Oxford rower complains about ‘too much poo in water’ after Boat Race loss

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/boat-race-oxford-cambridge-e-coli-b2521047.html

Leonard Jenkins has confirmed members of the men’s team were sick due to the E Coli strain found in the water of the River Thames

And Thames Water wants to try and make consumers pay 56% extra when it comes to their bills… right. Glad I’m not with this company.

Reply 1

StriderHort

It's all a big guffaw till someone gets a bum baby in their lungs.

Reply 2

Gazpacho.

Leonard Jenkins? His parents have to be Warcraft players.

Reply 3

tashkent46

Again an issue of scale as I was talking about in another thread - there's a valid argument for private investment and running of utilities (even public ones) when they have value for money. But the water company is dumping far too much raw sewage into our water because they cannot currently make a profit without doing so. If they cannot run our services without doing a good job they have no right to do so. I think they will likely go bankrupt at current rates, and I certainly hope they do, interestingly both sides of the political spectrum are in full agreement not to bail them out (both JRM and the Green party have said they want them to go bust).

There needs to be tighter regulations, I would even argue that dumping raw sewage unnecessarily should constitute a criminal offence in cases where it amounts to endangering public health to save a profit, though undoubtedly some will think I'm being far too extreme.

(edited 8 months ago)

Reply 4

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Consuming effluence is a perfectly normal part of rowing.

The woke media has raised a generation unable to nosh down on even a single jobbie. Pathetic.

Reply 5

tashkent46

Original post by Admit-One

Consuming effluence is a perfectly normal part of rowing.
The woke media has raised a generation unable to nosh down on even a single jobbie. Pathetic.

Oarder!! Oarder!! Will have none of that language in this house. (I assume this was satirical)

Reply 6

the bear

hmmm the boats formerly known as Goldie and Blondie are henceforth to be called Coli and Brownie :teehee:

job's a good 'un

Reply 7

gjd800

Original post by Admit-One

Consuming effluence is a perfectly normal part of rowing.
The woke media has raised a generation unable to nosh down on even a single jobbie. Pathetic.

Imagine if your employers saw this(!)

Reply 8

tashkent46

When they shout 'Hold Water' so you let a cheeky number 2 out

Reply 9

Admit-One

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by tashkent46

Oarder!! Oarder!! Will have none of that language in this house. (I assume this was satirical)

I can neither confirm nor deny.

Original post by gjd800

Imagine if your employers saw this(!)

As vice-chancellor, there’s nothing those snowflakes can do to stop me.

Now if you’ll forgive me, I’ve got to close a few more humanities courses to fund my defined benefit pension.

Reply 10

gjd800

Original post by Admit-One

I can neither confirm nor deny.
As vice-chancellor, there’s nothing those snowflakes can do to stop me.
Now if you’ll forgive me, I’ve got to close a few more humanities courses to fund my defined benefit pension.