On 27/09/2019 13:28, Terry Roati -> David Drummond wrote:

 DD>> It's not dear but it isn't free either.

 TR> Generally speaking nothing is free, I was mentioning how a lot of folks
 TR> complain about the price of petrol but happily buy water at a gas station
at
 TR> double the price of the gasoline when they could use a refillable
container
 TR> and get it for free at the gas station when buying gasoline.

Oh? Do petrol stations in your area have taps available for that purpose? I've
not noticed any here. One should probably refill the bottle from the tap at
home (where one pays for one's water via the quarterly council taxes).

 TR> BTW, why would the Bundy council charge you, you mean it cost you that to
 TR> drive there, wasn't the water actually free :)

It most certainly wasn't free. I'm speaking of the bulk water outlet at the
base of one of their water towers. We have to buy an electronic "token" from
the council and keep it charged with credit to get water out of the outlet
(plugging it in turns on the valve in there somewhere).

One has to provide one's own hose, 100mm fitting and at least a 1000 litre
container.

I wasn't refilling a plastic bottle....

I'm not sure where you're located (in Z3?) but in this area potable water is
becoming a scarce and valuable resource. I've had no real rain in nearly 18
months.

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Regards
David

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