .... an egg timer to stick on the bathroom wall! Yes, yes, we know what it's for, but that hasn't stopped Mr. F'smum from coming up with a number of alternative suggestions - none of which include timing eggs!

 

Plastic bottle filled with water (put top back on) then put into the cistern