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If it was brown and slimy it wasn't mud, it was a communication from UU Customer Services :)

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yup my mate up fern gore has no water anybody still need water cos mines still on mez

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I wonder if, in 50 years time, our offspring will be asking 'Grandad, what did you do in the Accy Great Water Crisis of 2011?'

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It would appear some that had no water now have and those that had now have not

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My water went off about 1.30 today, still not back on yet (fern gore) x

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Without wishing to sound too suspicious, do you think this could be a clever ruse by United Utilities?

They have ways and means of diverting other pipes into the area. They only have enough water for half the town at the moment because of the burst pipe. So, initially they diverted water to about half the houses (some people's water supply was back on within 4hours of it going off yesterday). Then, to avoid any payments (it has to be off for 48 hours before you can start claiming) they have changed the water diversions so that the other houses now have it. Thereby meaning that no one is able to claim.

Just me thinking aloud.

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i was getting a few drips out of the tap and i mean literally drips but united utilities classed that as been able to receive water and had apparently not received any phoncalls today other than myself saying water was having issues in ossy

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I have a pipe but no water in the shop, they class that as receiving water, you should be paying double for drips :D

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I don't think you are far wrong on that one.

Their excuse, of course, is that they are trying to ration the water, rather than allow all to get some some of the time rather than some all of the time and others to get nowt.

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The good thing about Facebook and Twitter is that they document how people around the area have been struggling all day.

That's another one of their little, lets call them 'fibs', is that very few houses have been affected. Hmmm, well most people have found out that the situation is widespread and so haven't added to United Utilities workload by ringing them because they can find out the situation via online methods. Just because we haven't rung doesn't mean we haven't been without water.

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Anyway, what's the odds that this will make the main news on ITV/BBC tonight?

Given that today is the second or third hottest day of the year, I would have thought it would be rather newsworthy that the best part of a borough of 80,000 people has now been without water for almost two days.

I can guarantee this - if it had been the City of Westminster, we would now have round the clock news coverage of the disaster engulfing the City, with people being interviewed in the streets, councillors being questioned, water managers before the cameras. What have we got so far? Nothing! Maybe a 4 minute slot on tonight's regional news.

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May be it's a new Government idea to deprive us of water (watch this, gas and electric shortages next) so that we all move out. Thus meaning that we don't actually need an MP after all and they can fulfill their plans to reduce the number of MPs.

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Well are water seams to be back on but very milky and cloudy

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The side of Arncliffe Ave that had no water now have it , but the other side which had water now don't have it .

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Spar on Burnley Rd has 5litre bottles for £1.59, thouigh not many! I still have water here if anyone needs any.( I'll even hose down small children and animals in the back yard for a small price! );)

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it was just on bbc northwest ... and theyre saying its a big repair ... and the special part that they were waiting for has now arrived and theyre getting on with the repair .. but its another overnighter ... and it could go on to the weekend ...

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Think thats called sods law Gremlin:D

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:eek::eek:Ho your not becoming a conspiracy theorist as well are you Gayle:rolleyes::D

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I will be round in five mins lindsay never refuse a hosing down these days :D:hothothot
Just been to asda and they had very little bottled water left.

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My work has been closed since yesterday lunchtime and will be tomorrow if the water isn't back on, there's no problem here up Manchester Road but my daughter up Dill Hall Lane and my son in Oswaldtwistle have had no water at all. It's a problem particularly for my son and his wife who have a four week old baby. My daughter was only able to buy sparkling water yesterday (although she did manage to get two bottles of Iron Brew and a couple of bottles of wine as well to keep her going she told me)!
As other people have said, if anyone needs water, please contact me. United Utilities should have been going out street by street with water, what about the elderly, disabled and people without transport who can't get to the places where the water is being doled out and have nobody to help?

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They do a nice line in strong natural ales though WM:drink::D

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I have given up the demon drink ever since i joined the sally anne they said i couldnt bang the drum if i were a drinker:D:theband::D

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My water is back on, (in ossy nr ossymills) but now it seems more homes could be affected, United Utilities: Emergencies ...wonder what has happened....fixed one pipe and another has burst?
store ya water, fill ya bath, and save save save!! ;)

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:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: In the words of Victor Meldrew I don't believe it:eek::eek::eek::D

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I think Gayle had it right all along !

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Just heard there was a bun fight at tescos because of queue jumping. A security guard got injured. Anyone else hear 'owt about it?

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How did he get injured were they rock buns:D:D

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They are handing out bottles on Harvey St, Oswaldtwistle right now.

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UU have also said they'll be down the Sports Centre giving out the bottles.

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I hope no kids have nabbed these bottles today to cool down with a water fight

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Just drove past the water containers left in Spring Hill, can't remember the road name. Go up Moscow Mill Street from Ossy and do a left.

They are there without supervision. Wont be nice if some kids decide to apply a bit of dog mess to the water outlets or decides to have a leak in them while UU are not supervising.

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according to UU they have bypassed the leak and all water should be back on

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Still wasn't sorted by 7pm tonight!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Now the water is back on I can empty the bath and put the coal back in.

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Our water was back to normal yesterday
But i have to say the way UU advertised and distributed bottled and tanker water really needs looking into they where terrible .

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Hyndburn residents left without water can claim compensation

'A spokesperson from United Utilities said: "Residents who were without water for a considerable period as a result of the recent water burst in Hyndburn will receive compensation from United Utilities. We will be writing to those customers in the coming days.'

Hyndburn residents left without water can claim compensation (From Lancashire Telegraph)

If you were affected this week, and they don't write to you within 'the coming days', contact them.

United Utilities: Contact Us

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'According to the water giant’s website customers can expect to receive pay-outs after 12 hours without water. The firm promises to pay £25 plus another £10 for every additional 12 hour period that a customer is left without water.'

Hyndburn residents left without water can claim compensation (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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ooh Ma will be pleased she was without water for 36 hours.

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Thats only if you are on their books as one of those who made a complaint, I did and made sure they had the correct address. Thats may be why they keep quoting only 150 or so were without water.
Best check that your Ma is on the list.

Retlaw.

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I don't think she phoned up but I am sure she will do...anyway they know which areas were without water and for how long. Every household in those areas should be compensated. It isn't like there is a choice of water company.

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Maybe, but like every other organisation, if they can dodge paying they will do, and if some one on your patch had a trickle of water, then you won't be on the list, when I complained again on the 2nd day, they delivered 6 bottles of water, rang them again, told them, we still had no water & I had shared my bottled water with neighbours, two old ladies, one is near blind, and the other was unable to take her medication without water. Got them some more water in empty pop bottles, and gave them the number to ring and complain.
Retlaw.

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Ma didn't ring and complain because she knew they would be inundated with people ringing up.......But she was without water all of wednesday and until teatime on thursday.
I took several two litre drink bottles up there for her to use.
No-on on the hill had any water.......they were all in the same boat...but not floating :D
I will get her to give them a call tomorrow...or I may just do it myself and e-mail them as well.

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Well...lo and behold there is no e-mail facility on the contact us site.

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Just had a letter from United Utlities, saying I'm going to get £45.00 compensation.

If you were without water when we had the recent burst, and you don't hear from them in the next few days, do contact them.

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Are they going to send you a cheque or take it off the next bill?

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Oddly it said they were sending cheques out, or adding it as a credit off the next bill.

They didn't ask for a preference, and the way the letter was worded, they don't want to know.

It didn't say to contact them, and tell them which method you prefer. Just that it'll happen shortly.

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I suppose if you pay be direct debit, your account gets credited; if not, then it's a cheque.

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Got the same letter myself this morning.Every little helps as mine didn't go off at all.;):D

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Just rcvd my letter today, not addressed personally to me, just to my address saying I'll get the standard £45 payment. So looks like even if you didn't ring & complain you'll get a refund. Ok by me as mine didn't go off either.

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My letter says we will get £10 to cover the cost of any bottled water we bought.
Our water never went off :D

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There's a new letter going out.

Anyone who received a letter offering compensation, whose water remained unaffected, will now find the money is being redirected






















to me!
;):D

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:(:(neither did mine, but I ain't got a letter:(:D

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On a lighter note the burst at the bottom of Burnley Rd is now getting rather Niagara like.......:rolleyes:

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Perhaps all the people who get compensation but their water wasn't off should donate it to a local charity. :D

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I noticed that earlier on, getting worse.

MargP reported it but nowt been done about it.
Will ring em up tomorrow and report it again or can you do it on-line?

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Leaks can be reported here to United Utilities. I assume that's who takes care of it for our area, it's only an assumption tho.

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we got the letter today £45 it says.

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Cheers

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I wanna letter................even though me water wernt off!!! :D

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i'll photo-copy ours if yer want.:D

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Have reported it now, says that it will take upto 5 working days to be fixed. We will see eh?! :rolleyes:

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Got our letter yesterday too

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I have reported this leak TWICE now.......incompetent fools.
Maybe they will wait until the whole of the town is blowing bubbles in the leak....they will then send wagons out with bottled water!

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Its just to easy to upset you, you would make a rubbish politician :p:D

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Mine says £45, made up of £35 compensation and £10 for buying bottled water.
I managed to get some free from the hand out at Tesco, does the team think I should send the £10 back minus 45p a mile for going in my car?

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Ya reight, is that a pig flying over the rooftops squadron leader:D

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That's why I never bothered;)

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How much more do they owe you then Gremlin:D

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I hadn't factored in my time jaysay at £15 an hour so a minimum of one hour plus three miles each way at 45p a mile means they owe me £5.70.

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Ya sell yourself cheap Gremlin:D

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Well I am a pensioner jaysay so I can live a bit cheaper than the poor working class.

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Aye they prob will Marg, I reported it last night so they have had at least three warnings of the leak.

They are prob fed-up of coming to Accy in these past weeks! :rolleyes:

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Just found out.

Those offered compensation by letter, unaffected by the recent burst.

This is forward planning.

Your water will be off December 24th - January 2nd.

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Just getting my head round that Gremlin I've on been one a couple of months:rolleyes::D

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Sadist:D

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Thirteen years since I retired at 60, you will get used to it jaysay.
I suppose I am lucky because my health is OK and my pensions keep getting paid and we don't owe owt. Mortgage paid up over 40 years ago.

You have lots to look forward to jaysay, by the way, thanks for the offer of the water the other week.

I have a drink with an old work mate of yours in the Read Con a few times a week. Big Alan Luke, driver at Shopfitters, now aged 82. He doesn't mind being a pensioner either.

Last comment, it's a good job prescriptions are free for us.

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We will be forced to spent Christmas at my parents then, in Tenerife :D

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Alan Luke, Gremlin now there's a name that rings a bell, as for prescriptions the pharmacy delivered mine yesterday, felt sorry for the poor lass her knees were buckling under the weight:D

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Just received a cheque for £45-00 from those nice people at United Utilities.:tongueout:p:D

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So thedrinks will be on you then Beni:D

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All the water you want.:p

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For those who jammy beggars who received compensation, despite not being affected by the water being turned off, I shall be round for a slap-up Christmas dinner, with all the associated drinks, on December 25th.

I've got quite a few to fit in, but I have you pencilled in for about 11.45 am Beni.

;):D

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You may have to set off a day or two early.

Sol Pelicanos - Ocas Hotel in Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain - TravelRepublic

I'll get the wine in ready.:D:D

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No, timing's no issue.

I'm getting a lift that day, off some old guy with a magic sleigh, who does a bit of moonlighting for Max Cabs.

See you quarter to twelve-ish.

:D

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I evn'd getten a cheque yed, bud if tha cums reaund ear, thal mek doo wi egg un chips, ur gu ungry.:D
Retlaw.

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We received our cheque yesterday for £45 thanks all at UU:D:D

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:drink::drink::drink::beer58::beer58::beer58:Railw ay here we come:D:D

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I got one too, Mick. Was surprised, as being on Direct Debit expected it to be credited through that.

Expect was the easiest and most cost effective way of UU doing this.

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Just got my statement - Direct Debit gone up £4-00 a month.

Ah well easy come easy go.:(:D

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Are you on a water meter?
My direct debit stays the same until a price rise happens in April:confused:

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yes I am on a meter.

The problem started in May when I found the toilet cistern was over flowing.It over flows directly into the drainage system so went undetected for quite some time.

yes I know this practice is not allowed but since when did building control bother about rules when they can turn a blind eye to suit the situation at the time?:mad::mad:

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Just got my cheque, will come in handy for buying another over priced toy for one of Elvis's Christmas prezzies.

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The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away Beni:D

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My cheque must have got stuck in the printer.

An unexpected bonus.

£450,000,000.00

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/w...yMoneyLots.gif

:rolleyes::D

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Wish you well...10 % is mine.....

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You know that white, yellow and orange have specific meanings and are mine...