Author Topic: Pigs and Water Rates (Read 3280 times)

MiriMaran · « **on:** October 05, 2009, 08:35:26 pm »

My OH heard from someone that if you have pigs on your land you don't need to pay water rates! I can't believe for one minute that this is true, but he has been hounding me to ask this question to all you TASsers to see if any of you have heard of this very obscure olden days law!

chickenfeed · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2009, 08:40:18 pm »

new one on me my parents kept pigs over 20 years ago where mine are now kept they always paid the water rates and so did the pig farmer on the next farm. it would be nice to get something free from our local water board but i think not

little blue · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2009, 08:43:45 pm »

Would be nice to stick two sausages up at Severn trent... but I've never heard that either

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2009, 08:48:47 pm »

Might be worthwhile trawling the 'net though! Maybe a really old common law

MiriMaran · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2009, 08:57:10 pm »

My OH was told that it is some very old obscure law, but I can't imagine its true!

doganjo · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:11:12 pm »

Might be on here - it's fun looking anyway

http://undercurrentsvideo.blogspot.com/2007/11/daft-laws-of-uk.html

BillyBerridge · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:37:03 pm »

Doganjo, that link is ridiculas! Are any of those laws actually true? I doubt it! ;-)

Snoopy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:44:22 pm »

I recognise a couple of those that are definately true

PLUS

It is illegal in Ireland to refuse anyone a glass of water, or access to water on your land.

and

It is illegal for a bartender to refuse to give you a glass of milk if you request it

and

Stealing Milk from someones doorstep has a very big penalty and is highly illegal.

According to what I have read and been told in the past