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  1. Here in the South West of England we have the highest water rates in the UK.   There are two of us and we live in a three bedroom semi-detached house with a small garden.   Our water bill for the year 2003/04 was £557.00 so last year we changed over to a meter and I have worked out that we will pay no more than £300/00 this year.   We pay by direct debit the amount of £24.00 per month and are usually in credit each quarter when we get the bill.   We have not changed out useage of water in any way;  we still shower/bath, use the washing machine daily and I clean the car once a week.   The reason the water rates in the West Country are so high is because of the amount of beaches that have to be kept clean for all the holiday makers we get
  2. I remember last year when we spent two weeks in a gite in Southern France and we were asked not to put the used loo paper in the toilet but to place it in a bin!!!  A friend of ours who owns a yacht has this notice placed above the toilet:-   'PLEASE PUT NOTHING DOWN THIS LOO THAT HASN'T FIRST PASSED THROUGH YOUR MOUTH' Sound advice I think for fosse owners.
  3. My plumber, who I have 'been with' for many, many years charges me £37.00 per hour for call out during working hours and believe me that is reasonable to some of the rip off merchants here.  You regularly read of old people getting charged hundreds of pounds for a plumber to change a washer on a tap.    Best advice is stick with the tradesman you know - you know it makes sense
  4.  I'm not sure whether or not I am in the correct area of the forum but can anyone out there recommend (from personal experience please) B & B accommodation in either of the above regions.   We would be staying for two weeks so we cannot afford just to turn up at a B & B after paying for the whole two weeks and find we have chosen a bad one!!!  Many thanks Wully
  5. I'm not sure whether or not I am in the correct area of the forum but can anyone out there recommend (from personal experience please) B & B accommodation in either of the above regions.   We would be staying for two weeks so we cannot afford just to turn up at a B & B after paying for the whole two weeks and find we have chosen a bad one!!!  Many thanks Wully
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