"adder1969" wrote in message
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On Jun 7, 1:58 pm, "Andy McKenzie"
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"LSR" wrote in message

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TheOldFellow wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:26:47 -0700
adder1969 wrote:

So, what if I fitted two ball cocks to the DHW header tank? One
half way down the tank to work normally and one at the top with a
stop valve upstream throttled to allow a drip feed only. With
this working 24/7 I should get 'free' water maybe?

I'm not from Yorkshire BTW, I just like the idea of getting
something for nothing!

Julian.

No, you're a thief.

It's not theft.

Care to explain that? He doesn't own it, the water company does. He
steals it, it's theft. QED.

R.

If the water goes back into the sewer system (eventually) he's only
borrowed it. He's not "permanently deprived the owner with intent", so
it's not theft.
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LSR

So if I nick your car it will be OK if I give it back a few years later?


If I rent you my car by the mile and the odometer doesn't work below
5mph, if you drive everywhere at 4mph are you stealing from me?

The OP isn't bypassing the meter.

No, that's quite true. In fact the OP has only had a thought on the
matter,(as you do) and a whole host of usenet oddballs have already accused
him of thieving :-) But that's the nature of the game in this surreal
world - it made me laugh though... It's a good job Barnes Wallace didn't
have access to usenet when he was thinking about designing a bouncing bomb -
who knows what he would have been accused of.

I'm still tempted by the idea, I've got a spare cistern valve on a drinking
trough somewhere, I can't think where it is at the mo, I'll maybe have a
look for it later. Thanks for the (one or two) helpful replies!

Julian.