tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post6149248204610003677..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Merryton Bridge inspection resultsGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-86217008160985011022012-07-07T22:00:19.511+00:002012-07-07T22:00:19.511+00:00Just because we all pay water charges, we should g...Just because we all pay water charges, we should give the staff who work on the front line a break. It doesn't give us all the right to slate scottish water when things go wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-49188821739565203722012-07-07T18:50:35.258+00:002012-07-07T18:50:35.258+00:00Even if Highland Council are acting as a collectin...Even if Highland Council are acting as a collecting agency it would seem that Scottish Water still get paid for providing a service which we pay for along with our Council Tax? Which means that we contribute as customers to Scottish Water employee's wages?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-74058045777858411352012-07-07T12:59:17.215+00:002012-07-07T12:59:17.215+00:00Double checked charges. It turns out the council ...Double checked charges. It turns out the council merely collects on behalf of scottish water. It turns out water charges are completely separate from council tax charges and not actually part if it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-74754866261061510852012-07-06T18:00:42.736+00:002012-07-06T18:00:42.736+00:00And you think then that justifies these poor guys ...And you think then that justifies these poor guys having to clean up? Anon @ 5:09 is right. There are scottish water guys doing a good job here. Give them a break please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-54322965258794140522012-07-06T17:30:21.470+00:002012-07-06T17:30:21.470+00:00Eh, let's not forget that a proportion of our ...Eh, let's not forget that a proportion of our Council Tax gets paid to Scottish Water. We're paying for this service. Part of the poor guys wages come out of our pockets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-76492731240089427842012-07-06T17:09:11.526+00:002012-07-06T17:09:11.526+00:00as i can see scottish water are trying to help wit...as i can see scottish water are trying to help with working on the bridge but all they get is slated what about the poor guys who are there clearing up after people shove anything down the toiletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-74779267683564670612012-07-06T10:57:25.164+00:002012-07-06T10:57:25.164+00:00At last a sensible conclusion to an overblown issu...At last a sensible conclusion to an overblown issue. As this can't be the only sewer pipe in Scotland, the UK, or world which has blocked more than once.<br /><br />I'm guessing it's a fact if life with all water companies worldwide. As they say afterall "s**t happens!".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13902782165554185442012-07-06T10:56:05.664+00:002012-07-06T10:56:05.664+00:00The blame game doesn't help anyone. It's ...The blame game doesn't help anyone. It's beginning to look as if Scottish Water is saying local people are to blame (for putting fat, oil and grease down their drains), while local people are saying it's not our problem, it's Scottish Water's responsibility to clean up the resulting mess and blockages.<br /><br />Open days aren't the answer: people will just nod and do plumb centrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-28100081582525697832012-07-06T09:49:21.571+00:002012-07-06T09:49:21.571+00:00Anonymous @6.17am
The comment ‘well meaning’ is no...Anonymous @6.17am<br />The comment ‘well meaning’ is not intended to be belittling, it is used to reflect that no matter now many campaigns, posters, and videos put out, sadly, a large proportion of people will take no notice and continue to pour stuff down the drains, this is a reflection on people – not the campaign. I understand that Scottish Water are going to hold an open day in Nairn to Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-18414750042306213512012-07-06T06:57:00.038+00:002012-07-06T06:57:00.038+00:00I'm with the soap theory too. Having taken apa...I'm with the soap theory too. Having taken apart waste pipes in our bathroom I can categorically say that soap must represent part of the problem. <br /><br />I doubt that we're cooking more fatty food, probably quite the opposite, but could it be that over recent years we are washing more?<br /><br />Whatever, I agree with Scottish Water that every care must be taken in disposing of behind the earsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-28267916578779216932012-07-06T06:49:17.729+00:002012-07-06T06:49:17.729+00:00Soaps residue Is a problem in the little 2 inch pi...Soaps residue Is a problem in the little 2 inch pipes we have connected to our washing machines. Big 6 inch sewers? Somehow I don't think that soap will have a huge effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-87217005816107405592012-07-06T06:17:16.379+00:002012-07-06T06:17:16.379+00:00I can't see it as simply being described in yo...I can't see it as simply being described in your belittling tone as "well meaning", but said in order to explain and help us in Nairn. If fats, oils and greases are flushed away down sinks, they will build up in pipes. I'd like to know how many businesses in Nairn have fat traps fitted and maintain them. Particularly with all the B&Bs, hotels and takeaways.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-50790774257210837702012-07-05T22:46:11.462+00:002012-07-05T22:46:11.462+00:00Oil, fat and grease from cooking, but what about s...Oil, fat and grease from cooking, but what about soap? That's made up from animal and vegetable fats, how much of an impact does soap have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com