In message , MM
writes
Came back at least two hours later to find I'd forgotten to turn off
the garden hose after watering the plants, then going shopping. It was
only on at a moderate flow -- more than a trickle, but significant.
I've just read the meter under the pavement and worked out
(extrapolating from my previous bill) how much has gone. The estimated
reading for 20/Aug/12 based on past consumption should be 446. The
actual reading is 448.68, so I've wasted over 2.5m³,

Whats that worth, a couple of quid?

which is a heck
of a lot. So I'm planning on emergency measures like all-over washes
instead of baths for the next three months.

You reallyh are a bit of a tosser, aren't you

Just take the hit and move on with your pathetic life


But as I get older and more forgetful, is there a gadget I can fit to
either turn off the tap automatically or warn if it's left on? Okay,
so I wouldn't have heard a warning while out shopping, but I was back
home for at least half an hour before going out into the garden and
then noticing the lake of water on the lawn.

Buy some ducks and wait for them to start quacking contentedly


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geoff