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ruthie
22-07-2006, 05:16 PM
just been out for a ride and there are some Gypsies parked up on a piece of grassland and one of them was getting water, he'd fitted a stand pipe to a hydrant and was filling milk churns. Now just tell me why we are paying money to get our water out of the tap?!
Bunny
22-07-2006, 05:21 PM
:angry-smi123 that would infuriate me if I saw that happening, esp when I pay a fortune for water
Katiequiggle
22-07-2006, 05:42 PM
Mmmm well they don't have to pay council tax or anything else either but there you go. Hopefully it's for the children.
Easties
22-07-2006, 05:45 PM
Mmmm well they don't have to pay council tax or anything else either but there you go. Hopefully it's for the children.well thats it im off to live with the gypos :D
wokkies
22-07-2006, 06:11 PM
well thats it im off to live with the gypos :D
I'll join ya eea, are we taking the children aswell, lol, and arggggg we are on a water meter:ac39:
Easties
22-07-2006, 06:14 PM
I'll join ya eea, are we taking the children aswell, lol, and arggggg we are on a water meter:ac39:nah leave the kids they dont have to pay council tax so they will be alright :D
wokkies
22-07-2006, 06:45 PM
nah leave the kids they dont have to pay council tax so they will be alright :Dgood idea leave them with the men:party05: dont forget the wine:party05:
ruthie
22-07-2006, 07:07 PM
Actually I quite fancy a travelling life, or think if I hadn't met anyone might of gone and lived with the hippies in Ibiza.
Easties
22-07-2006, 07:14 PM
good idea leave them with the men:party05: dont forget the wine:party05:i got the wine you didnt think i would forget that did you :D
wokkies
22-07-2006, 07:49 PM
right when shall we go
Easties
22-07-2006, 07:50 PM
right when shall we golike NOW :D :D
Jess85
23-07-2006, 05:59 PM
Lol nice to see we can have a laugh about this type of thing. I would have been really cross actually if I'd seen it - how unfair!
MrTempleDene
23-07-2006, 06:49 PM
was it a council run traveller site? if so I think they have to pay something towards it if they move in.

Sometimes they do actually own the land they live on, and then I assume they would have had to pay to be connected.

My cousin was a traveller for a few years, and her tales of how hard a life it was, and how badly they were treated, made me a little more sypathetic towards them. It also convinced me that however romantic it sounded, camping, for me, would be a weekend thing only!
ruthie
23-07-2006, 07:33 PM
was it a council run traveller site? if so I think they have to pay something towards it if they move in.

Sometimes they do actually own the land they live on, and then I assume they would have had to pay to be connected.

My cousin was a traveller for a few years, and her tales of how hard a life it was, and how badly they were treated, made me a little more sypathetic towards them. It also convinced me that however romantic it sounded, camping, for me, would be a weekend thing only!


No they had parked up on a patch of grassland near local Tescos! He had actually attached a standpipe to the water hydrant at the side of the road, probably not legal. I realise they have to get their water from somewhere but why should it be free, I had to pay water rates even when I wasn't working and was on benefits. Actually I couldn't camp even for a weekend, a luxury static caravan is as far as I'll rough it