Environment

Hosepipe Ban Reaches a Greenwich Pensioner in the Rain

The British Taxpayer’s Perspective: Genesis 6-9 Meets Thames Water and Britain’s Most Expensive Relationship With Rain GREENWICH, LONDON: A London pensioner has demanded clarification from Thames Water after discovering that she may not use her garden hose during a hosepipe ban, even when standing in the rain. Margaret Wilkins, 78, was tending her begonias when she received another reminder about conserving water. She looked at the clouds, examined her damp…

Business

Thames Water Hires Noah, Who Asks Where the Pipes Are

The Water Company’s Perspective: Noah Survived Forty Days of Rain Without Requesting £2.4 Billion in Additional Financing LONDON, ENGLAND: Thames Water has appointed Noah as its Chief Biblical Resilience Officer after executives concluded that the man who survived the world’s most famous flood might possess useful expertise in managing Britain’s increasingly complicated relationship with water. Noah’s appointment followed renewed concerns about the company’s finances and water supplies. According to Reuters’…