Water required at Oldfield Park

infoman

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Water required at Oldfield Park

« on: July 03, 2019, 06:40:59 »

The flowers are suffering from lack of water so an appeal for station users to bring water butts to the station
Please leave the butts at the highlighland terrace entrance


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rogerpatenall

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Re: Water required at Oldfield Park

« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2019, 16:47:33 »

Any chance you can take all the flowers down to Castle Cary? Plenty of pallet loads of water on the station forecourt this morning, which must have hit the sales by the Butty Man over the Glasto weekend.

incidentally, I see that the car park is closed for another week, next week, due to the NASS festival at Bath & West.

Yes. I didn't know either, so, in my ignorance, I asked Martin in the office what the NASS festival was. His response was that it was 'Very Bad News'. A station to avoid next week, I suppose.


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Re: Water required at Oldfield Park

« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2019, 17:29:57 »

Quote from: rogerpatenall on July 03, 2019, 16:47:33

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incidentally, I see that the car park is closed for another week, next week, due to the NASS festival at Bath & West.

Yes. I didn't know either, so, in my ignorance, I asked Martin in the office what the NASS festival was. His response was that it was 'Very Bad News'. A station to avoid next week, I suppose.

https://www.nassfestival.com

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NASS Festival returns this summer for a weekend of banging Drum n' Bass, Dance, Hip Hop, Grime and high octane action sports. Witness incredible skateboarding and bmx'ing from some of the worlds best in the NASS Pro Park and Street competitions.

Dates: Thursday 11 July - Sunday 14 July 2019
Venue: Royal Bath & West Showground
Address: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN, UK^▸


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rogerpatenall

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Re: Water required at Oldfield Park

« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2019, 20:10:11 »

Just finishing the last bottle of water that I picked up at Cary and noticed that the best before date is 21st June. So I withdraw my post. Water that old may be alright for the paying customers, but there is no way that water - more than 10 days AFTER the bb date - should be given to the poor delicate plants. Shock. Horror Shocked


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Robin Summerhill

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Re: Water required at Oldfield Park

« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2019, 22:18:04 »

Quote from: rogerpatenall

Water takes rather a long time to go off...

They'll be putting Best Before dates on bags of coal next... Wink


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Re: Water required at Oldfield Park

« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2019, 00:46:43 »

... or Cave Aged Cheddar Cheese - matured for ten months under the Mendip Hills, but it apparently becomes toxic immediately after midnight on today's 'use before' date. Roll Eyes


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Re: Water required at Oldfield Park

« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2019, 23:11:49 »

Quote from: Robin Summerhill on July 03, 2019, 22:18:04

Quote from: rogerpatenall

Water takes rather a long time to go off...

They'll be putting Best Before dates on bags of coal next... Wink

Even the smallest proportion of micro-organisms in water will multiply at the right temperature, so unless it is kept cool enough (as tap water is when stored in an underground pipe) the number of micro-organisms in water can become excessive in time. Especially as bottled water is not chlorinated (as tap water is).

Water stored in plastic bottles can also leach chemicals out of the plastic, if the water is in there for long enough this can exceed safe values.


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