Privatised water clusterflick.

[carmanmemoranda]

I’ve thought about it. The guys on the ground are subcontractors. I can’t deal with them. They can’t do anything off their own back. The 'management' has to organise, authorise and pay for it. Without them organising, authorising and paying, it wouldn’t happen.

So a good job done in your street and house makes the company a roaring success ?

 

[Mottie]

So a good job done in your street and house makes the company a roaring success ?

My personal experience. I’m happy. Tell me a major company you're personally happy with and we'll see if we can’t find fault somewhere.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

My personal experience. I’m happy. Tell me a major company you're personally happy with and we'll see if we can’t find fault somewhere.

I'm very happy with lots of work done by people at the sharp end.

It doesn't automatically translate to being a well run company.

Let's try, NHS for example

 

[Mottie]

Let's try, NHS for example

Let’s not. It’s a water company thread. Start an NHS one of you're interested in picking holes in it.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

My personal experience. I’m happy. Tell me a major company you're personally happy with and we'll see if we can’t find fault somewhere.

Let’s not. It’s a water company thread. Start an NHS one of you're interested in picking holes in it.

 

[Mottie]

Yeah, I made a mistake. I stupidly invited you to go off topic. You still didn’t name any major companies that you were happy with so I take it back. I’m happy with my water company and that’s that. Start a thread on those you are happy with and I’m sure someone will pick holes in them.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Yeah, I made a mistake. I stupidly invited you to go off topic. I take it back. I’m happy with my water company and that’s that.

And I think it proves that just because you are happy with the work received personally, it means nothing at all about how the water company is run

 

[Mottie]

And I think it proves that just because you are happy with the work received personally, it means nothing at all about how the water company is run

Only to you, who presumably doesn’t use Thames water. To me, the end user, it’s great. Can’t fault it. Cheaper now than it was two years ago.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Only to you, who presumably doesn’t use Thames water. To me, the end user, it’s great. Can’t fault it. Cheaper now than it was two years ago.

I can't open your eyes any further.

 

[Mottie]

I can't open your eyes any further.

Yep. Don’t forget to send me links to the threads about the big companies you are happy with.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Yep. Don’t forget to send me links to the threads about the big companies you are happy with.

Let's try again?

NHS for example.

You are really not getting this are you