Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought

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[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Collins said water needed to be used more efficiently in homes and businesses, by implementing metering nationwide and reducing leakage in our supply networks.

They don't have water meters in UK? How are they billing people?

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They estimate based on the number of bedrooms and power showers a house has.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Okay but . . . when we had slip-n-slide birthday parties, that doesn't have anything to do with the number of bedrooms. IDK it's just a cultural difference and (obviously) my culture is superior for me LOL I'm sure britbongs would be happy to argue about this, just like the power outlet differences.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ask the limeys to stop using water. I'm sure they'll voluntarily comply.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They don't know it hasn't dried up before.

It's just the first time it's been reported.

[–]Inspector_Monkfish 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thames only has one source? Hmmm… suspicious

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A good journalist would check more than one source.