sidcow Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, bickster said: Has anyone challenged the claim with the ASA? No idea but I also note they are £10-£15 per pack. How many do you need to get through before they're a false economy anyway? I've never lived in a hard water area so don't know how bad it can get. However if anyone in Brum uses them they need their head seeing to. Edited November 3, 2023 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyeddie Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 hours ago, sidcow said: No idea but I also note they are £10-£15 per pack. How many do you need to get through before they're a false economy anyway? I've never lived in a hard water area so don't know how bad it can get. However if anyone in Brum uses them they need their head seeing to. Is Brum hard or soft water? All I can remember is that my gran made great cordial lollies, better than at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 minute ago, luckyeddie said: Is Brum hard or soft water? All I can remember is that my gran made great cordial lollies, better than at home. Brum hard water. Pumped straight from The Elan Valley in Wales and flavoured with fluoride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 21 minutes ago, sidcow said: Brum hard water. Pumped straight from The Elan Valley in Wales and flavoured with fluoride. Soft surely? don't have half the limescale of somewhere like London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, one_ian_taylor said: Soft surely? don't have half the limescale of somewhere like London Oh yes, sorry @luckyeddie, I meant soft. Our water has no minerals or scum etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 True Brummie water is only drank in town though. mate etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 43 minutes ago, sidcow said: Brum hard water. Pumped straight from The Elan Valley in Wales and flavoured with fluoride. Not just fluoride. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Not just fluoride. Yes I've definitely tasted a tang of something unpleasant occasionally. Kind of how you would imagine the inside of a sheeps arse might taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 14 hours ago, sidcow said: Yes I've definitely tasted a tang of something unpleasant occasionally. Kind of how you would imagine the inside of a sheeps arse might taste. For the life of me I can’t work out how you’d get the taste of the inside of a sheep’s arse in to a reservoir without incredible inconvenience to yourself, the farmer, and not least the sheep (a famously most calcitrant animal at the best of times), it would be a logistical nightmare. It was cum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: sheep (a famously most calcitrant animal at the best of times) I wouldn't know about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyeddie Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 38 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: True Brummie water is only drank in town though. mate etc It was Sparkhill, does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 3, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 You can check whether your water is hard or soft on this website. Although, I'm slightly confused - I put in my old Birmingham postcode, and it stated that it was a soft water area. Which doesn't seem to tally with the map on the site: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: You can check whether your water is hard or soft on this website. Although, I'm slightly confused - I put in my old Birmingham postcode, and it stated that it was a soft water area. Which doesn't seem to tally with the map on the site: I think you've got it confused with your erectile dysfunction website MJM 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 23 minutes ago, mjmooney said: You can check whether your water is hard or soft on this website. Although, I'm slightly confused - I put in my old Birmingham postcode, and it stated that it was a soft water area. Which doesn't seem to tally with the map on the site: Yeah, I'm surprised at that. The softness of the water is a big (OK not that big) reason why I've managed to convince my wife to adopt Birmingham as home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Hard as granite here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 23 minutes ago, sidcow said: I think you've got it confused with your erectile dysfunction website MJM So that's why the birth rate is declining 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 14 hours ago, chrisp65 said: For the life of me I can’t work out how you’d get the taste of the inside of a sheep’s arse in to a reservoir without incredible inconvenience to yourself, the farmer, and not least the sheep (a famously most calcitrant animal at the best of times), it would be a logistical nightmare. It was cum. Stolen cum to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 36 minutes ago, mjmooney said: You can check whether your water is hard or soft on this website. Although, I'm slightly confused - I put in my old Birmingham postcode, and it stated that it was a soft water area. Which doesn't seem to tally with the map on the site: It's probably the softness of the local geographic water on the map. There should be a little pale blue line from the Elan Valley to Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 3, 2023 Moderator Share Posted November 3, 2023 24 minutes ago, fruitvilla said: It's probably the softness of the local geographic water on the map. There should be a little pale blue line from the Elan Valley to Birmingham. I’m not sure where you imagine the Elan Valley and Birmingham are but to my eye they are both in the same medium band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted November 3, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 hours ago, mjmooney said: You can check whether your water is hard or soft on this website. Although, I'm slightly confused - I put in my old Birmingham postcode, and it stated that it was a soft water area. Which doesn't seem to tally with the map on the site: South = hard North = soft Something seems off about that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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